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    A Brief History of the Serial Killer Movie That Was Supposed to Be David Fincher's Follow-Up to 'Zodiac'

    A Brief History of the Serial Killer Movie That Was Supposed to Be David Fincher's Follow-Up to 'Zodiac'

    Torso, starring Matt Damon, was supposed to be the next chapter in Fincher's take on American crime. So what happened?

    By Joshua Hull and Posterspy | May 25, 2021

    The Life and Legacy of Philip Agee, the CIA's First Defector and Most Committed Dissident

    The Life and Legacy of Philip Agee, the CIA's First Defector and Most Committed Dissident

    Agee was the consummate Agency insider, then later its primary agitator. His legacy remains as fraught and complex as ever.

    By Jonathan Stevenson | May 25, 2021

    One Night in Paris: How the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East Begins

    One Night in Paris: How the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East Begins

    Daniel Levin was invited to dinner in Paris. He was told a man's life hung in the balance. Did he still know people in Syria?

    By Daniel Levin | May 18, 2021

    Pancho Villa, the Battle at the Rio Grande, and Why the Revolution Needed a Movie Star

    Pancho Villa, the Battle at the Rio Grande, and Why the Revolution Needed a Movie Star

    In 1914, Villa had the federales on the run from Chihuahua. That's when he decided to bring in the film crews.

    By Jeff Guinn | May 18, 2021

    Inside the Wild Hunt for Forrest Fenn's Hidden Treasure

    Inside the Wild Hunt for Forrest Fenn's Hidden Treasure

    Somewhere in the New Mexico mountains there's a treasure. The map is an elaborate poem, written by an eccentric millionaire.

    By Daniel Barbarisi | May 18, 2021

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    On the Dognapping Gangs that Terrorized Victorian London, and the Poet who Fought Back

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    How Anti-Catholic Propaganda, Racism, and One Man's Paranoid Obsessions Helped Form Oregon's Founding Myths

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    How One Woman's Forced Sterilization Led to a Mayhem Charge and Exposed a Secret World of Medical Atrocities

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    April's Best Nonfiction Crime Books

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    How Gilded Age Corruption Produced the Biggest, Maddest Gold Rush in History

    How Gilded Age Corruption Produced the Biggest, Maddest Gold Rush in History

    America was on edge, inequity was bringing about class warfare. And then there was news of gold in Alaska.

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