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Ellie Lightfoot
Reporter
Ellie Lightfoot is currently a child welfare reporter with the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley’s Grad School of Journalism. I specialize in character-driven, investigative stories. My work has received a George Polk Award, and has been nominated for an Emmy, a Peabody and a duPont Award. Find work at ellielightfoot.com.
Articles
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In 2004, Wade Lay and his 19-year-old son, Chris, attempted to rob a bank in Tulsa. Wade's daughter is still struggling with the fallout.
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When we asked Bigler Stouffer, five days before his execution, if he’d chosen his last words, he didn’t hesitate: “Father, forgive them.” He meant his jailers.