A few Alcatraz prison inmates and guards are still around, and told us stories of jailhouse murders, contraband booze, and doing time on ‘The Rock.’
Bullet holes, Anna Nicole’s lips, and (allegedly) a tunnel built by Al Capone.
Chicago-style gangland violence erupted in suburban San Mateo on the morning of Feb. 5, 1952 when Tom Keen started his brand new Cadillac. Once…
Recently, a press release landed in our inbox (several press releases, actually) announcing the breaking news that Gainesville, a small Texas town north of…
The United States is harder on crime than almost any other Western nation, yet it has an unending fascination with serial killers, mob bosses,…
To our recurring surprise, many locals never get the idea to visit Alcatraz, because traveling by boat to an island to walk around cellblocks…
Although he resides in Walnut Creek, San Francisco Chronicle news columnist C.W. “Chuck” Nevius is undoubtedly a man about town in the 415. Nevius,…
