Crimes and Criminals Documents

Fyodor Dostoevsky had a close encounter with a firing squad before he became a famous writer.  At the last minute, Nicholas I (the Russian Tsar a...

In 1932, Al Capone was on his way to prison.  Connected to another prisoner with a three-foot-long chain, he tried to bury his face in his should...

On his way to prison, Al Capone made an interesting observation about Prohibition and the outlawing of alcoholic beverages in America: They ought t...

The Espionage Act of May 16, 1918, gave the United States sweeping powers against anyone who spoke out against the government.  Charles Schenck w...

Charging, trying and convicting Al Capone took years to accomplish.  When it finally happened, federal agents - among other people - rejoiced. T...

The United States of America filed a criminal case against Susan B. Anthony for unlawfully voting in the 1872 presidential election.  After she w...

Were crematoria, at Nazi camps, used to dispose of bodies of people who were gassed at these camps? The issue is still debated, particularly by indivi...

Official translation of Himmler's speech to a gathering of SS men in which he directly discuses the "evacuation" of Jewish people. In the speech he st...

In addition to shipments by sea, bootleggers sent and received shipments by rail. A typical operation in Cleveland would list bogus products and compa...

This is page 2 of the May 12, 1932 report detailing the investigation into illegal transport of alcoholic beverages from Cleveland to Tacoma. Click o...

When the FBI arrested a group of men believed to be involved with the murders of Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman, the Mississippi St...

This image depicts the signature page of a letter dated September 25, 1888.  Purportedly from the person who'd murdered victims in the Whitechap...