Thomas Gilbert and the Murder That Brought Down One of New York's Most Privileged Families
A dispute over a son's allowance led one elite family to murder.
By John Glatt | July 20, 2021
American Dreamers: On Frank Lucas, Jay-Z and a New York City Crime Epic
Talking with Jay-Z about growing up in New York, the gangster dream, and finding inspiration from a bygone era.
By Michael Gonzales | June 30, 2021
By CrimeReads | June 24, 2021
For Lack of an Ending: How the 1970 Death of a Young Iowa Woman Became a Generations-Spanning Search for Truth
Katherine Dykstra first learned about the death of 18-year-old Paula Oberbroeckling from her mother-in-law. The case file would come to consume her, but why?
By Katherine Dykstra | June 23, 2021
How the Banning of Joyce's Ulysses Led to "The Grandest Obscenity Case in the History of Law and Literature"
Morris Ernst knew he could win the case to "liberate" Joyce's famously banned novel. So he found a publisher, took a cut of the royalties, and had a copy sent by boat to America.
By Samantha Barbas | June 22, 2021
