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    The Bizarre Newspaper Hoax That Nearly Ruined Lizzie Borden

    The Bizarre Newspaper Hoax That Nearly Ruined Lizzie Borden

    An old grudge between a detective and a reporter led to one of the strangest—and most damning—fake news stories of all-time.

    By Dean Jobb | April 30, 2020

    The State of Crime Writing in 2020: Part 1

    The State of Crime Writing in 2020: Part 1

    A roundtable discussion with the nominees for the Mystery Writers of America's 2020 Edgar Awards

    By CrimeReads | April 28, 2020

    Meet Nancy Wake: Socialite, Spy, and The Most Decorated Heroine of WWII

    Meet Nancy Wake: Socialite, Spy, and The Most Decorated Heroine of WWII

    Her code name was The White Mouse, and she once killed a German soldier with her bare hands.

    By Imogen Kealey | April 28, 2020

    Why the FBI Almost Shut Down the Unabomber Investigation Before He Was Caught

    Why the FBI Almost Shut Down the Unabomber Investigation Before He Was Caught

    Looking back on one of the Bureau's most confounding manhunts.

    By Lis Wiehl | April 28, 2020

    Five True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

    Five True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

    Hollywood spies, assassins, and a forgotten kidnapping epidemic.

    By CrimeReads | April 23, 2020

    Why True Stories Don’t Always <br>Make Good Fiction

    Why True Stories Don’t Always
    Make Good Fiction

    His prison stories were visceral and true. But did they make for compelling fiction?

    By David Moloney | April 22, 2020

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    How a Mossad Agent and a Band of Survivors Hunted Down the Butcher of Latvia

    By Stephan Talty | April 21, 2020

    500 Years of True Crime

    By Grady Hendrix | April 16, 2020

    The Hollywood Golden Age Producer Turned Cold War Spy

    By Jonathan Gill | April 14, 2020

    Confessions of a Conspiracy Theorist

    Confessions of a Conspiracy Theorist

    Do conspiracy thrillers serve a valuable, humanistic function? Or are they just plain dangerous?

    By Oliver Harris | April 14, 2020

    Suing Hollywood

    Suing Hollywood

    Author Tess Gerritsen took on a Hollywood studio for screenplay theft. It was just the start of a long, strange journey.

    By Tess Gerritsen | April 9, 2020

    Ludwig Bemelmans, Beloved Author of <em>Madeline</em>, Once Shot a Man.

    Ludwig Bemelmans, Beloved Author of Madeline, Once Shot a Man.

    He was only sixteen.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | April 8, 2020

    Columbus, Ohio: From Cowtown to Crimetown

    Columbus, Ohio: From Cowtown to Crimetown

    Why the U.S.'s 14th largest city is the next center for crime writing.

    By Andrew Welsh-Huggins | April 8, 2020

    The Strange, Sordid World of Elizabethan-Era True Crime

    The Strange, Sordid World of Elizabethan-Era True Crime

    Elizabethan England had a true crime phenomenon of its own, full of con artists, cannibals, wizards, and tales from prison.

    By Megan Campisi | April 7, 2020

    Cluster the Pieces: A Mother’s Killer, Found Through the Power of Language and Grief

    Cluster the Pieces: A Mother’s Killer, Found Through the Power of Language and Grief

    A daughter's grief, a forensics expert, and an unsolved murder.

    By Kristine S. Ervin | April 6, 2020

    Blurring the Lines Between Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

    Blurring the Lines Between Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

    True crime becoming entertainment has enormous effects on the justice system.

    By Scarlett Harris | April 6, 2020

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