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I Did It! I Witnessed a Bank Robbery!
I Did It! I Witnessed a Bank Robbery!
By Patrick Kilkelly
April 02, 2014

A cash case, a disguised assailant, a midday heist and a speedy getaway — yet it all falls short of an action movie.

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The Pen is Mightier than the … Gun? 5 Dueling Writers
The Pen is Mightier than the … Gun? 5 Dueling Writers
By George Dobbs
March 31, 2014

From the tip of a pencil or the barrel of a pistol, these authors worked with lead.

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The Very Brief List of Bodies I've Seen
The Very Brief List of Bodies I've Seen
By Mike Meginnis
March 28, 2014

It’s hard to have an honest encounter with mortality when you won’t even let yourself see it.

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Someone was Murdered in My House
Someone was Murdered in My House
By Freddie Moore
March 21, 2014

Six years ago, a family's tenant was murdered in their house in Brooklyn. Here is the strange series of events that followed — the side crime TV doesn't show you.

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