The way a narrative unfolds can offer insight beyond its facts
Writing the story of a 30-year-old murder case required piecing together conflicting accounts and faulty memories, filling some holes and finding that others must necessarily be left empty.
By Lisa Riordan Seville
Published: December 5, 2012
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One murder, two families, and three decades in search of justice
On November 2, 1981, John Chase Wood Jr. stepped out of Columbia Presbyterian Hospital for the last time into the mild autumn evening, wearing his white doctor’s coat. His life would end that night, but his story goes on.
By Lisa Riordan Seville
Published: November 1, 2012
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