this morning #1541.
this morning, when i walked into my editor’s office, it felt like my reporting was finally heading in the right direction. now, as my editor & i walked out of our meeting with the detective who’s been looking into the husband, it looked like i may have to abandon the project. for now, at least, it was on pause. minutes into our meeting, we realized that we both had the same papers & they’d likely come from the same place. neither of us obtained them legally. he clarified that he had more info than we & was getting an arrest warrant. asked us to keep quiet. if we publish my findings, it could derail his case. my editor agreed. said we’d give it some time. still, while we aren’t going live with the story, no way am i going to stop reporting.