In the haunting tradition of Joe McGinnisss Fatal Vision and Mikal Gilmores Shot in the Heart, True Story Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa weaves a spellbinding tale of murder, love, and deceit with a deeply personal inquiry into the slippery nature of truth.The story begins in February of 2002, when a reporter in Oregon contacts New York Times Magazine writer Michael Finkel with a startling piece of news. A young, highly intelligent man named Christian Longo, on the FBIs Ten Most Wanted list for killing his entire family, has recently been captured in Mexico, where hed taken on a new identity -- Michael Finkel of the New York Times.The next day, on page A-3 of the Times, comes another bit of troubling news a note, written by the papers editors, explaining that Finkel has falsified parts of an investigative article and has been fired.
