The killing of 12 students and a teacher at Columbine High School in 1999 continues to shape how we view and understand school shootings today. (Source: The New York Times)
The Legacy of Medgar Evers
As Barack Obama becomes the first African American U.S. president, CBS News’ Harold Dow highlights the life of Medgar Evers, a black civil rights activist who was assassinated in the 1960s.
Crime Writer Ann Rule Talks About Ted Bundy and More
“Even in murder women demand more foreplay,” says crime author Ann Rule. Rule first came to prominence with her book “A Stranger Beside Me,” which was about serial killer Ted Bundy. Ann explains what type of cases she is attracted…
Patricia Krenwinkel: My Life After Manson
In this New York Times Op-Doc video, Patricia Krenwinkel provides her first on-camera interview since 1994, reflecting on her life before and after Manson. This week is the 45th anniversary of her crimes.
Zodiac Killer Calls Into a Live San Francisco TV Show
Whether this is the actual Zodiac on the phone is the question. His goal was to speak to Melvin Belli, a well-known attorney from the Bay Area who was a guest Jim Dunbar’s KGO television talk show. He first requested…
When Loud Music Turned Deadly
Short documentary from The New York Times’ Op-Doc series tells the story of a black teenager in Florida killed by a white man after an argument over loud music played in a gas station parking lot. The slain youth’s father…