The unmasking of a fake Galileo manuscript this summer brought renewed attention to a colorful, prolific early-20th-century forger. The New York Times, September 9, 2022.

Counterfeit rare whiskies are on the rise. Robb Report, August 2018.

Christie’s had planned to sell the map this week, for possibly $1.2 million, but withdrew it from an auction when questions arose about its authenticity. The New York Times, December 10, 2017.

E. Forbes Smiley stole nearly a hundred rare maps worth millions of dollars—but met his match in the darkened halls of an Ivy League library (excerpt from The Map Thief). Narratively, December 2014.

How a supposedly safe party drug turned lethal. Boston Globe Magazine, January 28, 2014. 

The true story of the man who had it all—a house in the suburbs, a good job, five kids—until he went on the Internet to hire a hit man to kill his wife. Boston, September 2004.

Stealing identities of Boston lawyers to pay for a nationwide spree, Shawn Pelley led authorities on a dizzying chase of catch-me-if-you-can. Boston, August 2003.