Serial

The Idiot - Chapter 1

March 26, 2026·21 minnarrativetrue crime
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This episode of *The Idiot*, reported by M. Gessen, explores the unraveling of a seemingly ordinary immigrant family’s bond when a cousin, Alan, is arrested not just for kidnapping his son, but for allegedly hiring someone to murder his ex-wife, Priscilla—the mother of his children. Wh

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M

M. Gessen

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M. GessenAlanPriscillaLenaKeith

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Serial ProductionsThe New York Times

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Hague Convention

Topics

Criminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismMissing PersonsPersonal FinanceTrue Crime

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