Crime & Anti-Crime, BRU-GAC
This category explores both sides of crime, delving into many different aspects and cases of unlawful conduct. It includes perpetrators as well as victims and those who fought against crime in an effort to establish a safe community environment.
Crime & Anti-Crime Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Brutus, Marcus Junius
Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman politician, one of the leaders in the conspiracy that assassinated Julius Caesar......
Buchalter, Louis
Louis Buchalter was an American organized crime boss and founder of the murder-for-hire organization popularly......
Bulger, Whitey
Whitey Bulger was an American crime boss who, as head of the Boston-area Winter Hill Gang, was a leading figure......
Bundy, Ted
Ted Bundy was an American serial killer and rapist, one of the most notorious criminals of the late 20th century.......
Bush, George W.
George W. Bush is the 43rd president of the United States (2001â09), who led his countryâs response to the September......
BĂĄrdossy, LĂĄszlĂł
LĂĄszlĂł BĂĄrdossy was a Hungarian politician who played a key role in bringing his country into World War II as an......
BĂ©ziers, Massacre at
Massacre at BĂ©ziers, the first major battle in the Albigensian Crusade called in 1209 by Pope Innocent III against......
Cambodian genocide
The Cambodian genocide was a period of mass death in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 under the Khmer Rouge government......
Camorra
Camorra, Italian secret society of criminals that grew to power in Naples during the 19th century. Its origins......
Camp Grant massacre
Camp Grant massacre, the mass murder of more than a hundred members of the Apache people, on the morning of April......
Capone, Al
Al Capone was an American Prohibition-era gangster who dominated organized crime in Chicago from 1925 to 1931 and......
Carlisle, Lucy Hay, countess of
Lucy Hay, countess of Carlisle was an intriguer and conspirator during the English Civil Wars, celebrated by many......
Carlos de Austria
Carlos de Austria was the prince of Asturias, son of King Philip II of Spain and Maria of Portugal, heir to the......
Carlos the Jackal
Carlos the Jackal is a Venezuelan militant who orchestrated some of the highest-profile terrorist attacks of the......
Casket Letters
Casket Letters, the eight letters and a series of irregular sonnets asserted by James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton,......
Cassidy, Butch
Butch Cassidy was an American outlaw and foremost member of the Wild Bunch, a collection of bank and train robbers......
Cassius Longinus, Gaius
Gaius Cassius Longinus was the prime mover in the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 bc. Little is known......
Cassius, Gaius
Gaius Cassius was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After the death of Caesar he joined the party of Marcus......
Castellammarese War
Castellammarese War, conflict between the Castellammarese and Masseria organized crime families in New York City......
Castellano, Paul
Paul Castellano was an American organized crime figure, the reputed successor to Carlo Gambino as the âboss of......
Castracani, Castruccio
Castruccio Castracani was a condottiere, or captain of mercenaries, who ruled Lucca from 1316 to 1328. When the......
Catesby, Robert
Robert Catesby was the chief instigator of the Gunpowder Plot, a Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up King James......
Cenci, Beatrice
Beatrice Cenci was a young Roman noblewoman whose condemnation to death by Pope Clement VIII aroused public sympathy......
Central Park Five
Their names are Korey Wise, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Antron McCray, and Kevin Richardson. But in 1989 the......
Chapman, Mark David
Mark David Chapman is an American criminal who fatally shot John Lennon on December 8, 1980. He received a sentence......
Charleston church shooting
On June 17, 2015, a 21-year-old white man entered one of the most historic Black churches in the United States,......
Charlie Hebdo shooting
Charlie Hebdo shooting, series of terrorist attacks and mass shootings that shook France in January 2015, claiming......
CharriĂšre, Henri
Henri CharriĂšre was a French criminal and prisoner in French Guiana who described a lively career of imprisonments,......
Chessman, Caryl
Caryl Chessman was an American criminal whose writings during 12 years on death row made him the symbol of an enduring......
Chevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse de
Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchess de Chevreuse was a French princess, a tireless participant in the conspiracies......
Chikatilo, Andrei
Andrei Chikatilo was a Soviet serial killer who murdered at least 50 people between 1978 and 1990. His case is......
Cinq-Mars, Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, marquis de
Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, marquis de Cinq-Mars was a favourite of King Louis XIII of France who led the last and......
Clarence, George Plantagenet, duke of
George Plantagenet, duke of Clarence was an English nobleman who engaged in several major conspiracies against......
Cohen, Albert
Albert Cohen was an American criminologist best known for his subcultural theory of delinquent gangs. In 1993,......
Colfax massacre
Colfax massacre, murder of some 150 African American militia members who were attempting to surrender to a white......
Colleoni, Bartolomeo
Bartolomeo Colleoni was an Italian condottiere, at various times in Venetian and Milanese service and from 1454......
Colombo crime family
Colombo crime family, New York-based organized crime syndicate. Along with the Gambino, Genovese, Lucchese, and......
Colombo, Joseph
Joseph Colombo was a major organized crime boss in Brooklyn who founded an Italian-American Civil Rights League......
Colosimo, James
James Colosimo was a crime czar in Chicago from about 1902 until his death, owner of plush brothels, saloons, and......
Columbine High School shooting
The Columbine High School shooting on the morning of April 20, 1999, ultimately left 16 dead in a mass shooting......
Commonwealth v. Hunt
Commonwealth v. Hunt, (1842), American legal case in which the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that the common-law......
Cooper, D.B.
D.B. Cooper, was a criminal who in 1971 hijacked a commercial plane traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle,......
Corday, Charlotte
Charlotte Corday was the assassin of the French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat. Descended from a noble family, educated......
Corineus
Corineus, legendary eponymous hero of Cornwall. According to Geoffrey of Monmouthâs Historia regum Britanniae (1135â39),......
Corsican National Liberation Front
Corsican National Liberation Front, largest and most violent of a number of Corsican nationalist movements. It......
Costello, Frank
Frank Costello was a major American syndicate gangster, a close associate of Lucky Luciano, noted for his influence......
Cotton, Mary Ann
Mary Ann Cotton was a British nurse and housekeeper who was believed to be Britainâs most prolific female serial......
Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord, The
The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (CSA), white supremacist militia group based in Arkansas, U.S.,......
Crippen, Hawley Harvey
Hawley Harvey Crippen was a mild-mannered physician who killed his wife, then for a time managed to elude capture,......
Crips
Crips, street gang based in Los Angeles that is involved in various illegal activities, notably drug dealing, theft,......
Curry, Kid
Kid Curry was an American gunslinger who became notorious as the most quick-tempered killer of the Wild Bunch,......
Czolgosz, Leon
Leon Czolgosz was an American labourer and anarchist who fatally shot U.S. Pres. William McKinley on September......
Dahmer, Jeffrey
Jeffrey Dahmer was an American serial killer who murdered 17 boys and young men. Although other serial murderers......
Dalton Brothers
Dalton Brothers, four train and bank robbers famous in U.S. Western history: Grattan (âGratâ; 1861â92), William......
Damiens, Robert-François
Robert-François Damiens was a French fanatic who in 1757 made an unsuccessful attempt on the life of King Louis......
Dampier, William
William Dampier was a buccaneer who later explored parts of the coasts of Australia, New Guinea, and New Britain......
Daniels, David
David Daniels is an American opera singer who, as the preeminent countertenor of his generation, was best known......
Darquier de Pellepoix, Louis
Louis Darquier de Pellepoix was a French politician who was notorious as an antisemite and collaborator with Nazi......
Davis, Angela
Angela Davis is a militant American black activist who gained an international reputation during her imprisonment......
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), one of several organizations associated with the Palestine......
Diavolo, Fra
Fra Diavolo was an Italian brigand chief who repeatedly fought against the French occupation of Naples; he is celebrated......
Dillinger, John
John Dillinger was an American criminal who was perhaps the most famous bank robber in U.S. history, known for......
Direct Action
Direct Action, French clandestine extremist group that emerged in 1979 and is believed to have been an amalgam......
Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
On the night of May 3, 2007, three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared from her familyâs vacation apartment at......
Doctorsâ Plot
Doctorsâ Plot, (1953), alleged conspiracy of prominent Soviet medical specialists to murder leading government......
Doolin, Bill
Bill Doolin was a Western outlaw who led a gang through robberies in Oklahoma and east Texas, 1892â95. A member......
Doria, Andrea
Andrea Doria was a Genoese statesman, condottiere (mercenary commander), and admiral who was the foremost naval......
du Pont, John
John du Pont was an American philanthropist who supported amateur freestyle wrestling. On January 26, 1996, he......
Duke Lacrosse Rape Case
In March 2006 three white Duke University lacrosse players were accused of the brutal rape of a Black college student......
Dunblane school massacre
Dunblane school massacre, mass shooting on March 13, 1996, in which a gunman invaded a primary school in the small......
Durst, Robert
Robert Durst was an American real-estate heir who was a suspect in the 1982 disappearance of his first wife and......
Dutroux, Marc
Marc Dutroux is a Belgian serial killer whose case provoked outrage at the lax response of law enforcement agencies.......
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), Egyptian extremist organization that originated in the late 1970s and developed into......
Einsatzgruppen
Einsatzgruppen, units of the Nazi security forces composed of members of the SS, the Sicherheitspolizei (Sipo;......
Enghien, Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-CondĂ©, Duke dâ
Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-CondĂ©, duke dâEnghien was a French prince whose execution, widely proclaimed as......
Entebbe raid
Entebbe raid, (July 3â4, 1976), rescue by an Israeli commando squad of 103 hostages from a French jet airliner......
EOKA
EOKA, underground nationalist movement of Greek Cypriots dedicated to ending British colonial rule in Cyprus (achieved......
Epstein, Jeffrey
Jeffrey Epstein was an American financier and convicted sex offender who was accused of serial sex trafficking......
Escobar, Pablo
Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug lord who rose to infamy as the leader of the MedellĂn cartel, overseeing a period......
ETA
ETA, Basque separatist organization in Spain that used terrorism in its campaign for an independent Basque state.......
Executive Order 11905
Executive Order 11905, executive order issued February 19, 1976, by U.S. President Gerald Ford, which prohibited......
Falier, Marin
Marin Falier was a leading official in Venice and doge from 1354 to 1355, who was executed for having led a plot......
FALN
FALN, separatist organization in Puerto Rico that has used violence in its campaign for Puerto Rican independence......
FARC
FARC, Marxist guerrilla organization in Colombia. Formed in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist......
Fatah
Fatah, political and military organization of Arab Palestinians, founded in the late 1950s by Yassir Arafat and......
Fawkes, Guy
Guy Fawkes was a British soldier and the best-known participant in the Gunpowder Plot. Its object was to blow up......
Ferguson, Robert
Robert Ferguson was a Scottish conspirator and pamphleteer known as âthe Plotter,â who gave indiscriminate support......
Fielding, Sir John
Sir John Fielding was an English police magistrate and the younger half brother of novelist Henry Fielding, noted......
Fieschi, Gian Luigi, the Younger
Gian Luigi Fieschi the Younger was a Genoese nobleman whose conspiracy against the Doria family is the subject......
Fieschi, Giuseppe Maria
Giuseppe Maria Fieschi was a French republican conspirator who on July 28, 1835, unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate......
Figner, Vera Nikolayevna
Vera Nikolayevna Figner was a leader in the Russian Revolutionary Populist (Narodnik) movement. Abandoning her......
First Barbary War
First Barbary War, (1801â05), conflict between the United States and Tripoli (now in Libya), incited by American......
Five Families
Five Families, moniker given to the five major Italian American Mafia families in New York City: Bonanno, Colombo,......
Floyd, Pretty Boy
Pretty Boy Floyd was an American gunman whose violent bank robberies and run-ins with police made newspaper headlines.......
Fort Pillow Massacre
Fort Pillow Massacre, Confederate slaughter of African American Federal troops stationed at Fort Pillow, Tennessee,......
Frank Abagnale, Jr.
Frank Abagnale, Jr. is an American author, former con artist, and financial security consultant. He became a household......
Frank, Hans
Hans Frank was a German politician and lawyer who served as governor-general of Poland during World War II. Frank......
Frank, Leo
Leo Frank was an American factory superintendent whose conviction in 1913 for the murder of Mary Phagan resulted......
Fujiwara Sumitomo
Fujiwara Sumitomo was a notorious Japanese pirate leader. Originally a government official, he was dispatched by......
Gacy, John Wayne
John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer whose murders of 33 boys and young men in the 1970s received international......