Blog Posts by Subject: True Crime

If you want a safer job, go work in a library. These are the sentiments of undercover FBI agent, Joaquin "Jack" Garcia.

Long-form nonfiction can be a great way to get a behind-the-scenes look at not just the "what" and the "why," but also the "how."

Profilers provide information about possible suspects; law enforcement solves cases.

The 1980s in Austria was a very patriarchal time and place, and it seems that everyone and their brothers were building underground bunkers to retreat to in case of nuclear attack. This was the the tenor of that country when Elisabeth ("Sissi") disappeared in 1984.

A baby nurse in the 1950s was a serial killer.

Maria Tanasichuk was loved by her sister, Sharon, her dear friend, Darlene, and her son, B. J., until his tragic death. Then, Maria went on a mysterious trip, and she was never seen again.

Michelle Knight was abducted in 2002 and lived hidden in her captor's house for a decade. The journals she kept chronicle her love for her son and the abuses she suffered.

Families plastered Cleveland with posters of their missing daughters. The three women were kept hidden for over a decade.

The preppy-looking, 6'3", 23-year-old medical student was also a killer on Craigslist.

Sinedu, from Ethiopia, and Trang, from Vietnam, came to the prestigious promised land of Harvard University.

Amanda from Seattle and Meredith from Britain met while studying abroad in Italy. They roomed together with two Italian women. At first, everything was peachy keen, but, as happens so often with roommates, the relationship soon soured.

Reading nonfiction books can open your eyes to different subjects and make you see them in a new light, and I’m not just saying that because I haven’t eaten a burger from McDonald’s since I read Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. Reading nonfiction books can change your perspective in both small and profound ways.