Crime
DNA Evidence Identifies Headless Corpse in Cave as 1916 Axe Murderer
Joseph Henry Loveless murdered his wife with an axe more than 100 years ago. Now, his dismembered remains have been identified
More Than 30 Animals, Among Them 'Highly Endangered' Species, Killed in Fire at German Zoo
Authorities say the blaze was likely started by floating lanterns illegally released into the sky on New Year's Eve
Scientist Behind First CRISPR-Modified Babies Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
He Jiankui faced backlash immediately after announcing the twins’ birth late last year
Fifty Years Ago, the Murder of Jock Yablonski Shocked the Labor Movement
The conspiracy to kill the United Mine Workers official went all the way to the top of his own union
The Victorian Tattooing Craze Started With Convicts and Spread to the Royal Family
A new series of data visualizations offers insights on the practice's historical significance
There’s a Forest Made Out of Signs in Canada
Since 1942, people have planted 91,000 signs from around the world
The Courtroom That Literally Relitigated History
For San Francisco’s Court of Historical Opinion, no case was too frivolous or too controversial
The Charlatan of the Ozarks Still Looms Over the Haunted Crescent Hotel
A notorious quack peddled cures at an Arkansas resort in the 1930s. Nowadays the con game is all for show
Days After the Brazen Green Vault Heist, Another German Museum Is Targeted by Thieves
Burglars stole jewelry and historic artifacts from the Stasi Museum in Berlin
Authorities Recover 10,000 Artifacts Stolen by International Antiquities Trafficking Ring
The organized crime group had connections across Italy, Britain, Germany, France and Serbia
The True History Behind Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman'
Many have suggested Frank Sheeran's claims about the murder of Jimmy Hoffa are mere fantasy; the historical context of Scorsese's epic is more nuanced
Art Detective Tracks Down Oscar Wilde's Stolen Friendship Ring
Authorities previously believed the ring, taken from Oxford in 2002, was melted down by an individual unaware of its true significance
Texas' Retired Police Dogs No Longer Have to Be Sold or Euthanized
A new state amendment allows handlers and other qualified caretakers to adopt retired police pups at no cost
Revolutionary War Rifle Stolen 50 Years Ago Recovered at Barn Sale
The long rifle, made by master gunsmith Johann Christian Oerter, will go on view at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia
A Maryland Community Gathered to Remember the Lynching of George Peck
Montgomery County residents collected soil from the site where Peck was dragged to his death in 1880
You Could Own an Amputated Arm From the George III Statue Toppled at Bowling Green
The 18th-century lead fragment was unearthed in a Connecticut resident's garden in 1991
Low-Level Offenders in NYC Can Now Take an Art Class Instead of Appearing in Court
"It’s about holding people accountable, but doing it in ways that promote human dignity," Brooklyn's district attorney said
Alcatraz's Captivating Hold on History
Fifty years after Native American activists occupied the island, take a look back at the old prison in San Francisco Bay
Who Were the Real 'Peaky Blinders'?
The Shelby family is fictional, but a real street gang operated in Birmingham at the turn of the 20th century
Prison Book Bans Are ‘Arbitrary and Irrational,’ Report Finds
PEN America's report coincided with the annual Banned Books Week
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