How a 1906 dynamite explosion in the Three Jacks mine tunnel near Cripple Creek exposed a sinister plot of greed, grave robbing, and fraud.

A wild-tempered desperado known as Edward “Looney” terrorized Colorado in the mid-1800s. The prizefighter outwitted death more times than he should have until a mysterious avenger settled the score in an Erie saloon.

The unusual circumstances behind a chance encounter between a janitor, a newspaper reporter, a postmaster, and officials from the Denver Mint in the winter of 1912.

How a one-legged burglar with a working man’s grit used a trick prosthetic to slip through the wheels of justice in boomtown Leadville.

An 1880s cave exploration near Crested Butte uncovered a forgotten stash of stolen gold, antique revolvers, and the skeletal remains of the outlaws who left it all behind.

From the forgotten graveyard beneath Denver Highlands to the lost burial ground of a lawless railroad town, Colorado’s pioneer cemeteries are haunted by ghosts who refuse to rest.

Treasure hunters believe the lost loot of the Reynolds Gang remains buried in Colorado. Those searching for it might already be 130 years too late.

Two fishermen marooned in Poudre Canyon sent an unusual plea floating down the river in August 1908. Their survival story was one of trout, wild cherries, humor, and camaraderie.

Publishing the news during the unsettled years of the American frontier was a dangerous business. Staying alive at The Rocky Mountain News meant arming every man there and preparing for bloodshed.

How a Colorado gold miner's daring river expedition set the stage for a case of mistaken identity with a chess-playing skeleton found in a remote desert cabin.

How an unusual culinary trend of eating rat-like marsupials from the South once captivated Colorado's fine citizens, plus the folly that sometimes ensued.

In 1914 a wealthy Boulder businessman was gunned down in his home. Detectives likely nabbed the greedy man who did it, but the case remains unsolved.