Crime Capsule

At Crime Capsule, nothing fascinates us more than the stories of #truecrime in American history. Join us on the hunt for clues and justice.

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It’s our honor to introduce you to the first man to lose his life in the service of protecting the President.

That man was William “Big Bill” Craig.

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Folks know where it is, they know what it is, and they know what can be found there—but nobody’s willing to speak up.

How, then, as a historian, do you tell the story?

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Brutal, violent, and unscrupulous, the Hand feared hardly anyone—until they met Minnie Orsino.

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Is there any act more macabre than dismemberment? To take the knife or axe to the body you’ve just slain; to hold the limbs, still warm to the touch, in your bloodied hands; to raise your arm before lowering it and then—

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“The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in that house all that cold, cold, wet day.” -Dr. Seuss

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If the scenery has you wanting a real history of the area, we have some book recommendations to follow up the show with!

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So, where are you headed?

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“It’s not easy to beat a justice system determined not to admit it made a mistake.”

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Check out these seven books to discover the true tales of America’s most famous outlaws, lawmen, and Old West hot spots.

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Looking to start some trouble? Some good trouble? Boy, do we have a story for you.

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"The Buckeye State enjoys a reputation for gracious citizens and homegrown American values. According to historian Kimberly A. Kenney, however, one of those values happened to be murder."

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Check out the epic reads for a collection of American legends & lore that would ensnare even the Grimm Brothers’ imaginations.

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"As author Steven C. Drielak—who worked directly on the case as a forensic specialist—tells in his book Long Island’s Vanished Heiress: The Unsolved Alice Parsons Kidnapping, FBI Inspector E.J. Connelly comes up with a most unusual plan."

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It’s a question worth asking.

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"This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone."

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The newspapers of 1857 would have you think so!

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Enjoy your #laborday ? Thank the labor movement—in particular, thank a steelworker.

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Explore one of the saddest cases ever to befall the Windy City, the cold case of the Grimes sisters. A case that is, unfortunately, now frozen.

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Who would have thought that the 1986 murder of Donald Trump's butler would lead police to solve a West Palm Beach cold case? Read about the tragic, mysterious death of Jeffrey Heagerty and the strange twist of events that narrowly led to justice:
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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. If only that were true for so many women...it certainly wasn't true for Rose Veres, who was accused of witchcraft in 1931.

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