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True Crime Road Trip
Short, real-life stories about curious crimes and odd criminals in intriguing places.
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Lou Schachter
Aug 30
Detour: Origin Story
The childhood sources of my interest in crime writing
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Lou Schachter
Aug 23
CALIFORNIA
In Cold Sweat
When escaped convicts invade their Bakersfield home, a family…
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Lou Schachter
Aug 16
Detour: Dying Downtowns
Solving the cold case of why shoppers abandoned Main Streets in the 1960s and…
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Lou Schachter
Aug 9
NEW MEXICO — ARIZONA — CALIFORNIA
The Barracuda Fastback
Did a fast-driving honors…
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Lou Schachter
Aug 2
Detour: The Fremont Street Experience
Sampling luxury accommodations and scruffy street life in…
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Lou Schachter
Jul 26
CALIFORNIA
The Meek Fugitive
Part 2: How did the mild-mannered banker get caught?
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Lou Schachter
Jul 19
CALIFORNIA
The Meek Fugitive
Part 1: Why did a mild-mannered banker abscond with…
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Lou Schachter
Jul 12
Detour: Chasing Eccentricity
How I find my stories
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Lou Schachter
Jul 5
ARIZONA
The Escape Fiasco
How did 25 German prisoners escape a Phoenix POW camp during…
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Lou Schachter
Jun 28
Detour: Violent Fury
What turns anger into rage?
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