Crime
Fascinating Facts About the Birth of the Italian-American Mafia
Long before the real life Al Capone and the fictional Michael Corleone from The Godfather, there was the Black Hand,…
The Detective Who Discovered HE Was the Murderer: Historic Sleepwalking Cases
La Belle Epoque France was shocked and titillated by what had at first seemed to be a run-of-the-mill murder on…
Fashion Fights: The Straw Hat and Zoot Suit Riots
“Fashion police” used to be literal, and the breach of fashion rules could get violators criminally prosecuted and punished. Fashion…
Frank Hamer, Legendary Texas Lawman Who Bagged Bonnie and Clyde
Frank Hamer was a Texas Ranger and lawman whose decades-long career spanned the transition from Old West policing to modern…
Vigilante Justice and the Small Town Bully – A Crime That Shocked America
In the early 1980s, 27-year-old Legal Aid lawyer David Baird of Maryville in Nodaway County, Missouri, was at a crossroads.…
The Fake Nobleman Who Scammed Millions in the Wild West
The Wild West produced many wild figures, and when it comes to crooks, few were wilder or more brazen than…
The Real Life Assassin Behind ‘Killing Eve’ and Other Fascinating Historical Criminal Tidbits
The fictional criminal psychopath from TV’s Killing Eve is based on a real life criminal who killed more than twenty…
Grudge Matches, Beefs, and Rivalries Petty and Grand of Famous Historic Figures
A grudge can crop up for trifling reasons, only to take on a life of its own and get serious…
The Disappearance of Bessie and Glen Hyde Remains One of the Most Puzzling Unsolved Mysteries
In 1928, a happy newlywed couple went on a white water rafting trip down the Colorado River in the Grand…
The Lantern and Pretty Mary – Brazil’s Bandit King and Queen Lampiao and Maria Bonita
Brazilian bandit Lampiao (the Lantern) and his paramour and partner in crime Maria Bonita (Pretty Mary) have often been compared…