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The Forgotten Tale of How America Converted Its 1980 Olympic Village Into a Prison

Budget approval for a small New York town to host the games came with one very large caveat.
Brianna Nofil August 16, 2016
crime and punishment

There Was a Sausage Attack in Germany Against a BMW

It made a one-centimeter dent.
Cara Giaimo August 16, 2016
Stamp Act riots in Boston before the Revolutionary War.
Boston, Massachusetts

Site of the Boston Tax Riot

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.
dioramas

Hold These Tiny Crime Scenes in the Palm of Your Hand

Death is precious in these artistic mini worlds.
Kate Silver August 4, 2016
crime

The 9 Lives of the Spanish Prisoner, the Treasure-Dangling Scam That Won't Die

It's been around for centuries.
Erik Shilling August 3, 2016
prisons

The Folsom Prisoner Who Built Functional Miniature Carnivals Out of Toothpicks

It was the best way for William Jennings-Bryan Burke to kill time during his 23 years in prison.
Lauren Young July 8, 2016
The weapon of choice.
animals

A Guy in Switzerland Sent a Pigeon on a Kamikaze Mission to Kill a Falcon

He now could go to jail.
Cara Giaimo July 5, 2016
crime and punishment

In the UK, It's Still Legal to Place People in the Stocks

After discovering the legal loophole, one town councillor is envisioning a potential tourist attraction.
Jessie Guy-Ryan July 2, 2016
Arlington, Virginia

Deep Throat Parking Garage

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."
The KGB Museum.
Tallinn, Estonia

KGB Museum

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Washington, D.C.

International Spy Museum

Home to items never before seen by the public.
animals

This Canadian Bar's Tiger Pelt Was Stolen—Again

It features a menacing growl.
Eric Grundhauser June 20, 2016
crime and punishment

There's a Crime Wave in New Zealand Because of Avocado Shortages

People are seeing green.
Erik Shilling June 15, 2016
farms

The Farmer Who Sold Millions in Fake Organic Seeds Is Now Headed to Prison

Organic seeds are lucrative.
Erik Shilling June 10, 2016
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crime and punishment

Meet ‘Deadshot Mary,’ a 1930s Undercover Cop Superstar

How one NYC policewoman became a media sensation.
Hadley Meares May 25, 2016
A paloverde tree stands guard in an Arizona desert. In 1993, one of these trees helped solve a crime when it dropped its distinct seeds into a murderer's pickup truck.
crime and punishment

How Trees Help Solve Murders

Twigs, seeds and pollen can help heat up otherwise cold cases.
Cara Giaimo May 20, 2016
food

The Violent Ice Cream Wars of 1980s Scotland

The most dangerous job in Glasgow was being an ice cream man.
Natalie Zarrelli May 13, 2016
prisons

Professor Solves 350-Year-Old Mystery Behind The Man in the Iron Mask

He thinks so, anyway.
Erik Shilling May 9, 2016