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A Long Fall from Grace: The Trial of Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico's Former Security Chief

A Long Fall from Grace: The Trial of Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico's Former Security Chief

Garcia Luna led the hunt for Mexico's top cartel fugitives. Now he's awaiting trial in New York, accused of decades of corruption.

By Malcolm Beith | November 20, 2020

Arthur Conan Doyle and the Mutineers

Arthur Conan Doyle and the Mutineers

After killing off Sherlock Holmes, why did Arthur Conan Doyle take a detour into true crime writing with the story of a bloody mutiny?

By Dean Jobb | November 20, 2020

Theodore Roosevelt and The Frontier Lawman

Theodore Roosevelt and The Frontier Lawman

Long before heading to the White House, Teddy Roosevelt hung out with the wildest badge-wearers of the Old West.

By Erin Lindsey | November 19, 2020

Aileen Wuornos and the Powerful Allure of (Certain) Serial Killers

Aileen Wuornos and the Powerful Allure of (Certain) Serial Killers

What my fascination with Aileen Wuornos taught me about the strange relationship between violent offenders and their many fans.

By Phyllis Chesler | November 18, 2020

Was Uncle Dino a Murderer?

Was Uncle Dino a Murderer?

Dino Taraporevala was a beloved family friend—until he murdered two elderly people in the street. Or did he?

By Nev March | November 11, 2020

The Deadly Art of Politics

The Deadly Art of Politics

"History, it seemed, was one long crime novel, an endless terrain of infractions littered with culpability and cunning."

By Jeffrey Fleishman | November 10, 2020

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How One Writer Was Drawn Into a Decades Old Murder Mystery at Harvard

By Becky Cooper | November 10, 2020

The True Story of Rose Dugdale, The Woman Who Stole Vermeer

By Anthony Amore | November 10, 2020

How a Woman's Quest For Vengeance Started a #metoo Movement in the 1840s

By Julie Miller | November 6, 2020

High Life: The Carnegie Deli Murders

High Life: The Carnegie Deli Murders

In 2001, Michael Gonzales visited the apartment of a hospitable actress and dealer. Soon it would be the site of a notorious murder.

By Michael Gonzales | November 5, 2020

Inside the Early Days of The Crime of the Century

Inside the Early Days of The Crime of the Century

In March 1932, the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped. The investigation got off to a chaotic start.

By Thomas Doherty | November 4, 2020

Crime, Politics, and History: An Election Day 2020 Reader

Crime, Politics, and History: An Election Day 2020 Reader

A collection of stories that will take you outside today's firestorm but still within the political arena, if only for a little while.

By CrimeReads | November 3, 2020

Denise Mina Is Spending Her Quarantine Watching <em>Shoah</em>

Denise Mina Is Spending Her Quarantine Watching Shoah

The Scottish crime writer on serial killers, policing, and how to protect the most vulnerable members of society.

By Molly Odintz | October 28, 2020

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The "Kidnapping Club" That Terrorized African Americans in 19th Century New York

A gang of unscrupulous racists, with the support of prominent city figures, attacked New York City's Black community in the 1830s, and inspired novel forms of resistance.

By Jonathan Daniel Wells | October 20, 2020

The Infamous Deeds and Postmortem Travels of William Corder

The Infamous Deeds and Postmortem Travels of William Corder

After his execution for murder, William Corder's body was given to the dissectors, and his skin used to bind a book about his trial: just the start of the corpse's long afterlife.

By Megan Rosenbloom | October 20, 2020

10 Political True Crime Podcasts to Listen to this Election Season

10 Political True Crime Podcasts to Listen to this Election Season

If there's one arena never in shortage of addictive crime stories, it's politics.

By Lizzy Steiner | October 19, 2020

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