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Where Were You When You Saw Oliver Stone’s JFK?

Where Were You When You Saw Oliver Stone’s JFK?

Chris Hauty on some seminal moments in a long cultural fascination with the JFK assassination.

By Chris Hauty | December 2, 2025

Crime Before the Police: Solving Homicides (or Not) in 16th Century London

Crime Before the Police: Solving Homicides (or Not) in 16th Century London

Amie McNee on religion, rumor, and British murder "investigations" before forensics

By Amie McNee | November 26, 2025

Chasing the Memory of a Grandfather Who Faked His Own Death

Chasing the Memory of a Grandfather Who Faked His Own Death

Boss Brooks was a Depression era villain or a hero, depending on who you asked. The family he left behind still has questions.

By Kathy Bingham Turner and Leon Alligood | November 25, 2025

Ziegfeld’s Folly: The Actress, the Showman, and the Mystery of the Missing Jewels

Ziegfeld’s Folly: The Actress, the Showman, and the Mystery of the Missing Jewels

Dean Jobb on a classic show business heist.

By Dean Jobb | November 19, 2025

Why the Golden Age of Detective Fiction Still Influences Mystery Today

Why the Golden Age of Detective Fiction Still Influences Mystery Today

Andreina Cordani on The Detection Club and the mystery novel's undying attraction

By Andreina Cordani | November 13, 2025

Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack the Ripper and the Fact and Fiction of Criminal Profiling

Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack the Ripper and the Fact and Fiction of Criminal Profiling

Rachel Corbett on the Efforts to Find One of History’s Most Gruesome Serial Killers

By Rachel Corbett | November 3, 2025

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Behind the Masks of Ed Gein

By Frank Ladd | October 31, 2025

Elmore Leonard and Robert B. Parker's Crime TV Legacies

By Keith Roysdon | September 25, 2025

Joshua Sharpe on the Four Decade Quest to Catch the Killer of a Black Couple in Southern Georgia

By Kevin Canfield | September 24, 2025

The Best Movie Genre is One Where a Party at An Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

The Best Movie Genre is One Where a Party at An Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

Cheers... to murder!

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 22, 2025

Crime and the City: Bath

Crime and the City: Bath

Taking the Crime Waters in Cozy Bath

By Paul French | September 8, 2025

The Environmental Anxiety of <em>The Sisters Brothers</em>

The Environmental Anxiety of The Sisters Brothers

Jacques Audiard's adaptation of Patrick deWitt's novel is a forward-thinking, ecologically-moral fable

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 27, 2025

Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Quentin Tarantino Movie

Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Quentin Tarantino Movie

The legendary director broke down his oeuvre... and the results are exciting.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 20, 2025

On the many connections between the performing arts and organized crime

On the many connections between the performing arts and organized crime

Morgan Richter reminds us that there’s no business like shady business

By Morgan Richter | August 20, 2025

The History of the Orient Express

The History of the Orient Express

The iconic train line was changed forever by Agatha Christie's iconic mystery.

By Sulari Gentill | August 19, 2025

Quiz: Which Actors ALMOST Played the Leads in these Famous Crime Movies?

Quiz: Which Actors ALMOST Played the Leads in these Famous Crime Movies?

Olivia Rutigliano prepares a humorous slate of movie trivia for your weekend

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 15, 2025

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