The Mandela Effect and Criminal Investigations
Didn't Curious George have the cutest little tail? He didn't – no tail at all, even though so many of us remember it. If you close your...
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amyjauman
- Aug 29, 2022
- 3 min
3 Shows That'll Get You Invested In The World of Financial Crimes
Sometimes I need a break from violent crimes – not that nonviolent crimes don't have victims. But they have a different feeling as you...
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amyjauman
- Aug 9, 2022
- 4 min
Misinformation, Disinformation, and Mal-information
This week I had the opportunity to attend a fantastic workshop about analyzing social media data. In one of our discussions, the topic of...
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amyjauman
- Jul 18, 2022
- 4 min
Tiger King: What are the actual crimes in this story?
The first time I watched Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness on Netflix, I had no idea what it was about–just that it was true crime....
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amyjauman
- Jul 4, 2022
- 4 min
Finding Jodi Huisentruit
On June 27, 1995, Jodi Huisentruit, a 27-year-old news anchor, disappeared from her apartment complex parking lot. Her family is still...
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amyjauman
- Jun 20, 2022
- 5 min
Advocacy On and Off The Screen
In marketing, there’s a technique called product placement that is widely regarded as an effective way to increase brand recognition. A...
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amyjauman
- May 31, 2022
- 3 min
The Reasons We Lie: Part 2
Too much to cover in one blog post, I've created a continuation of the list of lies in investigations I found unique or interesting. As I...
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amyjauman
- May 26, 2022
- 5 min
The Reasons We Lie: Part I
I was chatting with my brilliant editor about the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial, and she mentioned it would make an interesting blog...
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amyjauman
- May 13, 2022
- 5 min
Competing Concepts of Good
When I started my book research, I was most interested in exploring how the role of the citizen investigator and even our attitudes have...
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amyjauman
- May 5, 2022
- 4 min
Podcast Review: Why "In God We Lust" is Unexpected, Fascinating, and Fun
The story of Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife Becki Falwell’s affair with a pool attendant made headlines, but was it criminal? In God We...
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amyjauman
- May 2, 2022
- 4 min
Top 8 Things I'm Still Thinking About After CrimeCon 2022
I returned home from the bright lights of Vegas and have to get back to work, but I wanted to share a quick list of my top experiences...
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amyjauman
- Feb 6, 2022
- 6 min
Coercive Control: Dirty John Meehan
Most people found the story of Dirty John in one of two ways: the podcast or the Netflix series. Though the podcast inspired the series,...
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amyjauman
- Jan 23, 2022
- 6 min
The Bystander Effect: Kitty Genovese
SPOILER ALERT: If you aren’t familiar with Kitty’s case and don’t want a high-level reveal of what happened in the original investigation...
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amyjauman
- Jan 16, 2022
- 4 min
How responsible are you for scandals that catch Fyre?
In 2017, Billy McFarland and Ja Rule were set to host Fyre Festival–until they weren’t. Promoted on social media with the prophetic...
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amyjauman
- Jan 9, 2022
- 2 min
Chappaquiddick & the Moon Landing
A friend of mine casually mentioned, “Chappaquiddick didn’t even make the front page, you know. The story broke the same day as the moon...
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