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12 Facts About the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Robbery—the World's Biggest Art Heist

An FBI photograph of the crime scene after the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum robbery, as seen in This is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist (2021).

12 Facts About the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Robbery—the World's Biggest Art Heist

Did Bigfoot Do It? Hulu's Sasquatch Investigates the Murder of Three California Cannabis Farmers

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Did Bigfoot Do It? Hulu's Sasquatch Investigates the Murder of Three California Cannabis Farmers

15 Surprising Facts About Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

15 Surprising Facts About Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Beak Havoc: Ravens Keep Stealing Quality Meats From Costco Shoppers in Anchorage, Alaska

"Where's the beef?"

Beak Havoc: Ravens Keep Stealing Quality Meats From Costco Shoppers in Anchorage, Alaska

11 Things You Should Know About the Sacco and Vanzetti Case

Nicola Sacco (right) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (third from right, with mustache) head back to jail accompanied by deputy sheriffs.

12 Reasons We Love True Crime, According to the Experts

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The FBI Wants People to Watch Out for These COVID-19 Vaccine Scams

A new 'survey' is targeting COVID-19 vaccine recipients in an effort to steal their personal information.

MagellanTV Will Pay You $2400 to Binge-Watch 24 Hours’ Worth of True Crime Documentaries

Sit back and relax while other people track down the murderer.

You Can Own an Allegedly Haunted Florida Jail for $140,000

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French Police Are Investigating an Interlocking Ring of LEGO Thieves

LEGO thefts have French police on high alert.

Thomas James Holden, the First Fugitive on the FBI's Most Wanted List

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How Dan Rather and a Homicidal Time Traveler Inspired R.E.M.'s "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"

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Dusting for Prince: When Queen Victoria’s Grandson Was Suspected of Being Jack the Ripper

Prince Albert Victor photographed in 1891.

When Picasso’s Weeping Woman Was Stolen By Art Terrorists

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Operation Underworld: When the U.S. Government Teamed Up With the Mafia to Fight Fascists During World War II

"Lucky" Luciano (third from left) during his trial in August 1936.

Tinder Will Now Let You Swipe Right on a Background Check

Tinder is about to get a lot more personal.