https://melissajeltsen.com/mywork daily 0.75 2022-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cfd4c17ab9b4d0001b66203/1633540889337-MCUCUW0STYXSE0IMDO9G/Jack+Peterson.jpeg Work - The Unmaking Of An Incel Jack Peterson believed he was too ugly to get laid. In a dark corner of the internet, he found acceptance among a community of losers. Now he wants out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cfd4c17ab9b4d0001b66203/1633541458277-6O4C6CIGRLKSHFYLXT9Y/Lorena+Bobbitt.jpeg Work - Lorena Bobbitt Is Done Being Your Punchline Her 15 minutes of fame could have launched a national dialogue about domestic abuse. Instead, it was all about dick jokes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cfd4c17ab9b4d0001b66203/1633542292329-PG2XICZ6WSDMZU91YXEJ/Noor%2BSalman.jpg Work - Everyone Got The Pulse Massacre Story Wrong And another, smaller injustice was obscured: the sadistic prosecution of Noor Salman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cfd4c17ab9b4d0001b66203/1633540474286-B6YRAMZLUS3HO1ZGQ4ML/Screen+Shot+2021-09-27+at+4.35.50+PM.png Work - She Was Walking Home The disappearance and murder of Sarah Everard unleashed a torrent of anger—and exposed deep rifts in feminist approaches to criminal justice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cfd4c17ab9b4d0001b66203/1633541395994-G7W7X5Z7FZD63C9T9LH6/Bianca+Devins+photo.jpeg Work - A Teen Girl Found Refuge Online — Then Her Murder Went Viral Bianca Devins used the internet to make friends and express herself. After her death, it turned on her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cfd4c17ab9b4d0001b66203/af0281c6-ea6a-4d2c-a8ce-a4b35c3e1829/fb32b9ddb49e14e79439ee00bb768b8126-00000007.2x.rhorizontal.w1100.jpg Work - She Didn’t Just ‘Snap’ Mindy Dodd was convicted of murdering her abuser. Then came the TV cameras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cfd4c17ab9b4d0001b66203/1633540448049-9PHFOSE5GBG0N45OW48G/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-11-11%2Bat%2B2.31.54%2BPM.jpg Work - The Super Predators If domestic abuse is one of the most underreported crimes, domestic abuse by police officers is virtually an invisible one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cfd4c17ab9b4d0001b66203/1633540674301-00F01ONMQMCT9HQ7133B/Bresha+Meadows+photo.jpeg Work - Bresha Meadows Thought You’d Understand At the age of 14, she killed her abusive father. Before she pulled the trigger, it hadn’t occurred to her that she would go to jail. https://melissajeltsen.com/about daily 0.75 2021-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cfd4c17ab9b4d0001b66203/1633542961471-E39653PFEYG7K9RNP90Z/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-11-22%2Bat%2B12.05.03%2BPM.jpg About - About Me I’m Melissa Jeltsen, an award-winning freelance journalist based in Brooklyn. I’ve written for Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, HuffPost, Nieman Reports and more. I’m currently making a podcast for iHeartMedia. More details on that coming soon. Have a tip for a story? Want me to appear at your event? Email me! You can also find me on Substack and Twitter. https://melissajeltsen.com/new-page daily 0.75 2025-08-13 https://melissajeltsen.com/aboutme daily 1.0 2025-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cfd4c17ab9b4d0001b66203/1633542961471-E39653PFEYG7K9RNP90Z/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-11-22%2Bat%2B12.05.03%2BPM.jpg about https://melissajeltsen.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-05-20