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A Brief History of the CIA's Efforts to Infiltrate Africa by Funding an Elaborate Network of Nonprofit Goodwill Organizations

In the early days of the Cold War, the CIA launched journals, concerts, and co-opted high-profile African-American NGOs.

An Original Graphic Novel about Ed Gein, The Serial Killer Who Haunted America and Inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs

A startling new look at a real-life American bogeyman.

The "Facebook Murder" That Shattered the Chinese Dutch Community

It started with a dispute between friends on social media. It soon turned into a terrifying murder-for-hire plot.

A History of Serial Killers Who Went Quiet Before Being Caught

Dormant for years (or even decades), these infamous criminals were undone by new technology, old passions, or giant egos.

Florence Rush and the Providence White Slavers

The profitable panic that inspired both journalists and crime writers to focus on the (extremely exaggerated) crisis of "white slavery"

The Strange Story of Mexico's First Narco, the Drug Panic He Helped Incite, and the Revolution to Come

In 1908, José del Moral and his stash of marijuana cigarettes were public enemy number one, and it all had to do with the classes who were smoking the herb.

Perfume Thieves and the History of Temptation

On the scent of some of history's most refined criminals.

Suicide, Despair, Lunacy, and Hysteria (and Surprisingly Little Murder) Among WASPS

New England elites were, by the end of the 19th century, feeling supplanted, useless, and wracked by melancholy.

Life Inside West Virginia's "Quiet Zone"—Where Cell Phones and WiFi Are Banned and Electrosensitive Pilgrims Commune with Silence

If you think the town sounds like Twin Peaks, you're not the only one.

How Detective Fiction Helps A Forensic Psychiatrist in Her Work With Violent Offenders

"The reason for evil in the world is that people are unable to tell their stories."

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In the early days of the Cold War, the CIA launched journals, concerts, and co-opted high-profile African-American NGOs.

A startling new look at a real-life American bogeyman.

It started with a dispute between friends on social media. It soon turned into a terrifying murder-for-hire plot.

Dormant for years (or even decades), these infamous criminals were undone by new technology, old passions, or giant egos.

The profitable panic that inspired both journalists and crime writers to focus on the (extremely exaggerated) crisis of "white slavery"

In 1908, José del Moral and his stash of marijuana cigarettes were public enemy number one, and it all had to do with the classes who were smoking the herb.

On the scent of some of history's most refined criminals.

New England elites were, by the end of the 19th century, feeling supplanted, useless, and wracked by melancholy.

If you think the town sounds like Twin Peaks, you're not the only one.

"The reason for evil in the world is that people are unable to tell their stories."

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