Untold Stories of American History
The Spy Who Exposed the Secrets of the Black Chamber, One of America’s First Code-Breaking Organizations
In 1931, Herbert O. Yardley published a tell-all book about his experiences leading a covert government agency called the Cipher Bureau
The FBI Recovers an Andy Warhol Print Worth $175,000 That Vanished From a Private Home in 2021
A man is expected to plead guilty for trafficking the print, which reappeared at a Dallas auction house shortly after it went missing from a California residence
The Fabulous Fabulist Lawyer Who Wasn’t, but Still Managed to Get a Man Off Death Row
Take in the remarkable tale of the fake attorney best known as L.A. Harris, whose scams put him in trouble with the law in jurisdictions nationwide
World War II ‘Rumor Clinics’ Helped America Battle Wild Gossip
Newspapers and magazines across the United States published weekly columns debunking lurid claims that were detrimental to the war effort
Painting Stolen by American Soldier During World War II Returned to Germany
FBI agents and art recovery lawyers helped retrieve the piece by Austrian artist Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer
The Real History Behind ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Martin Scorsese’s new film revisits the murders of wealthy Osages in Oklahoma in the 1920s
The Misunderstood Visionary Behind the Black Panther Party
Huey P. Newton has been mythologized and maligned since his murder 34 years ago. His family and friends offer an intimate look inside his life and mind
Florida Museum Sues Ex-Director Over Plot to Profit From Forged Basquiat Paintings
The museum says its reputation was badly damaged by a scandal it describes as “stranger than fiction”
Want to Help the FBI Find Stolen Art? There’s an App for That
A new mobile app provides access to the National Stolen Art File, a database of 8,000 missing items
California Man Admits to Helping Create Fake Basquiat Paintings
Michael Barzman agreed to plead guilty in connection with a scandal that rocked the Orlando Museum of Art
The Ten Best History Books of 2022
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and illuminate how the nation ended up where it is today
How World War II Helped Forge the Modern FBI
Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, J. Edgar Hoover consolidated immense power—and created the beginnings of the surveillance state
The FBI Kept Files on the Monkees—and Micky Dolenz Wants to See Them
The band’s last surviving member is suing the FBI, which monitored the group in the 1960s
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
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