The Forgotten Story of How Harper Lee Investigated an Astonishing Murder in Alabama
Author Casey Cep discusses her new book about Harper Lee's unfinished manuscript detailing the alleged crimes of an Alabama preacher and the man who shot him.
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In an Internet Era, Can Armchair Detectives Actually Solve a Case?
Podcasting allows today’s true crime fans to take a crowdsourced approach to amateur detective work. By Stephanie Faris…
How the Fairbanks Four Finally Found Freedom
George Frese, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts, and Eugene Vent — better known as the Fairbanks Four—spent 18 years in prison for a murder they didn’t commit. On the anniversary of the crime, a look at how their incarceration exposed the deep racial divides within the local community.
Where Were the Usual Suspects in ‘Making a Murderer’?
By leaving out crucial statistics, the Netflix phenomenon plays into clichés about murdered women.
Letters to Prison
In 1989 in Fairbanks, Alaska, Byran Perotti killed Johnny Jackson in cold blood. The community's silence around the murder compounded the shock of the crime itself.
A True Crime Expert Weighs in on HBO’s ‘The Jinx’
Criminologist and author Michael Arntfield talks with us about the past and future of true crime.
What the NYPD Standoff Might Teach Us About Broken Windows Policing
The New York Police Department has been cutting down on arrests. Is that necessarily a bad thing?
The Very Real Dangers of Tasers
Scientific research reveals the harmful effects of Tasers, on both body and mind.
The White Cop Who Embraced #BlackLivesMatter and Saved Richmond
How a cop whose last job was policing the streets of Fargo, North Dakota, turned around a town that had a reputation as one of the most violent places in America.
Problems With Police Sanctions
Recent research about ways to deal with police misconduct, and some of its unintended consequences.