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Michael Finkel’s *True Story* follows the remarkable case of Christian Longo, a man who murdered his family, evaded the FBI, and fled to Mexico under the alias “Michael Finkel,” the very writer who would later investigate him. When Longo is captured, the only journalist willing to speak with him is the real Michael Finkel. Over months, the two men converse through phone calls, prison visits and a thousand pages of handwritten correspondence, as Finkel tries to uncover what really happened to Longo’s family. The investigation turns from a factual report into a psychological duel, revealing the often blurry line between fact and fiction in the pursuit of truth.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Michael Finkel
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