Gay Men Pose for a Photo While Being Detained at a Police Station in Mexico City, 1935
This post was originally published on this siteA set of pictures of Mexicans, purportedly arrested for homosexuality in 1935. It belongs to the collection of […]
law & criminal
Portraits of Wild Bill Hickok, the Most Famous of All Western Gunfighters
This post was originally published on this siteJames Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as “Wild Bill” Hickok, was a […]
Al Pacino’s Mugshot After Being Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Robbery, 1961
This post was originally published on this siteNobody usually looks their best when posing for a police mugshot. It happened on the night of January […]
April 19, 1928: Charlie Birger Was the Last Man to Be Executed by Public Hanging in Illinois
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 19, 1928, Charles “Charlie” Birger was hanged in Benton. He was a notorious bootlegger and gang […]
Special License Plates Tag Careless Drivers With Skulls in Memphis, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1939, special license plates for traffic violators are being considered as a safety measure by Cliff Davis, […]
Pictures From Sweden’s First Car Bomb Murder, 1926
This post was originally published on this siteThe businessman Sixten Flyborg (1892–1926) was murdered by his associates on the night of March 12, 1926 in […]
The Story Behind David Bowie’s Infamous Mugshot, 1976
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early morning hours of March 21, after a concert at the Community War Memorial arena in […]
January 25, 1995: Eric Cantona Kung-Fu Kicked a Fan in One of the Most Infamous Incidents in Premier League History
This post was originally published on this siteOn January 25, 1995 Manchester United striker Eric Cantona was involved in an incident that attracted headlines and […]
Two Border Patrol Officers Attempt to Keep a Fugitive in the U.S, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteTwo Border Patrol officers attempt to keep a fugitive in the U.S as he tries to get back […]
December 10, 1968: The Greatest Bank Heist in Japanese History, the Perpetrator Was Never Found to This Day
This post was originally published on this siteOn the morning of December 10, 1968, four Kokubunji branch employees of the Nihon Shintaku Ginko (Nippon Trust […]
November 24 1971: D.B. Cooper Hijacked a Flight for a $200K Ransom, Then Disappeared After Parachuting From the Plane
This post was originally published on this siteOn November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper (at the time proof of identity was not […]
The Execution of Leon Czolgosz, the Man Who Assassinated President William McKinley in 1901
This post was originally published on this siteThe Execution of Leon Czolgosz, or Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison, is a 1901 silent […]
The World’s First Short Horror Film: The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895)
This post was originally published on this siteThe Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, also known as The Execution of Mary Stuart, is a silent, […]
The Accused – A Chronicle of Crime in the Keystone State From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA series of mugshots taken over the course of more than 35 years in the town of New […]
The Story of Ruth Ellis, the Last Woman to Be Hanged in the United Kingdom on July 13, 1955
This post was originally published on this siteRuth Ellis (October 9, 1926 – July 13, 1955) was a British escort and nightclub hostess. She was […]
Blanche Monnier: The French Socialite Who Was Locked in Her Attic for 25 Years, Following a Thwarted Love
This post was originally published on this siteBlanche Monnier (March 1, 1849 – October 13, 1913), often known in France as la Séquestrée de Poitiers […]
Burke & Hare Murder Dolls: The Mystery of the Miniature Edinburgh Coffins
This post was originally published on this siteIn late June 1836, a group of boys headed out to the north-east slopes of Edinburgh’s Arthur’s Seat […]
In the 1950s, a Pilot Twice Landed an Aircraft on the Streets of New York City While Drunk to Win a Bar Bet
This post was originally published on this siteWhile drinking, a pilot bet he could land outside the bar, 2 hours later he touched down in […]
The Mugshot of Goldie Williams, aka Meg Murphy, Nebraska, 1898
This post was originally published on this siteArrested on January 29, 1898, in Nebraska, USA, the police notes tell us that Goldie Williams, also known […]
Alphonse Bertillon and the Ears Identification of Persons (1893)
This post was originally published on this siteFrench criminologist Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914) was a key actor in the history of crime knowledge at the turn […]
Rainey Bethea, the Last Person to Be Publicly Executed in the United States on August 14, 1936
This post was originally published on this siteLess than a century ago, 20,000 people traveled to Kentucky to see a white woman hang a black […]
Pictures of Bonnie and Clyde Photographed With Henry Methvin and Joe Palmer in 1934
This post was originally published on this siteHenry Methvin was the final member of Bonnie and Clyde’s gang and whose father, Ivan Methvin, was handcuffed […]
Shocking Photos of Germans Cutting Jews’ Beards in an Effort to Dehumanize and Psychologically Destabilize Their ‘Enemies’
This post was originally published on this siteMale Orthodox Jews considered their beards and sidekicks an important aspect of their religious identity. Shaving these off […]
Photos of the Real Bonnie and Clyde of the Notorious Barrow Gang Photographed by W.D. Jones, 1933
This post was originally published on this siteBonnie and Clyde met in Texas in January, 1930. At the time, Bonnie was 19 and married to […]
Bonnie & Clyde: Photos of Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty as the Notorious Criminal Couple
This post was originally published on this siteBonnie and Clyde is a 1967 biographical crime film directed by Arthur Penn, starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, […]