The Car-Crash Conspiracy

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On any given day, roughly three million tractor-trailers ferry goods along American highways, and it is only because of some perverse collective disavowal that any of us, in our dinky cars, agree to share the road with them. Large trucks…

The Young Avengers Who Fought the U.S. War Machine in Their Underwear

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With thousands of soldiers dying in Vietnam, a group of friends in New York devised a plan to save lives.

The ‘Godmother’ of Weed vs. Her Uncle, the DEA Agent

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Cannabis officials courted a rising pot star to join New York’s legal market. Then a stunning police raid upended everything and shattered her family.

A Hockey Dad, a Cartel, and a $12 Million Fraud

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Kota Youngblood told his neighbors there were hits out on their lives — and only he could save them

My road trip with the do-gooding cactus smugglers

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Can poaching ever be ethical?

How a Small Welsh Town Tried to Save a Popular Sea Shanty Band from ‘the Captain’

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Like what you’re reading?Subscribe to The Atavist Magazine today for access to our full archive. MASTERANDCOMMANDER When a scraggly band of folk musicians arrived to tour the UK, residents of a small Welsh town were enamored—until they learned that…

The Betrayal of a Friend’s False Testimony

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Under pressure from interrogators, a teen-ager helped send three of his friends to prison for murder. How could he ever make amends?

He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known?

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How would you feel if your therapist’s notes – your darkest thoughts and deepest feelings – were exposed to the world? For 33,000 Finnish people, that became a terrifying reality, with deadly consequences

Rising Star Of A Prominent Yellowstone Wolf Pack Was I’llegally Killed Sparking A Poaching Investigation

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Wildlife officials are investigating the suspicious death of a gray wolf near Yellowstone National Park. The killing is believed to have taken place on the night of December 25 in an area of southern Montana just north of the park.

Climber Faces Homicide Charges After His Partner Dies. When Does a Bad Decision Become a Crime?

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A 36-year-old Austrian climber could be jailed for up to three years after leaving his girlfriend to die on the nation’s highest peak.

Did a Brooklyn Couple Kill a Neighbor’s Trees for a Better View in Maine?

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Maine’s Board of Pesticides Control says two summer residents poisoned a neighbor’s trees so the couple, both Martha Stewart associates, could have a harbor view. They deny it.

The Celebrated Chef Who Robbed Banks

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Valentino Luchin, 62, once owned an acclaimed Italian restaurant. Now he sits in a Bay Area jail.

Is Gambling Really Threatening the Integrity of Sports

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After a recent N.B.A. scandal, more writers and pundits have come out against legalized betting. But the case that they’re making is weaker than it appears.You’re reading Fault Lines, Jay Caspian Kang’s weekly column on politics and the media.From time…

The Sports-Betting Disaster

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How the rise of “prop” bets helped create the conditions for the N.B.A.’s latest gambling scandal.When I interviewed the N.B.A. agent Daniel Hazan last year, he warned that the legalization of sports gambling was a disaster waiting to happen. Athletes…

The Meteorite That Vanished: A Tale of Lies, Death and Smuggling

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How a space rock vanished from Africa and showed up for sale across an ocean

The Great French Fry Mystery: My dogged attempt to solve a baffling fast food whodunit – Toronto Life

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When an A&W takeout bag appeared on my neighbour’s porch in the middle of the night—followed by another, then another—I became obsessed with solving a fast…

She was a quiet bird expert. Then she was called to investigate a murder in Maine. – The Boston Globe

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A mild-mannered scientist, a brutal murder in Maine, and the birth of forensic ornithology.

The Familiar Fingerprints of a Forgotten Art Heist

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After a valuable de Kooning was discovered behind a bedroom door, a true crime fan wondered: Is that all the thieves stole?

This Woman Didn’t Want To Return A Stolen 16th Century Painting Then She Changed Her Mind

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Despite her legal claim to ownership, Barbara de Dozsa has decided to return an artwork by Italian artist Antonio Solario that vanished more than 50 years ago

The Crime Stunned the World. What Came After Seemed More Unbelievable by the Day.

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The almost unbelievable last days of the Rainbow Warrior.