A serialized, fictionalized memoir chapter by chapter, recounting a former gang-unit police officer's experiences in the pre-2000 era and contrasting them with modern policing. Each issue is a standalone anecdote about tactics, unit culture, or personal courage, told in a first-person, self-deprecating voice.
Website: https://frank12gangunit.substack.com
A blog-style newsletter from a German-based writer offering polemical commentary on German politics, media regulation and culture, alongside updates on the author's blog and true crime podcast. It also announces subscription changes and a new series on little-known German murder cases.
Robin Jarossi, a non-fiction author, writes about British and Australian crime and hidden history, mixing archival detail with first-hand anecdotes such as his time as a young reporter in Hackney. Readers get well-researched accounts of notorious cases, including the Krays, WWII serial killers and police surveillance.
A long-running investigative podcast season and companion newsletter that examines evidence about the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, including drift buoy and barnacle data, search-area analysis, and satellite signal reasoning. Readers get a detailed, evidence-led walkthrough of where the plane may be and why search officials believe it lies in the southern Indian Ocean.
Long-form explainers on American crime history, covering gangs in Los Angeles, Chicago and Texas as well as cases like Gary Webb's Dark Alliance reporting. Issues combine dates, figures and sourced facts with narrative context and caveats about the data.
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