Boston Crime
Famous Court Cases
Policing
Famous Murderers
Crime TV/Movies
100

This 2013 terrorist attack occurred near the finish line of a famous Boston race.

The Boston Bombing

100

This case required police to inform suspects of their rights before questioning.

Miranda v. Arizona

100

The document police must obtain from a judge to search/seize/enter private property.

Search warrant

100

This serial killer from the 1970s and 1980s was known for his charm and intelligence, which he used to lure victims.

Ted Bundy

100

This CBS show follows a team of FBI profilers who analyze the behavior of serial killers.

Criminal Minds

200

This nickname was given to the person believed responsible for the murders of 13 women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964.

The Boston Strangler

200

The Supreme Court case that allowed stop-and-frisk based on reasonable suspicion.

Terry v. Ohio

200

The level of suspicion required for police to make an arrest.

Probable cause

200

This 1995 trial of a former football star was called “the trial of the century” due to its intense media coverage.

OJ Simpson

200

This long-running NBC series follows detectives investigating crimes against vulnerable victims in New York City’s Special Victims Unit.

Law & Order SVU

300

This Boston gangster led the Winter Hill Gang and was captured in 2011 after 16 years on the run

Whitey Bulger

300

This 1973 Supreme Court case recognized a constitutional right to abortion based on privacy rights.

Roe v. Wade

300

A brief police stop based on reasonable suspicion is known as this.

Terry stop

300

This serial killer, active in the 1980s and 1990s, was arrested after a survivor escaped and alerted police.

Jeffrey Dahmer

300

This forensic crime drama set in Las Vegas focuses on investigators who collect and analyze physical evidence from crime scenes.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

400

This 1990 heist at a Boston museum remains the largest art theft in history.

 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft

400

This case established the exclusionary rule for illegally obtained evidence.

Mapp v.Ohio

400

This federal agency enforces drug laws and investigates drug trafficking in the United States.

The drug enforcement agency

400

This Chicago serial killer, also known as Pogo, from the 1970s was found to have buried many of his victims beneath his home.

John Wayne Gacy

400

This long-running CBS crime show follows agents of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps investigating crimes involving military personnel.

NCIS

500

This type of evidence confirmed in 2013 that Albert DeSalvo was linked to at least one of the Boston Strangler murders.

DNA evidence

500

This case created the “clear and present danger” test for speech.

Schenck v. United States

500

This rule prevents illegally obtained evidence from being used in court.

Exclusionary rule

500

This New York serial shooter from the 1970s claimed he was commanded by a demon speaking through a dog.

Son of Sam (David Berkowitz)

500

This 1991 thriller features FBI trainee Clarice Starling and cannibalistic killer Hannibal Lecter.

The Silence of the Lambs

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