True Crime Archives - Tim Lepczyk

The Feather Thief Untangles the Knots on The Natural History Heist of the Century

Edwin Rist is the feather thief. Was he a young man, too easily indulged by parents, and full of obsession? Was Edwin a detached manipulator?

June 15, 2018

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I’m a technologist, librarian, writer, and father currently working in the Libraries at Boston College.

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