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“Baby, There’s Always a Man with a Knife.”

erocha1150 wrote 10 hours ago: Nobody does a good true-crime investigative magazine piece like Texas Monthly, specifically journali … more →

Tags: murder, true crime, Women, Media Coverage, Hannah and Andrew, He Gets Us, If the Serial Killer Gets Us, Magazine writing, national magazine awards

Archive-O-Rama: Case of the Taxi Dancer Who Couldn't Drive

remindmagger wrote 14 hours ago: According to the bereaved husband’s account, his attractive wife recognized one of the thugs, who wh … more →

Tags: From the Archives, Cars, Noir, The forties

this day in crime history: may 23, 19344 comments

John DuMond wrote 1 day ago: She was an honor student with a talent for creative writing. He was an ex-con and habitual criminal … more →

Tags: History, true crime, 1934, Bonnie and Clyde, Crime, Frank Hamer, History 2

this day in crime history: may 22, 19625 comments

John DuMond wrote 2 days ago: On this date in 1962, Continental Airlines Flight 11, enroute from Chicago to Kansas City, MO, crash … more →

Tags: History, true crime, 1962, Bomb, Continental Airlines Flight 11, Crime, FBI, History 2, Mass Murder

Book Review: Specific Intent by O'Neil De Noux

mobilemojoman wrote 3 days ago: Specific Intent by O’Neil De Noux Publisher – Pinnacle Books Copyright 1993 370 pages Rating - … more →

Tags: Books, Articles, & the Arts, Semi-Informed Reviews & Opinions, Book, New Orleans, James Dickey, Deliverance, specific intent, O'Neil De Noux, Nichole Lopatta

this day in crime history: may 21, 19242 comments

John DuMond wrote 3 days ago: On this date in 1924, two spoiled sociopaths committed what they thought would be the perfect crime; … more →

Tags: History, true crime, 1924, Chicago, Clarence Darrow, Crime, History 2, Leopold and Loeb, murder

this day in crime history: may 18, 19272 comments

John DuMond wrote 6 days ago: On this date in 1927, Bath, MI became the scene of the largest school mass-murder in U.S. history. T … more →

Tags: History, true crime, 1927, Bath Mi, Bomb, Crime, History 2, Mass Murder, murder

this day in crime history: may 17, 19745 comments

John DuMond wrote 1 week ago: On this date in 1974, six members of the Symbionese Liberation Army were cornered by police in a hou … more →

Tags: History, true crime, 1974, Crime, History 2, LAPD, Los Angeles, shootout, Symbionese Liberation Army

Midnight in Peking by Paul French9 comments

FictionFan wrote 1 week ago: ‘The evil that men do lives after them…’ This is a fascinating story of a true-life crime comm … more →

Tags: 5 Stars, Review, French Paul, Murder in Peking, true crime, crime, Book Review, paul french, murder in peking

this day in crime history: may 15, 19812 comments

John DuMond wrote 1 week ago: On this date in 1981, Donna Payant became the first female corrections officer in New York State to … more →

Tags: History, true crime, 1981, Crime, Donna Payant, History 2, Lemuel Smith, murder, Officer Down

this day in crime history: may 13, 19772 comments

John DuMond wrote 1 week ago: On this date in 1977, mob boss Michael “Mickey” Spillane (no relation to the guy who cre … more →

Tags: History, true crime, Crime, Gambino Familry, Genovese Family, History 2, Irish mob, Mafia, mickey spillane

this day in crime history: may 10, 19246 comments

John DuMond wrote 2 weeks ago: On this date in 1924, J. Edgar Hoover was appointed head of the Bureau of Investigation, predecessor … more →

Tags: History, true crime, 1924, Crime, FBI, History 2, J Edgar Hoover

Fugitive Ex-Cop Christopher Dorner May Have Committed Suicide

filmstarblog wrote 2 weeks ago: Ex-LAPD Officer Christopher Dorner pledged to kill a lot of cops in his revenge-fueled killing spree … more →

Tags: death, true crime, Gossip

this day in crime history: may 9, 19804 comments

John DuMond wrote 2 weeks ago: On this date in 1980, the Security Pacific Bank branch in Norco, CA was robbed by five heavily armed … more →

Tags: true crime, History, Crime, History 2, murder, California, Officer Down, Bank Robbery, 1980

this day in crime history: may 7, 18964 comments

John DuMond wrote 2 weeks ago: On this day in 1896, Herman Mudgett (aka Dr. H.H. Holmes) was well hung. No, that’s not quite … more →

Tags: History, true crime, Chicago, Crime, Herman Mudgett, hh holmes, murder, Serial Killer

this day in crime history: may 4, 19324 comments

John DuMond wrote 2 weeks ago: On this date in 1932, “Scarface” Al Capone boarded a train for Atlanta to start serving … more →

Tags: true crime, History, 1932, Al Capone, Chicago, Crime, History 2, Jimmy hat, Mafia

this day in crime history: may 2, 19462 comments

John DuMond wrote 3 weeks ago: On this day in 1946, an aborted escape attempt led to what became known as the Battle of Alcatraz. T … more →

Tags: true crime, History, , Alcatraz, Battle of Alcatraz, Crime, History 2, Prison Break

this day in crime history: april 30, 19271 comment

John DuMond wrote 3 weeks ago: On this date in 1927, The Federal Industrial Institution for Women opened in Alderson, WV. It was th … more →

Tags: true crime, History, Alderson FPC, Caged Heat, camp cupcake, Crime, History 2, Prison, Women In Prison

Reeva Steenkamp's Family Had 'No Clue' of Trouble with Oscar Pistorius

gossiprelease wrote 4 weeks ago: She had a promising career in modeling and television and a budding relationship with an Olympic her … more →

Tags: true crime, Oscar Pistorius, Gossip, Oscar Pistorius


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