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Photography: candle images by Nick Hawkins, Rebecca Peterson-Hall and Ai Nhan; Bangkok by Waranont Joe; Phnom Penh by Norbert Braun; US Capitol by Caleb Fisher — via Unsplash. Case photographs: FBI public listings.