• True Crime

    Perfume Thieves and the History of Temptation

    On the scent of some of history's most refined criminals.

    August 5, 2021  By Timothy Schaffert
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    Suicide, Despair, Lunacy, and Hysteria (and Surprisingly Little Murder) Among WASPS

    New England elites were, by the end of the 19th century, feeling supplanted, useless, and wracked by melancholy.

    August 5, 2021  By Michael Knox Beran
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    Life Inside West Virginia's "Quiet Zone"—Where Cell Phones and WiFi Are Banned and Electrosensitive Pilgrims Commune with Silence

    If you think the town sounds like Twin Peaks, you're not the only one.

    August 4, 2021  By Stephen Kurczy
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    How Detective Fiction Helps A Forensic Psychiatrist in Her Work With Violent Offenders

    "The reason for evil in the world is that people are unable to tell their stories."

    July 22, 2021  By Dr. Gwen Adshead
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    Why Has Jeffrey Dahmer Become A Household Name, While The Names of His Victims Are Forgotten?

    There's a thin line between trying to understand a killer's motivations and justifying their actions.

    July 22, 2021  By Willa C. Richards
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    8 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to this Summer

    Fall down a long, winding rabbithole with these binge-worthy podcasts full of thoughtful, complex storytelling.

    July 21, 2021  By Lizzy Steiner
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    Defections and Detections: How a Sprawling Soviet Atomic Spy Network Was First Exposed

    In postwar America, Soviet spies were busy gathering up atomic secrets. A series of defections soon threw the network into chaos.

    July 20, 2021  By Ann Hagedorn
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    The Story of 18th Century England's Booming Graverobbing Industry, and the Man Who Inspired 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

    John Hunter was one of the era's foremost anatomists and surgeons. He was also the premier customer for stolen bodies.

    July 20, 2021  By Sam Kean
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    Thomas Gilbert and the Murder That Brought Down One of New York's Most Privileged Families

    A dispute over a son's allowance led one elite family to murder.

    July 20, 2021  By John Glatt
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    The Internet Made Crime Public. That's When Things Got Complicated.

    Amateur sleuths are everywhere online, and sometimes they're altering the course of investigations.

    July 19, 2021  By Rozlan Mohd Noor
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