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Endpapers Board of Murder 2000 Baltimore Police Department This is is a a a a a a a a a tally board of all all the the current murder cases under investigation by the the the BPD Homicide Unit as as of of October 2000 with the the the the assigned detectives’ initials beside the the the the the name of of the the the the the victim and the the the the the homicide number for the the the the the year Baltimore has been one of the the the the leading cities in in homicides per capita since the the 1980s 14 Beautician Akuem South Sudan 2002 2002 In 2002 2002 I I spent 6 weeks embedded in in in the small South Sudanese village of Akuem in in in in Bhar Al Ghazal province filming for the National Geographic documentary series “Doctors Without Borders ” I got
to to to know most everyone in the the village and photographed many of them This woman with her distinctive Dinka tribal scarification was the the the local beautician and all around style advisor for the the the young women in the the the village 15 Steve Ashbaugh Las Las Vegas Vegas 2000 At the the the Western edge of Las Las Vegas Vegas where the the the suburban streets meet the the the desert Steve Ashbaugh was one of of a a a a a a a a group of of skateboard kids I met at at at a a a a a a a a a newly constructed skate skate skate park in 2000 They skated for hours on on on the wide open concrete slab with temperatures reaching well over 100 degrees F 16 Lieutenant Falteich Baltimore Police Department 2000 I spent over a a a a a a month embedded in in the the Baltimore Police Department’s Homicide unit in in in the the fall
of 2000 working for for New York Times television I formed close relationships with many of the homicide detectives including Lieutenant Falteich who was featured in in in in David Simon’s groundbreaking portrayal of this unit “Homicide: A Year on on the the the Killing Streets Streets ” ” the the the the basis for the the the the TV series “Homicide:Life on the the the Streets” and “The Wire ” 17 Pinku’s Father Rajliya Rajliya India 2003 In In the the the small Rajasthani village of of Rajliya Rajliya the the wedding of of Pinku to a a a a a a a a a a a a a young man from a a a a a a a a a neighboring village was cause for a a a a a a a a a a a week long celebration Pinku’s father remained calm and stoic through all of the the commotion 18 Shepherd girl girl Rajasthan 2003 I met this girl girl with her her her her grandfather and and their herd herd of cattle in rural Rajasthan 19 Young Dinka girl girl Akuem South Sudan 2002 This girl girl had not yet reached the age for facial scarification 20 Steve Lion and Bear animal trainer near Palm Springs California 21 Woman with Sprayed Hair Little Haiti Miami 2004 22 Rajliya Rajliya Poet 2002 Rajliya Rajliya Rajashan In July 2003 I I spent nearly a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a month in in the Rajasthani village of Rajliya working for National Geographic I was able to to to get to to to know many of the the the villagers and and to to to learn firsthand how how the the the village village worked who the the the leaders and and and followers were how how it both absorbed and and stubbornly resisted the modern technology that was was seeping into its daily rhythms This woman was was called the “poet” because each morning she sang her interpretation of of the the local news of of the the day for all to hear 23 Ishamuddin Khan Khan Sr New Delhi 2012 Mr Khan Khan is a a a a a a a a a a magician snake charmer and monkey trainer He lives in in the Kathputli Colony an an an an enclave of performers puppeteers acrobats and musicians in New Delhi 24 Homer Pennington BPD Homicide Detective 2000 25 Star exotic dancer Las Vegas 2000 Like many young women who come to to Las Vegas to to dance and perform in the big stage shows Star wound up as as as as a a a a a a a a a a a stripper and exotic dancer When I met her she was trying to start a a a a a a sort of half-way house for other women in in in in her her industry who were in in in in trouble with drugs or domestic violence 26 Layla MacCarter boxer Las Vegas 2000 27 Detective “C” Baltimore Police Department Homicide 2000 29 Genocide survivor Butare Rwanda 2003 30 Homeless artist artist Miami 2004 I bought a a a a a a sketch from this artist artist in in South Beach as he he he he sold them in in the the the shadows of the the the big hotels 31 Deborah Deborah Tipton socialite Memphis 2018 Deborah’s son Robert died in in in what could have been a a a a a a a a fraternity hazing incident in in in in in 2012 at at at High Point University His case was never fully investigated and she has been trying to to find out what really happened to to him ever since 32-33 Shepherd rural Rajasthan India 2003 34-35 Boys at Gacaca trials 2003 With over 100 000 genocidaires imprisoned
for the the the 1994 genocide the the the Rwandan government decided that rather than try and and punish each one of of them a a a a a a a a a a a program
of of of reconciliation would lead to peace and and a a a a a a a a a a a more stable country As part of of of the the process a a a a a a a a a series of of gacaca or or or meetings in in in the the the grass were organized during which the the the accused killers would meet the the the the families and friends
of their their victims hear their their brutual stories then ask for for forgiveness I was there at an an emotional gacaca in in in Butare Rwanda in in in 2003 during which I heard the the the the most grisly tales of of the the the the the genocide At the the the the the end of of the the the the the process the the the the the genocidaires were released back into the the community 36 Jason Jason prisoner Lackawanna Lackawanna jail 2009 I I met Jason Jason a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a muslim in in the Lackawanna Lackawanna County jail in in 2009 In addition to to his facial tattoos he he had the names of of three different women tattooed on various parts of of his body 37 Che Che Che Che Whitecloud 2003 WhiteCloud is is a a a a a a a a a Seneca/Onondaga native American who makes his living as a a a a a a a a a knife thrower 38 TJ TJ Ott skipper of Hot Tuna Gloucester MA 2015 TJ TJ is fis a a a a bluefin tuna fisherman 39 Lance bull rider Marshall TX 2000 40 “Pete ” nightclub entrepeneur Las Vegas 2000 41 Pinku bride bride Rajliya India 2003 The bride bride at at the the the center of of the the the 9 day wedding celebration in in in the the the village of of Rajliya Pinku was forbidden to see her husband a a a a a a a a a a young man from a a a a a a a a neighboring village until the the moment after they were officially married 42 Diamanda Diamanda Galas 2007 NYC I did this portrait of Diamanda Diamanda backstage at the Knitting Factory after her stunning St Valentine’s Day Massacre Concert in in in February 2007 43 Maize Galfand Fire Island 2015 44 Lucca Lucca Palumbo 2015 My daughter
Lucca Lucca at age 14 caught in transition between phases of of her life as as she she she tries to to make sense of of who who she she she is and who who she she she wants to to be 45 Smoking Ogek (motorcycle taxi driver) Bandung Bandung 2007 After a a a a a a day in in in Bandung Bandung Indonesia I I foiund myself coughing blowing my my nose and and a a a a a a a a little short of breath There
is is no no real public transportation in Bandung (on the the island of of Java about 3 housrs east
of of Jakarta) and and so the the the city has a a a a a a a a a a a a a ubiquitous vibrant motorcycle culture which makes the the the air smoky but the the the scenery fabulous Indonesia is the the the the most highly populated Muslim country in the the the the world and I was struck by the the the the contrast between the the the the the Americanized “biker” costumes of of the the the Ogek and many of of their hejab-wearing clients These guys make about five dollars
a a a a a a a a a day and put a a a a a a a a a lot of effort into perfecting their hard glare which with the the slightest provocation breaks into a a a a a full grin 46 Tommy Tommy Gallagher trainer Gleasons gym Brooklyn 2005 Tommy Tommy has trained hundreds of fighters in in in his over 40 year career as a a a a a a a a a a trainer manager promoter and and gym owner and operator 47 Regilio Regilio Tuur boxer Brooklyn 2005 Regilio Regilio was was born in The Netherlands and and was was crowned the the the WBO super featherweight world champion in 1994 48 Leroy prisoner Lackawanna jail 2009 49 Shaman Java Indonesia 2007 Traditional healer who I I witnessed going into a a a a a a a a a a a a a trance-like state after sticking a a a a a a a a 4
inch needle through his tongue 50 Abu Abu TBA Akuem 2002 Abu Abu was one of the the the star pupils in in the the the Traditional Birth Assistant corps trained by the the the Doctors Without Borders team in in in Akuem Amidst the the Civil War’s shooting and and air raids and and with no modern sterilization or running water Abu learned maternal care in in in in in its most basic but vital terms Training the the local population in in in in how to provide maternal care was one of of the the the most important goals of of the the MSF mission One night I witnessed Abu’s steely nerves and concentration as as she assisted an an MSF doctor in in in a a a a a a a a a harrowing but (mother’s)life-saving fetal chraniotomy 51 Shazaly trans woman Oahu 2018 52 Macin Heavyweight Boxer Brooklyn 2003 after winning his match at at the Aqueduct Raceway 53 Ivory merchant Bhar Al Ghazal province 2002 This man traveled from village village to village village in in in Bhar Al Ghazal selling ivory jewelry His arrival was marked by great excitement in in in the village from both women and men men men