You gotta hand it to him. Like a Danny Ocean of his day,
Alvin Karpis—public enemy number one in the mid-1930s—didn’t rob the train
because he had to. He robbed the train because he wanted to.
A Rogue’s Gallery of Ravishing Rascals
Let’s be honest: who doesn’t love a great mug shot? Posters
of Frank Sinatra’s face as a rakish young man in lockup adorn countless college
dorm room walls, charming us...
May 1992, Morris Township, northern New Jersey. What would
normally be a sunny late-spring is instead a season chilled and overshadowed with
the news of a heinous crime. In late April, Sidney Reso, an executive at Exxon,
was kidnapped from...
Building Criminal Empires in Galveston, Texas
In the Lone Star State, Texans have always prided themselves
on their resourcefulness and resilience, topped off with a dash of down-home
humor. It’s just a part of the...
Klan-Approved, Voter-Recalled
How bad, really, can you be? America has had its fair share
of terrible leaders, from corrupt Congressmen to brothel-frequenting senators
to arrogant governors who have claimed the only way they can...
We're obsessed with True Crime and the grisly underbelly of what people are capable of -- and it's not a new phenomenon. Just look at how a grisly crime and the ensuing racially-charged turmoil turned the people of Franklin Park, New Jersey and beyond into morbid voyeurs in 1894.
Over the years, New Orleans has earned the nickname of “The
City that Care Forgot,” evoking its laid-back, relaxed attitude on life. Today,
its streets are filled with tour carriages, artists, and musicians. But did you
know that in the...