The Dillinger Years: Harry Pierpont – The Mentor (Part Two)
During his teenage years, John Dillinger, born June 22, 1903, in Oak Hill, Indianapolis, was regularly in trouble with the police for thieving and fighting. So much…
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The Dillinger Years: Harry Pierpont – The Mentor
“You aren’t the type of man like me. You don’t have the nerve.” Harry Pierpont during his trial for murder in 1934 If I said…
Killing John F. Kennedy: Plausible Deniability
Friday, November 22, 1963, a date woven into the very fabric of the United States of America. What happened that fateful day in Dallas was plain for all those watching to see. The assassination…
Taking Down The Outfit: An Interview With FBI Special Agent Elaine Smith
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome once again to my favourite section on NCS, the interview section. However, before I begin I would like to give a…
The Camorra: ‘The (Honourable) Society’
Between the 16th and 19th centuries, Naples was vying with Paris as Europe’s second-largest city. The Camorra, whose origins may date back to 15th century…
A Licence to Kill: From Italy to The USA
“We are much beholden to Machiavelli and others who wrote what men do and not what they ought” Lord Bacon Between the years 1880 and…
From Russia With Drugs: An Interview With Niko Vorobyov
Niko was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, but following a temporary stay in Italy the family then moved to America. It was in America where…
I am Spartacus! – The Casalesi Clan & Maxi-Trials
Casal di Principe, a small town with a population of approx. 21,000 in the province of Caserta, which is located between Naples and Salerno, is…