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How the Nation of Islam Sent Shockwaves Across 1950s America – And Won the Support of Nasser's Egypt

How the Nation of Islam Sent Shockwaves Across 1950s America – And Won the Support of Nasser's Egypt

In 1958, the Nation of Islam was a powerful organization, on the rise. Soon, the American media, and the world, would take notice.

By Shahan Mufti | November 23, 2022

How a Forgery of a Forgery Began a Career in the Artistic Underworld

How a Forgery of a Forgery Began a Career in the Artistic Underworld

On the Early Days of Tony Tetro's Life as an Art Forger

By Tony Tetro and Giampiero Ambrosi | November 22, 2022

The Allure of the Arsenic Squad: Why I Write about 19th Century Women Serial Killers

The Allure of the Arsenic Squad: Why I Write about 19th Century Women Serial Killers

"[W]omen serial killers of this era call to me just because of their double transgression: that against the victim, and that against the contemporary ideals."

By Camilla Bruce | November 22, 2022

A Cold Case in Florida

A Cold Case in Florida

The Mysterious Murder of a Troubled Teen

By Jeff Patterson | November 15, 2022

The Truth About Snitching

The Truth About Snitching

Our legal system is intensely reliant on informants and the unregulated, mostly unknown deals that guide them into an ever-more dangerous life.

By Alexandra Natapoff | November 15, 2022

On Writing Nonfiction About Violence For A Young Adult Audience

On Writing Nonfiction About Violence For A Young Adult Audience

Four pointers to keep in mind for "presenting ugly realities" to young audiences.

By Sarah Miller | November 9, 2022

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When Truman Capote Met Ann Woodward, Recently Minted Widow, in Saint Moritz

By Roseanne Montillo | November 8, 2022

On Writing About Women Who Kill

By Alia Trabucco Zerán | November 8, 2022

Boston's Combat Zone: Why Two Authors Were Drawn to the Same 45 Year-Old Crime

By Gabriel Valjan and Jan Brogan | November 4, 2022

Four Books to Try to Understand Why Children Kill

Four Books to Try to Understand Why Children Kill

"[T]he quest to understand the reasons for violence in the young is not one that offers easy answers..."

By Lisa Ballantyne | November 2, 2022

The Manhattan Well Mystery: On America's First Media Circus Around a Murder Case

The Manhattan Well Mystery: On America's First Media Circus Around a Murder Case

Sam Roberts Explores the Death of Elma Sands

By Sam Roberts | October 25, 2022

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of October

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of October

Journalists under attack, cyber crime fighters, and a Victorian era killer with a fascinating brain.

By CrimeReads | October 19, 2022

Eight Years Later, Searching for Answers in a Mexican Journalist's Murder

Eight Years Later, Searching for Answers in a Mexican Journalist's Murder

Regina Martínez was the Veracruz correspondent for Proceso. In her old neighborhood, her death still invokes silence.

By Katherine Corcoran | October 18, 2022

The Trouble with Amateur Hired Killers

The Trouble with Amateur Hired Killers

"Incredibly, some of these murder plots are all but advertised in the newspaper before they occur."

By Deborah Holt Larkin | October 14, 2022

The Journalist and the Psychopath: The Story Behind Edward Howard Rulloff's Crimes

The Journalist and the Psychopath: The Story Behind Edward Howard Rulloff's Crimes

Ham Freeman was an Upstate New York journalist with big ambitions. Edward Howard Rulloff was a nationally notorious killer.

By Kate Winkler Dawson | October 6, 2022

The Best New True Crime Books Out Now

The Best New True Crime Books Out Now

Mafia women, a Jazz Age murder mystery, and an online obsession.

By CrimeReads | September 30, 2022

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