Serial killers have long haunted yet fascinated audiences. While there’s no question that people fear murderers, they also can’t help but want to know more about their motivations for harm, offering a ...

With how fascinated Americans are with serial killers, you’d think that the worst of the worst come from the United States. However, that country doesn’t even make the top ten. Chances are, you’ve ...

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Rex Heuermann, who was arrested in 2023, is expected to admit to the seven murders he’s been charged with during a court ...

Mass murder is sometimes confused with serial murder by the news media and the public in general. Such confusion is not surprising. Up until 1974, criminal justice practitioners used the term mass ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Elizabeth Arnott’s debut thriller “The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives” follows three women in 1966 L.A. who ...

Three women survived marriages to serial killers and use their experience to catch one. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Elizabeth Arnott about her new novel, "The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives." ...

Last April, in a one day seminar on criminal profiling, renowned forensic scientist Dr. Henry C. Lee told the audience, ““In the early days of my career, your standard serial killer was always a male ...