Fred Hampton was the chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. The FBI saw him as a significant threat. So, in the late 1960s, the agency struck a deal with William O’Neal, a petty criminal. In exchange … Continued

Countless movies and television shows have been inspired by In Cold Blood, based on Truman Capote’s ripped-from-the-headlines non-fiction novel. The 1967 film, together with Arthur Penn’s iconic Bonnie and Clyde, spawned the uniquely American true-crime genre. The chilling crime In … Continued