Downloaded 67,000 times and counting, with hundreds of three- and four-star reviews. This fast-paced mystery, published by Amazon Original Stories, was based on a front-page story I wrote for The Seattle Times, “She stole another’s identity, and took her secret to the grave. Who was she?” Amateur sleuths around the globe tried to solve the case as the story went viral.
Month: December 2017
Coaches Who Prey
This yearlong project, published as a four-day series in 2003, now seems prescient: an investigation of sexual abuse by high school coaches, and the system that allowed them to flourish. Told through scores of in-depth interviews with sex abuse victims, perpetrators, parents and educators, the series changed lives and changed laws. It’s been cited in everything from Title IX textbooks to instructional material for police investigators. All thanks to the young women who had the courage to come forward.
Aging father agonizes over fate of his son
A story about a loving father, a seriously autistic son, and an agonizing choice. Also, a story about a growing public health issue: as people with severe disabilities are living longer than ever before, they’re being cared for by increasingly elderly parents.
A year later: Cafe Racer lives on
One year after a gunman opened fire in a small, quirky Seattle café, I got the assignment to go back and talk to victims’ families and survivors. A portrait not only of grief but also of love and healing that won praise from victims, police, and strangers alike.
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