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New Podcast ‘Devil’s Quarry’ Investigates a 30-Year-Old Murder

June 9, 2026 by james laon

Five years ago, I published a report in these pages titled “The Devil You Know.” It examined the wrongful convictions of two young men for the rape and murder of Josette Wright, a 12-year-old girl in Carmel, New York. In the fall of 1995, hunters stumbled on Josette’s bones in the woods near rural Carmel, … Read more

‘The Murder of Rachel Nickell’: New Netflix Doc Explores 1990s Murder

June 6, 2026 by james laon

On the morning of July 15, 1992, 24-year-old British mother Rachel Nickell and her two-year-old son Alex Hanscombe stood on the stoop of their home and waved goodbye to Rachel’s partner and Alex’s father, André Hanscombe. Rachel and Alex planned to spend the day going through their usual routine, playing inside before taking a long … Read more