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True Crime
Brian Raftery on Hannibal Lecter, Thomas Harris, and America's Serial Killer Fixation
The author of
Hannibal Lecter: A Life
in conversation with Hassan Tarek
By
Hassan Tarek
| February 20, 2026
The Only Mob Boss Fried in Old Sparky
Of all New York's notorious mob figures, only Louis “Lepke” Buchalter was executed in the state's electric chair.
By
Jeffrey Sussman
| February 18, 2026
The Blurry Lines Between the Mafia, Political Extremists, and Narcoterrorists
An excerpt from
Mafia: A Global History
by Ryan Gingeras
By
Ryan Gingeras
| February 17, 2026
Springs Toledo on the Winter Hill Gang, Joe Mac, and the Ghosts of Boston's Underworld
An excerpt from the new book,
Don't Talk About Joe Mac
By
Springs Toledo
| February 13, 2026
The Death of a Mafia Hit Man
Working in back of the Gemini Lounge in Flatbush, Joey Testa and his crew were linked to dozens of gruesome murders.
By
Michael Cannell
| February 12, 2026
Yosha Gunasekera on Ethics, Erasure, and the Human Cost of True Crime
How a popular genre distorts the legal system's harsh realities
By
Yosha Gunasekera
| February 10, 2026
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William J. Mann on Rumors, the Press, and the Black Dahlia Murder's Enigmatic Players
By
William J. Mann
| January 27, 2026
The Books, Media, and Podcasts That Helped Rachel Taff Write a Suspense Novel
By
Rachel Taff
| January 21, 2026
Big Pimpin: Pimps in Black Pop Culture from the 1970s to the Early 2000s
By
Michael Gonzales
| January 15, 2026
How Two Authors Brought a 1970s Chicago Murder Trial Back Into the Spotlight
In the new true crime book, 'Convergence,' Gregg Owen and Jonathan Dixon revive a controversial case.
By
Naomi Kaye
| January 8, 2026
"Skinhead capital of the world": The Racist Terrors of Orange County, California
An excerpt from "American Reich" by Eric Lichtblau
By
Eric Lichtblau
| January 6, 2026
The KGB Librarian Who Smuggled Soviet Secrets into the West
An excerpt from "The Spy in the Archives: How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB" by Gordon Corera
By
Gordon Corera
| January 6, 2026
How Writing Workshops Can Help Formerly Incarcerated People Begin to Heal
J.D. Mathes on taking control of stories and releasing trauma through narrative
By
J.D. Mathes
| December 22, 2025
The Strange History of Erle Stanley Gardner and the Las Vegas Private Eye
How the lives of a famous author and a Vegas sleuth intersected in sensational fashion.
By
James T. Bartlett
| December 17, 2025
How an Opponent of Capital Punishment Put a Serial Killer on Death Row
An excerpt from Dick Harpootlian's "Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South"
By
Dick Harpootlian
| December 16, 2025
Gianni Russo on the Mafia, Unions, and Why You'll Never Find Jimmy Hoffa's Remains
An excerpt from "Mafia Secrets: Untold Tales from the Hollywood Godfather"
By
Gianni Russo
| December 3, 2025
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