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This episode of The Idiot, reported by M. Gessen, explores the unraveling of a seemingly ordinary immigrant family’s bond when a cousin, Alan, is arrested not just for kidnapping his son, but for allegedly hiring someone to murder his ex-wife, Priscilla—the mother of his children. Wh
This episode of The Idiot, reported by M. Gessen, explores the unraveling of a seemingly ordinary immigrant family’s bond when a cousin, Alan, is arrested not just for kidnapping his son, but for allegedly hiring someone to murder his ex-wife, Priscilla—the mother of his children. Wh
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M. Gessen
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M. GessenAlanPriscillaLenaKeith
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Serial ProductionsThe New York Times
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Hague Convention
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Criminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismMissing PersonsPersonal FinanceTrue Crime
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