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Killing Machines: How Car Culture in 1970s Los Angeles Fueled a Terrifying String of Murders

Killing Machines: How Car Culture in 1970s Los Angeles Fueled a Terrifying String of Murders

Millions of cars and miles of freeway contributed to a dangerous cultural shift in a city choked with smog.

By Chip Jacobs | March 9, 2021

My Novel Reopened A Cold Case. My True Crime Book Puts Ghosts To Rest.

My Novel Reopened A Cold Case. My True Crime Book Puts Ghosts To Rest.

In 1973, my fiancé's mother was murdered. Decades later, I wrote a crime novel that reopened the case. I hope my true crime book can finally close the case for good.

By Stephanie Kane | March 5, 2021

My Babysitter, the Serial Killer

My Babysitter, the Serial Killer

Liza Rodman remembers the first time she met Tony Costa, handyman, childhood companion, and murderer.

By Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan | March 3, 2021

Dirty Gold: The Inner Workings of the Immensely Destructive Market for Illegally Mined Gold

Dirty Gold: The Inner Workings of the Immensely Destructive Market for Illegally Mined Gold

An investigation into the human and environmental costs of your gold.

By Jay Weaver and Nicholas Nehamas and Jim Wyss and Kyra Gurney | March 2, 2021

Also, SNL's True Crime Murder Song is Very Funny

Also, SNL's True Crime Murder Song is Very Funny

Just in case you missed it...

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 1, 2021

After 35 Years, the Murder of Two Teenagers Still Haunts a City—and True Crime Writers

After 35 Years, the Murder of Two Teenagers Still Haunts a City—and True Crime Writers

In 1985, Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon were murdered in Muncie, Indiana. In the aftermath, a community banded together.

By Keith Roysdon | February 26, 2021

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By Nicole LaPorte | February 26, 2021

What a Gun Show in Las Vegas Reveals About the Intensely Profitable, Semi-Secret World of the Global Gun Trade

By Ioan Grillo | February 25, 2021

Why Are Women So Successful as Con Artists?

By Tori Telfer | February 24, 2021

How Steroidal Injections Became the Delivery Mechanism for a Deadly Fungus

How Steroidal Injections Became the Delivery Mechanism for a Deadly Fungus

First, E. rostratum made its way into the human body. Then, it developed a taste for human blood.

By Jason Dearen | February 23, 2021

8 True Crime Books You Should Read This February

8 True Crime Books You Should Read This February

The month's best books in nonfiction crime.

By CrimeReads | February 22, 2021

The Soothsayer: Rose Marks

The Soothsayer: Rose Marks

Criminal Broads Presents: An Epic Scam

By Tori Telfer | February 18, 2021

Scenes from a Small City Mob Life, Circa 1960

Scenes from a Small City Mob Life, Circa 1960

In midcentury America, gambling was part of everyday life. In Johnstown, PA, Russell Shorto's family was the center of the action.

By Russell Shorto | February 16, 2021

Glamorous Immorality: A Brief History of Old Hollywood's Organized Criminals

Glamorous Immorality: A Brief History of Old Hollywood's Organized Criminals

Old Hollywood was full of mobsters, opportunists, bootleggers, and prostitutes. Somehow, they all (for the most part) got along.

By Donis Casey | February 11, 2021

The Many Missing Children of Uttar Pradesh

The Many Missing Children of Uttar Pradesh

In the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, thousands go missing every year. The police often refuse to take these cases seriously.

By Sonia Faleiro | February 11, 2021

How the Great Depression and WWII Gave Birth to the Modern Serial Killer

How the Great Depression and WWII Gave Birth to the Modern Serial Killer

Why were so many of the 20th century's most infamous killers born between 1930 and 1950?

By Peter Vronsky | February 9, 2021

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