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Crime

The Medieval Thieves Who Used Cats, Apes, and Tortoises as Accomplices

The Banū Sāsān were known for turning animals to lives of crime.

Ramsha Zubairi March 3, 2023

The 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail

A historic jail preserves etchings from over a century of incarcerated people in a town with a rough and tumble past.

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Podcast: Buckley’s Cave

Where an escaped prisoner is said to have spent years in hiding.

The Podcast Team December 5, 2022

Why is Everyone Fighting Over the Skull of 'Brigand Villella'?

The answer involves pseudoscience, politics, and a burglary at a windmill.

Dania Rodrigues November 4, 2022

amusement parks

Podcast: Hacienda Nápoles

Medellín cartel founder Pablo Escobar built himself a sort of Jurassic Park-meets-Disney World resort. Now it’s overrun by hippos.

The Podcast Team November 2, 2022

The Haunting True Story of Bridget Cleary’s “Changeling” Murder

There's more to this 19th-century crime than the dark side of fairy lore.

Sarah Durn October 21, 2022

The Curse of the Viking Sally, the Baltic’s Most Ill-Starred Ship

The one-time floating pleasure palace left a legacy of murder and maritime disaster in its wake.

Michael Hunt October 6, 2022

objects of intrigue

Was This Letter Written by Sherlock Holmes?

If you are “Playing the Game,” the answer is elementary.

April White September 15, 2022

Beveridge, Australia

Ned Kelly's House

From this modest childhood home, Ned Kelly went on to become Australia’s most infamous bushranger.

How Rebuilding New Jersey's Palace of Depression Became a Family Legacy

Built from recycled materials by an eccentric con artist in the 1930s, the curious creation was demolished—and then reborn.

Michelle Harris August 23, 2022

Puzzle Monday: The Secret Language of Thieves Crossword

AO Puzzles July 11, 2022

The 'Iron Lady' of Kashmir

For more than 30 years, Parveena Ahangar has looked for those who have disappeared in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Raihana Maqbool June 30, 2022

Why Is Scotland Apologizing Now for Witch Trials 300 Years Ago?

The gender politics of attempting to right a historic wrong.

Sarah Durn March 24, 2022

Nuremberg, Germany

Memorium Nürnberger Prozesse (Nuremberg Trials Memorial)

A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.

The Unsolved Murder That Haunted a Beloved Italian Poet

A stirring mosaic marks the spot where Ruggero Pascoli was killed in 1867, shaping his son Giovanni's prolific art.

Gary Singh February 3, 2022

Longiano, Italy

Monument to the Assassination of Ruggero Pascoli

A haunting mosaic marks the spot where a famous poet's father was murdered more than 150 years ago.

Germantown, Maryland

Waters Mill Ruins

The ruins of an old mill lie in a small ravine along a hiking trail near Little Seneca Creek.

Women Plundered and Swashbuckled With the Best (and Worst) of Them

The new book "Pirate Women" uncovers the stories of the women who sailed their way into history, cutlass in hand.

Sarah Durn January 4, 2022