A Crime Fighting Contributor at USA Today
Dean’s Intern Alex Beall at USA Today
Finally, after two months of researching and hours spent in the clerk’s office at the D.C. Superior Court, there’s something to show for it.
For the first half of my internship, I worked on a project with USA Today investigative reporter Brad Heath exploring the extradition system, the process through which fugitives are transported back to the state in which they are wanted. While the project, Fugitives Next Door, features a variety of different angles, anecdotes and media, I worked primarily on the section about murders committed in D.C. by wanted criminals.