Fifty years ago this spring, Mario Puzo changed the way we view organized crime

Mario Puzo needed money. His first two novels, The Dark Arena (1955) and The Fortunate Pilgrim (1965), received good reviews…


Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department crime scene analyst Glezzelle Tapay swabs the ice pick. Dried blood is more likely to remain in small crevices for long periods of time.

Forensic scientists examine Mob Museum artifacts for evidence of criminal past

Forensic science, including DNA analysis and other fields related to examining blood found at a crime scene, is a powerful…