Sometimes the law makes criminals out of innocent people; other times guilty people go free. Then again ... sometimes the punishment fits the crime. Meet some of history's alleged and actual criminals and learn about their crimes.Sometimes the law makes criminals out of innocent people; other times guilty people go free. Then again ... sometimes the punishment fits the crime. Meet some of history's alleged and actual criminals and learn about their crimes.
The second page of the undated press release, regarding Prohibition violations by high-ranking people in the Seattle-Tacoma area, continues in the sam...
The third page of the undated press release, regarding Prohibition violations by high-ranking people in the Seattle-Tacoma area, compares the crimes i...
Prohibition did not stop people from drinking alcoholic beverages. Women had complained that their husbands were spending household money on liq...
As Federal investigators continued looking into potential crimes of city and police officials in Tacoma, they found evidence against them. This ...
This image depicts a broadside, now maintained by the British Museum, published circa 1606. It tells the story of the Gunpowder Plot, the conspi...
Image of the case, U.S. v Susan B. Anthony, Indictment for Illegal Voting, dated 01/24/1873. Click on the image for a better view.
This facsimile document, maintained at the National Archives, depicts the "conviction record" of Susan B. Anthony following her trial for unlawfully v...
Susan B. Anthony was convicted of unlawfully voting, in the 1872 presidential election, and sentenced to a fine of $100 plus court costs. This docume...
A fascimile of the charges against Susan B. Anthony. Click on the image for a clearer view.
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" is one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most-famous stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. This image depicts the cover-art fo...
Because police and politicians in Chicago were not able to stop all the gang-related crime which was happening in their city, a group of people though...
Auto-Ordnance released a submachine gun commonly known as the “Tommy Gun.” When the product first came to market, its sales were wea...
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