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    A Snapshot of the Many and Various Criminals Aboard the Titanic

    As in many walks of life, there was a wild cast of criminal characters on the ill-fated ship.

    April 14, 2023  By James T. Bartlett
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    Nazi-Hunting in Movies and TV Thrillers, Over the Decades

    Pop culture will never get tired of watching people travel to South America to track down Nazi fugitives.

    April 13, 2023  By Keith Roysdon
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    When the IRA Arrived in Brighton Planning to Blow Up Margaret Thatcher, Her Cabinet, and the Grand Hotel

    Patrick Magee was behind enemy lines. His job was to assemble and plant the device.

    April 6, 2023  By Rory Carroll
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    Graphic Content: Entering the World of 'Never Sleep' with writer Fred van Lente

    The trailblazing women of the Pinkerton Agency take center stage in this historical novel about a plot to assassinate Lincoln.

    April 6, 2023  By Alex Segura
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    Five Nonfiction Books That Mix True Crime and History

    "To really understand a time and place there’s no better guide than true crime..."

    April 5, 2023  By Amit Katwala
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    When the Klan Ruled Indiana – And Had Plans to Spread Its Empire of Hate Across America

    The Klan dens of the Heartland were powerful, vicious, and ambitious. Indiana was their bastion.

    April 4, 2023  By Timothy Egan
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    10 More Must-Read Alternate History Thrillers

    Josh Weiss rounds up more great thrillers and mysteries from across the multiverse.

    March 29, 2023  By Josh Weiss
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    Murder in the Air? The Mysterious Death of Stunt Pilot B.H. DeLay

    Was it an accident...or the first case of "aerial murder"?

    March 27, 2023  By Dean Jobb
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    Everybody Panic: 5 Strange and Sinister Cases of Crime and Mass Hysteria

    When crimes and criminals set off waves of frenzy...

    March 27, 2023  By Bill Schweigart
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    The ­­­­­­Nuclear War Scare of 1983, And The Pop Culture Soundtrack of Anxiety

    "[Western citizens] had no idea that the world was on the brink of nuclear war...Ironically, the prospect of nuclear war was very present in popular entertainment..."

    March 22, 2023  By Brian J. Morra
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