Cult leader Lawrence 'Larry' Ray was convicted in 2022 of sex trafficking and extortion for allegedly physically, emotionally and sexually abusing his daughter's Sarah Lawrence College roommates.

James McMurtry made the most of a traffic jam. He dreamed up the brilliant "Long Island Sound" while waiting for a break in the gridlock.

Jane Stanton Hitchcock, a daughter of privilege who skewered the foibles of her tribe in a series of addictive crime novels, and who then uncovered a real-life crime when her mother was swindled by ...