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The Great British Tea Heist
Botanist Robert Fortune traveled to China and stole trade secrets of the tea industry, discovering a fraud in the process
March 09, 2010 |
By Sarah Rose
Abraham Lincoln, True Crime Writer
While practicing law in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln defended a man in a highly unusual case and later recounted the mystery as a short story
February 10, 2010 |
By Laura Helmuth
Wildlife Trafficking
A reporter follows the lucrative, illicit and heartrending trade in stolen wild animals deep into Ecuador's rain forest
December 2009 |
By Charles Bergman
Looting Mali's History
As demand for its antiquities soars, the West African country is losing its most prized artifacts to illegal sellers and smugglers
November 2009 |
By Joshua Hammer
The Dinosaur Fossil Wars
Across the American West, legal battles over dinosaur fossils are on the rise as amateur prospectors make major finds
April 2009 |
By Donovan Webster
Solving a 17th-Century Crime
Forensic anthropologists at the National Museum of Natural History find answers to a colonial cold case
March 2009 |
By Joseph Caputo
Rewriting History in Great Britain
Recently uncovered documents in the British archives reveal dark secrets from World War II. One problem: they are forgeries
November 18, 2008 |
By Gregory Katz
Colombia Dispatch 9: The Story of Medellin
The Colombian city of Medellin is synonymous with the drug trade, but city leaders are hoping to keep the peace by building up communities
October 29, 2008 |
By Kenneth Fletcher
Eastern State Penitentiary: A Prison With a Past
Philadelphia set the stage for prison reform not only in Pennsylvania, but also the world over
October 01, 2008 |
By Chai Woodham
Leopold and Loeb's Criminal Minds
In defense of murderers Leopold and Loeb, attorney Clarence Darrow thwarted a nation's call for vengeance
August 2008 |
By Simon Baatz
On the Job: Courtroom Sketch Artist
Decades of depicting defendants, witnesses and judges have given Andy Austin a unique perspective on Chicago
June 09, 2008 |
By Jess Ludwig
Rogues Gallery
Ten of the most incredible art heists of the modern era
May 20, 2008 |
By Siobhan Roth
Forensic Science for Antiques
Revealing art secrets—and exposing forgeries
May 15, 2008 |
By Dina Modianot-Fox
Showcasing Shams
At the Museum of Fakes, what's not real is still art
May 08, 2008 |
By Dina Modianot-Fox
To Catch a Thief
How a Civil War buff's chance discovery led to a sting, a raid and a victory against traffickers in stolen historical documents
April 2008 |
By Steve Twomey
Pay Dirt in Montana
A librarian's sleuthing turns up a crime with at least 100 victims
April 2008 |
By Steve Twomey
Outlaw Hunters
The Pinkerton Detective Agency chased down some of America's most notorious criminals
September 01, 2007 |
By Amy Crawford
The Pirate Hunters
As buccanneering is back with a vengeance, stepped-up law enforcement and high-tech tools work to help protect shipping on the high seas
August 2007 |
By Paul Raffaele
The Gentleman Pirate
How Stede Bonnet went from wealthy landowner to villain on the sea
August 01, 2007 |
By Amy Crawford
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