Newtown: An American Tragedy

12/14/2012



Sandy Hook Elementary School



Newtown, Connecticut



We remember the numbers: 20 children and 6 adults, murdered in a place of nurture and trust. We remember the names: teachers like Victoria Soto, who lost her life protecting her students. A shooter named Adam Lanza. And we remember the questions: outraged conjecture instantly monopolized the worldwide response to the tragedy, while the truth went missing.



Here is the definitive journalistic account of Newtown, an essential examination...