Evan Ratliff

investigative journalist

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Composed of disaffected Silicon Valley separatists, the group of mostly trans women has been linked to murders in California, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.

‘Zizians’: The vegan techy cult tied to murders across US

Composed of disaffected Silicon Valley separatists, the group of mostly trans women has been linked to murders in California, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.

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Paul Le Roux ran an international online prescription drug network, selling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of painkillers to Americans.

Paul Le Roux, the biggest criminal mastermind you’ve never heard of

Paul Le Roux ran an international online prescription drug network, selling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of painkillers to Americans.

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