HBO true-crime series 'The Pet Cemetery Murders' sheds new light on the 1985 murder of Dorothy Thompson, owner of an allegedly cursed Louisiana property that has haunted throughout American history: “These are America’s original sins—enslavement, Native American genocide, women’s role in society,” says filmmaker Philip Cairney. “People genuinely almost fall down a foxhole when they become involved with this land. It does seem to suck you in and not let go.” vanityfair.com/story/pet-cem…

One night in July 2002, Mike Sisco and his girlfriend, Karen Harkness, returned to their home in Topeka, Kansas after a night at the casino. There, they were each shot at least five times with what investigators would later learn were subsonic bullets sourced from an Israeli weapons manufacturer. The couple’s cash and jewelry were left behind; no DNA, fingerprints, or murder weapon were ever recovered. As true-crime yarns go, here was a tantalizing one—and that was before an unaffiliated Kansas couple turned it into their lives’ work vanityfair.visitlink.me/-Mh5…