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Mickey Cohen: From Newsboy to Kingpin of Los Angeles
Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen is one of the most infamous figures in American organised crime, a man whose journey from a Brooklyn newsboy...


The Girl in the Box: The Harrowing Kidnapping of Colleen Stan
A collage of images relating to the horrific case of Colleen Stan and Cameron Hooker On a warm May afternoon in 1977, Colleen Stan felt...


Diogo Alves: The Aqueduct Murderer and His Preserved Head
In the dimly lit corridors of the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine, a peculiar relic sits preserved in a glass jar—a severed...


The Golden State Killer: A Life of Crime Unmasked
For more than four decades, the man who came to be known as the Golden State Killer terrorised communities across California, committing...


Robert Hansen: The Butcher Baker of Alaska
In 1924, Richard Connell’s short story The Most Dangerous Game introduced the idea of human beings being hunted for sport. The tale...


The Crimes of Mick Philpott: A Tragic Tale of Manipulation, Arson and Murder
On the morning of 11 May 2012, a fire tore through a house at 18 Victory Road in Osmaston, Derby, claiming the lives of six children. In...


Jacques Mesrine: France's Most Audacious Criminal and His Relentless Game of Cops and Robbers
Jacques Mesrine wasn’t just any criminal—he was a one-man crime wave, a walking, talking, bank-robbing spectacle who made law enforcement...


The Heir to the Coors Brewing Company, His Kidnap, and His Murder.
Adolph Coors III was a low-key and well-liked beer executive. His father, Adolph Coors Jr., was a hard taskmaster, who ultimately gave...


Executed By The Nazis At Age 17, Lepa Radić Was Tougher Than All Of Us.
Lepa Radic stands still as a German official prepares the noose around her neck just before her execution in Bosanska Krupa, Bosnia on...


The Lynching of Laura and L. D. Nelson: A Crime Without Justice
On the night of 24 May 1911, in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, Laura Nelson and her teenage son, L. D. Nelson, were dragged from their jail...


Griselda Blanco: The Godmother of Cocaine and the Queen of Retribution
There are few figures in organised crime as infamous, feared, and mythologised as Griselda Blanco. Depending on who you ask, she was...


Brenda Ann Spencer: The Girl Who Didn’t Like Mondays
On the morning of January 29, 1979, the school day at Grover Cleveland Elementary in San Diego, California, had barely begun when shots...


The Tragic Story of Graham Staines and His Sons
On the night of 22 January 1999, Graham Staines and his two sons, Philip and Timothy, settled into their station wagon in the small...


The Grim Story of Andrei Chikatilo: The Rostov Ripper
I am a mistake of nature, a mad beast... Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo, infamously dubbed “The Rostov Ripper,” stands as one of the most...


Giuseppe “Joe the Boss” Masseria And The Night He Dined On Bullets
The life and assassination of Giuseppe “Joe the Boss” Masseria on April 15, 1931, has become one of the most compelling narratives in the...


The Great Brink’s Robbery: A Legendary Crime in the Heart of Boston
On the evening of January 17, 1950, the streets of Boston’s North End were quiet under a winter sky. Inside the Brink’s Inc. security...


Empty Frames and Unanswered Questions: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist
In the early hours of 18 March 1990, two men dressed as police officers rang the buzzer at the side entrance of the Isabella Stewart...


The Horrific Crimes of Albert Fish
Discover the life of Albert Fish, one of America’s most disturbing criminals. From his troubled childhood in Washington, D.C., to his horrific crimes and eventual trial, explore how trauma and history shaped a man who became a symbol of darkness.


Inside the House of Horrors: The Tragic Turpin Family Case
The Turpin family case remains one of the most harrowing accounts of abuse and control to come to light in modern times. The story of...


Peter Manuel: Scotland’s “Beast of Birkenshaw”
The story of Peter Manuel, often dubbed the "Beast of Birkenshaw," is a haunting chapter in Scottish criminal history. Convicted of seven...


The Wonderland Murders: A Dark Chapter in Los Angeles Crime History
The Wonderland murders, also known as the “Four on the Floor Murders” or the “Laurel Canyon Murders”, occurred in the early hours of July...


Alphonse Bertillon’s Tableau Synoptic des Traits Physionomiques: The Birth of Criminal Classification
In the late 19th century, when the business of catching criminals was more art than science, a Parisian police records clerk named...


Barbara "Bonnie" Graham and the Murder of Mabel Monohan
Barbara Elaine Graham, often remembered by the grim moniker "Bloody Babs," lived a life shaped by hardship, poor decisions, and the...


“Kill Me Now”: The Horrific Story of Berlinah Wallace, Mark van Dongen, and the Acid Attack That Led to Euthanasia
Mark van Dongen’s final words, “Kill me now,” came after a brutal acid attack by his ex-partner, Berlinah Wallace. A tragic story of love, jealousy, and justice that shocked the UK.
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