The Life
How the Godmother of Death Investigations Turned a Craft into a Calling
In the 1940s and 50s, Frances Glessner Lee's macabre dollhouse crime scene dioramas helped detectives learn to investigate unexplained deaths without disturbing the evidence. Read More
Diving Headfirst into the World of Cloaks and Daggers
Investigator's Notebook: How a 40-year-old tragedy led to a life's work as a private investigator
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Re-examining Private Investigator Ethics in a Divided Political Era
At a time when "truth" has come to feel so subjective, investigators must find ways to keep our minds open—and our political and professional selves separate. Read More
Book Review: Private Eye Confidential: Stories from a Real P.I.
In his new PI memoir, Mike Spencer's storytelling flair unites with a trove of investigative field notes to produce a great read for the spy-curious. Read More
Movie Review: “Marshall”
Marshall, a legal thriller with a civil-rights superhero as its protagonist, features an innocence case and a nail-biting investigation. Read More
Movie Review: "Marshall"
Marshall, a legal thriller with a civil-rights superhero as its protagonist, features an innocence case and a nail-biting investigation. Read More
“The Confession Tapes”—Q&A with Filmmaker Kelly Loudenberg
The Confession Tapes creator Kelly Loudenberg talks about her two-year investigation of false confessions and her motivations for telling criminal justice stories Read More
Adoption Searches: Why and How
How adopting a baby boy led a crime analyst to a career in private investigations—and fueled her passion for adoption searches Read More