Lise Olsen
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Author THE SCIENTIST & THE SERIAL KILLER @penguinrandom 4/25| CODE OF SILENCE @BeaconPressbks| Investigative Editor @texasobserver Ex @houstonchron @ire_nicar
Texas
Joined January 2011
Exciting news: My #newbook The Scientist & the Serial Killer will be out 4/1 from @randomhouse! It follows a forensic anthropologist who restores the identities of teenaged victims & unlocks secrets of a #serialkiller known as The Candy Man. Preorder now:
penguinrandomhouse.com
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The true story of how one dedicated forensic scientist restored the long-lost identities of the teenaged victims of the “Candy Man,” one of America’s...
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RT @small_asher: My months-long investigation published today @Hou_Landing:. Texas schools illegally suspended thousands of homeless studen….
houstonlanding.org
Hundreds of Texas school districts are violating a 2019 law that banned most suspensions of homeless kids, Texas Education Agency data show.
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RT @TexasObserver: Editor-in-Chief @gusbova introduces the September/October 2025 issue of our magazine. "As always, I hope you’ll find pl….
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A note from the editor-in-chief
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RT @MissingVanished: #OnThisDay in 1993 Ruben Cantu @executedtoday by lethal injection in #Texas for the 1984 murder of Pedro Gomez @Murder….
edition.cnn.com
Sam Millsap, a former Texas district attorney, weighs his spotless reputation against the life of Ruben Cantu, a potentially innocent man.
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RT @TexasObserver: Featured story, from @LiseDigger: The doomed man condemned the system that was about to kill him, saying, “I’m dying ton….
texasobserver.org
Beathard was put to death in 1999 for murders that his co-defendant claimed to have committed without him. A new documentary-in-progress seeks to bring his case to light.
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First woman to graduate from Texas A&M vet school retiring after long Lubbock career
kcbd.com
While her clients are sad to see her go after nearly six decades, Dr. Sonja Lee wasn’t welcomed into the field of veterinary medicine with open arms.
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RT @TexasObserver: New from @lisedigger: This man was put to death in 1999 for murders that his co-defendant claimed to have committed with….
texasobserver.org
Beathard was put to death in 1999 for murders that his co-defendant claimed to have committed without him. A new documentary-in-progress seeks to bring his case to light.
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RT @allynwest: I moved to Houston in '08. Hurricane Ike knocked power out for millions a few weeks later. Since then, there's been a two-ye….
houstonchronicle.com
The Trump administration’s proposal to revoke EPA’s endangerment finding is going to make everyday life along the Gulf Coast more expensive, more dangerous
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RT @jen_rice_: "democrats are stopping us from passing flood legislation". the first & (so far) only legislation TX republicans have sent t….
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RT @tplohetski: NEW: Eight Texas House members say they will join state Rep. Nicole Collier in ripping their permission slips to leave the….
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Butterfly trail aims to provide place for pollinators, entice ecotourists via @https://twitter.com/MoBusinessAlert.
missouribusinessalert.com
A series of pit-stops along Highway 13 are anticipated to benefit pollinators, like monarch butterflies, and western Missouri communities alike.
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RT @IPYS: ⚠️#ÚLTIMODÍA ¿Tienes un trabajo de periodismo sobre políticas urbanas y cambio climático?. 👉HOY es el último día para postularte….
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So cool to see The Scientist and the Serial Killer on the list of finalists for #truecrime Book of the Year. All CLUE award winners - book, pod, doc etc- will be announced in September at @CrimeCon.
variety.com
The Clue Awards has announced its nominees in true crime TV, film, podcasting and publishing categories; Ice-T will host the ceremony on Sept. 6.
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RT @nighthawkksco: "Tune in TONIGHT at 6PM PST to The Night Hawk Resurrected on KSCO Santa Cruz! 🎙️ Join us LIVE with guest Lise Olsen for….
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RT @jsmolenski: So, since the NYT recommended @EmilyCatalano as someone to watch to get your mind off the news, I wanted to say that I have….
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RT @TexasObserver: Out today from @lisedigger: “My hope is there’s going to be some more action from the chief [district] judge, the circu….
texasobserver.org
A sharp-eyed retiree uncovered evidence of judicial misconduct by the chief judge of Houston’s busy bankruptcy court. The unusual story highlights how other complaints against judges go ignored.
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RT @TexasObserver: From @LiseDigger in our magazine: A sharp-eyed retiree uncovered evidence of judicial misconduct by the chief judge of H….
texasobserver.org
A sharp-eyed retiree uncovered evidence of judicial misconduct by the chief judge of Houston’s busy bankruptcy court. The unusual story highlights how other complaints against judges go ignored.
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RT @TexasObserver: Our top story, from Sandy West: Family preservation and child welfare advocates told the Observer that women are at risk….
texasobserver.org
Private foster care and adoption agencies in Texas are brokering contracts for moms to turn over their children in a murky legal world, spawning protracted civil custody battles.
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RT @TexasObserver: From @Lisedigger: One of Entergy’s favored pathways for the project would cut across about a mile of the reservoir. And….
texasobserver.org
If approved, opponents warn that a massive new utility project could disrupt toxic sediment, and more, in Lake Livingston—Houston’s “most critical” water source.
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RT @MotherJones: Epstein’s "little black book" totals 97 pages, containing 1,571 names and roughly 5,000 phone numbers. At least 38 names a….
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RT @namirama1986: @TexasObserver @LiseDigger Yikes, that sounds risky. @GregoryBarneX32 have you seen this? Houston’s water source is too i….
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