A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

17 January 1900 | Czech Anton Frydrych was born in Vsetín. A butcher's helper.

In #Auschwitz from 29 April 1942.
No. 33822
He perished in the camp on 7 July 1942.
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🎧 A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

Over the years, so many families shared their stories with me even when it was painful. Writing about crime is never easy but I am so appreciative to the families, victims, and investigators for their trust over the years. Thank you. #truecrime #coldcase @brandeispress.bsky.social

This is very sad news

When the temps drop, curl up with a good book. Start the new year with reading. #truecrimebooks #coldcase #newbedford11

We can only hope

Vintage black and white photograph of a smiling young girl with curly hair, wearing a collared dress.

25 December 1937 | A Duch Jewish girl, Liesbeth Prins, was born in Amsterdam.

In October 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

Happy holidays to all from our family to yours. May the upcoming year be filled with health, happiness, and all good things.

Remembering Saxonburg PA Chief Greg Adams who made a 'routine' stop Dec. 4, 1980. Think of his family, his comunity, and all he could have accomplished. #truecrime #fbi #pastatepolice

My favorite camera!

Remembering the families of the 11 women who went missing in 1988 as December nears. #coldcase

Journalism students wrapped up a newscast for the school paper, The Summit, at @stonehillcollege #studentjournalism

Friends and family gathered to remember Jennifer Lynn Fay, three decades after she went missing and raise money to help find her. #coldcase

On a chilly November day, memories of a murder and shattered hope rush back 20251111_120047 (2).mp4It is a cold late morning as they trudged along the leaf-strewn state forest path, not unlike that Veterans Day 47 years ago.The two retired Raynham police investigators are sol...

It's been 47 years since that dark day that Mary-Lou Arruda was found in Freetown. Remembering her family on this grim anniversary and thinking of the young girl on a bike who never made it home. #truecrime #rememberingMaryLou

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Sounds like someone mixed up her cause of death with another person's. Sorry for your loss.

A girl on a bike, a life cut short Mary-Lou Arruda celebrated her fifteenth birthday 47 years ago today, September 6.She would be dead two days later.The abduction and murder of the high school cheerleader - grabbed just minutes from h...

Remembering the birthday today of 15 year old Mary Lou Arruda. Two days after celebrating in 1978, she was abducted. Thinking of her family on thia day and how life changes in an instant. www.maureenboylewriter.com/post/a-girl-...

Sometimes police know who is responsible but proving it can take years. Cold case units tackle what some consider unsolvable. #truecrime #coldcase

With an estimated 250,000 unsolved murders in the US yearly, detectives who investigate the cases are the unsung heroes to families. One murder unsolved leaves one murderer on the street. #coldcase #truecrime

Going to the beach, do you take a paperback, hardcover, audiobook? And how many bags of said books?

"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"

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Congrats to the Stonehill College newspaper staff of The Summit for winning three awards in the Catholic Media Association's student media contest. And a special shout out to Caleb Tobin for winning second place in student Journalist of the Year! Great work!!!!

Where might these low prices be?

Writers say thank you!

New England Unsolved: The area’s most baffling cases

It is always an honor to be interviewed by Bob Ward from @boston25news.com. He is one of the best. Check out his latest special. @brandeispress.bsky.social #truecrime

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Excellent book

The @rcfp.org has published a letter calling on law enforcement to respect the rights of journalists covering protests, which is especially important today. @nenpa.bsky.social is among the signatories.

A man of honor It was 2021 when we first met retired Pennsylvania State Trooper Glenn Hall at a breakfast place in downtown Butler, Pennsylvania. His long-time colleague, Danny McKnight, rounded up a group of retire...

Writing about true crime includes meeting those who shine a light into the dark corners of life, who bring justice to victims. Retired Pennsylvania State Trooper Glenn Hall was one of those individuals.
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For some reason, I was just thinking about how Trump’s former chief of staff tried to warn us right before the election that Trump was a fascist who wanted to rule us like a dictator … and the New York Times put that story on page A12

Tabloid headline writers rule!

PSA: CNN will be live broadcasting Saturday night's performance of George Clooney's Broadway play Good Night and Good Luck on TV - but also online *without requiring a login.*

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