Read True Crime Memoir: It Comes in Waves When my cousin Sabina was murdered in 2010, I called the detectives handling the case to tell them about the dramatic break-up she’d recently been through, to say I didn’t know anything for sure but they might want to talk to her ex. She was popular in the club scene in Philadelphia, a budding model whose gigantic smile and fluttering eyelashes surely inspired some jealousy. I didn’t know all of the social dynamics of her world, but I told the detectives everything I could think of that she’d told me. I ran through possible scenarios of advances rebuffed, territories infringed upon, of elaborate grudges and plots. I terrified myself with thoughts of what petty trifle someone had decided was worth such a glowing 20-year-old’s life. People have murdered for the most insignificant things, and I wondered if I’d spend the rest of my life saying “over a guy” or “over a modeling job.”I couldn’t face the idea that I would never see her again, so instead I focused on what I could do to help catch whoever did this; and what I maybe could have done, should have done, to prevent it from happening in the first place. … CONTINUE READING ... *Excerpt via Longreads by author Lilly Dancyger *Art by Carla Llanos CULTGAIA.COM Featured Oct 27, 2024 How to be the next Sofia Coppola Oct 27, 2024 Oct 27, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Books Sally Rooney Read While Writing Intermezzo Sep 30, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Sep 25, 2024 Shop Our Pinterest Board, Add to 🛒 Sep 25, 2024 Sep 25, 2024 Sep 15, 2024 A too realistic day in the life of a singleton who freelances for a living. Sep 15, 2024 Sep 15, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Femme Quotes by Françoise Sagan Sep 8, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Aug 25, 2024 Redefining the Cool Girl Aug 25, 2024 Aug 25, 2024 writersDNAMAGSeptember 17, 2019writers, true crime, what to readComment Facebook0 Twitter LinkedIn0 Tumblr Pinterest0 0 Likes