Behind the Behavioral Science Unit: Jana Monroe on the Science of Profiling
Jana Monroe, the first female FBI agent in the Behavioral Science Unit, spent her career applying crime-scene analysis and victimology to roughly 850 homicide cases — work she describes as systematic ...
7 Sep 3min
Weaponizing Narcocultura: The Cartel Marketing Machine
6 Sep 5min
Trapped on the Roof: The Killing of a correctional officer
On May 20, 2012, a gang fight inside a privately run Mississippi prison exploded into a multi-hour riot that left the facility in chaos. Twenty-four-year-old Senior Correctional Officer Catlin Carithe...
31 Aug 2min
The Psychology of the Vigilante — Applying the PEPS Model to Real-World Cases
In part two of their look at vigilantism, Carlos and retired FBI profiler Andrew Bringuel dig into what actually motivates someone to bypass the justice system and act on their own. Using the PEPS mod...
31 Aug 14min
"Don't Shoot, G-Men!" — How a Bureau PR Line Became FBI Legend
The legend goes that gangster "Machine Gun" Kelly coined the term "G-Men" when he begged federal agents not to shoot during his 1933 arrest — but the real story is a lesson in institutional myth-makin...
30 Aug 5min
The 49ers owner gets caught in a trailer park
A billionaire’s son gets caught in a trailer park sting. The league says it is reviewing the matter. This is what happens when the story a man tells himself finally meets the version everyone else can...
27 Aug 2min
PART TWO: THE JUMP SHE WASN’T SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE
Nine years after Belgium, in the English countryside, a military-trained parachute instructor jumped from four thousand feet with both her main and reserve chutes disabled — and lived. Behind it sat a...
24 Aug 2min
Cut Lines: The Anatomy of a Parachute Murder: PART ONE: THE FALL IN BELGIUM
In 2006, an experienced Belgian skydiver stepped out of a plane and discovered mid-air that neither of her parachutes would open. What looked at first like an unthinkable equipment failure turned out ...
23 Aug 3min
