Peter Braunstein was a former writer for The Village Voice, WWD and other New York publications who became a tabloid sensation in 2005 after he went crazy, raped a woman, and went on the run. Aaron Gell (now an editor at the New York Observer), a former

The monster has his own “Manson girl.” Convicted sex fiend Peter Braunstein, the former fashion writer serving 41 years to life for dressing as a firefighter and sexually torturing a co-worker — has a new gal pal, a teenager he exchanges sex-drenched mes

Indeed, as measured by the perverse standards that define prison life, it turns out Peter’s greatest transgression may have been appearing on America’s Most Wanted a total of five times while so many other reprobates with truly unspeakable offenses on th

In a lengthy feature profiling Peter Braunstein, the "Halloween rapist" and former journalist, New York Observer managing editor Aaron Gell provides a glimpse into the mind of a man who still seems as nuts as when dressed up like a firefighter and sexual

One day in October 2010, Peter Braunstein’s monthly subscription copy of W magazine arrived right on time. It was one of the first under the direction of a new editor, Stefano Tonchi, and the cover featured Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in an artful