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    A Corporate Headhunter Spills His Secrets

    A Corporate Headhunter Spills His Secrets

    Clients were desperate for the non-public intelligence provided by elite headhunters. That's where the ruse came in.

    By Robert Kerbeck | March 2, 2022

    Who Was Victoria Zielinski? And Who Would She Have Become, If Not For Her Murder?

    Who Was Victoria Zielinski? And Who Would She Have Become, If Not For Her Murder?

    Read from the new book by Sarah Weinman, Scoundrel.

    By Sarah Weinman | March 1, 2022

    How One Writer's Research Shed New Light on the Century-Old

    How One Writer's Research Shed New Light on the Century-Old "Bloody Bender" Mystery

    Susan Jonusas explains how an intense archival investigation led to new insights on one of the American West's most notorious crimes.

    By Susan Jonusas | March 1, 2022

    Nothing Can Stay Hidden Forever: The True Crime Legacy of <em>Lost Highway</em>

    Nothing Can Stay Hidden Forever: The True Crime Legacy of Lost Highway

    25 years later, David Lynch's uncanny noir has a long and disturbing legacy of real-life crimes and tragedies.

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    A Brief History of Xenophobia In America

    A Brief History of Xenophobia In America

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    The Socialite, Property Developer, Press Manipulator, and Bigamist Who Had Everyone in 18th Century Europe Talking

    The Socialite, Property Developer, Press Manipulator, and Bigamist Who Had Everyone in 18th Century Europe Talking

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    David Rudolf: Writing from the Front Lines of the Battle Against Abuse of Power in the American Legal System

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    The Wild Boy Gangs of Weimar Berlin

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