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On Supermax Prisons, Isolation Cells, and Cruel and Unusual Punishment

On Supermax Prisons, Isolation Cells, and Cruel and Unusual Punishment

“Welcome to my tomb.”

By Pete Earley | May 3, 2023

The ‘Bogus Priest’ and the Murdered President

The ‘Bogus Priest’ and the Murdered President

The infamous con man who managed escape after escape and whose strange course intersected with a President's rapid decline.

By Dean Jobb | April 28, 2023

Erik Rebain On Nathan Leopold, 99 Years After His Infamous Crime

Erik Rebain On Nathan Leopold, 99 Years After His Infamous Crime

Jill Dearman interviews the author of a new book on the haunting murder case that still resonates today.

By Jill Dearman | April 28, 2023

True Crime Books for Readers Who Are Uncomfortable with True Crime as a Popular Obsession

True Crime Books for Readers Who Are Uncomfortable with True Crime as a Popular Obsession

Alice Slater on nonfiction crime narratives that get the ethical balance right.

By Alice Slater | April 27, 2023

True Crime and Its Potential for Good

True Crime and Its Potential for Good

Now that true crime is a popular pastime (bordering on obsession), what happens next?

By Elle Marr | April 21, 2023

8 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to This Spring

8 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to This Spring

Investigations into the killing of a Wyoming student, a mother's unsolved murder, and more.

By Lizzy Steiner | April 20, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Whitey Bulger and The Cozy Crime Writer

By Curtis Evans | April 20, 2023

Charles Manson’s Body, Or, How I Ended Up Paying For the Notorious Cult Leader's Funeral

By Maggie Milstein | April 20, 2023

Searching for the Golden Triangle's "Opium Queen"

By Gabrielle Paluch | April 14, 2023

A Snapshot of the Many and Various Criminals Aboard the Titanic

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.

By James T. Bartlett | April 14, 2023

Life and Death in Sandtown, Baltimore

Life and Death in Sandtown, Baltimore

Mark Bowden on the fate of one young man in one neighborhood, lost to the endless cycles of American violence.

By Mark Bowden | April 12, 2023

When the IRA Arrived in Brighton Planning to Blow Up Margaret Thatcher, Her Cabinet, and the Grand Hotel

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.

By Rory Carroll | April 6, 2023

Five Nonfiction Books That Mix True Crime and History

Five Nonfiction Books That Mix True Crime and History

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

By Amit Katwala | April 5, 2023

When the Klan Ruled Indiana – And Had Plans to Spread Its Empire of Hate Across America

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.

By Timothy Egan | April 4, 2023

The Gangster Who Died Twice

The Gangster Who Died Twice

It didn’t matter if you were already stone cold. Carmine Galante was coming for you.

By Frank Dimatteo and Michael Benson | March 31, 2023

The Evolution and Art of the Big Con

The Evolution and Art of the Big Con

On The Inspiration for The Sting, or, When Denver’s Fearless DA Pulled the Veil off a Massive Complex Criminal Enterprise That Took Marks for Millions.

By Alan Prendergast | March 29, 2023

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