True Crime
A hundred years of great writing, curated for The New Yorker’s centenary.
The Unravelling of an Expert on Serial Killers
Stéphane Bourgoin became famous through his jailhouse interviews with murderers. Then an anonymous collective of true-crime fans began investigating his own story.
The French Burglar Who Pulled Off His Generation’s Biggest Art Heist
The skilled climber and thief Vjeran Tomic, whom the French press referred to as Spider-Man, has described robbery as an act of imagination.
My Dentist’s Murder Trial
Adultery, false identities, and a lethal sedation: a baroque courtroom drama unfolds in upstate New York.
The Killer Who Got Into Harvard
A teen honors student was admitted to the freshman class. Then the university learned new details about the death of her mother.
The Perils of Pearl and Olga
They were complete strangers—until they were drawn into an enraged ex-husband’s terrifying plot.