Famous Cases
Notorious criminal cases that captured America’s attention — from infamous serial killers to high-profile murders that shaped the nation.
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The Thefts of Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’: Two Break-Ins, Ten Years, and a Painting That Kept Coming Back
A ladder through a window during the 1994 Olympics. Gunmen in broad daylight a decade later. Twice, thieves ripped Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ from Norwegian museum walls — and twice, against all odds, it came home. Why did no one… Continue reading
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The Brink’s-Mat Robbery: How Six Sacks of Cash Became £26 Million in Gold — and a Curse
In 1983, six robbers broke into a Heathrow warehouse expecting cash and found three tonnes of gold instead. Four decades, a dozen murders, and one ‘curse’ later, most of the £26 million bullion has never been found — and may… Continue reading
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The Lufthansa Heist: The $6 Million JFK Robbery That Left a Trail of Bodies
A tip from a bookmaker, a getaway that took 64 minutes, and a body count that kept climbing for a year afterward. The Lufthansa heist made Henry Hill famous and Jimmy Burke a legend — but only one man ever… Continue reading
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The Hatton Garden Heist: How a Gang of Pensioners Pulled Off the Largest Burglary in British History
Average age: 67. Weapon of choice: a rented power drill. Over one Easter weekend, a crew of aging career criminals cracked London’s most secretive vault — and very nearly got away clean. Continue reading
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The Antwerp Diamond Heist: How a Crew of Amateurs Cracked the World’s Most Secure Vault
Hairspray, tape, and a trash bag full of gold: the tools that beat lasers, seismic sensors, and a magnetic lock ten stories underground. It was called the heist of the century — and it nearly worked perfectly. Continue reading
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The Lululemon Murder: What Happened Inside Bethesda’s Most Shocking Crime Scene
On the night of March 11, 2011, Jayna Murray was killed by her coworker Brittany Norwood inside a Lululemon store in Bethesda, Maryland, in an attack of extraordinary violence — 331 documented wounds inflicted with five different weapons. Norwood then… Continue reading
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The Hi-Fi Murders: Ogden, Utah’s Darkest Night
On the night of April 22, 1974, five people were taken hostage in the basement of a small electronics store in Ogden, Utah, and subjected to an hours-long ordeal that left three of them dead. The perpetrators — Air Force… Continue reading
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The Happy Face Killer: Keith Jesperson’s Letters, Lies, and Long Road of Murder
Between 1990 and 1995, Keith Jesperson killed at least eight women across six states — and then wrote letters to police and journalists confessing his crimes, signing each one with a smiley face. The Happy Face Killer case is a… Continue reading
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Rodney Alcala: The Serial Killer Who Won The Dating Game
In 1978, Rodney Alcala appeared on The Dating Game — and won. What the producers, the audience, and the bachelorette did not know was that he was already a serial killer. His case remains one of the most chilling examples… Continue reading
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The Pike County Massacre: How a Custody Dispute Ended Eight Lives
In the predawn hours of April 22, 2016, eight members of the Rhoden family were found shot to death across four rural properties in Pike County, Ohio — the largest mass murder in the state’s modern history. For more than… Continue reading
