Since such a big part of what we do here at Instant Checkmate is provide everyday people with an easy way to access public records, we’re fascinated by law and justice. Through our many hours researching news stories, scientific studies, and historical cases, we've come across some pretty mind-blowing and bizarre facts about crime and criminal behavior. Here are 25 of the craziest ones we’ve seen so far.

1) Hot Wheels

2) Deadly City

3) Sweltering Crooks

4) The Old Ball And Chain

5) Scaredy Cats Stay Out of Trouble

6) Feminine Instincts

7) Beware Of The Wolverine State

8) Feline Worship

9) Putting American Killers To Shame

10) King Scammer

11) We’re Getting Arrested More Often

12) Costly ID Thieves

13) Crime Doesn’t Pay … Very Well

14) Mid-Sized Sedan Madness

15) Pricey Parrots

16) Cry More For Dear Leader

17) Contempt Of Congress

18) Picky Bureau

19) Yikes

20) A Little Late

21) Multiple-Millennia Sentence

22) The Longest Stay In The Pen

23) Digital Thieves

24) Cold-Blooded Crime

25) Fowl Criminal

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