Beyond CSI: 10 Fascinating Forensic Careers
Dexter Morgan’s got nothing on optometrist Graham Strong.
Dexter Morgan’s got nothing on optometrist Graham Strong.
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were two of the most popular celebrity criminals of the 1930s (and they had a lot of competition in that decade).
Researchers say they have strong evidence that a diary detailing the murders is authentic.
Beneath all that glitz and glamour, Hollywood has a definite dark side.
The iconic crime hound got his name from a cereal box promotion.
The picturesque speck of land is home to a craggy green coast, spectacular sea views, and an ill-fated lighthouse.
According to popular lore, when looking for places to funnel his unlawfully obtained money, American gangster Al Capone gravitated toward laundromats.
Graham Young used an obscure poison called thallium to kill. Did he take inspiration from a Christie novel?
Can a book on how to murder people be held liable for a real-life crime?
The thief left his award certificate for finishing the Sourtoe Cocktail behind.
The tiny yellow dots help law enforcement track counterfeiters.
While much of the film was fictional, Al Capone taking a baseball bat to a rival was based on bloody fact.
The origins of the “Isdal Woman” have been unknown for 46 years. Now, police have finally figured out where she's from.
The blueprints for his "Murder Castle" included 51 doorways that opened to brick walls, 100 windowless rooms, stairs that led to nowhere, two furnaces, and body-sized chutes to an incinerator.
After 27 years, a traffic accident victim can officially be laid to rest.
While it might be surprising, it turns out that stick figures make pretty good forensic art evidence.
Sometimes, a pencil is more effective than DNA at catching bad guys. Find out more about what it's like to be a forensic artist.
Using gloves at crime scenes is a relatively recent procedure—and this grisly case is the reason why.
He's been called America's first serial killer.
Historical bad guys can fascinate even the most law-abiding among us.
In 1800, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr—history’s most famous frenemies—teamed up to get Levi Weeks acquitted of murder.
In 1800, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr—history’s most famous frenemies—teamed up to get Levi Weeks acquitted of murder.
Cracking this code could solve a murder.
More than 100 years ago, brothers Alfred and Albert Stratton became the first people in England to be convicted of murder based on fingerprint evidence. The rest of the law enforcement world took notice.