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Cliffhanger New York Times Investigation: Is Joe Bryan, Beloved Principal, Guilty of Murder?
This week's New York Times Magazine cover story is the first part of an impressive two-part investigation by journalist Pamela Coloff into the conviction of a respected school principal, Joe Byron. Byron was accused and found guilty of murdering his wife in the 1980s, and has spent the past three decades in jail, serving time.
But did he really do it? Coloff's narrative begins with a detailed history of the courtship, marriage, and partnership of Byron and his wife, Mikey—a history indicative by all accounts of a loving, frictionless marriage. On the night of the murder, Joe Byron was on a business trip more than 150 miles away. Phone records confirm that he spoke to his wife the night of the murder, and he was seen at an event early in the following morning. Despite this evidence, he was convicted of killing her anyway.
Coloff's beautiful prose reads like a suspense novel. After presenting us with the couple's history, she takes us through the investigation—lingering on a number of troubling inconsistencies that put Bryon's guilt into question. Yet by the end of the article, we still don't know what actually happened.
Next week, New York Times Magazine will release Part II of this fascinating investigation, bringing resolution to the unresolved cliffhanger: Is Joe Byron an innocent man? Or is he guilty?
