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May 24, 2005 · Amazon.com Review. In True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa, disgraced New York Times writer Michael Finkel recounts the story of the murderer who assumed his identity and examines the reasons for his own fall from journalistic grace, in a memoir that is gripping, perceptive, and bizarre.
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- Most Wanted
- Untangling A Web of Lies
- Longo on Trial
- In Search of The Truth
Christian Longo, wanted for killing his wife and three children in December 2001, made the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List, right alongside Osama bin Laden. It was an unlikely place for someone so apparently devoted to his family. The Longos came from Ypsilanti, Mich., where Chris was raised in a stable, middle-class home. He and MaryJane Baker were par...
As a fugitive in Mexico, Chris Longo did more than just tell people he was reporter Mike Finkel. "He was so good at it that he could speak about my stories, his stories, eloquently and convincingly," said Finkel. According to tourist Tom Taff, Longo, as Finkel, was actually on assignment. "He was working on Mayan mysticism. So, he was going to ruin...
One year after his arrest, Longo is about to stand trial for murdering his wife, MaryJane, and their three children. Finkel will be at the trial, eager to hear Longo's theory of the crime. "Longo had tipped me off that there might be a surprise the very first day of the trial," he said. It is one promise that Longo keeps. On Valentine's Day 2003, t...
Convicted of killing his wife and children, Chris Longo's fate now rests with jurors who will decide whether he gets life -- or death. "Should the defendant receive a death sentence?" Judge Huckleberry addressed the court. "To this question, the jury has answered 'yes.'" Yet, even now, Longo can't stay off the stage. "I'm starting to feel a remorse...
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Apr 3, 2015 · My name happens to be Michael Finkel, and maybe 48 hours earlier, I was Michael Finkel of the New York Times. At that moment, I had just lost my identity. There was something that was...
Apr 15, 2015 · Apr 15, 2015. 'True Story': A disgraced journalist meets the accused killer who stole his identity. Back in 2002, journalist Michael Finkel was at the lowest point in his career. He'd recently...
Mar 16, 2017 · Michael Finkel’s new book investigates the account of a man who says he escaped civilization. How did he do it? And why would he want to?
Apr 17, 2015 · DETROIT (WWJ) - "True Story" follows the life-changing events surrounding the dismissal of former New York Times reporter Michael Finkel, who was fired from his high-powered position in...
Jan 30, 2015 · It's the story of Mike Finkel, a New York Times reporter who is oddly drawn into the world of Christian Longo, an Oregon man accused of killing his wife and three children.
