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Elena Ferrarin

Elena Ferrarin is a freelance writer based in Chicago. She has two decades of experience as a news reporter, and speaks fluent Spanish and Italian.

How the Murders of Two Correctional Officers Led to the Creation of the Only 'Supermax' Prison in the U.S.
How the Murders of Two Correctional Officers Led to the Creation of the Only 'Supermax' Prison in the U.S.

The creation of the federal "Supermax" prison in Colorado, and its use of solitary confinement, was the result of the actions of inmates Thomas Silverstein and Clayton Fountain.

Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a Native American Woman, Was Murdered and Her Baby Cut From Her Womb
Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a Native American Woman, Was Murdered and Her Baby Cut From Her Womb

Mona Gable, author of 'Searching for Savanna,' spoke with us about LaFontaine-Greywind's murder, and how it sparked progress in ensuring justice for missing and murdered Native American women and girls.
Who Were the 1870s Serial Killing 'Family' Known as the 'Bloody Benders'?
Who Were the 1870s Serial Killing 'Family' Known as the 'Bloody Benders'?

Susan Jonusas talks to us about her book 'Hell's Half-Acre' about a 'family' of four known as the 'Benders,' who were accused of murdering 11 people in Kansas but fled before they were prosecuted.
Who Was Timothy 'Tim' McCoy, John Wayne Gacy's First Known Victim?
Who Was Timothy 'Tim' McCoy, John Wayne Gacy's First Known Victim?

Read about the life and death of Tim McCoy, serial killer John Wayne Gacy's first known victim. Gacy murdered at least 33 boys and men between 1972 and 1978
A Decades-Old Cold Case Ends With the ID of a Young Boy, and His Mother Charged With Murder
A Decades-Old Cold Case Ends With the ID of a Young Boy, and His Mother Charged With Murder

After 6-year-old William DaShawn Hamilton was found murdered in Georgia in 1999, it took 23 years to identify him and solve the case. We speak with those who never forgot about the case and pushed for justice.
The Nancy Brophy Story: Killing a Husband Goes From Fiction to Reality
The Nancy Brophy Story: Killing a Husband Goes From Fiction to Reality

A romance author writes about how to murder a husband—and then kills her spouse. It might sound like the plot of a novel, but it happened in Oregon in 2018.
The Murder of Mengqi Ji, a Former Chinese Exchange Student, by Her 'Controlling' Husband
The Murder of Mengqi Ji, a Former Chinese Exchange Student, by Her 'Controlling' Husband

The murder of a Chinese woman by her American husband in Columbia, Missouri was a long and painful case for police investigators, attorneys and, most of all, her parents.
Why Gwen Shamblin's Remnant Fellowship Church Was Investigated in a Child's Murder
Why Gwen Shamblin's Remnant Fellowship Church Was Investigated in a Child's Murder

In October 2003, eight-year-old Josef Smith was beaten to death by his parents, Joseph and Sonya Smith. The Smiths were members of a church that promotes disciplining children in a way that some have said is abusive.

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