Archive: September 2014

How Schiller Changed the True Crime Genre

What distinguishes true crime from other non-fiction? If you were to measure its pulse, where in the story should you place your two fingers? The German poet Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) would say motive. He should know. He revolutionized the true...

Digitially reconstructed image of people responding to the hue and cry on a medieval street

Hue and Cry in Europe and America

“Thief!” “Fire!” “Wolf!” All three are examples of an ancient form of alarm called the “hue and cry.” A cry for help and assistance in response to crime or danger was an integral part of historical law enforcement. Statutes or regulations in several...

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