How a group of vigilante cat-lovers seeking the hooded figure who suffocated a kitten in an internet video found a sadistic killer.

The author on how he was conned by Christian Gerhartsreiter, aka "Clark Rockefeller."

Excerpted from Blood Will Out.

In Harpersville, Alabama, a traffic violation can lead to months in jail and a never-ending stint in a work-release program – what some refer to as a modern-day debtors’ prison.

On the discovery of a billion dollars worth of artwork looted by Nazis in the cramped apartment of a Munich recluse.

The story of “the biggest retail hack in U.S. history.”

A Chicago housing project resident reports intruders breaking into her apartment through a medicine cabinet. Days later, she’s found dead.

The Sandy Hook killer’s father tells his story.

On the rise of Indian Posse, the largest of Canada’s native gangs, and the fall of its leader.

An investigation into the practice of putting teenagers in solitary confinement.

Jane Neubauer was just out of basic training when a secretive military unit recruited her for an undercover mission. She and the Air Force disagree about what happened next.

What really happened in the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion?

A profile of former club kid Michael Alig, who is approaching release after serving 17 years in jail for murder.

The undoing of Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who resigned in January amidst multiple swirling scandals.

When its informant’s cover was blown, German intelligence destroyed his files. Did his handlers fail to pick up a violent cell that would eventually murder nine immigrants and a cop in order to preserve their asset?

An undercover cop targets an autistic teen as a drug dealer.

A triple homicide, the alleged involvement of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect, and those caught up in the FBI’s ongoing investigation.

How four prisoners in solitary confinement launched the largest hunger strike in American history.

What happened before a woman killed two cyclists.

The congressman (and future Mayor of New York) vs. the South American assassin.

Inside the lucrative — and illegal — business of elephant tusk trafficking.

The death of a runner and the “ongoing culture war between fitness enthusiasts and automobiles.”

Inside the criminal operation illegally buying, selling and killing tigers – and selling their meat at the local butcher.

On the culture of abuse and coverup at Patrick Henry College.

The murder of a rapper amid the rise of Greece’s fascist party.