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LONG GONE
No foul play was evident in the case, but 45-year-old Amy Carlson left behind outraged family and a troubled religious sect.
Carol McKinley is a freelance print and broadcast journalist who has been covering news from the Rocky Mountains for 30 years. Besides writing for The Daily Beast, she is a field producer for CBS News. She has an M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Denver.
‘IN STASIS’
Seven members of the “Love Has Won” group were taken into custody on various charges, including child abuse, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with human remains.
SENSELESS
Police say the suspected shooter is a private security guard, and was not attending the event as a protester.
‘WE HAVE NO VOICE’
Protesters set Minneapolis police station ablaze while chanting “I can’t breathe.”
GONE GIRLS
Nick Thayer thought Shannan had left her house, but learned her keys and phone were left behind. Cops now say Chris killed her and their two kids.
COURAGE
Ron Stallworth, subject of the upcoming Spike Lee film ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ opens up about how he successfully infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan and the many disturbing things he found.
TO THE BARRICADES
As employees from the paper protest against massive cuts to the newsroom and top editors resign, staffers tell The Daily Beast, ‘This is chaos.’
BAD BLOOD
A Colorado man's mother and sister stand accused of shooting him in the dead of night and hiding his body in a horrific location after weeks of family infighting.
WE’VE BEEN AT THIS SO LONG
The psychological wounds still aren’t healed.
‘Hello, my beautiful bride’
Jennifer was missing until her leg was found in a dump used by her husband’s company. Abby was never found. Michael claimed he was at work but the blood suggested otherwise.