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...murders. Many people in Seattle felt the problem was not so much the killer but rather the proliferation of prostitutes on the strip. Finally, in January 1984, a year and a half after the killings began, a dedicated Green River task force was set up. At its height in 1986, it had 56 members chasing down 47,000 tips and 17,000 names. Several times investigators thought they had found the killer. Reichert was convinced that the killer was a taxi driver who worked the strip, but that lead was dropped when the killings continued even while the cabbie...
...height of the investigation into the Missing Intern last summer, teams of police scoured Washington and fielded up to 80 tips a day. The media, incited by the discovery of her affair with Congressman Gary Condit, churned out endless stories. But then the nation's attention turned elsewhere. Last week a man hunting turtles in the city's Rock Creek Park found the remains of Chandra Levy, reviving fascination--and raising new questions...
...very tall skyscrapers are out of fashion these days, isn't there still an impulse, he asks, to see something tall and triumphant at the site? So what about, say, a 70-story office tower with a sculptural steel lattice at the top that climbs to the 110-story height of the original Twin Towers? And what if it becomes more delicate as it rises, suggesting spirits released into...
After my sister died, for some reason I decided that if I wasn't going to be passionate about something, I wasn't going to do it. So I quit acting at the height of my career, which was in many ways very self-destructive. When I left the business, I spent all my time with my son Scott, who at the time was a young kid. We were attached at the hip. Scott's everything to me. I coached his Little League and soccer teams full time for six years...
...keeping the ranks filled. "Part of the problem may be that we have very high standards and a tough selection process focused on quality rather than quantity." Indeed, the criteria are rigorous: candidates must be single Swiss men under 30 years of age and over 174 cm in height, who boast at least a secondary education and have undergone basic military training in Switzerland's armed forces. They must also be practicing Catholics and present a certificate from their parish testifying to their moral character and regular attendance at Mass. In addition, a letter is needed from each candidate...