On The High Seas
This pirate was well known off the coast of North Carolina. He was known to tie flaming items into his beard as an intimidation tactic.
Who is Edward Teach/Blackbeard?
The most common reason that leaders of gangs were indicted was this.
What is Tax Evasion?
This detective agency was known throughout the Wildwest for its size and borderline illegal actions. It is still active today as a private security force.
What is the Pinkerton Detective Agency?
This man, well known for his crimes through mailing, wrote a thirty-five thousand-word manifesto, critiquing society and its problems.
Who is Ted Kaczynski?
This crime has multiple stipulations, but the main concern is whether it is pre-mediated. The most common punishment is life in prison.
What is murder?
This Welsh privateer raided ports along the coast of Spain and Latin America. He eventually retired to become the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and even has a rum named after him.
Who is Sir Henry Morgan?
These two were leaders of an infamous gang during the Great Depression. A movie came out about them in 1967, which romanticized the two.
Who are Bonnie and Clyde?
These two people killed Jesse James but were convicted of murder and sentenced to death for the act. They were eventually pardoned.
Who are Robert and Charlie Ford?
This website was named after a well-known trade route. It was used to sell and buy drugs and other illicit items on the Dark Web.
What is the Silk Road?
This law in the United States can only be used in a few cases but does not care if you are a perpetrator or an accessory. The punishment is modeled after the English act of the same name from 1351. Common punishments include executions and life in prison.
What is treason?
This woman is one of the most prominent pirate captains during the Golden Age of Piracy. One thing that contributed to her success was the rules she set in place for her fleet.
Who is Zheng Yi Sao?
Seven members of the North Side Gang were killed in this massacre in 1929. The assailants have never been identified, but some theories state that it was done by a rival gang headed by Al Capone.
What is the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre?
Clint Eastwood had his first leading role in the spaghetti western 'A Fistful of Dollars' which is plagiarized from this Japanese film.
What is Yojimbo?
The poisoning of this medicine in the 1980s is why we have tamper-proof seals on bottles today.
What is Tylenol?
This federal law can be used to target corrupt organizations, such as the Mafia or drug cartels, which tends to result in life imprisonment or a forfeiture of assests.
What is the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act?
These two female pirates dressed as women in Calico Jack's crew. They managed to delay their hangings by claiming to be pregnant.
Who are Anne Bonny and Mary Read?
This gang leader was described as a Robin Hood-like figure, stealing from banks and police stations with his gang.
Who is John Dillinger?
Born a slave, this man escaped and learned skills such as tracking and survival skills. He was one of the first African-American US Deputy Marshals west of the Mississippi.
Who is Bass Reeves?
Bruce Edward Ivins is suspected of being behind these attacks in 2001. He died before he could be investigated, but he had lied about chemical additives in 2001, casting suspicion on him.
What are the Anthrax Mailings?
What are seatbelts?
The first mate of William Kidd, he led a successful mutiny against him, stealing his ship the Blessed William.
Who is Robert Culliford?
What is Syphilis?
These two men are said to have been the first ones to draw their guns at the Shootout at the O.K. Corral
Who are Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury?
The police believe that the Sicilian mafia was behind the kidnapping these five children on Christmas Eve, 1945. The distraction to kidnap the children was setting the family's house on fire.
Who are the Sodder Children?
This action is legal in 11 territories of the United States. Any attempt for this action outside of the state requires a lawsuit, and if failed, the professional performing this action will be charged with manslaughter.
What is medically assisted death?