NYPD Cold Case from 100 Years Ago, and the Victim Was a Cop

NYPD Cold Case from 100 Years Ago, and the Victim Was a Cop

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Today on The Gist, reporter Challen Stephens explains how an investigative journalism initiative has brought new attention to horrible prison conditions in Alabama. Then, we learn about the top-secret mission of one of NYC’s first Italian heroes, NYPD Lt. Joe Petrosino. Mike Dash, author of The Fist Family, explains how new clues have emerge in this unsolved murder. For the Spiel, how the mundane often undoes technology. Get The Gist by email as soon as it’s available: slate.com/GistEmail Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slate…id873667927?mt=2