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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caroline Fraser's 'Murderland' delves into the lead-crime theory behind the proliferation of serial killers from the Pacific Northwest.

Dozens of serial killers have terrorized American communities over the decades, from H. H. Holmes becoming “the Beast of Chicago” in the 19th century to “the Hillside Stranglers” inciting fear across ...

Former German hospital nurse Niels Hoegel has claimed to have killed around 100 of his patients with drug overdoses, which would make him one of the world's most prolific serial killers in recent ...

It’s almost Halloween, so it’s time for all things spooky and creepy. And there isn’t muchthat’s scarier than knowing that there is (or was) a serial killer on the loose in your area! Let’s take a ...

Until now, it wasn’t known that the killer had traveled and committed crimes in Kentucky, and investigators have urged authorities to take another look at cold cases under similar circumstances.

In a small town in Ghana recently, three men were arrested for the murders of five women. One, who was not named, claimed to be deaf, and he was caught after accosting a woman who managed to escape.