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What a Body Still Knows: The Stephen Smith Exhumation Case
When 19-year-old Stephen Smith was found dead on a South Carolina road in 2015, investigators initially attributed his death to a vehicle strike — a …
3 days, 5 hours ago
The Clock That Lied: How a Jealous Fiancé and a Pinch of Face Powder Made Forensic History in Lyon, 1912
Through the lens of forensic psychology, this case illustrates how pathological jealousy and an obsessive need for control can drive an intimate part…
3 days, 23 hours ago
China’s T800 Robot SWAT Patrols: The Dawn of AI Police Humanoids That Could Save Lives (or Replace Them?)
China just deployed the EngineAI T800 humanoid robot alongside SWAT officers in Shenzhen, walking real public patrols with fluid human-like motion, 5…
1 week, 3 days ago
“Diagnosed for Dollars: How Law Firms Betrayed the NFL’s Concussion Victims”
The NFL’s billion-dollar concussion settlement was designed to compensate former players suffering from the devastating neurological consequences of …
1 week, 4 days ago
Behind the Behavioral Science Unit: Jana Monroe on the Science of Profiling
Jana Monroe, the first female FBI agent in the Behavioral Science Unit, spent her career applying crime-scene analysis and victimology to roughly 850…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Trapped on the Roof: The Killing of a correctional officer
On May 20, 2012, a gang fight inside a privately run Mississippi prison exploded into a multi-hour riot that left the facility in chaos. Twenty-four-…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
The Psychology of the Vigilante — Applying the PEPS Model to Real-World Cases
In part two of their look at vigilantism, Carlos and retired FBI profiler Andrew Bringuel dig into what actually motivates someone to bypass the just…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
"Don't Shoot, G-Men!" — How a Bureau PR Line Became FBI Legend
The legend goes that gangster "Machine Gun" Kelly coined the term "G-Men" when he begged federal agents not to shoot during his 1933 arrest — but the…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
The 49ers owner gets caught in a trailer park
A billionaire’s son gets caught in a trailer park sting. The league says it is reviewing the matter. This is what happens when the story a man tells …
4 weeks ago