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“That’s Somebody’s Son”
When their sons began to suffer from profound mental illness, these Colorado women learned to lean on each other.
“That’s Somebody’s Son”
Fault Lines
Fault Lines
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“There Will Be No Mercy”
“There Will Be No Mercy”
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The Extremist in the Family
The Extremist in the Family
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‘We Wish to Be Able to Sing’
‘We Wish to Be Able to Sing’
For more than half a century, the people of Easter Island lived under an oppressive colonial regime. Then a schoolteacher sparked an unlikely revolution.
Mike Damiano·Human Rights·2021
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“That’s Somebody’s Son”
“That’s Somebody’s Son”
When their sons began to suffer from profound mental illness, these Colorado women learned to lean on each other.
Mary Margaret Alvarado·Science·2026
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“There Will Be No Mercy”
“There Will Be No Mercy”
When Ethiopia’s government launched a brutal two-year war in Tigray, the region’s largest hospital was overrun with victims. The medical staff risked everything to treat the wounded—and believe the world ignored a genocide.
Drew Philp·War·2025
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“Your Honor, Can I Tell the Whole Story?”
“Your Honor, Can I Tell the Whole Story?”
A murder in New Orleans, a trial that lasted less than a day, and the lives they entangled for the next three decades.
Nick Chrastil·Crime·2019
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14,445 and Counting
14,445 and Counting
Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
Christa Hillstrom·Crime·2025
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A Crime Beyond Belief
A Crime Beyond Belief
A Harvard-trained lawyer was convicted of committing bizarre home invasions. Psychosis may have compelled him to do it. But in a case that became a public sensation, he wasn’t the only one who seemed to lose touch with reality.
Katia Savchuk·Crime·2022
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A Feast for Lost Souls
A Feast for Lost Souls
In Sinaloa, Mexico, women are recovering the bodies of missing loved ones—and cooking to keep memories of the dead alive.
Annelise Jolley·Crime·2021
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A Hollywood Ending
A Hollywood Ending
We hear about the shootings that grab headlines, but what about those that don’t?
Maccabee Montandon·Crime·2026
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A Matter of Honor
A Matter of Honor
Why were three Afghan women brutally murdered at the edge of Europe? A journey from Mazar-i-Sharif to Istanbul to Athens in search of answers.
Sarah Souli·Crime·2022
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All That Glitters
All That Glitters
His alleged victims say he bribed New York Police Department officials, stole millions in diamonds, and persuaded Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Kim Kardashian to shill for a scam cryptocurrency. So why is Jona Rechnitz still free?
Miranda Green·Crime·2025
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Alone at the Edge of the World
Alone at the Edge of the World
Susie Goodall wanted to circumnavigate the globe in her sailboat without stopping. She didn’t bargain for what everyone else wanted.
Cassidy Randall·Personal·2022
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American Hindenburg
American Hindenburg
In the early days of flight, airships were hailed as the future of war. Then disaster struck the USS Akron.
Robert Weintraub·History·2025
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American Hippopotamus
American Hippopotamus
A bracing and eccentric epic of espionage and hippos.
Jon Mooallem·History·2013
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Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
How a shocking crime divided a small town.
John Rosengren·Crime·2024
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Big Game
Big Game
The San Luis Valley was a wildlife poacher’s paradise. Then George Morrison arrived.
Nick Davidson·Crime·2026
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Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky
While renovating a house in San Francisco, a couple discovered a diary, hidden away for more than a century. It held a love story—and a mystery.
Christina Lalanne·Personal·2020
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City on Fire
City on Fire
The night violent anti-government conspirators sowed chaos in the heart of Manhattan.
Betsy Golden Kellem·Crime·2024
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Coming to America
Coming to America
The story of Layan Albaz, one of thousands of Palestinian children who have lost limbs in Israeli air strikes—and one of the very few evacuated to the U.S. for medical care.
Rhana Natour·Personal·2024
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Commonwealth v. Mohamed
Commonwealth v. Mohamed
A car crash in Kentucky left a 13-year-old girl dead. A Sudanese refugee was charged with her killing. Could anyone get justice?
Margaret Redmond Whitehead·Crime·2019
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Conversations with a Hit Man
Conversations with a Hit Man
A former FBI agent traveled to Louisiana to ask a hired killer about a murder that haunted him. Then Larry Thompson started talking about a different case altogether.
David Howard·Crime·2025
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