The Case of the Stolen Ruby Slippers
In this cover story for The Washington Post Magazine, I uncover one of the most infamous crimes in Hollywood history.
The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
For The New Yorker, I wrote about Frances Glessner Lee, who invented crime scene investigation using tiny dollhouses depicting homicides, accidents, and suicides.
The Endless Robbing of Native American Graves
For a cover story in The Washington Post Magazine, I exposed the harrowing true crime story of American pothunters.
Rocket to Venus
In 1927, a Baltimore inventor built a rocket to get to the planet Venus. Nearly a century later, a documentary crew is on a mission to find it.
Claire McCardell
“Men are free from the clothes problem—why should I not follow their example?” A profile of Claire McCardell who took on the fashion industry and revolutionized what women wear.
Snake in the Garden
The shocking history of one of America’s earliest garden suburbs and how bigotry shaped the landscape of American real estate.
My Life as a Rock-and-Roll Roadie
I was once a roadie for one of the biggest rock bands of the day and I wrote about the experience for Slate.
