2025 Articles

The Delacorte Review, Issue 2, Crime

CONTENTS

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

The Girl Who Wouldn’t Die . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
If her father was still alive, she knew, he wouldn’t want her in this car, with these men.
— Erika Hayasaki

The Black Dahlia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
He spent years dispelling myths around the famous murder case. Has he finally found an answer of his own?
— Miles Corwin

Absolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
A child soldier for Joseph Cony seeks a path back to the civilized world.
— Adriana Carranca

A Trial by Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
She warmed some chicken for her nieces and took out the trash. Then everything changed
— Carol Mersch

The Killers of Swaziland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Fifteen years ago in this African kingdom, two serial killers were at work. Just one of them was human
— Shaun Raviv

A Stranger Knocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
On an ordinary Sunday afternoon, a brush with a troubled stranger and its aftermath
— Jonathan Fink

A Cold Case in Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Debra Star Rizzo, 15, was murdered way back in 1978. A retired detective still cares
— Jeff Patterson

Hattie Brazier Stands Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
A tale of race, law enforcement, and murder in 1957 America, not so long ago
— Mary Kelly

About the Authors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333