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    The New York City Theater Where True Crime Was All the Rage...in the Early 19th Century

    The New York City Theater Where True Crime Was All the Rage...in the Early 19th Century

    The notorious murder in Fall River played out for transfixed audiences in New York night after night.

    By Bruce Dorsey | September 1, 2023

    The Strange, Surreal, Visionary Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

    The Strange, Surreal, Visionary Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

    Michael Gonzales talks with Adam Rowe about his new book, Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

    By Michael Gonzales | August 29, 2023

    The Search for a Vanished Hiker on the PCT

    The Search for a Vanished Hiker on the PCT

    A former law enforcement park ranger goes on the trail to find answers after a thru-hiker disappears.

    By Andrea Lankford | August 23, 2023

    Cold Cases: Grief Has No Expiration

    Cold Cases: Grief Has No Expiration

    Keith Roysdon on murder, Muncie, and what it means to work a cold case.

    By Keith Roysdon | August 14, 2023

    Yepoka Yeebo on the Ghanaian Con Man Who Swindled the World

    Yepoka Yeebo on the Ghanaian Con Man Who Swindled the World

    The author of Anansi's Gold first learned about the "utterly absurd" story of John Ackah Blay-Miezah from a WhatsApp message. Then she read the diplomatic cables from Shirley Temple Black.

    By Kevin Canfield | August 7, 2023

    <em>The Exorcist</em> Is a Supernatural Detective Thriller

    The Exorcist Is a Supernatural Detective Thriller

    Is The Exorcist a horror film? Or is it an investigation into the mystery of faith?

    By Nat Segaloff | August 2, 2023

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    An Unsettling Conversation with Samuel Little, America's Most Prolific Serial Killer

    An Unsettling Conversation with Samuel Little, America's Most Prolific Serial Killer

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    The Birth of Salon Kitty, Wartime Berlin's Premier Brothel and Nazi Spy Trap

    The Birth of Salon Kitty, Wartime Berlin's Premier Brothel and Nazi Spy Trap

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    How Truman Capote Was Destroyed by His Own Masterpiece

    How Truman Capote Was Destroyed by His Own Masterpiece

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    The Bizarre Story of the 'Cowboy Mutiny'

    The Bizarre Story of the 'Cowboy Mutiny'

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    Sarah Weinman on James Baldwin, the Atlanta Child Murders, and the Evolution of True Crime Writing

    Sarah Weinman on James Baldwin, the Atlanta Child Murders, and the Evolution of True Crime Writing

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    The Metropol Hotel: A Brief History of Moscow's Legendary (and Notorious) Hotel

    The Metropol Hotel: A Brief History of Moscow's Legendary (and Notorious) Hotel

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    Mark O'Connell on Walking Around Dublin Looking for a Murderer

    Mark O'Connell on Walking Around Dublin Looking for a Murderer

    Malcolm Macarthur didn't talk to the press. So this would have to be something different.

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