Crimes of the Centuries

Preface,
Acknowledgments,
Introduction,
Guide to Related Topics,
Chronology,
Volume 1
Abagnale, Frank, Jr. (1948-),
Abbott, Jack Henry (1944-2002),
Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse Scandal (Iraq) (2003-2004),
Adams, Randall Dale (1948-2010),
Adler, 'Polly' Pearl (1900-1962),
Alcala, Rodney (1943-),
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798),
Allen, Wanda Jean (1959-2001),
Altamont Free Concert (Alameda County, CA) (December 6, 1969),
Amedure, Scott, Murder of (1995),
Ames, Aldrich Hazen (1941-),
Amish School Shootings (Lancaster County, PA) (October 2, 2006),
Amistad Slave Ship Case (1839),
Anastasia, Albert (1902-1957),
Anthony, Casey, Murder Trial of (May 24-July 5, 2011),
Anthony, Susan B., Trial of (1873),
Arbuckle, Roscoe 'Fatty,' Murder Trials of (1921-1922),
Arias, Jodi (1980-),
Armstrong, John Eric (1973-),
Armstrong, Lance (1971-),
Arnold, Benedict (1741-1801),
Aron, Ruthann (1942-),
Ashley, John (1888-1924) and His Gang (Florida Everglades),
Atlanta Race Riot (1906),
Attica Prison Riot (1971),
Aurora (CO) Movie Theater Shooting (July 20, 2012),
B & O Railroad Strike (1877),
Bagwell, Dennis (1963-2005),
Baker, Lena (1900-1945),
Bakker, Jim (1940-),
Bales, Robert (1973-),
Ball, Joseph (1896-1938),
Barfield, Velma (1932-1984),
Barker, Kate 'Ma' (1873-1935),
Barker-Karpis Gang (1931-1936),
Baseball and Steroids (1980-),
Bath (MI) School Massacre (1927),
Becker, Lieutenant Charles (1870-1915),
Becker-Rosenthal Murder Trials (1912),
Beecher, Henry Ward, Adultery Trial of (1875),
Berkowitz, David Richard (1953-),
Bianchi, Kenneth (1951-) and Angelo Buono (1934-2002),
Bickford, Maria, Murder of (1845),
Big Dan Gang Rape Case (1983-1984),
Billy the Kid (1859-1881),
Bishop, Amy (1965-),
Black Dahlia Murder (1947),
Black Liberation Army (BLA) (c. 1970-1981),
Black Sox Scandal (1919),
Blackbeard the Pirate (Edward Teach) (d. 1718),
Blake, Robert, Murder Trial of (2005),
Boesky, Ivan, Insider Trading Scandal (1980s),
Borden, Lizzie (1860-1927),
Bosket, Willie (1962-),
Boston Marathon Bombings (April 15, 2013),
Boston Massacre (March 5, 1770),
Boston Strangler Murders (1962-1964),
Brando, Christian (1958-2008),
Brandon, Teena, Murder of (1993),
Branion, Dr. John (c. 1926-1990),
Brawley, Tawana (1972-),
Brown, H. Rap (1943-),
Brownsville (TX) Affair (August 13, 1906),
Bruce, Lenny, Obscenity Trial of (1964),
Bryant, Kobe, Rape Accusation against (June 30, 2003),
Buchalter, Louis 'Lepke' (1897-1944),
Buddhist Temple Massacre (Maricopa County, AZ) (1991),
Buenoano, Judy (1943-1998),
Bulger, James Joseph 'Whitey,' Jr. (1929-),
Bumpurs, Eleanor, Shooting of (1984),
Bundy, Ted (1946-1989),
Burns, Robert Elliot (1892-1955),
Burr, Aaron, Treason Trial of (1807),
Burr-Hamilton Duel (July 11, 1804),
Bustamante, Alyssa (1994-),
Byrd, James, Jr., Murder of (1998),
Capone, Al (1899-1947),
Carpenter, David (1930-),
Carruth, Rae (1974-),
Carter, Rubin 'Hurricane' (1937-2014),
Carthage Conspiracy Trial (1844),
Cassidy, Butch (1866-1908),
Catholic Priest Child Sex Abuse Scandal (1950s-2000s),
Celia (a Slave), Murder Trial of (1855),
Central Park Jogger Case (1989),
Cermak, Anton Joseph, Assassination of (February 15, 1933),
Chappaquiddick Incident (July 18-19, 1969),
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, Forced Removal of Indian Tribes (1831),
Cherry Hill Murder (Albany, NY) (May 7, 1827),
Cheshire (CT) Home Invasion Murders (2007),
Chessman, Caryl (1921-1960),
Chicago Seven (1968),
Chin, Vincent Jen, Murder of (1982),
Chino Hills (CA) Murders (June 4, 1983),
Christian, Virginia (1895-1912),
Civil War Espionage (1861-1865),
Clementi, Tyler, Death of (2010),
Cleveland Torso Murders (1935-1938),
Clinton, Bill, Impeachment Trial of (1999),
Clutter Family Murders (1959),
Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire (Boston) (1942),
Cole, Tiffany (1981-),
Coleman, Alton (1955-2002),
Colosimo, James 'Big Jim,' Mob Murder of (May 11, 1920),
Columbine High School Shootings (Littleton, CO) (April 20, 1999),
Coo, Eva (1889-1935),
Cooney, Celia (1904-1992),
Cooper, D. B., Airplane Hijacking (November 24, 1971),
Copeland, Ray (1914-1993) and Faye Copeland (1921-2003),
Corona, Juan (1934-),
Costello, Frank (1891-1973),
Cotton, Ronald (1962-),
Crafts, Helle, Murder of (1986),
Crane, Bob, Murder of (1978),
Crimmins, Alice, Murder Trials of (1968, 1971),
Crowley, Francis 'Two Gun' (1912-1932),
Cullen, Charles (1960-),
Cunanan, Andrew (1969-1997),
Dahmer, Jeffrey (1960-1994),
Dakota Conflict Trials (1862),
Danziger Bridge Shootings (New Orleans, LA) (September 4, 2005),
Dartmouth College Murders (January 27, 2001),
Davis, Angela, Trial of (1972),
Detroit Halloween Fires (1972-),
Detroit Riot (1943),
Detroit Riot (1967),
Diallo, Amadou, Shooting of (1999),
Diamond, Jack 'Legs' (1897-1931),
Dillinger, John (1903-1934),
Dorner, Christopher (1979-2013),
Downs, Elizabeth Diane Frederickson (1955-),
Dred Scott Decision (1857),
Du Pont, John (1938-2010),
Dugard, Jaycee, Kidnapping of (1991),
Duperrault Family Slayings (November 12, 1961),
Dyer, Mary Barrett, Execution of (1660),
East St. Louis Race Riot (1917) and Chicago Race Riot (1919),
East Village (NY) Groovy Murders (1967),
Eastern Air Lines Hijacking (1970),
Edwards, Edward Wayne (1933-2011),
Einhorn, Ira (1940-),
Enron Case (1985-2001),
Essex, Mark James Robert (1949-1973),
Eubanks, Susan (1964-),
Eugene, Rudy (1981-2012),
Evers, Medgar, Assassination of (June 12, 1963),
Ex parte Crow Dog (1883),
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (1989),
Feldman, Dora (1872-1930),
Ferguson v. City of Charleston (2001),
Fish, Albert (1870-1936),
Fisher, Amy (1974-),
Fleiss, Heidi (1965-),
Florida A&M Hazing Death (November 19, 2011),
Floyd, Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' (1904-1934),
Ford, Gerald, Assassination Attempts on (1975),
Foster, Vince, Death of (1993),
Frank, Leo (1884-1915),
Franklin, Joseph Paul (1950-2013),
Fromme, Lynette 'Squeaky' (1948-),
Fugitive Slave Laws (1793, 1850),
Gacy, John Wayne (1942-1994),
Gallaudet University Murders (2000-2001),
Garfield, James, Assassination of (July 2, 1881),
Gaskins, Donald 'Pee Wee' (1933-1991),
Gates, Wyley (1969-),
Gein, Ed (1906-1984),
Genovese, Catherine Susan 'Kitty,' Murder of (1964),
Genovese, Vito (1897-1969),
Getty, John Paul, III, Kidnapping of (1973),
Giancana, Sam (1908-1975),
Gigante, Vincent 'the Chin' (1928-2005),
Gilley Family Murders (April 26, 1984),
Gillis, Lester Joseph 'Baby Face Nelson' (1908-1934),
Gilmore, Gary (1940-1977),
Glen Ridge (NJ) Rape Case (March 1, 1989),
Goetz, Bernhard (1947-),
Goldman, Emma, and Alexander Berkman, Trial of (1917),
Gonzales, Julio (1954-),
Gotti, John (1940-2002),
Goudeau, Mark (1964-),
Graham, Barbara (1923-1955),
Gravano, Salvatore 'Sammy the Bull' (1945-),
Great Brink's Robbery (1950),
Green, Debora (1951-),
Grimes Sisters, Murder of (1956),
Grossberg, Amy (1978-) and Brian Peterson (1978-),
Gunness, Belle (1859-c. 1908),
Volume 2
Hacheney, Nick (1970-),
Hagerman, Amber, Kidnapping and Murder of (1996),
Hahn, Anna Marie (1906-1938),
Hall-Mills Murder Trial (1922-1926),
Hampton, Fred, Shooting of (December 3, 1969),
Hardin, John Wesley (1853-1895),
Harlem Riot (March 19-20, 1935),
Harlem Riot (August 1-2, 1943),
Harp Boys (1770s-1800s),
Harpers Ferry (VA), Raid on (October 17, 1859),
Harris, Jean (1923-2012),
Harris-Moore, Colton (1991-),
Harvard Medical College, Murder at (November 23, 1849),
Hasan, Nidal Malik (1970-),
Hatfield and McCoy Feud (c. 1863-c. 1891),
Hawkins, Yusef, Murder of (1989),
Haymarket Square Riot/Bombing (Chicago) (1886),
Haywood, William 'Big Bill,' Trial of (1907),
Hazzard, Linda (1867-1938),
Hearst, Patricia, Kidnapping of (1974),
Heaven's Gate Mass Suicide (March 24-26, 1997),
Hebard, Harry (1946-),
Hells Angels Motorcycle Club,
Helmsley, Leona (1920-2007),
Hill, Henry (1943-2012),
Hill, Joe (1879-1915),
Hinckley, John, Jr. (1955-),
Hiss, Alger (1904-1996) and Whittaker Chambers (1901-1961),
Hoffa, Jimmy, Disappearance of (July 30, 1975),
Hofmann, Mark William (1954-),
Holloway, Natalee, Disappearance of (1986-2012),
Holmes, Dr. H. H. (1861-1896),
Horton, Willie (1951-),
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) (1938-1975),
Howard Beach Case (1986),
Hoyt, Waneta (1946-1998),
Hudson, Jennifer, Family Murders (October 24, 2008),
Hughes, Francine (1947-),
Hunt, Joe (1959-),
Hutchinson, Anne, Trial of (1637-1638),
Ice-T, 'Cop Killer' Controversy (1992),
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Theft (1990),
Jackson, George, Death of (1971),
Jackson, Michael, Trial of (2005),
Jackson State College (MS) Shootings (1970),
James, Jesse (1847-1882),
Japanese American Internment Camps (1942-1945),
Jena Six (Jena, LA) (2006),
Jewett, Helen, Murder of (1836),
Johnson, Andrew, Impeachment Trial of (1868),
Jones, Genene (1950-),
Jones, Kimberley (Lil' Kim), Perjury Trial of (2005),
Jovin, Suzanne, Murder of (1998),
Judd, Winnie Ruth (1905-1998),
Kaczynski, Theodore John 'Ted' (1942-),
Kanka, Megan, Murder of (1994),
Kelly, George 'Machine Gun' (1895-1954),
Kennedy, John F., Assassination of (November 22, 1963),
Kennedy, Robert F. 'Bobby,' Assassination of (1968),
Kent, Bobby, Murder of (1993),
Kent State Shootings (May 4, 1970),
Kevorkian, Jack (1928-2011),
Kimes, Sante (1935-2014) and Kenneth Kimes (1975-),
King, Martin Luther, Jr., Assassination of (April 4, 1968),
King, Rodney, Beating of (1991),
Kirkwood (MO) City Council Shooting (February 7, 2008),
Klaas, Polly, Murder of (1993),
Klimek, Tillie (1876-1936),
Knapp Commission, New York City Police Corruption Investigation (1971),
Knox, Amanda, Murder Trials of (2009-2015),
Koresh, David (1959-1993),
Ku Klux Klan (1866-),
Kuklinski, Richard Leonard (1935-2006),
Lanza, Adam Peter (1992-2012),
Le, Annie, Murder of (2009),
Led Zeppelin Ticket Riot (Boston) (January 6, 1975),
Lennon, John, Murder of (December 8, 1980),
Leopold, Nathan (1904-1971) and Richard Loeb (1905-1936),
Letourneau, Mary Kay (1962-),
Levin, Jennifer, Murder of (August 26, 1986),
Levy, Chandra, Disappearance of (2001-2002),
Lewis, Teresa (1969-2010),
Lightner, Cari, Hit-and-Run Victim (1980),
Lincoln, Abraham, Assassination of (April 14, 1865),
Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1932),
Little, Joan, Murder Trial of (1975),
Lonely Hearts Killers (1947-1949),
Long Island Rail Road Shootings (December 7, 1993),
Longet, Claudine (1942-),
Los Angeles Riots (1992),
Los Angeles Times Building, Bombing of (1910),
Loughner, Jared Lee (1988-),
Louima, Abner, Sexual Assault of (Brooklyn, NY) (1997),
Loving v. Virginia (1967),
Lucas, Frank (1930-),
Lucas, Henry Lee (1936-2001),
Luciano, Charles 'Lucky' (1897-1962),
Luetgert, Adolph (1845-1899),
MacDonald, Jeffrey (1943-),
Mackle, Barbara Jane, Kidnapping of (1968),
Madoff, Bernard (1938-),
Malcolm X, Assassination of (February 21, 1965),
Manhattan Well (NY), Murder at (1800),
Mann Act (1910),
Manson, Charles (1934-),
Mapp, Dollree, Case of (1961),
Mapplethorpe, Robert, Obscenity Trial (1990),
Mariel Boatlift (1980),
Markoff, Philip (1986-2010),
Martin, Trayvon, Death of (February 26, 2012),
Martinsville (VA) Seven (1949-1951),
Massie, Thalia (1911-1963),
Massino, Joseph 'Joey' (1943-),
McDuffie, Arthur, Death of (1979),
McElroy, Ken, Murder of (1981),
McKinley, William, Assassination of (September 6, 1901),
McMartin Preschool Trial (1983-1990),
McPherson, Aimee Semple (1890-1944),
Menendez, Erik (1970-) and Lyle Menendez (1968-),
Metesky, George 'Mad Bomber' (1903-1994),
Milk, Harvey, Assassination of (November 27, 1978),
Miller, Corey 'C-Murder' (1971-),
Mineo, Sal, Murder of (1976),
Miranda, Ernesto (1941-1976),
Mississippi Burning Case (1964),
Mitchell, Alice (1872-1898),
Mitchell, Billy, Court-Martial of (1925),
Molly Maguires (19th Century),
Monroe, Marilyn, Death of (1962),
Montana Freemen (1996),
Moore, Blanche Taylor (1933-),
Mountain Meadows Massacre (1877),
Moxley, Martha, Murder of (October 30, 1975),
Mozilo, Angelo (1938-),
Muhammad Ali Draft Case (1964-1971),
Murder, Incorporated,
Murray, Conrad (1953-),
My Lai Massacre (March 16, 1968),
Nat Turner's Rebellion (1831),
Neal, Claude, Lynching of (1934),
New York City Draft Riots (July 13-16, 1863),
New York Slave Conspiracy (1741),
Nitti, Frank 'the Enforcer' (1888-1943),
Noriega, Manuel Antonio (1934-),
Nowak, Lisa (1963-),
Noxon, Lawrence, Death of (1943),
O'Banion, Dion, Mob Murder of (November 10, 1924),
O'Connell, John, Jr., Kidnapping of (1933),
Ocuish, Hannah (1774-1786),
O'Hair, Madalyn Murray, Disappearance of (1995),
O'Hare, Edward J., Murder of (1939),
Oklahoma City Bombing (April 19, 1995),
Oklahoma Girl Scout Killings (June 12, 1977),
Omaha Two (1970),
Onion Field Case (1963),
Palmer Raids (1919),
Parker, Bonnie (1910-1934) and Clyde Barrow (1909-1934),
Parker, Marian, Murder of (1927),
Pellicano, Anthony (1944-),
Peltier, Leonard (1944-),
Pentagon Papers Leak (1971),
Peterson, Drew (1954-),
Peterson, Laci, Murder of (2002-2004),
Phoenix (AZ) Serial Shootings (2005-2006),
Pistone, Joseph D. (1939-),
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896),
Poe, Edgar Allan, Death of (1849),
Pomeroy, Jesse (1859-1932),
Ponzi, Charles (1882-1949),
Pratt, Geronimo (1947-2011),
'Precious Doe' (2001),
Prendergast, Patrick Eugene (1868-1894),
Puente, Dorothea (1929-2011),
Pullman Strike (1894),
Purple Gang (Detroit) (1920s-1930s),
Quantrill's Raiders (1861-1865),
Quinn, Roseann, Murder of (1973),
Quiz Show Cheating Scandals (1950s),
Rader, Dennis (1945-),
Ramirez, Richard (1960-2013),
Ramsey, JonBenet, Murder of (1996),
Ray Allen Gang (1974-1980),
Reeves, George, Death of (1959),
Reinert, Susan, Murder of (June 22, 1979),
Reldan, Robert (1940-),
Rideout Marital Rape Case (1978),
Ridgway, Gary Leon (1949-),
Riggs, Christina (1971-2000),
Riva, James (1957-),
Robinson, Jackie, Court-Martial of (1944),
Rockefeller, Clark (1961-),
Rogers, Mary, Murder of (1841),
Rogge, Leslie Ibsen (1940-),
Rose, Pete, Gambling Scandal (1989),
Rosenberg, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Espionage Case (1950-1953),
Ross, Charley, Kidnapping of (1874),
Ross, Michael Bruce (1961-2005),
Routier, Darlie Lynn (1970-),
Ruby Ridge (ID) (1992),
Rudolph, Eric (1966-),
Volume 3
Sacco, Ferdinando Nicola (1891-1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (1888-1927),
Salem (MA) Witch Trials (1692-1693),
Sand Creek (CO) Massacre (November 29, 1864),
Sandusky, Gerald 'Jerry' A. (1944-),
Schaeffer, Rebecca, Murder of (1989),
Schultz, Dutch (1901-1935),
Schwartz, Robert, Murder of (December 8, 2001),
Scopes Monkey Trial (July 10-21, 1925),
Scottsboro Boys (1931),
Seattle Cyanide Murders (1986-1988),
September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001),
Serpico, Frank (1936-),
Shakur, Sanyika (1963-),
Shakur, Tupac, Murder of (1996),
Sharer, Shanda, Murder of (1992),
Shelton, Lee (1865-1912) and Billy Lyons (1864-1895),
Shepard, Matthew, Murder of (1998),
Sheppard, Sam (1923-1970),
Sherman, Lydia (1824-1878),
Shipp, Sheriff Joseph, Trial of (1909),
Show, Laurie, Murder of (1991),
Sickles, Daniel Edgar (1819-1914),
Silkwood, Karen, Death of (1974),
Simpson, O. J. (1947-),
Sinatra, Frank, Jr., Kidnapping of (1963),
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing (Birmingham, AL) (September 15, 1963),
Skokie (IL) Case (1977-1978),
Sleepy Lagoon Murder Case (Los Angeles) (1942),
Smalls, Biggie, Death of (1997),
Smart, Elizabeth, Kidnapping of (2002),
Smart, Pamela (1967-),
Smith, Edgar (1934-),
Smith, Lemuel (1941-),
Smith, Susan (1971-),
Smith, William Kennedy, Rape Case (1991),
Snyder v. Phelps (2011),
Sonnier, Elmo Patrick (1951-1984),
Sowell, Anthony (1959-),
Speck, Richard (1941-1991),
Spector, Phillip 'Phil' Harvey (1939-),
Spooner, Bathsheba (1746-1778),
St. Clair, Stephanie (1886-1969),
St. Valentine's Day Massacre (February 14, 1929),
Starkweather, Charles, and Caril Ann Fugate, Murder Spree of (1957),
Station Nightclub Fire (West Warwick, RI) (February 20, 2003),
Steinberg, Joel (1941-) and Hedda Nussbaum (1942-),
Stephenson, David Curtiss (1891-1966),
Steubenville (OH) Rape Case (August 12, 2012),
Stewart, Martha, Insider Trading Case (2001-2004),
Stompanato, Johnny, Death of (1958),
Stonewall Riots (New York City) (June 28-July 1, 1969),
Stroud, Robert ('Birdman of Alcatraz') (1890-1963),
Stuart, Charles (1959-1990),
Surratt, Mary (1823-1865),
Sweet, Ossian (1895-1960),
Tailhook Scandal (Las Vegas) (September 8-12, 1991),
Tate, Lionel (1987-),
Taylor, William Desmond, Murder of (1922),
Teapot Dome Scandal (1922-1930),
Texas Bell Tower Shootings (August 1, 1966),
Texas District Attorney Murders (2013),
Thornton, Omar Shariff (1976-2010),
Till, Emmett, Murder of (1955),
Tinning, Marybeth (1942-),
Todd, Crystal, Murder of (November 16, 1991),
Toppan, Jane (1854-1938),
Torrio, Johnny 'the Fox' (1882-1957),
Tortorici, Ralph (1968-1999),
Tri-State Gang (1930s),
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911),
Trueblood, Lydia (1892-1958),
Tubman, Harriet, Underground Railroad 'Conductor' (c. 1822-1913),
Tucker, Karla Faye (1959-1998),
TWA Flight 800, Crash of (1996),
Tylenol Murders (1982),
United Airlines Flight 553, Crash of (December 8, 1972),
United States v. One Book Called Ulysses (1933),
Valachi, Joseph Michael (1903-1971),
Vick, Michael, Dogfighting Case (2007),
Virginia Tech Massacre (April 16, 2007),
Von Bulow, Claus (1926-),
Wall Street Bombing (1920),
Wallace, George, Attempted Assassination of (May 15, 1972),
Walsh, Adam, Kidnapping and Murder of (1981),
Walters, Christina S. (1978-),
Washington, D.C., Area Snipers (October 2-24, 2002),
Watergate Scandal (1972-1974),
Watson, Tina, Death of (2003),
Watts, Carl 'Coral' Eugene (1953-2007),
Weise, Jeffrey (1988-2005),
Wesson Family Massacre (2004),
West Memphis Three (May 5, 1993),
Westies (1970s-1980s),
Whiskey Rebellion (1791-1794),
White, Stanford, Murder of (1907-1908),
Wilbanks, Jennifer, Disappearance of (2005),
Williams, Wayne (1958-),
Williamson, Ron (1953-2004),
Wirz, Captain Henry (1823-1865),
Woodman, Gerald, and Vera Woodman, Murder of (1985),
Woodward, Ann (1915-1975),
World Trade Center Bombing (February 26, 1993),
Worthington, Christa, Murder of (January 6, 2002),
Wounded Knee Incident (SD) (February 27-May 8, 1973),
Wounded Knee Massacre (SD) (December 29, 1890),
Wuornos, Aileen (1956-2002),
Yale, Frankie (1893-1928),
Yates, Andrea (1964-),
Zamora, Diane (1978-), and David Graham (1977-),
Zebra Murders (1972-1974),
Zenger, John Peter, Sedition Trial of (1735),
Zodiac Killer (1960s-),
Zoot Suit Riots (June 3-9, 1943),
Primary Documents
Salem Witch Trials: Arrest Warrant for Sarah Osburne and Tituba (1692),
Excerpt from the Journal of the Proceeding against the New York Slave Conspirators (1741),
Benedict Arnold's 'Letter to the Inhabitants of America' (1780),
Full Text of President George Washington's Whiskey Rebellion Proclamation (August 7, 1794),
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798),
The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr: Prosecutor William Wirt's Speech to the Jury (1807),
Newspaper Article Describing Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion (August 30, 1831),
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia: 'Circular of the New-York Committee in Aid of the Cherokee Nation' (1832),
Amistad Case: Arguments of Roger S. Baldwin before the U.S. Supreme Court (1841),
Mary Rogers Murder Case: Excerpt from 'The Mystery of Marie Roget' by Edgar Allan Poe (1845),
Obituary of Edgar Allan Poe (October 12, 1849),
Murder at Harvard Medical College: Notes of John White Webster's Trial (June 19, 1850),
Excerpts from Gerrit Smith's Arguments against the Constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law during the Trial of Marshal Henry W. Allen (1852),
Account of the Confession and Execution of Celia, a Slave Who Murdered Her Master (1856),
Report of the Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Case of Dred Scott v. John F. A. Sandford by Benjamin C. Howard (1857),
Daniel Sickles Trial: Excerpts from a Newspaper Account of the Opening of the Trial (April 4, 1859),
Reward for and Description of Lincoln Assassin John Wilkes Booth (1865),
Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson: Articles of Impeachment (1868),
Jesse Pomeroy Murders: Katie Mary Curran Reward Poster (1874),
Mountain Meadows Massacre: Deposition of Brigham Young (July 30, 1875),
Assassination of President James Garfield: His Chief Doctor's Account of His Death (September 19, 1881),
Crow Dog Case: Major Crimes Act (1885),
Haymarket Square Riot in Chicago: An Anarchist Handbill (1886),
Lakota Accounts of the Massacre at Wounded Knee, South Dakota (1891),
Newspaper Article Describing the Reading of the Alice Mitchell Insanity Verdict (1892),
Newspaper Account of the Arrest of Lizzie Borden (August 11, 1892),
Pullman Strike of 1894: Excerpt from a Statement by George Pullman before the U.S. Strike Commission (August 1894),
Plessy v. Ferguson Opinion (1896),
Newspaper Account of Harry Thaw's Murder of Stanford White (June 26, 1906),
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Minutes of a Hearing of the New York State Factory Investigating Commission (October 10, 1911),
Virginia Christian Murder Case: Letter from Defense Attorney George W. Fields to Virginia Governor William H. Mann (1912),
Palmer Raids of 1919-1920: 'The Case against the 'Reds'' by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer (1920),
Sacco and Vanzetti Case: Testimony of Nicola Sacco (1921),
Newspaper Account of William Desmond Taylor's Former Identity (February 5, 1922),
Excerpt from Attorney Clarence Darrow's Plea for Mercy on Behalf of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb (August 22, 1924),
Scopes 'Monkey Trial': Butler Act (1925),
Bath School Massacre: Inquest Testimony (1927),
Lindbergh Kidnapping Case: Text of the First Ransom Note (1932),
Decision in United States v. One Book Entitled Ulysses (1934),
Handbill Promoting Washington, D.C., Mass Meeting in Support of the Scottsboro Boys (1934),
Excerpt from John Dillinger's Autopsy Report (July 23, 1934),
Excerpt from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Memo Describing the Origins of the FBI's Interest in Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker (December 14, 1934),
Description of Billy the Kid: Federal Writers' Project Interview of Berta Ballard Manning (1937),
Harlem Riot of 1935: Federal Writers' Project Interview of Vivian Morris (July 7, 1939),
Zoot Suit Riots: Excerpt from Newspaper Article on Reaction to Zoot-Suiters in Los Angeles (June 8, 1943),
Japanese (World War II) Internment Cases: Excerpt from Justice Frank Murphy's Dissenting Opinion in Korematsu v. United States (1944),
Ethel Rosenberg's Letter to President Dwight Eisenhower (June 16, 1953),
Barbara Graham Murder Case: Excerpts from People v. Santo (1954),
Excerpts from Sam Sheppard's Testimony at His Murder Trial (December 9, 1954),
Pentagon Papers: Memorandum Describing Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem (April 25, 1961),
Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: Excerpt from Appendix IX of the Warren Commission Report (1964),
Ernesto Miranda Case: Excerpt from Miranda v. Arizona (1966),
Loving v. Virginia: Excerpt from Chief Justice Earl Warren's Opinion (1967),
Excerpt from a Speech of H. Rap Brown Delivered at a 'Free Huey' Rally (February 1968),
My Lai Massacre: Report of the Department of the Army Review of the Preliminary Investigations into the My Lai Incident (1970),
Angela Davis Case: National United Committee to Free Angela Davis 'People's Suit' Cover (1971),
Muhammad Ali Draft Case: Excerpt from Decision in Cassius Marsellus Clay, Jr., Also Known as Muhammad Ali, Petitioner, v. United States (1971),
Excerpt from the FBI's Fugitive Alert for Leonard Peltier (July 16, 1975),
Gary Gilmore Murder Case: Excerpt from Gilmore v. Utah (December 13, 1976),
Skokie Case: Excerpts from the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in National Socialist Party v. Skokie (1977),
Assassination of Supervisor Harvey Milk: Trial Testimony Regarding Dan White's Diminished Capacity ('Twinkie') Defense (1979),
McMartin Preschool Trial: Letter to McMartin Preschool Parents from Police Chief Harry Kuhlmeyer, Jr. (September 8, 1983),
Excerpts from The People of the State of New York v. Bernhard Goetz (1986),
Murder of Vincent Chin: Excerpts from United States v. Ronald Ebens (1986),
Son of Sam Case: U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Simon & Schuster v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims Board (1991),
Charles Manson: Transcript of Parole Hearing (1992),
O. J. Simpson Trial: Excerpt from the Closing Argument by Defense Attorney Johnnie Cochran (September 28, 1995),
Excerpt from Habeas Corpus Memorandum Decision in the Case of Former Black Panther Geronimo Pratt (1997),
Oklahoma City Bombing: Steven Jones's Opening Statement for the Defense in the Timothy McVeigh Trial (April 24, 1997),
Pamela Smart Case: Excerpt from Smart v. Goord (1998),
Sand Creek Massacre of 1864: Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act (1998),
Abner Louima Case: Excerpt from the Trial Transcripts (1999),
House Bill Authorizing the President to Present a Gold Medal on Behalf of Congress to Lance Armstrong (2000),
Columbine High School Shootings: Excerpt from the Report of the Governor's Review Commission (2001),
Wanda Jean Allen's Clemency Letter (January 3, 2001),
Enron Case: Excerpt from Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002),
Andrea Yates Case: Testimony Regarding the Show Law & Order during the Appeal of Yates's Conviction (2005),
Black Sox Scandal of 1919: Senate Resolution Calling for Honoring of the Baseball Accomplishments of 'Shoeless Joe' Jackson (October 27, 2005),
Excerpts from Martha Stewart's Appeal of Her Insider Trading Conviction (2006),
Virginia Tech Massacre: Excerpt from the Report of the Review Panel (2009),
Florida A & M Hazing Death: Florida A & M Anti-hazing Regulation (2012),
Jerry Sandusky Case: Statement by Judge John Cleland in Handing Down Sentence (2012),
Trayvon Martin Case: Excerpt from the Transcript of George Zimmerman's Call to the Police (February 26, 2012),
FBI Press Release Supplying New Information on the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Theft (2013),
Boston Marathon Bombing: House Resolution Commending Heroism of Slain MIT Police Officer Sean Collier (April 23, 2013),
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