Mystery in a Small Town

Mystery in a Small Town:
A Quiet Couple Shot Dead, Their Daughter Missing

How do you photograph a story about a mystery? When 8th grader Jayme Closs vanished from her home and her parents were found murdered, I sent photographer Tim Gruber to Wisconsin for the story. We had several long conversations about focusing on making pictures of Jayme’s home town that felt a little unsettling and a little empty while still showing a small town rattled. Tim did an incredible job, and I put together an edit that felt to me like a reader might finish the story and return to scan the images for clues, much in the way the whole town, and beyond, were scanning the area for Jayme.

Read the story here.