Devil And Stalker

'The Devil’s Child'

Sean Williams | Guardian | 21st May 2026

Profile of Mako Nishimura, a former member of Japan's criminal underworld known as "the only female yakuza". A troubled teen, she was recruited after she defended a pregnant friend with a baseball bat. Her talent for violence and willingness to exploit other women took her high into the upper echelons of Japan's franchise-based mafia system. Then, thanks to addiction, her life began to unravel (4,900 words)

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The Wrong Stalker

Matthias Gafni | San Francisco Chronicle | 19th May 2026

Crime story, told via a mixture of primary documents and meticulous investigative reporting. In 2022, Shawn Stewart was a recovering addict living with his parents in Sacramento, California and working at a warehouse. He started receiving weird messages from his former drug counsellor, which he reported. Then he was arrested for stalking her — and a years-long nightmare began to unfold (13,000 words)