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"Mexican Spitfire" Mystery Solved After 7 Decades!

Barbara Schroeder | Posted 05.27.2013 | Entertainment
Barbara Schroeder

Thanks to a source close to the case, my co-author had found the only known official photo from the death scene. Here, published for the first time, a look at how Lupe Velez really died.

The Power of Plot

Evan Gottlieb | Posted 05.16.2013 | Books
Evan Gottlieb

Look up any review of Brown's fiction, scan it for descriptions of his prose, and you'll likely find the adjectives "clunky" and "repetitive" playing central roles. What redeems Brown's novels -- or, at least, compels readers to buy and read them?

Foiled Again: Lake Monster, Bigfoot Body and Alien Humanoid All in One Week

Sharon Hill | Posted 05.06.2013 | Weird News
Sharon Hill

Extraordinary things are extraordinary because they don't come along every day let alone three in a week.

The Mystery of Who We Are

Tara Brach | Posted 04.26.2013 | Healthy Living
Tara Brach

Probably the deepest inquiry in any of the spiritual traditions is the question, "Who am I?" If we look behind the roles and images that our culture gives us, behind the ideas that we internalize from our family, who's really here?

A Dark and Stormy Night: 10 Tips for Writing a Paranormal Mystery

Wendy Webb | Posted 04.26.2013 | Books
Wendy Webb

Were there hard and fast rules I followed when writing? Not likely. I'm lazier than that. Was there a formula for a succesful novel? If there were, we'd all be bestselling authors. What was I going to tell this room full of people who had paid money to glean knowledge from me?

Mystery Foot, Therefore Bigfoot

Sharon Hill | Posted 04.24.2013 | Weird News
Sharon Hill

If the science is not there, it's not there. It gets you nothing but discredited to make stuff up. For those who willfully ignore all the plausible answers and instead hype the outrageous one, you are poisoning your own field.

Fresh Takes On Crime And Punishment In Two Smart Miniseries

Maureen Ryan | Posted 06.18.2013 | TV
Maureen Ryan

The brisk period drama "Bletchley Circle" is about the effort to apprehend a criminal, but the atmospheric "Rectify" takes place at the opposite end of the criminal-justice process: It's about what happens when man convicted of murder re-enters society.

Rape, Murder and Swag

Dori Hartley | Posted 06.15.2013 | Media
Dori Hartley

We live in the "Let's talk about this" generation and although open communication on any number of subjects can be productive, there comes a moment where all of it becomes over-exposed.

Daughters of Fire

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 05.13.2013 | Books
Arthur Rosenfeld

What you hold in your hands when you pick up Daughters Of Fire is a time trip back to the days when any place on earth could possibly seem new and fresh, with unexpected layers and energies at play.

Six Years Is Cause For Jubilation

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.08.2013 | Books
Jackie K. Cooper

Harlan Coben is an author who creates stories that twist and turn throughout their pages. Such is the case with his new novel, Six Years.

Immerse Yourself in a Real-Life, Unsolved Murder at Speakeasy Dollhouse

Carey Purcell | Posted 04.17.2013 | Arts
Carey Purcell

Upon arriving at the Dollhouse, guests are ushered in by policemen dressed in period-specific uniforms and handed a slip of paper that contains a role or assignment for the night.

Series on Series: A Different Tune for Extreme Justice

William Bernhardt | Posted 04.17.2013 | Books
William Bernhardt

I was and still am extremely proud of the "big twist" in this book. Since you might not have read the book yet, I won't spoil it. But it's fabulous, trust me. So far as I know, it was completely new and although astonishing and outrageous, legally accurate.

The Art of Losing

Khanh Ho | Posted 04.16.2013 | Books
Khanh Ho

Perhaps I was destined to grow into an expert -- an expert of loss. Perhaps that is why I even managed to lose, at such a tender age, something that another human being found unforgettable, so much so, that she kept it to her breast.

Teenager's Body Found in Alaskan Village Presbyterian Church

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 04.08.2013 | Crime
AlaskaDispatch.com

Alaska State Troopers are working to figure out what killed 13-year-old Mackenzie H. Howard, a teenaged girl from the Southeast village of Kake. The t...

Gun Control 101: Top 10 Things That Will Change in Detective Fiction in a Post-Gun Control America

Khanh Ho | Posted 03.16.2013 | Comedy
Khanh Ho

Who wants to see an action adventure movie without the rat-a-tat-tat of guns guns guns -- massive guns of every make and model?

A Timely Interview With Jon Ramer About Creating Collective Compassion (Part 2)

Russell C. Smith | Posted 03.11.2013 | Impact
Russell C. Smith

Jon Ramer is a software entrepreneur turned social engineer, a civic leader, a community organizer, an inventor, and a musician. He is the designer an...

Series on Series: Naked Justice

William Bernhardt | Posted 03.05.2013 | Books
William Bernhardt

The problem with finally writing a book you think is not half-bad is that you wonder if you've got anywhere to go next -- other than downhill. And I was determined to not let the Ben Kincaid series go downhill.

150th Anniversary of the USS Monitor: Meet Civil War Naval Heroes Robert Williams and William Bryan

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 12.28.2012 | Good News
Megan Smolenyak

Under ideal circumstances, living relatives of both Williams and Bryan could provide DNA reference samples to compare against the remains to make the final assessment, but the obstacle is Williams' name.

The Radical Vulnerability Of God

Kristin M. Swenson, Ph.D. | Posted 02.26.2013 | Religion
Kristin M. Swenson, Ph.D.

Each year, within every cycle of time, it comes round again: the radical vulnerability of God, willingly chosen out of desire for intimacy with a complicated, hard-headed and desperately tender world.

Bride Makes Bizarre Discovery 26 Years After Her Wedding

Posted 12.10.2012 | Weddings

After the Big Day, the wedding dress is often tucked away until a younger woman in the family asks to see it. Imagine one woman's shock when she disco...

Return of the Queen: Legendary Game Designer Is Back Thanks to Kickstarter

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 01.14.2013 | Arts
Ilana Teitelbaum

A beautiful girl is mysteriously murdered amid the winding canals of Venice. A handsome, arrogant anti-hero with unique powers of deduction is hired by a billionaire to investigate. No, it's not an upcoming book or movie -- it's the premise of "Moebius."

Series on Series: Lessons from Writing Book Two

William Bernhardt | Posted 01.06.2013 | Books
William Bernhardt

In the first book, I completely avoided what I thought was the cliché of legal fiction, the Perry Mason plot -- the big murder trial. So of course in the sequel, I completely embraced it.

As kidney disease kills thousands across continents, scientists scramble for answers

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 11.17.2012 | World
The Center for Public Integrity

By Sasha ChavkinThe Center for Public IntegritySANDAMALGAMA, Sri Lanka -- In this tiny Sri Lankan village, rice farmer Wimal Rajaratna sits cross-le...

WATCH: Is Love A Mystery Or Not? From Dr. Sue Johnson

Posted 10.09.2012 | MarloThomas

What makes us fall in love? Relationship expert Dr. Sue Johnson shared her thoughts on the mystery of love when she met with me on a recent episode of...

WATCH: Millions Of Mysterious Creatures Wash Ashore On Hawaii Beaches In Rare Event

The Huffington Post | Allie Compton | Posted 07.18.2012 | Science

Researchers are perplexed by them and long-time residents of Hawaii have never seen anything like it before. According to Hawaii News Now, several ...