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Badly burned in the World Trade Center, Lauren Manning had the will to live.
By Gail Cameron Wescott in Reader's Digest - March 2004
Why no one stopped the Angel of Death.
By Max Alexander in Reader's Digest - November 2004
Two brothers, ruling a vicious drug cartel. Two agents, determined to bring them down.
By Sam Dealey in Reader's Digest - November 2003
Missing Persons Resource Guide
Resources to contact when people disappear.
Women's "gifting circles" are the fastest-growing -- and cruelest -- scam around.
By Shea Dean in Reader's Digest - November 2003
More of America's Dumbest Criminals
A lineup of bumbling crooks who practically caught themselves.
By William Beaman in Reader's Digest
These forensic breakthroughs are helping cops crack their toughest cases
By Timothy Gower in Reader's Digest