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    On Our Fascination with Scammers, Conmen, and Dupers of the Super-Rich

    By Dwyer Murphy | August 30, 2017

    At the Birth of Crime Photography, Mug Shots and Death Scenes

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    The Night I Spent in Lizzie Borden's House

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    Making a Murderer: A Reading List on Our Broken Criminal Justice System

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