Murder
Baboons Are Ruthless Reproducers
These monkeys do whatever it takes to pass on their genes, including killing others’ offspring
After 39 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment, Ricky Jackson Is Finally Free
Locked up for a murder he didn't commit, he served the longest sentence of any U.S. inmate found to be innocent
After Nearly 70 Years, the India-Pakistan Partition Gets a Museum
The Partition Museum is unrelenting in its portrayal of a brutal era
The Suspect, the Prosecutor, and the Unlikely Bond They Forged
New evidence shows that Homer Cummings, who would later be FDR's attorney general, rescued an innocent man accused of murder
Orlando Will Buy Pulse Nightclub and Create a Permanent Memorial
The city announced plans to take over the now-vacant nightclub where 49 guest were gunned down
Killers Don't Always Look the Part
The tragic true story of an innocent man suspected of murder is a classic motif of the Hollywood thriller and is used as a subplot in Scream
Can Resource Scarcity Really Explain a History of Human Violence?
Data from thousands of California burial sites suggests that a lack of resources causes violence. But that conclusion may be too simplistic
A Skeleton Found in a Castle Could Be the Key to Cracking a 17th-Century Cold Case
A murder mystery complete with royal intrigue
A New Choral Work Was Inspired by the Death of Matthew Shepard
“Considering Matthew Shepard” finds hope inside a story of hate
Bloody Leaves Help Solve 82-Year-Old Royal Mystery
King Albert's untimely death sparked a range of conspiracy theories about the cause
Murder of Environmental Activists Reaches All-Time High
At least 185 environmental activists were murdered in 2015, according to a new report
After 52 Years, the "Mississippi Burning" Case Closes
The Department of Justice and State of Mississippi close the investigation of three civil rights workers killed by KKK members in 1964
Why Russia Is Digging Up The Bones of a 19th-Century Tsar
A new DNA analysis aims to end speculation about the last Romanovs—but hasn't the mystery already been solved?
The Story of the First Mass Shooting in U.S. History
Howard Unruh’s “Walk of Death” foretold an era in which such tragedies would become all too common
The Murderous Story of America’s First Hijacking
Earnest Pletch’s cold-blooded killing of Carl Bivens was just one chapter in the strange life of the mechanic, farmhand and erstwhile carnie
Shootings and Mass Murders Seem to Be Contagious
Data spanning decades shows how high-profile events can cause outbreaks of similar killings that mirror the spread of disease
Investigating the Case of the Earliest Known Murder Victim
A 430,000-year-old skull discovered in a Spanish cave bears evidence of deliberate, lethal blunt force trauma
The Final Hours of John Wilkes Booth
"I have too great a soul to die like a criminal," Booth once wrote
Poison Hath Been This Italian Mummy's Untimely End
A lethal helping of foxglove seems to have triggered the downfall of a warlord of Verona
A Militant Group Is Fighting to Keep Nigerian Students From Education
Islamic extremists from the group Boko Haram have kidnapped 200 girls from a boarding school
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