I’m an investigative and enterprise reporter for NJ Advance Media, the company that provides stories for The Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s biggest newspaper, and its sister publications in the state, along with NJ.com, the state’s premier news website.
BAGHDAD — Hamoud Abdilima dug into the chalky earth of the Al-Karikh Cemetery, first with a shovel, then with his bare hands. Gently, he removed a leg bone, an arm bone, a skull. After 16 years of searching, he had found his brother. A few feet away, Ali Al-Asady collapsed, sobbing, over the bones of … More Graves yield answers and anguish
Thomas Giacomaro, a colorful figure partial to $2,000 suits, ultimately went to prison, but not before living a life of extravagance with other people’s money. … More The man who stole $80 million while working for the FBI
Prison escapee Elmer Edward Solly, a convicted child killer, thought he was free and clear. He sang in a doo-wop group, had his own website and claimed he once was a member of Sha Na Na. It was a good life. Until suddenly the past caught up with him. … More Good times stop rollin’ for ‘bad boy’
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