Kidnapping

A story of mythological birds and a murder near the sacred Shiprock volcano in northwest New Mexico.

• By Craig Childs

There is a strategic logic behind Boko Haram’s recent massacre in Baga. But the group’s lethality may spell its demise.

• By Daniel Solomon

Perpetrators tell of wanting money, wanting to get lost, and wanting to be found.

• By Lauren Kirchner

Five studies you should read before you deploy a trigger warning.

• By Richard J. McNally

Meet the little-known crime ring with the lengthiest rap sheet.

• By Lauren Kirchner

Killings are down in Mexico—but kidnapping is way up.

• By Vince Beiser