# What Do You Do When a Family Member Commits a Terrible Crime?

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Podcast: [The Opinions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opinions-6989693)
Published: 2026-04-02T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://nytimes.com/2026/04/02/opinion/serial-the-idiot-family-prison.html
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## Resource

The columnist M. Gessen sits down with the writer Harriet Clark to talk through the complexity of maintaining relationships with family members who have done unthinkable things.

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