Interactive: A Whole World of Crime
True crimes you've never heard of.
The tragic slaying of Byrd and Melanie Billings may be a more complicated case than it seems.
Match the Mugshot With the Crime
You call yourself a profiler? Take our mug shot quiz.
The Law & Order creator has almost certainly told more crime stories than anyone, ever (and that's not counting reruns). So we asked him which cases fascinate him the most, and why. Nine of his choices are below, but the 10th needs no explanation: Manson, of course.
Crime fiction may be at the bottom of the literary food chain, but for some A-list writers, noir is the new black.
Which sleuths made the cut? We pick the best detective fiction for your summer reading list.
Making a Killing in Real Estate
What happens when a property is the location, location, location of a mass murder?
Old Enough to Know Better
Elderly criminals murder, torture and grift their way through golden years
Beauty Behind Bars
An inside look at prison pageants.
News/Week
- Twenty five years feels right in my bones and right in my spirit. Oprah on ending her showCST
- It’s going to be a holy war Orrin Hatch on debate over the Senate health billNYT
- The nation and the world will see him for the coward he is Holder, on trying KSMAP
- I'm not scared of what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will have to say. Holder on terror trialsREUT
- The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist. Sarah Palin on the magazine coverCSM