This is a teaser for his book where he presumably finishes the story. I will read it when my queue is shorter. It already has a nine week wait list at my local library.
> An exclusive excerpt from Skip Hollandsworth’s new book, She Kills.
So I imagine it's an actual book chapter from the book (probably the first chapter), rather than a teaser to be continued: the ending here seems like a conclusion (“Finally, I sighed, put the car into drive, and made my way back down the hill. The story that had launched my lifelong obsession, I realized, was one I might never be able to tell.”)
My country has a law which says that rape and murder will not be punished if the perpetrator has managed to evade getting caught for 20 years. Recently, a case which involved both offenses passed the 20 years mark.
So I can totally imagine somebody bragging about crimes he has committed 20+ years ago, especially on the internet where reasonable anonymity can be achieved quite easily.
Same here, I imagined some remorseful ex-killer confessing some dark deed from way back in their youth. I guess it's related, but not quite the same thing. Good story though.
"I've thought long and hard about the Texas problem", as John Steinbeck says.
One of the biggest mysteries to me is how a place that somehow prides itself on anti-intellectualism has the Texas Monthly, an enduring source of really interesting writing.
https://archive.is/dMzUJ
This is a teaser for his book where he presumably finishes the story. I will read it when my queue is shorter. It already has a nine week wait list at my local library.
The subheading says:
> An exclusive excerpt from Skip Hollandsworth’s new book, She Kills.
So I imagine it's an actual book chapter from the book (probably the first chapter), rather than a teaser to be continued: the ending here seems like a conclusion (“Finally, I sighed, put the car into drive, and made my way back down the hill. The story that had launched my lifelong obsession, I realized, was one I might never be able to tell.”)
That title gave me a mini heart attack for a second — turns out it’s just a preview from his upcoming book.
My country has a law which says that rape and murder will not be punished if the perpetrator has managed to evade getting caught for 20 years. Recently, a case which involved both offenses passed the 20 years mark.
So I can totally imagine somebody bragging about crimes he has committed 20+ years ago, especially on the internet where reasonable anonymity can be achieved quite easily.
It would still be unwise. They can pass a law prohibiting people from hating you for what you did 20 years ago, but they can't enforce it.
If they pass a law to avoid punishment, they can later pass a law to allow punishment.
Same here, I imagined some remorseful ex-killer confessing some dark deed from way back in their youth. I guess it's related, but not quite the same thing. Good story though.
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I don't usually read articles and just only take the clickbait headline but this one seemed interesting enough to read after my jog and I enjoyed it.
Also, Texas Monthly is a first rate outfit. I have read a few long form articles from them. All excellent.
"I've thought long and hard about the Texas problem", as John Steinbeck says.
One of the biggest mysteries to me is how a place that somehow prides itself on anti-intellectualism has the Texas Monthly, an enduring source of really interesting writing.
Thank you, Texas, for continuing to confound me.
Is it really a mystery? Perhaps stereotypes and political majorities don't accurately describe anywhere near 100% of the people they're applied to?
By a similar standard, the US as a whole is anti-intellectual. And yet...
I mean, Texas is the second largest state by population.
Also, California has more republicans/conservatives than Texas and it's a blue state. So yea, that's how population statistics work.
I wonder what the Next Thing will be after “true crime”?