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A Brief History of Fugitives In America

A Brief History of Fugitives In America

Chas Smith goes on the lam to find the heart of outlaw culture.

By Chas Smith | March 15, 2022

The Canadian Spy Novelist Ordered To Reveal His Sources

The Canadian Spy Novelist Ordered To Reveal His Sources

On Ian Adams, who bridged the gap between literature and espionage, even as he stood up for journalistic principles.

By Luke Beirne | March 11, 2022

How the Bounty Mutineers Found Their New Home on a Secret Pacific Island

How the Bounty Mutineers Found Their New Home on a Secret Pacific Island

Pitcairn was an anomaly – lost to British mapmakers. So that's where the fugitive mutineers set out to forge a new future.

By Brandon Presser | March 10, 2022

Sex and the City: The Spectacular Love Life of Mafia Boss Sonny Franzese

Sex and the City: The Spectacular Love Life of Mafia Boss Sonny Franzese

"Her boyfriend was not far away on stage, but Sonny was not at all concerned."

By S. J. Peddie | March 10, 2022

The Unusual, Unsettling Crimes of the Other Dr. Gilmer

The Unusual, Unsettling Crimes of the Other Dr. Gilmer

"In rural Appalachia, a man with my name and my profession strangled his father in the passenger seat of his Toyota Tacoma."

By Dr. Benjamin Gilmer | March 3, 2022

The Murders in 1970s Montana That Finally Brought the FBI's Profiling Program Into the Field

The Murders in 1970s Montana That Finally Brought the FBI's Profiling Program Into the Field

They had interviewed dozens of killers. But their theories were untested in an active investigation.

By Ron Franscell | March 2, 2022

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By Susan Jonusas | March 1, 2022

A Brief History of Xenophobia In America

A Brief History of Xenophobia In America

Anti-immigrant sentiment goes back to our nation's founding, and has always been accompanied by state-sanctioned violence.

By Patrick Strickland | February 23, 2022

The Socialite, Property Developer, Press Manipulator, and Bigamist Who Had Everyone in 18th Century Europe Talking

The Socialite, Property Developer, Press Manipulator, and Bigamist Who Had Everyone in 18th Century Europe Talking

Elizabeth Chudleigh was better known as the Duchess Countess. Her scandals exposed hypocrisy at the heart of European society.

By Catherine Ostler | February 17, 2022

A Brief History of Strychnine, the Poison of Choice for Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Scores More—But Why?

A Brief History of Strychnine, the Poison of Choice for Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Scores More—But Why?

Neil Bradbury on mystery's favorite silent killer.

By Neil Bradbury | February 10, 2022

Rachel Rear on Trying To Make Sense of Her Stepsister's Death

Rachel Rear on Trying To Make Sense of Her Stepsister's Death

"It is her murder that will ultimately define her—that will set her apart, that will draw attention to her life. But the story of her murder is a rabbit warren, a maze with a hundred dead ends."

By Rachel Rear | February 9, 2022

V.C. Andrews and the Battle Against School Censorship

V.C. Andrews and the Battle Against School Censorship

Flowers in the Attic was banned from numerous districts for depictions of child abuse and incest. Everyone still read it.

By Andrew Neiderman | February 1, 2022

David Rudolf: Writing from the Front Lines of the Battle Against Abuse of Power in the American Legal System

David Rudolf: Writing from the Front Lines of the Battle Against Abuse of Power in the American Legal System

The defense lawyer who gained fame in 'The Staircase' documentary has some new stories to tell.

By David S. Rudolf | January 27, 2022

The Young London Couple Running an International Sex Trafficking Ring

The Young London Couple Running an International Sex Trafficking Ring

For women in the Hungary, the advertisement for work in London sounded like a promising arrangement.

By Mitzi Szereto | January 19, 2022

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