The Smoking Gun
The Smoking Gun is a website that posts legal documents, arrest records, and police mugshots on a daily basis. Most of its content revolves around historical and current events, although it also features documents and photos relating to out-of-the-ordinary crimes and people.The website was founded in 1997 by William Bastone and Daniel Green, former reporters for the Village Voice. Most of The Smoking Gun's content is obtained by Freedom of Information Act requests to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, and from public records such as court documents.