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Fingerprints

We've all heard about fingerprints and their use in criminal investigations but how have they come to be used so widely?

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What Is God Supposed To Fix?

The recent massacre in San Bernardino brought the number of mass shootings in 2015 to 355 and prompted the NY Daily News to mock the prayers of many, "God Isn't Fixing This".

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Prisons and Prisoners

Hangings in London

Hanging was the main form of punishment in the British Isles from Anglo Saxon times up until its abolition in 1964. It was almost a family day out.

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Death on the Pillory

How John Waller, highwayman and perjurer spent the last hour of his life.

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Al Capone - Chicago's Most Notorious Gangster

Neither the FBI nor the Untouchables could make a murder conviction stick to the notorious Alphonse Capone, eventually jailed for avoiding taxes. Chicago would like to forget him.

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Affluenza Defense - No Consequences for the Rich

Affluenza has actually been argued as a legal defense for rich kids who apparently don't know there are consequences to their actions.

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Prisons and Prisoners

Victorian Prisons and Subsequent Reform

Until Victorian times, prisons in Britain housed men, woman and children. Debtors were alongside thieves. Perhaps fortunately for them, murderers were usually executed.

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Corruption in Russia

Russian economist Alexandra Kalinina, says that corruption in her country is “not a problem, but a business”

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Swindles, Scams, and Frauds

Las Vegas and the Mob

Las Vegas was better when the mob ran it. Or was it? Depends on who you talk to...

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Prisons and Prisoners

Looking at the Death Penalty

Facts about the death penalty that most people aren't aware of.

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Jack the Ripper

Who is George Chapman, and could he have been Jack the Ripper? The Tames Torso Murderer? And perhaps also the Borough Poisoner?

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Swindles, Scams, and Frauds

Identity Theft and How it Feels

Identity theft is time consuming at best and damaging to someone’s credit rating and can cost them money at worst. How do I know? It’s happened to me and trying to sort it out is

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What Happened to Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel?

Elisa Lam was found deceased in a water tank atop the Cecil Hotel in LA. The case is considered solved but there are many mysteries left unanswered.

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The Untouchables

After Prohibition was passed, a set of racketeers began to trade alcohol, including Al Capone. To take them on a special unit was formed at the Treasury department.

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Crime Scene Tape Shop

Cool gag gift ideas designed with or to look like crime scene tape.

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