• True Crime

    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.

    March 29, 2023  By Alan Prendergast
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    Alex Mar and Sarah Weinman Discuss True Crime and Criminal Justice Storytelling

    A wide-ranging conversation about writing responsible and captivating nonfiction crime.

    March 28, 2023  By Alex Mar
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    Murder in the Air? The Mysterious Death of Stunt Pilot B.H. DeLay

    Was it an accident...or the first case of "aerial murder"?

    March 27, 2023  By Dean Jobb
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    How a Team of Ambitious Crooks in 1960s Montreal Planned the Biggest Bank Heist Anyone Had Ever Seen

    In 1961, Montreal was the bank robbery capital of North America. A team of criminals wanted to plan the perfect caper.

    March 22, 2023  By Andrew Amelinckx
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    The Mysterious Death of a D.C. Power Broker

    During the Harding Administration, Jess Smith had the ear of every politician in town, especially the crooked ones.

    March 21, 2023  By Nathan Masters
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    Uncovering the Grave Sins of a Catholic Orphanage in Vermont

    A journalist and survivors reckon with a brutal reality.

    March 21, 2023  By Christine Kenneally
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    Portrait of a 1920's Midwife, Who Was Also the Leader of a Murder Ring

    In a rural farming region in what is now Hungary, a group of women banded together in a strange enterprise.

    March 20, 2023  By Patti McCracken
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    How Not to Dig Your Own Grave

    Observations from a Career in Death Investigation

    March 14, 2023  By Claire O'Brien
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    The Backlist: Revisiting Tim O'Brien's 'In the Lake of the Woods' with Angie Kim

    Polly Stewart is in discussion with today's top crime writers, returning to some of their favorite books.

    March 9, 2023  By Polly Stewart
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    The Invention of the Polygraph, and Law Enforcement's Long Search for a 'Lie Detector'

    In the basement offices of the Berkeley police, the experiments began...

    March 8, 2023  By Amit Katwala
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