Any study of that serial murder wave of the 1970s and 1980s amply confirms the decisive role of official attitudes, and of which victims the criminal chooses.

Rodney Alcala, one of the most prolific serial killers in American history, was once a contestant on a dating game show in the 1970s. Here's the grim backstory behind his heinous murders.

'The Serial Killer's Apprentice,' airing Sunday on ID and HBO Max, dives into the relationship between murderer Dean Corll and one of the men who recruited his young victims, Elmer Wayne Henley.

Joseph Naso now claims he killed 26 women, according to "Death Row Confidential: Secrets of a Serial Killer," a new documentary coming out next month.

A Louisiana man has agreed to be castrated as part of a plea deal after he was caught trying to sexually assault a 7-year-old child-- the most recent of many victims.

“Murderland,” a new book, links serial killers in the Pacific Northwest to a Tacoma smelter. The book explores the connection between lead exposure and violent crime.

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Fredia Gibbs survived a terrifying encounter with a serial killer and went on to become the first African-American female kickboxing world champion. This video tells the story of how she ...

GREENVILLE, Miss. – Angel Chavez-Heras, a 35-year-old man from Moundville, Alabama, was sentenced Friday to more than 27 years in prison for enticing a minor in Northern Mississippi. Court do… ...

Atlanta How a serial killer may have helped find his daughter’s murderer in cold case August 14, 2025 at 7:08 pm EDT ...

Shasta Groene was eight years old when, in May 2005, she and her brother Dylan were kidnapped by serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan III after he killed her mother, her mother’s boyfriend, and ...

In testimony Monday, Norma Patton discussed the abuse her daughter Melissa Wolfenbarger suffered at the hands of her husband Christopher Wolfenbarger before her death.