Famous Crimes

Crime magazine hosts a large collection of in-depth articles, contributed by dozens of authors in the field, covering both historic and recent crimes, and related topics such as criminology. Articles are well organized in subject categories such as organized crime or serial killers. Each article tends to be well researched and thorough in it's investigation of the topic killer or crime, often accompanied by mug shots or photographs detailing the crime scene. Be warned that some photos may be graphic.

An author of numerous books and articles about organized crime, Jerry Capeci provides this online resource devoted to the mafia. The site provides a useful summary history of New York's Five Families and individual profiles of some of the more infamous wiseguys.

Perhaps because of the mystery surrounding his identity, Jack the Ripper has remained a fixation of horror since his murderous 1888 killing spree. This blog provides commentary and links to the ongoing, and yet unresolved, speculation about the killer's true identity.

Associated with Court TV, this site provides a wealth of information and stories from notorious murders of the past to modern accounts of terrorists, spies and assassins. In depth profiles of individual killers and crimes reconstruct the events, trace authorities' efforts to solve the case, and follow through with criminal trial. While some premium content is restricted to paid access, the vast wealth of content available to read through and examine remains impressive.

These archives contain some historic documents relating to the Jack the Ripper case. Topics include a collection of alleged and confirmed victims (warning: graphic photographs) and the three letters believed to have been authentically written by the killer.