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Cara Tabachnick

Cara Tabachnick covers global criminal justice and conflict issues, including reporting on drugs, violence, police and prisons for publications ranging from The Washington Post to Bloomberg Businessweek. She splits her time between New York and Spain.

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The Swift and Merciless Execution of Corrine Sykes

Story by Cara Tabachnick | September 26, 2019

When a wealthy white woman turned up dead in 1944, Philadelphia wasted no time sending her black maid to the electric chair. But did anyone care about the truth?

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