By then, plasma from Arkansas prisons had been linked to infections in Canada, where thousands of individuals contracted HIV or hepatitis C. [3] In 1995, Leveritt left newspaper reporting to write in-depth about other cases she considered disturbing.
Her book The Boys on the Tracks[4] has been called "a wrecking-ball tale of tragedy, malfeasance, and machine politics"[5] and "one of the most important examples of investigative journalism in modern Arkansas history.
"[6] Reviewers described Devil's Knot [7] about prosecutions of the West Memphis Three, as "a riveting portrait of a down-at-the-heels, socially conservative rural town with more than its share of corruption and violence"[8] and "an indictment of a culture and legal system that failed to protect children as defendants or victims.
"[12] Leveritt's final book, All Quiet at Mena," [13] explored the little-known conflicts between police work and politics surrounding the company that hid Barry Seal's smuggling aircraft in Arkansas.
with documents obtained under FOI and extensive cooperation from IRS and state police investigators who watched activities at the airport for years, [Leveritt] has contributed a wealth of new information."