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Crime

The sawed-off shotgun, collected from Bonnie and Clyde's hideout.

For Sale: Bonnie and Clyde’s Sawed-Off Shotgun

Plus Bonnie’s poetry, wanted posters, and a bloodied bandage.

Sabrina Imbler September 18, 2019

The Hanging Stanes.

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Hanging Stanes

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

John Dillinger's headstone, chipped by souvenir hunters.

John Dillinger Is Long Dead and Somehow Still a Troublemaker

Mysteries and theories still surround the outlaw's death and burial in Indiana, 85 years later.

Isaac Schultz September 11, 2019

Winning isn't easy, but it should at least be possible.

On the Midway With the Carnival Game Investigators Out to Protect Your Summer Fun

Jessica Leigh Hester August 29, 2019

Items missing from the National Archives might have been stolen, misplaced, or filed incorrectly.

military history

On the Hunt for National Treasures With America’s Archive Detective

Mitch Yockelson scours the country for its missing heritage.

Nina Strochlic August 16, 2019

Police uniforms throughout the world.

Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow Police Museum

This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.

The monument.

St. James, Nebraska

Wiseman Massacre Monument

This simple stone monument honors a 19th-century tragedy.

Ledburn, England

Bridego Bridge

The site of the notorious Great Train Robbery of £2.6 million, one of the biggest heists in English history.

Patio.

Mexico City, Mexico

Casa de la Memoria Indómita (House of Indomitable Memory)

Its exhibits are dedicated to educating the public about state terrorism in Mexico.

Garlic is the perfect food to smuggle.

The Coast Guard Just Busted a Garlic-Smuggling Operation in the Caribbean

Nations around the world are fighting the fragrant crime.

Anne Ewbank June 26, 2019

The Grave of Bonnie Parker

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

A page from the archives of Ely, likely describing very petty thefts and also murder.

This Archive Captures Centuries of British Crime, From Cheese Theft to Murder

Eventually, these records will be made available online.

Sabrina Imbler June 12, 2019

Thanks to photography, the public suddenly had intimate access to private quarters.

The Intimacy of Crime Scene Photos in Belle Epoque Paris

Pioneering criminologist Alphonse Bertillon turned everyone into voyeurs.

Stephanie Gorton June 7, 2019

Mary Baker pretended to be a princess and ended up selling leeches.

The English Servant Girl Who Pretended to Be an Exotic Island Princess

Mary Baker, better known as Princess Caraboo, convinced an entire town she was eccentric royalty.

Sabrina Imbler May 9, 2019

Thérèse Humbert concocted some very convoluted schemes.

The Parisian Fraudster With Complicated Tales of Imaginary Millionaires

Thérèse Humbert played French bankers like fiddles to live in the lap of luxury.

Sabrina Imbler May 8, 2019

Madame Rachel capitalized on Victorian women’s desire for eternal youth.

The Victorian Influencer Who Peddled Poisonous Beauty Elixirs

Sarah Rachel Russell sold exotic makeup that turned out to be mostly arsenic.

Sabrina Imbler May 7, 2019

Ostriches on a farm in Oudtshoorn, South Africa.

The Strange Tale of the Great 1911 Trans-Saharan Ostrich Heist

Big hats, big risks, big payoffs.

Vincent Gabrielle April 22, 2019

Sam Howe with one of his crime-clippings scrapbooks at police headquarters in city hall, 1908.

The Scrapbooking Lawman Who Documented 19th-Century Colorado

Sam Howe filled his books with newspaper clippings about crime in Denver.

Felicia Brower April 10, 2019