The Smoking Gun

Website that posts legal documents, arrest records, police mugshots The Smoking GunAvailable inEnglishOwnersWilliam Bastone, Andrew Goldberg, and Joseph Jesselli (TSG Industries Inc.)CreatorWilliam Bastone, Barbara Glauber, and Daniel GreenWebsitewww.thesmokinggun.comCommercialyesRegistrationnoneLaunchedFebruary 13, 1997; 29 years ago (1997-02-13)Current statusactive The Smoking Gun is a website that posts legal documents, arrest records, and police mugshots on a daily basis. The intent is to bring to the public light information that is somewhat obscure or unreported by more mainstream media sources. Most of the site's content revolves around historical and current events, although it also features documents and photos relating to out-of-the-ordinary crimes and people. History The website was founded in 1997 by William Bastone; his wife, Barbara Glauber, a graphic designer; and Daniel Green, a freelance journalist formerly of The Village Voice, and the son of Stephen L. Green. Most of The Smoking Gun's content is obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, and from public records such as court documents. The site has