• True Crime

    Locusta of Gaul: Rome's Imperial Poisoner and Possibly the World's First Serial Killer

    Her life began in the countryside. A skill with poisons brought her to the heart of the empire.

    November 2, 2021  By Jennifer Wright
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    The Forgotten Story of a Polish Spy Whose Los Angeles Trial Was a Cold War Flashpoint

    Marian Zacharski was much admired by American intelligence officers. His trial came at an auspicious moment.

    October 26, 2021  By John Pomfret
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    8 International True Crime Podcasts To Listen to Right Now

    There's a world of true crime podcasts out there waiting for you.

    October 22, 2021  By Paul French
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    Reclaiming the Legacy of Nora May French, the Pioneering Poet Made Into a Femme Fatale by Mediocre Men and California Mythology

    "One doesn’t die but becomes an unknown woman, one mutilated sheet of paper at a time."

    October 12, 2021  By Catherine Prendergast
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    When the Family Legacy Is Murder

    Betty Frizzell wrestles with her Missouri family's history of violence and mental illness.

    October 11, 2021  By Betty Frizzell
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    50 Years Later, Looking Back at the Real-Life Crime Network That Inspired The French Connection

    Andrew Nette remembers life in Vientiane, where "Air Opium" planes flew opium from Laos to Saigon's Chinatown.

    October 8, 2021  By Andrew Nette
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    The Birth of the CIA—And the Soviet Mole Who Had a Hand in Everything

    At a dinner in London, 1946, Kim Philby hinted at an intriguing proposition: the complete merger of American and British intelligence.

    October 7, 2021  By Michael Holzman
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    The Boone Family, the Struggle for Kentucky, and the Kidnapping That Rocked Colonial America

    In 1776, thirteen year-old Jemima Boone wandered away from her family's settlement and into one of the era's fiercest land disputes.

    October 7, 2021  By Matthew Pearl
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    It's Time to Learn About the Lives of John Wayne Gacy's Victims—And Not Just the Labels Hung on Them

    Gacy's victims were too often dismissed as runaways and hustlers.

    October 6, 2021  By David Nelson
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    A Lover's Quarrel, A Dilapidated Mansion, and A Body in the Basement

    David Dominé nearly purchased a run-down Victorian home in Louisville, Kentucky. Years later, a body was discovered in the basement.

    October 5, 2021  By David Dominé
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