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How a Book by an Ex-KGB Officer Upended Joseph Weisberg's World

How a Book by an Ex-KGB Officer Upended Joseph Weisberg's World

In 2004, the future creator of 'The Americans' was working for the CIA when he read a book by Victor Cherkashin and recognized himself in descriptions of the KGB workplace.

By Joseph Weisberg | September 29, 2021

How the CIA Actually Recruits an Agent to Spy on His Own Country

How the CIA Actually Recruits an Agent to Spy on His Own Country

Douglas London spent his career with the CIA. Here, he remembers the first agent he ever recruited overseas.

By Douglas London | September 28, 2021

One Man's Life in Crisis Management, Mass Fatality Response, and Recovering the Dead

One Man's Life in Crisis Management, Mass Fatality Response, and Recovering the Dead

Robert A. Jensen has been on the scene at nearly ever major disaster in the last thirty years. Those tragic experiences have given him a unique perspective on life.

By Robert A. Jensen | September 28, 2021

5 Crime Nonfiction Books You Should Read This Month

5 Crime Nonfiction Books You Should Read This Month

Spy recruiters, radical bombers, and wildlife run amok.

By CrimeReads | September 27, 2021

The Heist of the Century: Who Cracked the Manhattan Savings And Loan Safe?

The Heist of the Century: Who Cracked the Manhattan Savings And Loan Safe?

In 1878, skilled safecrackers and professional criminals executed the largest bank robbery in New York history.

By John Oller | September 24, 2021

8 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to This Fall

8 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to This Fall

New investigations into vanished people, doomsday cults, and deathbed confessions.

By Lizzy Steiner | September 24, 2021

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Murder Ballads Are A Window Into The History of Violence Against Women

By Ashawnta Jackson | September 23, 2021

Last Call: The Diggs Family Murder

By Michael Gonzales | September 23, 2021

Joshua Melville's Search for the Truth About His Radical Bomber Father, Sam Melville

By Joshua Melville | September 22, 2021

Caril Ann Fugate and the Presumption of Guilt

Caril Ann Fugate and the Presumption of Guilt

In 1958, Caril Ann Fugate was blamed for the murders committed by her boyfriend, Charlie Starkweather. She was a terrified teenager in shock. She was cast as an emotionless villain.

By Kendare Blake | September 21, 2021

When Social Media Turns Deadly

When Social Media Turns Deadly

Four real life cases where social media played an important role in tragic events

By Nina Laurin | September 21, 2021

Why do women love true crime podcasts so much?

Why do women love true crime podcasts so much?

The hosts of the hit podcast RedHanded have a few answers.

By Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala | September 17, 2021

The Russian Revolutionary Who Opposed The Czar and Defied The Bolsheviks

The Russian Revolutionary Who Opposed The Czar and Defied The Bolsheviks

Boris Savinkov, revolutionary terrorist and vocal exile, challenged the very existence of the Soviet Regime in 1922.

By Vladimir Alexandrov | September 15, 2021

A Karachi Crime Reporter's Journey Through Gangland

A Karachi Crime Reporter's Journey Through Gangland

Zille never intended to become a crime reporter. Then he caught his first big break.

By Samira Shackle | September 13, 2021

Five Books that Examine the American Penal System

Five Books that Examine the American Penal System

Stories, mostly true, about the gritty, fraught, and devastating world of prisons

By Jen J. Danna | September 9, 2021

All I Really Need to Know I Learned Covering Homicides

All I Really Need to Know I Learned Covering Homicides

Life lessons—gleaned from a few decades of reporting on crime and murder.

By Keith Roysdon | September 3, 2021

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