Crime
My Execution, 20 Days Away
In Arkansas, eight men are scheduled to die by lethal injection this month. Here is one of their stories.
The Police Officers Who Sell the Drugs They Seize
Police stealing drugs from the lock-up, or even directly from other dealers, is more common than you'd think.
What Would Drug Dealers Do If All Drugs Were Legalised?
In a UK where legal narcotics were tightly regulated, would former dealers move into other areas of crime, or pack it all in?
The Story of the First Mob Boss to Turn Rat
Ralph Natale worked his way near the top of American Mafia life when he became boss in Philadelphia. But after being betrayed by his own, he made real history by becoming a federal witness.
Why Did Donald Trump Fire the Most Famous Anti-Corruption Prosecutor in America?
Donald Trump promised to keep Preet Bharara, the US attorney in New York known for going after shady Democrats and Republicans alike. This weekend, the president changed his mind.
The Life Story of Copenhagen's Most Hardened Gangster
Leon Fristrup Jensen has spent a total of 31 years in prison.
Why Kids Need to Learn About Lynching
The new documentary 'An Outrage' visits lynching sites in six Southern states to explore one of the most brutal chapters in America's dirty past – and its connections to modern racism and police brutality.
Lessons Learned from Investigating Your Mother's Brutal Murder
Leah Carroll's mother was strangled to death by a mob-connected drug dealer, and her dad succumbed to alcoholism. Now she's telling their story.
Someone Built a Giant Drug Catapult on the US-Mexico Border
When border agents swept the surrounding area, they found two bags of marijuana weighing in at just over 47 pounds.
Why Every Generation Freaks Out About a New Drug
The cycle of outrage people have over whatever drug is fashionable hasn't gotten us any closer to figuring out why people abuse narcotics.
Smugglers Tried to Fool Border Patrol Agents with Weed Disguised as Limes
The pot was packaged to look like 34,000 limes stashed inside a commercial fruit shipment.