Many authors write about noteworthy crimes from a distance, but not Keith Roysdon. A longtime journalist in Muncie, Indiana, Roysdon and his colleague Douglas Walker have covered one of Muncie’s most infamous murders firsthand for nearly twenty-five...
U.S. Capitol building under construction. National Archives.
This past election season, one of the major issues up for debate was the filibuster. Were one party able to gain a super-majority in the Senate,...
Cat and mouse. Hunter and hunted. Chess and—checkers?
Long Island, 1937. For months, the wealthy heiress Alice Parsons has been missing from her rural estate of Long Meadow Farm ever since she got into...
The long-beloved series Unsolved Mysteries was recently rebooted by streaming giant Netflix and WE ARE HOOKED! The show debuted on NBC January 20, 1987, as a series of stand-alone specials before its popularity landed it a promotion to full-fledged...
The last time we visited Chicago on a cold winter’s night, a gangster lay bleeding out in a doorway—a man who had stood up to none other than Al Capone. That visit was in 1959—on this visit,...
Friends, we’ve seen some twists in our day. The broken-down car in the getaway plot, or the Mafioso who ended up kidnapping himself. But this one—we admit, we never saw this one coming.
At...
After following historian Kelly Hartman down the deadly Yellowstone Trail, this week we’re privileged to have Susan Guy join us on Crime Capsule. Guy is not only a historian but a longtime police officer in Ohio, bringing...
Atlanta, the largest city in the Southeast, hides a dark and violent past. Was there really an Atlanta Ripper, or just a series...
Quarantine.
Self-isolation. Social distancing. Whatever you like to call it, as people
across the country adjust to new guidelines to combat the coronavirus, the core
message from medical authorities remains to stay at home, away from large groups
of people. At...
Few
crimes in American history are more famous than the Lindbergh kidnapping. An
international sensation from its beginning, the saga of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s
infant son disappearing from his crib overnight captivated the world with its
drama, its mystery, and ultimately,...