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The Devil's Dictionary: Homoeopathy

by Ambrose Bierce HOMOEOPATHISTHOMICIDEHOMOEOPATHY -n. A school of medicine midway between Allopathy and Christian Science. To the last both the others are distinctly inferior, for…

Dipendra, 29, 2001 News

  crown prince of Nepal, went on a shooting rampage at the family's Kathmandu palace in June, wiping out nearly the entire royal family before turning his revolver on himself. Casualties included…

The Fox Chase Boy

The so-called Fox Chase Boy was an unknown child found dead in 1957 in a vacant lot in the Philadelphia community of Fox Chase. The blue-eyed and blonde-haired boy was estimated to be between 3 and 5…

Fargo <span class="date" >(1996)</span>

Director: Joel CoenCast: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare McDormand earned a 1996 Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Marge Gunderson, an unflappable,…

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick plays Brenda Johnson, the homicide cop with a Southern accent and a penchant for cajoling confessions, in the TV series The Closer. Sedgwick has worked steadily as film and theater…

1992–1993 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesPicket Fences (CBS)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesTom Skerritt, Picket FencesOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesKathy Baker, Picket FencesOutstanding…

UC: Undercover

NBCSunday 10:00–11:00 p.m.Cast:Jon Seda, Vera Farmiga, Bruklin Harris, Jarrad Paul, Oded Fehr The show should have been dubbed UC: Unclear. Seda (Homicide) leads a group of elite government…

Lawrence Treat 1998 Deaths

Lawrence Treatmystery writer A founder of the Mystery Writers of America, Treat published hundreds of short stories and 17 novels over 70 years, including A as in Alibi and H as in Homicide.…

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

NBCSunday 9:00–10:00 p.m.Cast:Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Courtney B. Vance, Jamey Sheridan The third installment in Dick Wolf's Law & Order franchise maintains the fully developed…

Lana Turner

Name at birth: Julia Jean Mildred Frances TurnerKnown as the "Sweater Girl," Lana Turner (like Betty Grable) was a popular pinup for GIs in World War II. After the war she became a genuine movie star…