In 1982, forensic dentists examined the teeth of thousands of sailors stationed on an aircraft carrier called the USS Carl Vinson in Newport News, Virginia. It’s been called “the largest dental dragnet likely in U.S. history.”
When Laura Coates decided to become a prosecutor in Washington, D.C., she was told that the job would be “human misery.” She says she remembers thinking, “If there's one person in the justice system who could do something about human misery, surely, it's the powerful prosecutor.” After four years, she …
When Laura Coates decided to become a prosecutor in Washington, D.C., she was told that the job would be “human misery.” She says she remembers thinking, “If there's one person in the justice system who could do something about human misery, surely, it's the powerful prosecutor.” After four years, she …
In 2018, we talked with three of America’s most experienced trauma surgeons about what happens when someone is shot. We wanted to spend some time with that conversation again this week.
For 10 years, Detective John Reilly and his horse Trooper were the only mounted team assigned to Central Park.
Pontiac Correctional Center is a maximum security prison in the small town of Pontiac, Illinois. It’s the oldest in the state - founded in 1871 - and has a reputation for being one of the most violent.
When Shigeru Yabu was 9 years old, he and his family were incarcerated at Heart Mountain Internment Camp.
When Shigeru Yabu was 9 years old, he and his family were incarcerated at Heart Mountain Internment Camp.
One night in 1817, a woman appeared in the village of Almondsbury, in England. No one could figure out who she was. But everyone wanted to solve the mystery.
One night in 1817, a woman appeared in the village of Almondsbury, in England. No one could figure out who she was. But everyone wanted to solve the mystery.
Miles Hargrove was in his sophomore year of college when he got a phone call that his father had been kidnapped.
Miles Hargrove was in his sophomore year of college when he got a phone call that his father had been kidnapped.
In 1971, a woman visited an F.B.I. office in Pennsylvania “to see whether there were security alarms before we could decide if we could break in.”
In 1971, a woman visited an F.B.I. office in Pennsylvania “to see whether there were security alarms before we could decide if we could break in.”
"Murder is not something that occurs in this neck of the woods very often."
"Murder is not something that occurs in this neck of the woods very often."
Sales of the most expensive American whiskeys have basically doubled since 2016, when we first looked into Pappy Van Winkle. We decided to find out what's happening with Pappy Van Winkle now.
Sales of the most expensive American whiskeys have basically doubled since 2016, when we first looked into Pappy Van Winkle. We decided to find out what's happening with Pappy Van Winkle now.
15 years after the Supreme Court ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education, many schools across the South were still segregated. Some school districts actively blocked desegregation. North Carolina passed legislation authorizing tuition grants to white private schools, sometimes called "segregation academies." Members of the …
15 years after the Supreme Court ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education, many schools across the South were still segregated. Some school districts actively blocked desegregation. North Carolina passed legislation authorizing tuition grants to white private schools, sometimes called "segregation academies." Members of the …