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Matt Wolfe

Matt Wolfe is a doctoral student in sociology at New York University, where he researches missing persons.

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August 2, 2017
MagazineMatt Wolfe
The Handshake
Why did Yousef Muslet face life in prison for an everyday gesture?
November 21, 2016
MagazineMatt Wolfe
The Last Unknown Man
He appeared out of nowhere. He had no name, no memory, no past. He was the only person the FBI ever listed as missing even though they knew where he was. How could B.K. Doe remain anonymous in the modern age’s matrix of observation?

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