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    On the Trail of the Shenandoah Murders at the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases

    On the Trail of the Shenandoah Murders at the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases

    Why do so many cold cases go unsolved?

    By Kathryn Miles | May 12, 2022

    Eden Collinsworth on the Mystery Behind a Masterpiece

    Eden Collinsworth on the Mystery Behind a Masterpiece

    On the perambulations of Lady with an Ermine, one of Leonardo Da Vinci's strangest portraits.

    By Eden Collinsworth | May 11, 2022

    Dead in the Water: How a Flailing Supertanker Illustrates The Story of Modern Shipping

    Dead in the Water: How a Flailing Supertanker Illustrates The Story of Modern Shipping

    When a supertanker starts sinking, whose job is it to save it?

    By Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel | May 9, 2022

    The Long Island Cops Who Schemed To Take Over the District Attorney's Office

    The Long Island Cops Who Schemed To Take Over the District Attorney's Office

    Gus Garcia-Roberts on corruption, electioneering, and how Jimmy Burke started his rise in Suffolk County.

    By Gus Garcia-Roberts | May 4, 2022

    The Incredible, True Story of How the Government Turned Sammy Gravano, Gambino Family Underboss, Into a Cooperating Witness

    The Incredible, True Story of How the Government Turned Sammy Gravano, Gambino Family Underboss, Into a Cooperating Witness

    John Gleeson was a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn getting ready to put John Gotti back on trial, when he got a phone call that would change everything about the case.

    By John Gleeson | May 3, 2022

    5 Non-Fiction Titles That Are So Vibrant They Read Like Fiction

    5 Non-Fiction Titles That Are So Vibrant They Read Like Fiction

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    By Elle Marr | May 2, 2022

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    How a "Collective Madness" in 18th Century France Led to Financial Ruin and a Scheme to Lock Up Women and Ship Them Into Exile

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    10 Must-Read Nonfiction Serial Killer and True Crime Books

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    Sam Holland fills out a bookshelf for those who want to take their reading to a dark place.

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    John Glatt on Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and Writing About True Crime as It Unfolds

    John Glatt on Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and Writing About True Crime as It Unfolds

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    Poison, Adultery, Scandal, and Murder: The Wild Lives of Journalists in 1890's San Francisco

    Poison, Adultery, Scandal, and Murder: The Wild Lives of Journalists in 1890's San Francisco

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