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Michael Finkel (born 1969) is a journalist and memoirist, who has written the books True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa (2005), The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit (2017), and The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession (2023).
My intrigue with the art thief, which spanned 11 years from my initial letter to him to his final trial in France, has reached fruition with the publication, in June 2023, of The Art Thief. Michael Finkel I am one of those fortunate people who has known what he’s wanted to do all his life.
- Finkel Didn't Prioritize Accuracy in His Reporting
- Longo Was A Fan of Finkel's Writing
- At First, Longo Claimed That He Didn't Kill All of His Children
First of all, Finkel wasn’t always so respectful of accuracy in reporting. Though he had moved into a coveted writing position with the New York Times Magazine by his early 30s, the journalist got himself in a fix with a 2001 story about child laborers in Mali. Investigating reports of slavery on cocoa plantations in the West African nation, Finkel...
Longo, it turned out, had read and was a fan of Finkel’s writing in theTimes, National Geographic Adventure and Sports Illustrated, and that was why he chose the journalist’s identity as his own. He agreed (against the advice of his lawyers) to allow Finkel to interview him, and the two men began a communication that encompassed weekly phone calls,...
Longo didn't confess, and didn't even initially plead not guilty — he stood "mute" to the indictment. And though he was telling his life story in great detail to Finkel, he did not account for his actions surrounding the murders. Then he pled guilty to the murders of his wife and youngest child, and not guilty in the deaths of the two other childre...
Jun 24, 2023 · In a new book, Michael Finkel tells the story of Stéphane Breitwieser, “perhaps the most successful and prolific art thief who has ever lived.”. The Museum of Fine Arts in Blois, France ...
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Michael Finkel – Author and Journalist. Official site for the journalist and author of "The Art Thief", "The Stranger in the Woods" and "True Story".
Apr 17, 2015 · Entertainment. Where Is 'True Story's Michael Finkel Now? by Sabienna Bowman. April 17, 2015. It's The first rule of journalism is don't fabricate, but that is exactly what former New York...
Jul 21, 2023 · July 21, 2023 at 12:11 p.m. EDT. (Illustration by Jun Cen for The Washington Post) 7 min. At first blush, the journalist Michael Finkel’s captivating new book, “ The Art Thief: A True Story...
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