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    The Internet Made Crime Public. That's When Things Got Complicated.

    The Internet Made Crime Public. That's When Things Got Complicated.

    Amateur sleuths are everywhere online, and sometimes they're altering the course of investigations.

    By Rozlan Mohd Noor | July 19, 2021

    In Victorian London, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream Was a New Kind of Killer

    In Victorian London, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream Was a New Kind of Killer

    Jack the Ripper wasn't the only serial killer stalking the city's vulnerable. In Lambeth, there was Dr. Cream.

    By Dean Jobb | July 15, 2021

    Berlin in 1946 Was a Cultural Battlefield Unlike Any Before

    Berlin in 1946 Was a Cultural Battlefield Unlike Any Before

    The earliest battles of the Cold War took place in Berlin, where Soviets unleashed a complex program to win over German culture.

    By Giles Milton | July 13, 2021

    "L’affaire Flactif": How Racist Motivations Were Overlooked in a Family Homicide

    According to the press, David Hotyat murdered an entire family out of jealousy. But his true motivations were much more sinister.

    By Samira Sedira | July 7, 2021

    Inside the Fiction Group in a Maximum-Security Psychiatric Hospital

    Inside the Fiction Group in a Maximum-Security Psychiatric Hospital

    "They’d talk about what ward they were on, their security level, the medication they were taking, and how long they’d been at Perkins, but I never heard a patient ask another patient about their crime."

    By Mikita Brottman | July 7, 2021

    American Dreamers: On Frank Lucas, Jay-Z and a New York City Crime Epic

    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

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    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

    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"

    By Samantha Barbas | June 22, 2021

    The Mississippi Farmer Who Helped Take Down the Jones County Klan

    The Mississippi Farmer Who Helped Take Down the Jones County Klan

    Tom Landrum was strongly opposed to joining the KKK—that is, until an FBI agent asked him to infiltrate the organization.

    By Curtis Wilkie | June 22, 2021

    A Murder in Tiger Bay: How Nadifa Mohamed's New Novel Revives a Decades-Old Tragedy

    A Murder in Tiger Bay: How Nadifa Mohamed's New Novel Revives a Decades-Old Tragedy

    In 1952, Mahmood Mattan was executed by the British government for a crime he didn't commit. Decades later, a new novel reimagines his world in the working-class docklands of Cardiff.

    By Paul French | June 21, 2021

    Inside New Jersey's Notorious Prison for Women, Life Carries on for Krystal Riordan

    Inside New Jersey's Notorious Prison for Women, Life Carries on for Krystal Riordan

    "It’s a rule-bound world, a world where dance competitions and making birthday chili and rice for your girlfriend co-exist with fight blood on the floor."

    By Stephanie Dickinson | June 18, 2021

    Asian-American Spies Played Critical Roles in World War Two—They Were Also Under Constant Suspicion

    Asian-American Spies Played Critical Roles in World War Two—They Were Also Under Constant Suspicion

    A new study of three men and a tangled web of subversion, sabotage, and challenged loyalty.

    By Brian Masaru Hayashi | June 16, 2021

    “They Wanted Something for Nothing”: The Many Cons of the Yellow Kid

    “They Wanted Something for Nothing”: The Many Cons of the Yellow Kid

    He was America's "greatest con man," self-proclaimed and widely celebrated. But what was the real story of Joseph Weil?

    By Dean Jobb | June 15, 2021

    A Brief History of the Rise—and Evolution—of True Crime Books

    A Brief History of the Rise—and Evolution—of True Crime Books

    Who writes true crime? It was once the domain of lawyers, reporters, and cops. But not anymore.

    By Keith Roysdon | June 14, 2021

    The Most Daring POW Escape in History Began with the Construction of a Ouija Board

    The Most Daring POW Escape in History Began with the Construction of a Ouija Board

    In Margalit Fox's new book, she tells the story of Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, who used spiritualism to cast a spell over their captors.

    By Margalit Fox | June 4, 2021

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