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Just one example of the Virgin of Guadalupe. This one happens to be located in Sante Fe, New Mexico.
saints

Found: A Secret Gas Pump Hidden by a Mexican Altar

The Virgin of Guadalupe had become a font of illegal fuel.
Eric Grundhauser February 22, 2017
Memorial plaque at the place of the assassination.
Stockholm, Sweden

Olof Palme Memorial Plaque

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.
The Heart of Midlothian marks the former entrance to the Old Tolbooth.
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Heart of Midlothian

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Pharmaceutical drug paraphernalia.
Arlington, Virginia

DEA Museum

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.
Joe Byrd Cemetery
Huntsville, Texas

Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery

Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.
London, England

Hidden Cells of Newgate Prison

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.
crime

In 1969, One Inventor Tried to Sell Police a 'Net Gun' for Catching Robbers

While effective, the invention never quite took off.
Lauren Young January 26, 2017
The front page of the <em>Daily News</em> on May 7, 1924 when Ed and Celia were finally caught and tried.
crime

How We Forgot the Bobbed Haired Bandit

In the 1920s, the armed robber Celia Cooney unintentionally became a symbol for the women's movement.
Lauren Young January 26, 2017
"The Anatomist overtaken by the Watch carry'ng off Miss W in a hamper." William Austin, 1773.
cemeteries

A Beginner's Guide to Body Snatching

Where to go for an education in grave robbery, the grisliest chapter in medical history.
Molly McBride Jacobson January 26, 2017
The cover of Le Mort qui tue, an early Fantomas novel
film

The Criminal History of Fantômas, France's Favorite Fictional Villain

He influenced everything from Surrealism to the X-Men.
Sarah Laskow January 25, 2017
cars

A Tour of Al Capone's 'Killer' Cadillac, Which Once Terrorized Chicago Streets

It featured bullet-proof glass and a police siren.
Lauren Young January 23, 2017
Melbourne, Australia

Ned Kelly's Armour

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.
Permanently Closed
San Diego, California

Sheriff's Museum

It would be a crime to miss it.
Permanently Closed
Looking out from the ruins of a cocaine kingpin’s vacation home.
Barú, Colombia

Pablo Escobar's Abandoned Secret Island Mansion

Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.
People place pennies on the blank headstone.
Baltimore, Maryland

Grave of John Wilkes Booth

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.
Wig-wearing socialites: beware of hidden boys, monkeys, and thieving men on horses.
crime

The Elaborate Wig-Snatching Schemes of the 18th Century

Thieves employed monkeys to rob the wealthy of their coiffures.
Lauren Young January 9, 2017
Sometimes it takes a transgression to keep the shelves filled.
libraries

Why a Fake Patron Named 'Chuck Finley' Checked Out 2,361 Books at This Florida Library Last Year

Some library workers wanted to ensure the classics stayed on the shelves.
Eric Grundhauser January 3, 2017
Janice Wylie and Emily Hoffert.
murder

How the 1963 'Career Girl Murders' Bolstered the Myth that Cities Aren’t Safe For Women

Response to the murders—and the subsequent wrongful conviction—was a perfect storm of panic about liberated women, black men, and city life.
Manisha Aggarwal-Schifellite December 8, 2016