The Fingerprint That Sent a Killer to Prison
In 1910, a Chicago killer left four fingerprints on a freshly painted railing—and changed American criminal investigations forever.
Read more →Ditties from the Dark Side of Paradise
Occasional musings, mysteries, and mischief from Darin E. Hartley.
This is a work of creative nonfiction. Some parts have been fictionalized in varying degrees for various purposes.
The Criminal Who Wanted to Get Caught
A serial killer, a floppy disk, and an ego that helped end a thirty-year investigation. Sometimes a criminal's worst enemy is himself.
Read more →The Black Dahlia: Hollywood's Most Infamous Unsolved Murder
First, the solution to Sunday's Flamingo Room mystery. Then, the chilling true story of the Black Dahlia, one of America's most notorious unsolved murders.
Read more →Three Cocktails. Two Alibis. One Corpse.
A dead man, three cocktails, and a bartender who knows more than he's saying. Can you solve this 60-second Florida Noir mystery?
Read more →The Man Who Parachuted Into Oblivion
A bourbon, $200,000, four parachutes, and one of America's greatest unsolved mysteries. The strange disappearance of D.B. Cooper.
Read more →Why Good People Make Excellent Murderers
The most frightening fictional murderer might be the nice guy next door. Welcome to Fictional Felonies Friday.
Read more →Welcome to the Dark Side of Paradise
A little truth, a little fiction, and occasional mischief from Florida Noir.
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