A team of researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine claims to have discovered a gene responsible for a rare and startling ability: visualizing a murder by simply touching a missing person’s sweater. Their work sheds new light on a phenomenon previously shrouded in mystery.

Faced with a growing backlog of unsolved murders, FBI Director Kash Patel has made an unlikely appeal: asking the family of an alleged gunman to help crack more cases. The satirical piece suggests that law enforcement might explore unconventional allies when conventional methods fall short.