The Crime Factory

Because every story deserves to be told

A teenager stands with his back to the camera in a foggy, moonlit forest, wearing a light gray hoodie and jeans, holding a flashlight that casts a narrow beam into the surrounding darkness
Yellow crime-scene tape reading “Do Not Cross” stretched diagonally
  • Michigan Cold Case Cracked by DNA: 1986 Assault Solved

    Michigan cold case cracked by DNA – that’s the headline after 39 years on ice. Summer of ’86, a young woman biking the U.P. gets abducted near a lonely boat launch, assaulted multiple times, then dumped. She reports fast, a…

  • The Power of Profanity in Hardboiled Fiction

    By Alex MercerWarning: This article contains strong language Hardboiled crime stories and classic noir often carry an unmistakable edge – not only in their plots but in the very words their characters speak. Some readers balk at every expletive, and…

  • U.S. Crime News Digest: May 5–12, 2025

    Surge in Mass Shootings Nationwide The United States witnessed a disturbing series of mass shootings during this period: Kalispell, MT (May 11): A man fatally…