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How a Gang of Heavy Metal Stoners Went to 1980s L.A. and Became the Notorious MS-13

How a Gang of Heavy Metal Stoners Went to 1980s L.A. and Became the Notorious MS-13

In the 1980s, L.A. was a mecca for street gangs. When civil war drove thousands of Salvadorans there, a violent new culture grew.

By Óscar Martínez and Juan José Martínez | November 21, 2019

A Tale of Two Sex Worker <br>Heist Stories

A Tale of Two Sex Worker
Heist Stories

Aya de Leon on Hustlers, social justice, and the complicated intersection of feminism and crime.

By Aya de Leon | November 21, 2019

True Crime, Identity Theft, and <br>the Long Shadow of <br>Family Fraud

True Crime, Identity Theft, and
the Long Shadow of
Family Fraud

Where are the identity theft stories in the true crime boom? Axton Betz-Hamilton's new memoir is a powerful start.

By Sarah Rosenthal | November 18, 2019

25 Years Later, Reconsidering the Fallout from <em>Heavenly Creatures</em>

25 Years Later, Reconsidering the Fallout from Heavenly Creatures

A real-life story of love, coming-of-age, murder, film adaptation, and pseudonymous crime writing.

By Nile Cappello | November 15, 2019

Richard Jewell and the Night of the Atlanta Olympics Bombing

Richard Jewell and the Night of the Atlanta Olympics Bombing

He was working as a security guard for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. One night, he found a bomb. His life would never be the same.

By Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen | November 15, 2019

Brooklyn Bad Boyz: <br>The Night I Was Shot

Brooklyn Bad Boyz:
The Night I Was Shot

In 2011, Michael Gonzales was shot on his doorstep in Brooklyn. Unexpectedly, the bullet traced back to a legendary hip-hop feud.

By Michael Gonzales | November 13, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Escape from Berlin!
Zookeeper Edition

By J.W. Mohnhaupt | November 12, 2019

What to Watch in November: Your Guide to the Month's Essential Crime TV

By Camille LeBlanc | November 8, 2019

5 True Crime Books to Read This November

By CrimeReads | November 7, 2019

7 International True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

7 International True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

The true crime podcast phenomenon has officially gone global.

By Paul French | November 7, 2019

On The Hall-Mills Murders, (a) Crime of the Century

On The Hall-Mills Murders, (a) Crime of the Century

How the salacious double murder of a minister and a choir member in 1922 inspired one of the earliest legal thrillers.

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | November 4, 2019

CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of October

CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of October

Charles Willeford's Miami, Richard Wright's crime novel, and the cultural legacy of Nancy Drew.

By CrimeReads | October 31, 2019

8 Spooky Podcasts to Listen To This Halloween

8 Spooky Podcasts to Listen To This Halloween

From ghosts to ghosting, all the podcasts to check out

By Emily Stein | October 30, 2019

The KGB's Surprisingly Effective Plan to Exile Solzhenitsyn

The KGB's Surprisingly Effective Plan to Exile Solzhenitsyn

Inside the plan to turn the Soviet Union's most dangerous dissident into the West's least popular defector.

By Andrei Soldatov & Irina Borogan | October 28, 2019

My First Day As a Crime Scene Cleaner

My First Day As a Crime Scene Cleaner

On Hauntings, Murder, and the Terrifying Blankness of Erasure

By J. W. Ocker | October 28, 2019

Jane Toppan: Nurse, Caregiver, Serial Killer

Jane Toppan: Nurse, Caregiver, Serial Killer

Criminal Broads Presents: The Jolly One

By Tori Telfer | October 24, 2019

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