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Crime

The Strange Tale of Echo, the Parrot Who Saw Too Much

A mobster's pet is said to be in hiding. Could the bird be a witness in court?

Laurel Braitman March 22, 2016

Private Eyes Tell Us About Digging Through People's Trash

It turns out this technique isn't just good in movies—it works in real life, too.

Dan Nosowitz March 18, 2016

The Modern Manhunt Began With An Arrest by Wireless Telegraph

Morse code messages and bowler hat cameras were the Twitter and cellphones of the Edwardian police chase.

Ella Morton March 2, 2016

Finally, Someone is on Trial Internationally for Destroying Precious Cultural Property

The International Criminal Court hears its first property case.

Jessie Guy-Ryan February 28, 2016

'Who Shot Our Goose?' An English Village Mourns the Loss of a Mascot

Jessie Guy-Ryan February 27, 2016

Cementerio Numero 3 de Playa Ancha

Valparaiso, Chile

Cementerio Numero 3 de Playa Ancha

Hand-made memorials and a wish-granting murderer lie within this seaside pauper's cemetery.

The Sober Truth About Field Sobriety Tests

Eric Grundhauser February 18, 2016

Portland, Oregon

The Witch’s Castle

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

In 1979, A Computer Programmer Used Code to Threaten Johnny Cash

JPat Brown January 27, 2016

Englewood Post Office

Chicago, Illinois

Englewood Post Office

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

The shore-jumping peninsula Belgium is happy to get rid of.

Fleeting Wonders: A Belgian Peninsula Goes Dutch

Cara Giaimo December 31, 2015

The Real-Life Christmas Grinches Who Steal Lights, Ornaments, Trees—Even Baby Jesus

Andy Wright December 21, 2015

Grave of the Kneeland Sisters

Gardner, Massachusetts

Grave of The Kneeland Maids

This donated headstone marks the grave of a pair of elderly women who were mysteriously murdered.

At the FBI.

Why Mormons Make Great FBI Recruits

What sparked rumors of a "Mormon Mafia"?

Sarah Laskow November 4, 2015

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh's Snoopy Doghouse

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

A Thomas Nast cartoon of Boss Tweed escaping jail.

The New York Prison that Doubled as a Clubhouse For Alimony Cheats

Eric Grundhauser September 4, 2015

Stockholm, Sweden

Birthplace of the Stockholm Syndrome

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

Investigation: What Happens When Limbs Turn Up Without a Body Attached?

Sarah Laskow September 1, 2015