Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

The Short Life of Viktor Matthey

By Matthew Reilly and Saed Hindash

An article depicting the unhappy life of a Siberian boy whose violent death is told against the larger story of his birth parents, the orphanage that briefly shelters him, and his abusive adoptive parents in America. Originally published in the Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), on October 28, 2001.

Children of the Underground

By Mackenzie Carpenter and Allen Detrich

For the complex account of the hidden network that shelters youngsters escaping from sexual or physical abuse at home — real or alleged — and from a judicial system perceived as unwilling or unable to help them. Originally published in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette in December, 1997.

Death by Love

A series of articles on domestic violence victims murdered by a lover or spouse.  Originally printed in The Times, Munster, IN, in 1995.