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FBI Seizes 25 Basquiat Paintings Off a Florida Museum’s Walls
Federal agents are investigating the origin of the works, which were on display at the Orlando Museum of Art
Inside the Global Cult of Al Capone
A recent auction of the Chicago gangster's mementos testifies to his enduring appeal—and the thorny nature of collecting items owned by criminals
Stephanie St. Clair, Harlem's 'Numbers Queen,' Dominated the Gambling Underground and Made Millions
In the 1930s, the enigmatic figure ran an illegal lottery while championing New York City's Black community
The True History Behind 'Judas and the Black Messiah'
Shaka King's upcoming film dramatizes Black Panther leader Fred Hampton's betrayal by an FBI informant
A New Film Details the FBI's Relentless Pursuit of Martin Luther King Jr.
Smithsonian scholar says the time is ripe to examine the man's complexities for a more accurate and more inspirational history
The Mayor and the Mob
William O'Dwyer was beloved by New York City. So why did he abruptly leave office and head to Mexico?
NPR Identifies Fourth Attacker in Infamous Civil Rights Murder
William Portwood admitted his involvement in attacking minister James Reeb to reporters just weeks before his death
The F.B.I. Is Trying to Return Thousands of Stolen Artifacts, Including Native American Burial Remains
Five years after the F.B.I.'s six-day raid on a rural Indiana home, the agency is turning to the public for help identifying and repatriating the artifacts
'It Wasn't Aliens': Solar Observatory That Was Mysteriously Evacuated Will Reopen Tomorrow
The Sunspot Observatory in New Mexico was closed for ten days due to a 'security threat,' though aliens and solar flares have been ruled out
How the Smithsonian Helped Sleuth Out the True Identity of a Pair of Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers
When the FBI asked museum conservators at the American History Museum for assistance, they discovered the two pairs are twins
When the Unabomber Was Arrested, One of the Longest Manhunts in FBI History Was Finally Over
Twenty years ago, the courts gave Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences, thereby ending more than a decade of terror.
The F.B.I. Helped a Museum Learn the Identity of a 4,000-Year-Old Severed Head
Cutting-edge DNA analysis revealed the mummified head belonged to Djehutynakht, a governor in Middle Kingdom Egypt, and not his wife as some believed
Was the FBI Searching for Lost Civil War Gold in Pennsylvania?
The agency was recently seen excavating a site where, according to some Elk County locals, a missing shipment of gold bars was buried
The Weird Story of the FBI and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
The film supposedly had Communistic tendencies
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
Has the FBI Ever Been Divorced From Politics?
From its earliest days, Congress feared it would act as a “secret federal police”
During World War II, the U.S. Saw Italian-Americans as a Threat to Homeland Security
The executive order that forced Japanese-Americans from their homes also put immigrants from Italy under the watchful eye of the government
Lie Detectors Don’t Work as Advertised and They Never Did
Barred from use in U.S. court, lie detectors are still used today in other parts of the legal system
After 45 Years, the FBI Has Officially Stopped Looking for D.B. Cooper
The mysterious skyjacker got away clean
