Freelance writer and editor, @PolitiFact contributing writer. Former @CU_CEJ Scripps fellow, @statesman, @seattlemet. RTs ≠ endorsements, Ciara = Keira.
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I spent the last year making a podcast about interrogations, the manipulation of memory in the criminal justice system, and a Texas Ranger who says he has “no unsolved crimes” in his record.
Ep1 out 5/1. Please help me spread the word!
Trailer here:
themarshallproject.org/2023/…
Ciara O'Rourke retweeted
Wynn Bruce believed his refuge was being threatened—so the Boulderite embarked on what friends and family believe was a journey to call attention to its looming demise. ow.ly/CYlS50O1n3G
Just over a year ago, Boulder resident Wynn Bruce traveled to Washington D.C. and set himself on fire in front of the Supreme Court. For @5280Magazine, I talked to his family and friends about Wynn's life and legacy. 5280.com/why-did-a-colorado-…
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Wynn Bruce's self-immolation on Earth Day in 2022 drew global attention to the climate crisis, which had long been a passion for the Boulderite. ow.ly/2jlp50NPKKF
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Will Arizona’s decadeslong college mystery ever be solved? | By @ciaraorourke
deseret.com/magazine/2022/11…
The perfect description in this Ian Parker story about Moriah Wilson's murder: "He’s lean and good-looking, and has the deliberate enunciation of someone who’s a little more stoned than he’d planned to be." newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…
After Bryan Hance discovered cryptic ads had been appearing in @uarizona's newspaper every May 1 for years, he posted them online seeking help deciphering the mess of math, maps and languages. He got an email from something called "The Orphanage" instead. deseret.com/magazine/2022/11…
And then there was the person who placed and paid for the ads every year, a reclusive Tucson lawyer, a @uarizona alum, a man who said he was working on behalf of The Orphanage. But was he? One obsessed amateur sleuth was arrested trying to find out. deseret.com/magazine/2022/11…
For @deseretmagazine I wrote about a mystery that's been called "Arizona's Da Vinci Code" and a "conspiracy theory that needs to be a horror movie." "The game," Hance once said trying to solve the decades-long puzzle, "is still afoot" @Longreads #longreads deseret.com/magazine/2022/11…
In 1995 a @uarizona student discovered a cryptic ad in the May 1 edition of the @dailywildcat. Then again in '96 and another in '97. Soon he discovered a mystery that spanned decades. But would he ever solve it? New from me in @deseretmagazine #longreads deseret.com/magazine/2022/11…
What a delightful essay.
A few years ago, I was going through a hard time. I reached out to an unlikely figure for help. Here, in @NewYorker, are my Letters to Jeb newyorker.com/culture/person…
Same experience. 👏👏👏 @seywarddarby
Ciara O'Rourke retweeted
The question becomes how many children died while 19 police officers waited 47 minutes on the other side of the door. wapo.st/3lNBzWS
Ciara O'Rourke retweeted
These are the 10 best of the backroad diners in the West.
Did your favorite make the list?
See the full list here: bit.ly/3wPjX3e
✏️: @ebaueri, @benmorenne, Chad Nielsen and @ciaraorourke
📷: Kristin Murphy, Lauren Seitz and Studio Muti for the Deseret News
