• True Crime

    How the Modern History of Russia Is Explained by the Lives of Its Criminals

    In the new book 'Russia in Four Criminals,' Federico Varese lays out a compelling case for a new understanding of Russia and democracy.

    November 20, 2024  By Federico Varese
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    The Life and Times of Gaston Means, one of the Greatest Rogues in American History

    Detective, swindler, accused killer, spy. Jazz Age con man Gaston Means was all of the above. And when the son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped in 1932, he concocted his most audacious fraud.

    November 14, 2024  By Dean Jobb
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    A Killing in North Carolina That Still Haunts the Survivors, 50 Years Later

    They were hippies from Clearwater looking for a place to camp. Then the armed sheriff's deputies showed up.

    November 12, 2024  By Timothy Silver
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    Los Angeles's Dark, Strange History of Trick-Or-Treat Murders 

    A trip through L.A.'s archives reveals several gruesome killings tied to Halloween.

    October 31, 2024  By James T. Bartlett
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    Georgia Jeffries On Feeling Compelled to Write About Her Aunt's Murder

    Aldine Younger was murdered in 1933. Her killer escaped justice, and her family remains haunted by the case.

    October 31, 2024  By Georgia Jeffries
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    Argh! True Crime Stories of Porch Piracy

    Kate Carlisle rounds up the most brazen tales of real life package thieves

    October 23, 2024  By Kate Carlisle
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    Anthony Bourdain on the Life and Legacy of a Cook: Typhoid Mary

    "Mary Mallon was a cook. And her story, first and foremost, is the story of a cook."

    October 15, 2024  By Anthony Bourdain
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    Matt Murphy on His Life as a Homicide Prosecutor

    In a new memoir, Murphy reflects on his career with the Orange County District Attorney.

    October 11, 2024  By John B. Valeri
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    The Arizona Trunk Killer: On the 1932 Murders That Shocked the World

    In 1932, Ruth Judd killed two of her friends and stuffed them inside a travel trunk. Why was it so hard to believe in her guilt?

    October 8, 2024  By Laurie Notaro
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    Seven Red Flags That Won’t Help You Avoid a Cult

    Because joining a cult is honestly very human and not at all weird...

    October 7, 2024  By J. W. Ocker
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