Over the centuries, there have been hundreds of documented cases of serial murder around the world, but the term “serial killer” is relatively new. Up until the 1970s in the U.S., serial killers were ...

Serial killers may seem like a modern phenomenon tied to the 20th century, but history reveals that humans have been fascinated—and horrified—by repeat murderers for centuries. While recordkeeping in ...

In the winter of 2021, “Saturday Night Live” spoofed the true-crime industrial complex with a musical number called “Murder Show.” The sketch sends up the consumption of spectacular depravity as an ...

The Missoula Mauler. The Serial Killer Clown. The Giggling Granny. The BTK Killer. These names may send chills through anyone familiar with America’s true crime history. Each bizarre alias belonging ...

For lack of a better term, the 1970s and '80s are often called America’s “Golden Age” of serial killers throughout the Pacific Northwest. (Its nickname, after all, is “America’s Killing Fields.”) In ...

Serial killers captivate the public’s attention. They create community turmoil as one murder unfolds into a series of murders. Infamous serial killers like “Son of Sam” David Berkowitz, “Boston ...

Serial killer shows, like Monster: The Ed Gein Story and the equally as disturbing The Serpentabout Charles Sobhraj, have never been more popular – and most of these stories focus on disturbed men ...