There was a time when everything and anything was done in pursuit of the perfect crime news story.

The News of the World is closing amid a major scandal over phone hacking and alleged payments to police officers, but once upon a time journalists went even further to get the ultimate story, There was a time when everything and anything was done in pursuit of the perfect crime news story.The allegations being made about dubious journalistic practices at the News of the World are shocking and immoral if proven to be true.But the current row takes us back to the 1940s and 1950s when hacks on that very same tabloid and other papers were just as clandestine in their methods, and with even fewer legal restrictions.In the years after World War II, the print media's response to the horrific crimes of three of the most infamous killers in the annals of British crime whipped up an almost identical...

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The Las Vegas Mob Experience is located at the Tropicana Hotel, 3801 Las Vegas Blvd. S

You've always come here for experiences: at the gaming tables and buffet tables, in the lounges and showrooms, or just gawking at surreal replicas of world landmarks in the middle of the desert.Now, when you come here, you can also get rubbed out by Soprano-style bad guys with thick necks, Brooklyn accents and automatic weapons — virtually, of course.IF YOU GOThe Las Vegas Mob Experience is located at the Tropicana Hotel, 3801 Las Vegas Blvd. S, on the Strip. General admission is $39.95.Information: www.lvme.com, 702-739-2662.The Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement is located at 300 Stewart Ave. downtown and will open next February.Information: www.themobmuseum.org, 702-229-6581.The Tropicana Hotel launched the Las Vegas Mob Experience this spring: part museum, part theme park, with...

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