Katy Vine joined the editorial department of Texas Monthly in 1997 and became a staff writer in 2002. As a general assignment reporter, she has written dozens of features on a range of topics, from the moon landing to an accountant who embezzled $17 million from a fruitcake company. Her most recent six-part podcast series, The Problem With Erik, tells the story of the heir to an auto-dealership empire and his disastrous effort to confront a blackmailer.
