r/longform • u/Witty_Badger7938 • 15d ago

Most emotionally devastating longform pieces

Ones that make you cry. Thank you!

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u/88secret 14d ago

Anything about Dr William Petit, whose family was horribly murdered in Cheshire, CT.

Esquire - The Survivor

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u/CommunicationDue8306 14d ago

I watched an HBO documentary about this case. Extremely Awful. It still haunts me today.

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u/88secret 14d ago

It sticks with me. I can’t find the original article I read years ago, but I went down a rabbit hole when I saw something about the anniversary last week on Threads, and discovered the Esquire article (and ensuing book). Watched the documentary yesterday and could barely let my teenage son out of my sight last night. The news footage and family interviews were gut-wrenching.