• True Crime

    The 1887 Murder of an “Unknown Woman” That May Have Inspired Carolyn Wells

    Rebecca Rego Barry on the mystery maven's ouevre and the crime that started it all

    February 16, 2024  By Rebecca Rego Barry
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    The Attempted Assassination of Charlie Chaplin

    A group of young Naval officers wanted to force Japan into a war with America. Their plan: kill Hollywood's biggest star.

    February 13, 2024  By Ronald Drabkin
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    The Gangsters and the Star

    Bugsy Siegel and Mickey Cohen were supposed to run Hollywood crime together. Instead, they chased the same legendary actress.

    February 13, 2024  By Casey Sherman
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    On the All-Female Shoplifting Gang Who Reigned Supreme in Turn-of-the-Century London

    "I was completely captivated by the history of this all-female crime syndicate..."

    February 12, 2024  By Heather Webb
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    The 1931 Murder That Foretold a New Era of Crime and Corruption in New York City

    Prohibition had brought about a new kind of gangster. And new kinds of violence.

    February 7, 2024  By Michael Wolraich
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    Anna Motz on the Taboo of Female Violence

    "Our state of ignorance and denial about female violence is one that does harm to both its perpetrators and its victims."

    February 6, 2024  By Anna Motz
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    Patrick Winn on the Southeast Asian Narco-State the CIA Helped Build

    In Wa State, in Myanmar, the economy is inextricable from the opium and methamphetamine trade.

    January 30, 2024  By Kevin Canfield
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    50 Years Later, What Is the Real Legacy of Helter Skelter?

    Bugliosi's account of the Manson Family and Tate-LaBianca killings is the best-selling true crime book of all-time. But what do we know now?

    January 26, 2024  By Nathan Smith
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    Death of a Novelist

    The 1911 Murder That Changed New York Gun Laws

    January 23, 2024  By Mariah Fredericks
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    Atrocities Are Inevitable in Wars of Occupation

    On War Crimes, Civilians, and the My Lai Massacre

    January 18, 2024  By Marshall Poe
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