• True Crime

    How a Pandemic and an Earthquake Shaped the Mafia’s Coldest Killer

    On the tumultuous youth of Umberto Anastasia, the "Lord High Executioner" of Murder, Inc.

    June 1, 2020  By Frank Dimatteo and Michael Benson
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    About That Time Whitey Bulger "Won" the Mass Millions Lottery

    In 1991, a winning lotto ticket was sold at a South Boston Liquor Mart. The city's most notorious gangster claimed it was his.

    May 27, 2020  By Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge
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    How the Disappearance of Etan Patz Changed the Face of New York City Forever

    Stranger danger and the specter of childhood.

    May 26, 2020  By Paul Renfro
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    The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020: Summer Reading Edition

    80+ crime novels, mysteries, thrillers, and true crime books for the long summer days and nights ahead.

    May 20, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    Five Nonfiction Crime Books to Read This May

    Journeys in Scandinavian Noir and Hunting Whitey Bulger

    May 18, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    11 True Crime Podcasts About Sports You Should Be Listening to Now

    Live sports are on hold. Sports and crime podcasts are helping to fill the void.

    May 18, 2020  By Lizzy Steiner
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    Hollywood’s Women in Criminal Justice: Sometimes Fact, Sometimes Fiction

    Finding a version of the truth in a roster of fictional women lawyers.

    May 7, 2020  By Karen Stefano
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    Shooting the Front Page Photo in the 1930s

    How Press Photographers Created The Visual Definition of Noir

    May 5, 2020  By Amanda Quick
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    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.

    April 30, 2020  By Dean Jobb
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    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

    April 28, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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