How Many Victims Did The Jolly Black Widow Killer Actually Have?
When he raped her after a particularly raucous night of drinking, Doss put rat poison in his corn whiskey jar, killing him the next time he took a drink.
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How Serial Killer Andrei Chikatilo Was Finally Caught
He was known as "The Butcher of Rostov" and "The Rostov Ripper." That's because the police had no leads. But Andrei Chikatilo was operating in plain sight.
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Why This Detective Thinks The Zodiac Killer Murdered The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia murder has fascinated people for decades and remains unsolved, but one detective thinks the Zodiac Killer is involved.
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The Man Who Was Arrested Over His Christmas Decorations
One Blackpool, England resident has made a name for himself as the town's foul-housed Christmas curmudgeon.
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Inside The Mysterious Disappearance Of Asha Degree
The possibility of a child lost to an abductor is enough to stoke fear in the hearts of parents. It's a feeling Asha Degree's parents have known all too well.
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Here's How Many Victims Ed Gein Really Had
Ed Gein was only convicted of one murder, but he likely had more victims than that.
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This Is How Much Mobster John Gotti Was Once Worth
As with most things involving the mafia, proof is hard to come by. And if you asked Gotti's lawyers, he was a plumbing contractor who earned $60,000 a year.
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Inside Ted Bundy's Escapes From Police Custody
Ted Bundy's arrest in Utah, however, was only the beginning. He wasn't just a terrifying murderer and master of manipulation. He was also a master of escape.
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Tom Horn: Old West Detective, Or Paid Assassin?
Tom Horn: cowboy, Army scout, Apache translator, miner, hunter of cattle rustlers, sharpshooter, detective, and assassin-turned-wrongfully-accused murderer.
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The Truth About The Yorkshire Ripper's Arrest
Despite a "200-strong ripper squad," the capture of Peter Sutcliffe, the man known as the Yorkshire Ripper, could effectively be chalked up to dumb luck.
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Here's Why Hot Days Lead To More Crimes
It turns out that what most of us have long assumed anecdotally about the connection between heat and bad behavior is now being borne out by science.
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How Many Victims Did The Atlantic City Serial Killer Actually Have?
The unidentified Atlantic City Serial Killer, sometimes called the Eastbound Strangler, brutally murdered four women in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 2006.
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The Truth About The Atlantic City Serial Killer
The New York Tristate area has seen its fair share of serial killers. One of the biggest unsolved cases in the region relates to the Long Island serial killer.
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The Biggest Unanswered Questions About Biggie Smalls' Death
In the early morning hours of March 9th, 1997, rap music star Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, took four bullets in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.
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The Mysterious Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann
This year will mark 14 years since the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a three-year-old British girl who went missing while on vacation with her parents.
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The Creepy Truth About The Hinterkaifeck Murders
One of the creepiest and most famous unsolved murders in German history happened in 1922 on an isolated farmstead in Bavaria, known as Hinterkaifeck.
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The Most Dangerous Active Serial Killer In 2021
Given the long, downward trend in the numbers of working serial killers, it's likely that 2021's number is far fewer than 30, though no one knows for certain.
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The French Murder That Started A Revolution
In 1847, the Duke of Praslin murdered his wife, and it brought down France's government the next year. This is the French murder that started a revolution.
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The Amityville Horror: The Truth About The DeFeo Murders
Twenty-three-year-old Ronnie DeFeo barged into his local bar on November 13, 1974, howling, "You got to help me! I think my mother and father are shot!"
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Here's How Many Victims The Chameleon Killer Actually Had
As is usually the case with serial killers, authorities believe the Chameleon Killer was responsible for many more murders than they were able to tie him to.
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Serial Killers Who Checked Into The Cecil Hotel
The Cecil Hotel has a reputation of death, including suicide, murder, and providing a place to stay for serial killers like Richard Ramirez and Jack Unterweger.
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The Surprising Thing That Happened During The Manhunt For Andrei Chikatilo
Authorities in the town of Rostov tied Chikatilo to the killings of 43 people. He claimed to have killed more than 50, but his count could have been higher.
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The Truth About The Chameleon Killer's Aliases
Because of his ability to change into someone else and integrate himself into people's lives, Rasmussen has gone down in history as the Chameleon Killer.
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The Oldest Cold Case Solved With DNA
Thanks to DNA analysis and genetic genealogy, unsolved murders and cold cases have a new chance at being put to the test and to rest.
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The Chameleon Killer: The Truth About Terry Rasmussen's Childhood
Authorities would arrest Terry Rasmussen under his many false names for over 40 years. His arrests included crimes such as child abandonment and child abuse.
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Christman Genipperteinga: The German Serial Killer Who Probably Didn't Exist
Christman Genipperteinga was a German man of questionable fact who reportedly killed an unthinkable number of people before he was brought to justice.
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Where Is The Man Convicted Of Killing Yusuf Hawkins Today?
Things escalated and a shot rang out. Hawkins had been hit. The crowd dispersed. Sixteen-year-old Yusuf Hawkins was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
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