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A Brief History of Xenophobia In America

A Brief History of Xenophobia In America

Anti-immigrant sentiment goes back to our nation's founding, and has always been accompanied by state-sanctioned violence.

By Patrick Strickland | February 23, 2022

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

Elizabeth Chudleigh was better known as the Duchess Countess. Her scandals exposed hypocrisy at the heart of European society.

By Catherine Ostler | February 17, 2022

Wayne Hoffman on Racing Against Time To Solve A Cold Case Murder

Wayne Hoffman on Racing Against Time To Solve A Cold Case Murder

James Polchin interviews Hoffman about a 1913 crime that traumatized Winnipeg's Jewish community, and the family connections that led him to investigate the case.

By James Polchin | February 16, 2022

A Brief History of Strychnine, the Poison of Choice for Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Scores More—But Why?

A Brief History of Strychnine, the Poison of Choice for Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Scores More—But Why?

Neil Bradbury on mystery's favorite silent killer.

By Neil Bradbury | February 10, 2022

Rachel Rear on Trying To Make Sense of Her Stepsister's Death

Rachel Rear on Trying To Make Sense of Her Stepsister's Death

"It is her murder that will ultimately define her—that will set her apart, that will draw attention to her life. But the story of her murder is a rabbit warren, a maze with a hundred dead ends."

By Rachel Rear | February 9, 2022

8 Podcasts You Need to Listen to This (Early!) Spring

8 Podcasts You Need to Listen to This (Early!) Spring

It may be snowing outside, but these podcasts are sure to bring the true-crime heat.

By Lizzy Steiner | February 4, 2022

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The Young London Couple Running an International Sex Trafficking Ring

The Young London Couple Running an International Sex Trafficking Ring

For women in the Hungary, the advertisement for work in London sounded like a promising arrangement.

By Mitzi Szereto | January 19, 2022

The Pharma Startup That Went from Treating Cancer Patients to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

The Pharma Startup That Went from Treating Cancer Patients to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

A fentanyl nasal spray seemed like a promising new drug.

By Evan Hughes | January 18, 2022

The Wild Boy Gangs of Weimar Berlin

The Wild Boy Gangs of Weimar Berlin

In Weimar Germany and into the Nazi Era, flamboyantly dressed misfits, most of them gay, created a distinct counterculture in the woods around Berlin.

By Peter Mann | January 12, 2022

Life and Death Among the Vanished in the Himalayas' Parvati Valley

Life and Death Among the Vanished in the Himalayas' Parvati Valley

Every year, people disappear in the Parvati Valley. What happens to them?

By Harley Rustad | January 11, 2022

How to Take Down An International Sex Trafficker

How to Take Down An International Sex Trafficker

Backpage.com was being used to traffic sex with minors. But prosecutor Maggy Krell had to prove it.

By Maggy Krell | January 11, 2022

Seers, Mystics and Scam Artists: Clairvoyants in 20th Century America

Seers, Mystics and Scam Artists: Clairvoyants in 20th Century America

A brief history of a nation that wants to believe.

By Keith Roysdon | January 7, 2022

The Break-In at the Bode Museum and the Case of the Gigantic Gold Coin

The Break-In at the Bode Museum and the Case of the Gigantic Gold Coin

A museum theft that was itself a work of minimalist art

By Stefan Koldehoff and Tobias Timm | January 4, 2022

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