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Crime

The Crime Writer Whose Life Began as a Teen Murderer

Making Sense of Murder

One of New Zealand’s most infamous murders occurred in the upright, uptight atmosphere of postwar Christchurch. Decades later, I met one of the perpetrators, a successful crime writer, and found someone trying to make meaning out of a life that had begun horribly.

Siblings’ Killing of Kin Shocks Saudi Arabia

A Shocking Crime in Saudi Arabia

The likely reason for the obfuscation is the surprising sexual driver behind the murders. Saudi true crime reporters say the siblings murdered their family because their mother had discovered they were engaging in incest.