Crime
Ratko Mladic, Known as the ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Found Guilty of War Crimes and Genocide
A United Nations court found that Mladic had directed the murders of thousands of Muslims in the 1990s
100 Stolen John Lennon Items Found in Berlin
The trove of memorabilia, which was stolen from Yoko Ono, includes Lennon’s diaries, glasses and handwritten music scores
Rare Photograph of Billy the Kid Found at a Flea Market
The tintype image was purchased for $10 but might be worth millions
A 1957 Meeting Forced the FBI to Recognize the Mafia—And Changed the Justice System Forever
FBI director J. Edgar Hoover previously ignored the growing threat in favor of pursuing Cold War bugaboos
U.S. Hate Crimes Ticked Upward in 2016
The latest FBI stats show a 4.6 percent rise, but crimes may be underreported by a factor of 50
Most Antiquities Sold Online Are Fake or Illegal
Social media and ISIS have combined to flood the web with thousands of questionable artifacts
The Poetic Tale of Literary Outlaw Black Bart
Stagecoach robber Charles Bole took the inspiration for his pseudonym from pulp fiction
Revisiting the Myth of Mata Hari, From Sultry Spy to Government Scapegoat
One hundred years after her death, a new exhibit is putting the spotlight on the dancer’s life and legacy
In 2014, Americans Feared Walking Alone at Night. Now They’re Worried about Government Corruption
A survey on American fears by Chapman University sociologists has produced some surprisingly frightful results
These Are the Three Main Categories of Bloodstain Patterns
Bloodstain pattern analysis is used in murder investigations - analysts draw on chemistry, mathematics and physics to determine the area of origin
Home Is Where the Corpse Is—at Least in These Dollhouse Crime Scenes
Frances Glessner Lee's "Nutshell Studies" exemplify the intersection of forensic science and craft
Inside the Founding Fathers’ Debate Over What Constituted an Impeachable Offense
If not for three sparring Virginia delegates, Congress’s power to remove a president would be even more limited than it already is
The 1982 Tylenol Terror Shattered American Consumer Innocence
Seven people lost their lives after taking poisoned Tylenol. The tragedy led to important safety reforms
Brazil Investigates Alleged Murders of "Uncontacted" Amazon Tribe Members
Gold miners were heard in a bar talking about killing 10 indigenous people in the remote Javari Valley
In the 19th Century, You Wouldn’t Want to Be Put on the Treadmill
This grueling nineteenth-century punishment was supposed to provide a torturous lesson about hard work
How Forest Forensics Could Prevent the Theft of Ancient Trees
To track down timber thieves, researchers are turning to new tech and tried-and-true criminal justice techniques
The Case Thurgood Marshall Never Forgot
Fifty years ago today, Thurgood Marshall became a Supreme Court justice. He kept telling the story of the Groveland Four
The Six-Day Hostage Standoff That Gave Rise to ‘Stockholm Syndrome’
Although it is widely known, 'Stockholm syndrome' is not recognized by the APA
Once Plundered by Thieves, Ancient Cave Reopens with 3-D Replicas of Stolen Fossils
It took multiple attempts—and two broken printers—to get the recreations right
A Brief History of Presidential Pardons
The power bestowed upon the chief executive to excuse past misdeeds has involved a number of famous Americans
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