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Serial Killers and other Maniacs

March 5, 2024
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British serial killer’s homes
When the heinous crimes of serial killers are exposed, attention turns to their home. While some have been razed to the ground, others have sold on for lucrative sums.
50 Best Serial Killer Podcasts in 2023
Listen to these podcasts to get the information about the serial killer phenomenon, what killer did and how, about killers abnormal psychological, and much more
Map of all known serial killers |
The map shows serial killers from the 20th century to present day. The size of the circles reflects the number of victims they have killed. The given number is…

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‘Forget FBI, I’ve caught more than 35 serial killers'
One strangled 37 women, another stabbed young boys. One even stabbed his victims long after they were dead. But serial killer profiler Micki Pistorius caught them all....by thinking like a murderer
Serial killer's execution botched
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In 2012, two Idaho prison officials chartered a private plane and flew to Washington state with thousands of dollars in cash.
A uniquely Soviet serial killer -
A look at the life of Andrei Chikatilo
Can you help solve these Florida murders?
That killer — Samuel Little — was ultimately taken into custody in 2012, and he has since confessed to 93 murders, according to the FBI.
High schoolers solve 40-year-old serial murder mystery
In the spring of 2018, Elizabethton High School teacher Alex Campbell gave his sociology class a wildly ambitious assignment: He asked them to solve a case, gone cold for decades, involving a potential serial killer.
Three chilling clues in hunt for serial ‘Bible John’ revealed
CHILLING clues in the hunt for a serial killer known as ‘Bible John’ led to the exhumation of a body – amid fears he claimed the lives of MORE victims. The notorious Scottish slay…
Officials hope to identify unknown victim of the ‘Happy Face Killer’
Officials in Riverside, California, are desperately trying to find the name of a woman killed by one of the country’s most notorious criminals.
Wahu’s murderer may be serial killer (Kenya)
The prime suspect in the murder of 24-year-old Starlet Wahu Mwangi is now under investigation for possible serial killings both in and outside Nairobi.
Suspected serial killer warns police there are more victims
Raul Meza Jr., who was convicted of strangling and sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl outside of an Austin, Texas, school in 1984, may be involved in at least 10 homicides, police say.
Skull found in 1986 finally identified
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office released details about the cold case on Wednesday.
Heartland Horror: Terrifying Serial Killers
Some people are downright dangerous. There have been notorious serial killers in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota.
Serial killer fears sparked by clusters of missing persons
The deaths of women around Portland, Oregon; murders near New York’s Gilgo Beach; and deaths of men at Austin’s Lady Bird Lake have fueled sinister fears.
Police missteps over 15 years allowed killer to roam free
The serial killer lured women one by one into vacant homes to be murdered, posing their nude or partially c…
Accused Serial Killer Wins $700K Settlement
The Suspect Was Behind the Killing of Three Homeless Men By Zach Armstrong The City of Santa Monica made a…
Serial killer molests minor, beaten to death by mob
While the deceased Machindra alias Anna Vaidya was acquitted in all four murder cases by courts, the locals were furious against him for allegedly molesting a 12-year-old minor girl in the village on Sunday
Victim of ‘Scorecard’ killer identified after 50 years
Long known simply as “John Doe,” the teen was identified Tuesday as Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
French serial killer's wife to stand trial
Ex-wife of Michel Fourniret will be tried for her role in three more murders, including that of 20-year-old Leeds student Joanna Parrish
Russian serial killer of 86 women hopes to get out
A Russian police source believes the true number of people killed by the ex-cop, nicknamed ‘The Werewolf’, is ‘closer to 200’, with further trials likely.
Database reveals steep decline in U.S. serial killers
Decades after the discovery of the ‘Hog Trail Killer,’ the decline in serial killers prompts a critical examination by experts questioning whether the rise of mass violence signals a shift in criminal behavior.
Spree killer convicted while facing four other charges
Keith Gibson was convicted of murder and robbery in the killings of cellphone store clerk Leslie Ruiz-Basilio, 28, and drug dealer Ronald Wright, 42.
Dallas serial killer pleads guilty to 4 random murders
The man suspected of killing four people in Dallas and Collin counties will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty.
11 Investigates: Pennsylvania’s 1st serial killer?
He was convicted of one murder, the prime suspect in two others and police believe there could be more.
Soldier from Greenfield wants to be a serial killer
Stuart Rutowski, 18, is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and stalking of his Whitnall High School classmate.
Serial killer fears after models found dead, days apart
Los Angeles police deny there is a connection between the deaths of two models whose bodies were found in luxury apartments just days apart — despite the women’s similar professions and the proximi…
Rwandan killer arrested after over 10 bodies found in a pit
A man has been arrested in Rwanda after the discovery of more than 10 bodies buried in a hole in the kitchen of his home
BTK’s Journals May Contain Clues About Other Victims
Cold case investigators poring over Dennis Rader’s journals, notebooks and other documents have discovered evidence suggesting that he killed more than the 10 people he was convicted of murdering.
Lucy Letby: the full story of the serial killer nurse
Lucy Letby murdered seven babies, attempted to murder six others and there are allegations of more.She was the young nurse nobody would have suspected, worki…
Mother’s quest led to the arrest of serial killer
Mari Gilbert, in the final years of her life, pressured police to take her daughter’s disappearance seriously. She fought tirelessly to ensure that Shannan and the other victims would not be forgotten.
Transgender serial killer murdered 3 prostitutes
Crime expert Brian Frederick told Channel 5’s latest episode of Making a Serial Killer, which is available on My5, that Perry may have selected the victims based on their looks.
How serial killers stayed under the radar
Experts say that people often expect serial killers to be ‘socially inept or visibly strange’ - but often the contrary is true. They have a high degree of social competence and fit in easily.
Killings may have happened in Rex Heuermann’s home
Detectives are now looking into whether any of the Gilgo Beach murders may have been carried out at the family home of suspect Rex Heuermann.
Long Island serial killer case: suspect arrested
It’s a case that has gripped America for over a decade - the serial killing of at least 11 people on Gilgo Beach on Long Island back in 2010. Police have now…
Serial killer compared to Ted Bundy arrested in California
Since 2021, authorities in Tijuana have been searching for an American man they believe…
Brazilian serial killer confesses to killing 14 people
Renato Teixeira was arrested Wednesday in Brazil. The 35-year-old told cops he is responsible for nine murders, but told a reporter he had actually killed 14 as he left a police station.
Serial Killer Now Classified as “Female” by Wikipedia
A notorious German serial killer and necrophiliac who murdered five women and a three-month-old infant in a series of sexually-motivated attacks is now being identified as a “female serial killer” on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Schmidt, who while incarcerated claimed a female identity and legally changed hi…
Serial killer was caught in sex act with nun
Loathed Australian serial killer John Cribb was hated by everyone in prison from the guards to the inmates, except for a visiting nun who promised to “make his eyes pop out”
"Scalp Hunter" holds key to at least 3 more murders
A SUSPECTED serial killer dubbed the Scalp Hunter is believed to hold the key to at least three more murders. John Sweeney, 66, is already serving life for two gruesome murders. Now his name is bei…
Dennis Nilsen’s lair to be converted to £1.4m family home
A property in which unimaginable evil took place at the hands of one of the worst serial killers in UK history, is set to go through a drastic alteration to become an extremely high-value family home
Serial Killer Is Now Eligible For Parole
A notorious serial killer who targeted women is now eligible for parole after serving his 30 year prison sentence. Paul Denyer, dubbed the Frankston Killer, murdered three women in 1993.
Active Shooter - America Under Fire *VIDEO*
First hand accounts of mass shootings occurring in everyday settings ranging from office buildings to movie theaters but most tragic of all: schools. (2 series)
Killer suspected of pushing 30 people in front of tube trains
Kieran Kelly, who died in 2001, is thought to have been responsible for more than 29 deaths around London in the 1970s after witnessing a suspicious number of “suicides”
Families of Gilgo Beach victims criticize upcoming festival
East Hampton Village officials argue it is not their intention to glorify the Gilgo Beach murders. Trustee Carrie Doyle said the idea of the festival came as a way to bring off-season events to the East End. She
How Tali Shapiro Survived ‘Dating Game’ Serial Killer
Learn more about how one of serial killer Rodney Alcala’s youngest victims, 8-year-old Tali Shapiro, survived a brutal attack after being lured into his car.
BTK reveals he’s been questioned about 1976 cold case
Dennis Rader, also known as the BTK serial killer, says Oklahoma investigators have interviewed him a second time about a cold case kidnapping.
Hong Kong model Abby Choi's head found in soup pot
Hong Kong police said the head of Abby Choi was found in a cooking pot in Lung Mei, a seaside village.
‘Putin is not just a killer. He is a serial killer’:
John Sweeney, journalist, author of “The Killer in the Kremlin” on Putin’s crimes.
‘Monster Coming Out’:
In the WSMV 4 Investigates documentary “MONSTER COMING OUT,” viewers will hear how the only known survivor of a suspected serial killer barely escaped his truck and see some of the evidence a federal prosecutor said was the most troubling of her career.
Shrewsbury serial killer Robin Ligus dies aged 70
Robin Ligus was found to have murdered three men in 1994, to fund his drug addiction.
David Wilson: why do people fall in love with criminals?
In early December Humberside Police published the mugshot of 36 year-old Robert Rimmer, who is wanted for various drugs-related offences in…
Woman’s reaction to serial killer Charles Sobhraj goes viral
Charles Sobhraj, known as “the serpent” and “bikini killer”, is linked to a string of murders across Asia, with most of the victims being women.
Serial Killer Still Has A List Of Unidentified Victims
On January 7, 1978, American serial killer Israel Keyes was born. He was the second eldest of ten children welcomed into the world by Heidi and John Jeffrey Keyes– parents who did not believe in
Bible John: The women at the heart of a serial killer mystery
Uncovering the stories of three women thought to have been murdered by the same man in 1960s Glasgow.
CCTV shows killer stalk four women on night of murder
Footage obtained by the Metropolitan Police showed one of his potential victims running for her life as McSweeney followed her, while another was helped by two passing men.
What drove a Border Patrol Agent to become a serial killer?
Ortiz was found guilty of capital murder this week. In 2019, Texas Monthly reported on the string of murders targeting sex workers in Laredo.
Cadaver dogs search at suspected killer's home
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — Nearly a dozen cadaver dogs […]
Canadian killer charged with killing 3 First Nations women
The case of a Winnipeg man accused of killing three First Nations women and a fourth unidentified woman will go directly to trial, without a preliminary hearing.
Jury convicts murdering ‘psychopath’
Perverted double murderer Mark Brown killed Leah Ware in May and Alexandra Morgan at a farm near St Leonards in East Sussex after meeting them through a sex work website.
The haunting reality of the Texas Killing Fields
For three decades, the marshy stretch off I-45 between Houston and Galveston kept turning up dead bodies - in an area that has become known as the Texas Killing Fields.
Walmart Gunman Bought Pistol Hours Before Killing
A message found by the police on the killer’s phone asked God to forgive him for targeting co-workers, whose deaths were the latest in a string of mass shooting fatalities.
Rome police hunt for killer after three women found dead
Bodies of three sex workers found stabbed to death in two apartments in upmarket district of Prati
Is Argentina’s Serial Killer Carlos Puch Still Alive?
There are many serial killers in South America, and one of the most infamous is Carlos Robledo Puch of Argentina. So, where is he now?
Serial Killer Was Caught Cleaning His Van of Evidence
Serial killer Gary Hilton, a survivalist, hunted for victims in national forests in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida
Sister of missing man believes he is victim of serial killer
Judi Riley’s brother Jon went missing on April 24, 2013, at the age of 47, after he left a note saying that he was going to Toronto to meet someone for a few days for work.
John Wayne Gacy’s clown painting sells for $10k
John Wayne Gacy was convicted in 1980 for the murders of 33 young men and boys, and he spent 15 years on death row, during which time he produced over 2,000 paintings.
Serial Killer ‘Found God’ and Confessed to Murder
Linda Lois Little went missing on Oct. 11, 1991. To this day, her remains have never been found
The Woman Behind The Last Mystery of the Green River Killer
A mother lost her daughter 40 years ago. Until investigators knocked on her door, she had no idea what had happened.
Serial killer may have murdered 70 in Iowa, USA
Fremont County Iowa investigates woman’s claim that her father was a serial killer
Family anger as serial killer Paul Denyer asks to be released
The Australian serial killer Paul Denyer, who now goes by the name Paula, applied for parole earlier this week.
Suspected Stockton Serial Killer Arrested
43-year-old Wesley Brownlee is booked on suspicion for at least one murder charge and assorted weapons charges. Police are examining ballistic evidence from ...
Jury reaches verdict in Parkland School massacre case
Jurors deciding whether to recommend a death sentence or life in prison for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will examine the AR-15 he used to murder 17 people in the massacre.
What You Know About Serial Killers May Be Wrong
14 surprising facts about serial killers in modern day America.
Suspect arrested for livestreaming shooting spree
At around 9.30 pm on September 7, 2022, Memphis authorities arrested Ezekiel Kelly, a 19-year-old accused of carrying out a violent rampage, which he livestreamed on Facebook.
TRAILER - Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer
Serial killer. Alleged cannibal. Indian Predator.It can all be traced back to one name: Raja Kolander 😣Find out the truth in the new season of Indian Predat...
Serial killer of homeless men sees sentence reduced
Manitoba’s highest court has unanimously agreed to overturn a Winnipeg serial killer’s sentence, one which would have kept him behind bars for 75 years without a chance at parole.
‘Pig Killer’ Trailer – Jake Busey Plays Canadian Serial Killer
From Girls and Corpses/Crappy World Films, Pig Killer starring Jake Busey (The Predator) will have its World Premiere at The Sydney Underground Film Festival
Highway trucker serial killer probe nabs sex maniac
Cops arrested 64-year-old Florida trucker Garry Dean Artman in Mississippi. Investigators say he left behind a present for them: His DNA.
Help needed to identify victim of ‘The Candy Man’
Houston authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying the last unknown victim of ‘The Candy Man’, Houston’s serial killer.
Slayings of Four Muslim Men May Be Linked, Police Say
Albuquerque police say it’s too early to tell if the four shootings—the most recent of which happened Friday—are the work of a serial killer.
California court upholds death sentence for Charles Ng
Hong Kong-born Charles Ng was convicted in 1999 of killing six men, three women and two baby boys in horrific torture-slayings in California in 1984 and 1985.
Detective solves 60-year-old serial killer mystery
Thanks to the work of a detective who was new to the cold case unit, police determined they have enough evidence to link Merz to a 1956 murder in California.
Russian murderer whines about being called a serial killer
Yuri Ustimenko, a Russian national serving a life sentence in Estonia for his leading role in a killing spree in 2002 in which s...
Events cancelled after threats from serial killer’s family
A popular Cape Cod resort community is reliving a divisive nightmare of more than 50 years ago, when a serial killer named Tony Costa stalked the seaside paradise.
She seemed like a kindly landlady.
Dorothea Puente was actually a serial killer.
Serial killer Patrick Mackay, 69, could be freed
Patrick Mackay, who confessed to eleven murders and is Britain’s longest-serving prisoner, could be released before Christmas. He faces a parole board within weeks
World’s ‘youngest serial killer’ killed three before he was eight
Psychologists called Amarjeet Sada ‘sadistic’ and unable to distinguish from right and wrong after he reportedly murdered victims that included babies and family members
Video: World’s Most Evil Killers S1 Marathon
World’s Most Evil Killers’ delves straight into the stories of the world’s most prolific killers.
Cannibal of Atizapán: killer butchered victims then gifted meat
A serial killer sentenced to life in prison this year gave away and sold the flesh of his victims, passing it off as pork or wild boar.
Serial killer pleads guilty to 1997 cold case murders
Serial killer William Reece has pleaded guilty to the 1997 cold-case murders of three Texas girls, 12-year-old Laura Kate Smither, 17-year-old Jessica Lee Cain, and 20-year-old Kelli Ann Cox. We take a look at the timeline of his violent crime spree in 1997.
New indictments in Texas against convicted serial killer
New capital murder indictments have been returned against a convicted murderer from the Dallas area whom authorities now allege is responsible for 22 deaths
‘Posh’ killer could only get aroused having sex with corpses
Serial killer and necrophile John Christie strangled and gassed his multiple victims before dumping them around the flat and communal garden at 10 Rilllington Place
New insights revealed into murders of ‘Frankston serial killer’
Forensic investigator and reporter John Silvester has revealed shocking new details about the conviction of...
Sadistic serial killer’s horrific game
Golden State Killer: Joseph James DeAngelo, one of America’s most sadistic killers, would torture and rape his victims while forcing loved ones to watch.
35 of the best serial killer movies to watch for a fright
Including ones based on true stories — which might be the scariest of all.
Serial killer accused of killing Long Island woman in 1968
Richard Cottingham, 75, who is now hospitalized, claims he is not responsible for a brutal Long Island cold case killing of Diane Cusick, which has gone unso...
Richard Ramirez was pissed off that he missed Metallica playing San Quentin Prison, as he was on death row
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett reveals that serial killer Richard Ramirez was a fan of his band, and was furious that he missed out on seeing Metallica play San Quentin State Prison
The Doodler: the fight to find America’s forgotten serial killer
For nearly 50 years, The Doodler has largely escaped police and media attention. The serial killer is believed to have killed up to 14 gay men.
Woman was attacked by serial killer, but wasn’t ‘listened to’
In 1990, Wendy Davis was violently attacked by the man who went on to become the Claremont serial killer. Wendy says no-one took her story seriously but the murders may not have happened if they had.
Idaho woman recalls escaping serial killer Joseph Duncan
Joseph Edward Duncan died a year ago on death row. The 58-year-old had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, stage 4 brain cancer. He declined treatment.
Dead Florida teen missing for 50 years ID’d.
The suspected serial killer, who had worked as a police officer, has been implicated in up to 30 deaths.
Mexico police arrest killer who lured women with job offers
At least seven young women believed to have been killed after responding to ads on Facebook
Indian serial killer of 17 women jailed for life
The serial killer was arrested in 2019 in Alivelamma`s murder case. The investigations revealed that he killed 16 other women in the last decade. Srinu`s wife Salamma was also arrested for stocking the stolen property.
L.A. serial killer convicted of five 2014 murders
Alexander Hernandez was convicted Wednesday of killing five people and wounding several others during a months-long rampage in 2014.
Claremont killer’s early victim urges survivors to speak out
Wendy Davis wants women to know: not only is it OK to make a fuss, but sometimes it’s very necessary.
Serial Killer Life - Gameplay Trailer
Poison, electric shock, collapse, spikes, fake accidents, are your lethal tools for making money. 💰 Your imagination is your crime efficiency only border. ?...
The Hunt for the Silver Killer by David Collins
It’s time for the police to reopen the files on the mysterious Wilmslow killings, says this gripping true-crime investigation
Irish serial killer smirks at first taste of freedom in 46 years
Exclusive: Ireland’s longest serving inmate walked out of the prison gates and spent the day strolling around Dublin city
Inquiry into child serial killer’s conviction ordered
A growing number of scientists say Folbigg, now 54, could be the victim of a tragic miscarriage of justice.
15 people joined Buffalo killer's massacre chat
The chatroom included months of posts written by an author who identified himself as Gendron, describing his twisted views and outlining how he’d scouted the Tops Friendly Markets in a crazed plan …
Ed Gein | Biography, Story, Movie, Crimes, & Facts
Ed Gein, in full Edward Theodore Gein, also called the Butcher of Plainfield, (born August 27, 1906, Plainfield, Wisconsin, U.S.—died July 26, 1984, Madison, Wisconsin), American serial killer whose gruesome crimes gained worldwide notoriety and inspired numerous books and horror films. Gein endure…
Serial killer obsessed murder jailed for 30 years
The Indie band guitarist, 24, was unknown to police when he murdered Bobbi-Anne with a claw hammer after kidnapping her as she waited for a bus in Plymouth on November 20 last year.
Teen abducted by serial killer ‘I assumed he was a friend’
After a brutal assault lasting 18 hours at the hands of a murderer, an unlikely offer changed the course of one teen’s life.
Death Penalty Sought For ‘Human Sacrifices’ killer
Prosecutors in Texas are seeking out the death penalty for a man they allege killed multiple people during “human sacrifices.”
Police release 911 call that revealed serial killer case
New York police revealed new details about Long Island’s cold case Gilgo Beach serial slayings Friday, going public with three previously withheld 911 calls. They include a call from the woman whose disappearance led investigators to a gruesome trove of bodies scattered near a scenic, oceanfront hig…
Levi Bellfield requests permission to marry in prison
Killer of Milly Dowler is engaged and has requested a wedding, Ministry of Justice confirms
Grindr serial killer: Suspect turns himself in
A man has been arrested in connection to a number of murders of gay men in Bilbao, Spain.
NC man arrested in string of March murders
A North Carolina man has been charged in connection to the murders of three different men.
Death in the Woods: the National Forest Serial Killer
The notorious serial killer is currently on death row.
There are 2,000 serial killers in US, says cold case ace
About two thousand serial killers are on the loose, hunting for fresh victims all across the country. That’s the word from California cold-case ace Paul Holes, who nailed notorious Golden State Kil…
Daughter finds out a serial killer murdered her mom
‘Oh my God. That’s her.’ Daughter finds out a serial killer murdered her mom
Letters offer a look inside the mind of “The Dexter Killer”
Mark Twitchell, a Canadian filmmaker, is dubbed ‘The Dexter Killer’ because of the numerous links between the TV series and his real-life crimes.
Psycho serial killer gang suspected in Indian murders
As a result of the patterns adopted by the assailants in multiple murders in trans-Ganga area of Prayagraj, police are now investigating the possibility of a psycho serial killer gang being behind these crimes.
Dallas serial killer back in court Monday after mistrial
Billy Chemirmir’s first trial in November ended in a mistrial after one juror wouldn’t vote to find him guilty. Chemirmir is charged with 18 murders of elder...
Woman murdered by ‘Happy Face Killer’ identified after 29 years
Patricia Skiple, who lived in Colton, Oregon, has been identified as a victim of the so-called “Happy Face Killer,” nearly 30 years after Skiple’s body was found in California.
Police warn a serial killer may be on the loose in Florida
‘We’re assuming that the suspect is driving down the street, spotting these people that are walking down the street, having a conversation and then shooting them,’ says St Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway
Ireland - Gardaí probe potential serial killer
The second man murdered in Sligo has been named as 58-year-old Michael Snee.
How police linked serial killer to missing 15-year-old girl
Khalil A. Wheeler Weaver, already sentenced to 160 years in prison for three other murders, is accused of strangling Mawa Doumbia in October 2016.
Chilling jailhouse interview with trans serial killer
Transgender serial killer Marceline Harvey, charged as Harvey Marcelin, speaks from Rikers about the murder that landed "her" back in prison.
What we know about the ‘I-65 Killer,’
At least three homicides that took place in the late 1980s are suspected to be the work of one serial killer.
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
Never-before-heard audio from the interrogation of serial killer John Wayne Gacy threads through this chilling look at his 1970s murder spree, as new intervi...
‘Man in black’ mutilated victims ‘for fun’ in ‘sadistic murders’
Serial killer Peter Moore carried out four brutal murders in England in the 90s.
Families want 'Monster of Florence' serial killer case reopened
ROME: Families of victims of a serial killer who terrorised Florence in the 1970s and 80s are demanding a new probe into one of Italy's darkest unsolv...
Suspected serial killer flew 'under the radar'
Bruce Lindahl left behind a chilling legacy that decades after his violent death continues to vex detectives.
How a serial killer family got away with murder
How a family of serial killers murdered seven men and a baby — and got away with it.
Are You Living Next Door To a Serial Killer? | This Morning
We know Emma Kenny as our resident psychologist, helping viewers with their problems and dilemmas. But away from This Morning she has been involved in true c...
Sex predator Brian Sengendo jailed for minimum of 42 years
The judge at the Old Bailey says he needed to consider whether a “potential serial killer was caught at the outset of a murderous campaign”, adding that it was “difficult to say”.
Suspect arrested in deadly shooting spree of homeless people
A suspect in the serial killing and shooting of homeless people in the Big Apple and Washington, DC, was arrested early Tuesday in the capital, police announced.
Search continues for Bay Area serial killer who killed 7 women
At least seven young women and girls were murdered by a serial killer operating in the...
Her cousin was murdered – now she’s hunting a serial killer
At least five people varying in age, gender and physical description vanished or were killed over a three-year period near the Idaho/Washington border.
Woman-face serial killer, 83, kills again in Brooklyn
A “human head” and electric saws were discovered in Harvey Marcelin’s home in Cypress Hills, after a search warrant was granted.
Billy Chemirmir, Charged in 18 Deaths, Says He’s ‘Not a Killer’
A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span says he is innocent and will be acquitted in the case.
Serial killer Brian Mudyiwayana handed six life terms
Brian Mudyiwayana went on a killing spree between 2016 and 2017, murdering five women and a man in South Africa.
The Austrian Serial Killer Who Wrote Children’s Stories
How Jack Unterweger deceived the public
Long-dead convict identified as 1980s Oregon serial killer
John Charles Bolsinger was in and out of prison for burglary and murder. Paroled in 1986, authorities in Eugene allege he killed three more women before taking his own life in March 1988.
This ‘sweet little granny’ was actually a psychotic serial killer
Dorothea Puente looked like a sweet old lady – even insisting to some, “Call me Grandma.”
Serial killer lied about murdering a Colorado woman.
Just two years after Sylvia Quayle was raped, shot and stabbed to death in her Cherry Hills Village home in 1981, a self-professed serial killer confessed to the crime, and local police closed the …
Male Serial Killer Transferred To Women’s Prison
A violent male serial killer who murdered three women is currently being housed at the Washington Correctional Center for Women after securing a transfer under self-identification laws. Donna Rebecca Perry, born Douglas Robert Perry, murdered three prostituted women in a four-month timeframe in 1990…
Accused Serial Killer Found Guilty in Killings of 3 Florida Women
A former college cheerleader has been found guilty in the deaths of three Florida women who were working as prostitutes more than 15 years ago
What happened to 6 people found dead in Litchfield County?
The discovery of a woman’s remains in a Litchfield County area that has become known...
Suspected N.M. Serial Killer Indicted for 1989 Murder
Paul Apodaca, 54, was indicted for three murders, including the shooting death of Kaitlyn Arquette, daughter of thriller writer Lois Duncan
9 Female Serial Killers
If you didn’t know about “baby farming” until now, get ready.
Kara Robinson Chamberlain - Serial Killer Survivor
Kara Robinson Chamberlain was 15 when she was kidnapped
Woleseley Serial Killer | Sombambela to be sentenced
Self-confessed serial killer, Siyamcela Sombambela, will be sentenced. He was found guilty of killing three women in South Africa in 2020.
Netflix’s ‘Catching Killers’ - Toronto Serial Killer Hunt
As officials in Canada tried to track down a serial killer who targeted gay men in Toronto’s Village, they were thrown off by a post on a cannibalism fantasy forum.
Private belongings of Jeffrey Dahmer on sale in Vancouver
A Vancouver collector is selling some never-before-seen items belonging to infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Sheila LaBarre Claimed God Made Her an 'Avenging Angel'
On June 20, 2008, a jury found that Sheila LaBarre was sane when she murdered two boyfriends in Epping, New Hampshire. LaBarre admitted to killing Michael Deloge and Kenneth Countie in 2005 and 2006, respectively, claiming God had made her an “avenging angel,” sent to earth to punish pedophiles.
Indian serial killer well versed in tech, crypto nabbed
The accused, according to police, is a tech-savvy, well versed in cryptocurrency trading serial killer who finds pleasure in stabbing his victims to death.
On the trail of Alaska’s first known serial killer
History: Alaska’s settler population was highly fluid, and few residents gave it much thought when some transplants seemed to disappear. It was the perfect backdrop for a serial killer.
Evolution of a Serial Killer: Dennis Rader, BTK
How it began for a serial killer. (Psychology Today)
The terrifying serial killer who got away with it
The New Bedford Highway Serial Killer is believed to have killed at least eleven women; nine were found dumped along major roads near the Massachusetts city around 1988/89
Levi Bellfield confesses to Lin and Megan Russell murders
Bellfield, 53, is serving a whole-life sentence for murdering Milly Dowler, French student Amelie Delagrange and 19-year-old Marsha McDonnell.
Video - Serial killer shoots sleeping homeless man
The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office officially charged real estate agent Willy Suarez Maceo with several murders Friday, labeling him a serial killer and preying on the homeless.
The Final Confessions of the Torso Killer
Richard Cottingham claims he murdered dozens of women. Now, with the help of a cop, a serial killer expert, and even the daughter of one of his victims, his crimes are coming to light
Podcast - ‎The Doodler
A look into the story of the serial killer who targeted gay white men in California between 1974 and 1976.
Suspected serial killer on trial for murdering 8yr old girl
Ex-soldier Nordahl Lelandais faces life in jail for 2017 murder of Maelys De Araujo as detectives seek links to dozens of unsolved crimes
The hunt for ‘The Doodler,’ 1970s serial killer
It remains one of San Francisco’s most notorious cold case murders that’s never been solved, but investigators think they are close. “The Doodler” was a serial killer who targeted gay men in the 1970s, and has never been caught.
Denver Police Identify Cold-Case Killer
Denver police have identified a serial killer who murdered five women more than 40 years ago: Joe Michael Ervin.
Limpopo serial killer
The brother of one of the victims of the alleged Limpopo serial killer is frustrated and struggling to survive in South Africa since leaving his country to retrieve the body of his sister allegedly killed by the man.
Serial killer from Dearborn Heights caught
On Jan. 2, 2000, a woman’s partially clothed body was pulled from the Rouge River in Dearborn Heights. That ended up being the final case that caused John Eric Armstrong’s killing spree to finally …
Did celebrated Texas Ranger also ensnare innocent people?
As a Texas Ranger, James Holland became famous for getting serial killers to confess. But have some of his methods — from lying to suspects to having witnesses hypnotized — ensnared innocent people, too?
California tree trimmer charged in throat-slashings
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A tree trimmer in rural Northern California has been charged in throat-slashing serial killings that left three people dead, prosecutors announced Thursday. Ryan Scott Blinston, 37, of the small city of Oroville, was charged on Wednesday with murder, attempted murder and arso…
I Spent Years Getting to Know a Teenage Serial Killer
Lee Malvo was 17 when he helped commit the DC sniper attacks. “I, Sniper” documentary maker Mary-Jane Mitchell describes how she got access to him.
‎True Crime Arizona - The Zombie Hunter
Five young women go missing in Phoenix in the early 1990s along and near the Arizona Canal. Two of them were found brutally murdered—along with a DNA link—but the killer was nowhere to be found.
Long Island serial killer: after 11 years, could answers be coming?
Authorities could release a decade-old 911 call with new police commissioner poised to prioritize case
Cannibal killer who drank victims’ blood captured
Djalma Campos Figueiredo, 46, was arrested on Wednesday in the Brazilian city of Cuiaba by military police who said it is unclear how many victims he had in total
Wales’ worst ever serial killer ‘chilled lawyer’s blood’
Dylan Jones was young and ambitious when he got the call asking him to represent killer Peter Moore at Llandudno Police Station in 1995, but the case took its toll on the lawyer
America’s most evil killer drank blood & ‘killed 100 children’
OF ALL the grim and twisted serial killers, few acted as heinously as the so-called “Brooklyn Vampire” Albert Fish. The evil paedophile and serial killer confessed to the murder of thre…
Texas serial killer, 62, has death row appeal denied
Faryion Wardrip, 62, who has been on death row for more than twenty years has had his appeal to review his sentence denied by the U.S. Supreme Court of a lower court’s on Monday.
Date Set In Retrial of Suspected Serial Killer Billy Chemirmir
Billy Kipkorir Chemirmir is a Kenyan man accused of the murders of at least 18 elderly women in Dallas, Texas
BTK's Daughter Says His Fans Are Harassing Her
The daughter of Dennis Rader, the convicted murderer known as the BTK Killer, is speaking out about the harassment she has endured from her serial killer fat...
Are there multiple killers on Australia’s ‘highway of death’
Over 50 years Flinders Highway, which stretches 800km from Townsville to Mount Isa in north Queensland, has claimed 12 victims who were murdered or vanished, never to be seen again.
BTK Shares Bone-Chilling Nancy Fox Murder Details
Dennis Rader, known as BTK, gives the details of Nancy Fox's murder in a BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer E! News exclusive clip. See what he had to say here.
Son finds his mother was serial killer victim after DNA testing
Jason Di Trapani wasn’t exactly sure how he would find his mother’s grave at the Frederick Douglass Memorial Park in Staten Island.
Top cop vows to solve 11-year-old serial killer cold case
This December marks the 11-year anniversary of the Gilgo Beach serial killer case.
Ibadan Serial Killer: Victim's Father Dies After Trauma
The assailant, after molesting the girl, dragged her to the back of the house where he stabbed her to death.
Suspected serial killer charged in two Kansas deaths
A man already charged with four deaths in the St. Louis area was charged Thursday with two killings at an apartment complex in Kansas City, Kansas.
New doc reveals true depravity of ‘Times Square Killer’
A new docuseries explores the grisly crimes of serial killer Richard Cottingham, who preyed on sex workers in Times Square, then a seedy nucleus of pornography, prostitution and crime.
Jack the Ripper - what if we’re wrong about the serial killer?
More than 130 years on, though, historians and sleuths are deconstructing the myth surrounding the man — or men.
Serial killer targets homeless people in Miami, police say
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and interim Police Chief Manuel Morales announced on Thursday evening detectives were interrogating a suspect in two murders and a...
Murder in the ICU
William George Davis was sentenced to death for the murders of four patients
Peter Tobin linked to another death
Johnstone-born Tobin, 75, has been linked to the disappearance of Jessie Earl, 22, in East Sussex more than four decades ago.
Husband of Bible John victim urges cops to release photo-fit
George Puttock, whose wife Helen was murdered in 1969, made the plea to help find a man identified as 'Castlemilk John'.
Police have arrested “shopping cart killer”
Police are calling Robinson the shopping cart killer because they say he transports their bodies to their final resting place in a shopping cart.
Stephen Port: the missed opportunities to catch a serial killer
Inquest heard about a series of police failings in the investigations that were to have ‘terrible consequences’
Zodiac Killer Identified as Gary Francis Poste,
The Zodiac Killer is finally identified as Gary Francis Poste, who died in 2018.
Paris serial killer of 80s and 90s was ex-police officer, DNA shows
François Vérove took his own life and mentioned crimes in suicide note after being called in for questioning
Remains of suspected victim of worst ever US serial killer identified 44 years after being found
Hunters found the woman’s remains in December 1977 in the small community of Escatawpa in coastal Jackson County, Mississippi.

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