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Tourism in Mansonland

Tourism in Mansonland

Bus tours offer a chance to (literally) revisit the end of the 60s. They also offer perspectives you can't find in true crime literature.

By Halley Sutton | August 8, 2019

Tanya Nelson: The <br>Fortuneteller With Real Power

Tanya Nelson: The
Fortuneteller With Real Power

Criminal Broads Presents The Betrayer

By Tori Telfer | August 5, 2019

Inverting—and Avoiding—the ‘Dead Girl’ Trope

Inverting—and Avoiding—the ‘Dead Girl’ Trope

Writers Carolyn Murnick and Alex Segura discuss the dangers and pitfalls of the crime genre’s most problematic trend.

By Alex Segura | August 5, 2019

Bugging John Gotti

Bugging John Gotti

How the FBI used technical savvy to take down the Teflon Don.

By Anthony DeStefano | August 5, 2019

When Black Women Go Missing

When Black Women Go Missing

In the ongoing epidemic of missing women of color, realistic fears and indifferent authorities complicate the search for the missing.

By Kalisha Buckhanon | July 30, 2019

The Evolution of True Crime Memoirs

The Evolution of True Crime Memoirs

8 true crime books that combine the personal and the literary

By Lisa Levy | July 29, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Strange Intoxication of Being Conned By Anna Delvey

By Rachel DeLoache Williams | July 25, 2019

July's Best True Crime Books

By CrimeReads | July 23, 2019

Nadezhda Popova: Commander
of the Night Witches

By Tori Telfer | July 17, 2019

Bali: The Darker Side of an Island Paradise

Bali: The Darker Side of an Island Paradise

Drugs, Gangs, Expats...and Crime Literature on the Rise

By Paul French | July 15, 2019

Silence, Suffering, and Abuse in Affluent Communities

Silence, Suffering, and Abuse in Affluent Communities

Domestic violence is underreported among the wealthy. But that doesn't mean abuse isn't still happening behind closed doors.

By Cate Holahan | July 9, 2019

Interview With A Serial Killer

Interview With A Serial Killer

How An Anchorage Detective Used Criminal Profiling Techniques To Catch A Killer (With a Little Help From "Silence of the Lambs")

By Maureen Callahan | July 3, 2019

How Sensational True Crime Criminalized Queer People

How Sensational True Crime Criminalized Queer People

50 years after Stonewall, a new true crime book reveals the untold history of the sanctioned murder of gay men.

By Camille LeBlanc | June 28, 2019

Udham Singh: Orphan, Assassin, Hero, Spy

Udham Singh: Orphan, Assassin, Hero, Spy

Anita Anand on "The Patient Assassin" Who Waited 20 Years to Avenge a Colonial Bloodbath

By Molly Odintz | June 26, 2019

Rebecca Godfrey on Small-Town Violence and the Evolution of True Crime

Rebecca Godfrey on Small-Town Violence and the Evolution of True Crime

Over two decades ago, teenagers killed a young woman in Rebecca Godfrey's hometown. Her account of the crime is a modern classic.

By Nicola Maye Goldberg | June 26, 2019

Charles Dickens Was Obsessed with Detectives, Too

Charles Dickens Was Obsessed with Detectives, Too

In 1851, detectives were new to the London police force. The most famous novelist in the world figured he'd go on some ridealongs.

By Tim Mason | June 24, 2019

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