Crimes and Criminals Documents

On the 6th of December, 1963, Johnny Calvin Brewer signed a sworn statement regarding his sighting and tracking of Lee Oswald the afternoon of Preside...

When he learned about the Gunpowder Plot, King James offered to pardon anyone who was actually involved but who gave-up a fellow conspirator.  He...

Questioning by District Attorney Hosea Knowlton: Q. Give me your full name. A Lizzie Andrew Borden. Q. Is it Lizzie or Elizabeth? A Lizzie. Q. You we...

This is the second page of Erle Johnston's internal file memo regarding denial of access to pathologists representing the families of slain civil-righ...

This file memo, written by the director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, confirms that officials denied autopsy access to a physician ...

This is a facsimile version of a contemporaneous newspaper account regarding the fate of the conspirators.  CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR A BETTER VIEW...

The "Weekely Newes"—for Monday the 31st of January, 1606—contains a story of the arraignment, trial and execution of the Gunpowder Conspir...

This document gives notice to the Sheriff of Boston that John W. Webster was scheduled for execution on the 30th of August, 1850. It also notes that ...

On 10 November 1924, gun-toting assassins posed as customers at Dio O’Banion’s shop. As he sought to fill their order, they filled him wit...

This image depicts the arrest warrant of Lee Harvey Oswald.

In order for Prohibition violations to occur, on a regular basis, people who were hired to enforce the law had to ignore what was going on.  Ther...

When the King learned about the Gunpowder Plot, he issued a Proclamation for the capture of the individuals he believed were involved.  Issued on...