FBI : Discovery News

How Does a Manhunt Work?

Posted by Eric Niiler Wed May 9, 2012 08:00 AM ET | 0

Catching someone like suspected murderer Adam Mayes is more about being methodical than using overwhelming force. Read more

Dead People Keep Identity-Theft Scams Alive

Posted Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:07 AM ET | 0

Millions of deceased Americans spring back to life each year in the hands of cybercriminals. Read more

Trayvon Martin 911 Call: How Experts ID Voices

Posted by Sheila Eldred Wed Apr 4, 2012 03:53 PM ET | 0

Voice recognition software can show the actual speech structure of the vocal cords to make a match. Read more

Man Looking for Cat Finds Buried 'UFO'

Posted Sun Mar 18, 2012 08:58 AM ET | 0

An Austrian farmer finds a round hole in his field and assumes it's made by extraterrestrials. Read more

Hackers: We Intercepted FBI, Scotland Yard Call

Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 05:03 PM ET | 0

A sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was recorded and released online by the hackers in Anonymous Friday. Read more

Megaupload Arrests Trigger Retaliation Hacks

Posted Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:06 PM ET | 0

Arrests of Megaupload.com's founders prompt a hacktivist group to temporarily take down the FBI's and others' sites. Read more

On the Run: Famous Fugitives: Photos

Posted Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:52 AM ET | 0

George Wright was not the only criminal who was able to elude authorities for years. Here's a look at other famous fugitives. Read more

The Kennedy Detail: Wide Angle

Posted Mon Nov 1, 2010 03:59 PM ET

It was their duty to prevent one of the greatest tragedies in American history and they failed, a fact that has haunted them ever since. For the first time, the men of President John F Kennedy's Secret Service relive that gut-wrenching, heart... Read more

U.S. Government Wants to Read Your Emails

Posted Mon Sep 27, 2010 02:05 PM ET | 0

The White House hopes to make it easier for intelligence services to eavesdrop on the Internet. Read more

Russian Spies Thwarted By Old Technology?

Posted Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:45 PM ET | 0

If the people arrested in the Russian spy ring had used more sophisticated steganography programs, they might have never been caught. Read more

Kennedy's FBI Files Reveal Numerous Death Threats

Posted Mon Jun 14, 2010 04:00 PM ET | 0

More than 2,000 pages of documents detail the threats that plagued Kennedy throughout his 47-year Senate career. Read more

Crime Drops Despite Recession

Posted Mon Dec 21, 2009 08:20 PM ET | 0

Why hasn't the sagging economy produced an expected increase in crime? Read more

NASA Scientist Accused of Selling Secrets

Posted Tue Oct 20, 2009 09:06 AM ET | 0

Prosecutors say a scientist who worked on the cutting edge of moon exploration has been caught trying to sell classified secrets to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence agent. Read more

Police Using Twitter to Get the Word Out: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

When Milwaukee police wanted to get word of a murder out quickly, they did it in 113 characters on Twitter. Read more

No Such Thing as a 'Voice Print': Discovery News

Posted Fri Dec 5, 2008 03:27 AM ET

Speech analysis might be flavor of the month on TV, but one expert says popular crime shows may be giving the public an unrealistic idea of what the science can do. Read more