On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney speak with true crime reporter extraordinaire Valerie Bauerlein of the Wall Street Journal about her recent coverage of the Nancy Guthrie abduction, her book on the Alex Murdaugh murder case and her podcast on another South Carolina homicide, “Camp Swamp Road.”

On the news round-up, Zane and Varney discuss the Washington Post’s investigation into fraud and abuse at the Veterans Administration and two articles – one from the New York Times on China, the other from the Washington Post on the U.S. – that look at the continuing rise of the surveillance state.

Articles, Books & Podcasts Discussed in This Podcast:

• Valerie Bauerlein/WSJ: How Savannah Guthrie Lost Her Mom and Cops Lost the Case 
• Valerie Bauerlein/WSJ: Camp Swamp Road Podcast: Listen to the Full Season - WSJ
• Valerie Bauerlein: The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
• Washington Post: How Predatory Trade Schools Cheat Veterans
• Washington Post: How Some Veterans Exploit $193 Billion VA Program
• New York Times: How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners
• Washington Post: Rogue Officers Used Camera Network for Stalking