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!"
Read MoreTwenty-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!"
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAuthorities 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.
Read MoreBecause 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.
Read MoreThanks to DNA analysis and genetic genealogy, unsolved murders and cold cases have a new chance at being put to the test and to rest.
Read MoreAuthorities would arrest Terry Rasmussen under his many false names for over 40 years. His arrests included crimes such as child abandonment and child abuse.
Read MoreChristman Genipperteinga was a German man of questionable fact who reportedly killed an unthinkable number of people before he was brought to justice.
Read MoreThings 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.
Read MoreIn the 1990 classic crime film Goodfellas, Henry Hill's life story is told from the perspective of a former Lucchese crime associate turned FBI informant.
Read MoreJeffrey Dahmer was eventually caught after committing at least 17 murders and is among one of America's most prolific serial killers.
Read MoreOne infamous guest at the Cecil Hotel in the 1980s was none other than Richard Ramirez, and many want to stay in the Night Stalker's room.
Read MoreTerry Peder Rasmussen, "The Chameleon Killer," was a serial killer straight out of the wildest fiction. The murderer earned his name through his MO.
Read MoreThere are some true crime stories that make you question the aptitude of the police. One such story is the disappearance of 17-year-old Virgil Wade Tackett.
Read MoreBefore Andy Summers, there was another Police guitarist who was just as skilled and influential in his musicianship, and who happened to help found the band.
Read MorePolice work tirelessly to find murderers and other criminals to bring them to justice, but sometimes they can't find the perpetrator or get charges to stick.
Read MoreOne of the more recent fatalities put the shabby old Skid Row Cecil Hotel on the internet's map in 2013, when Elisa Lam mysteriously disappeared there.
Read MoreHe and his friends were unaware that the barrel contained the remains of the victims of a man who would go on to be known as The Chameleon Killer.
Read MoreMurderers come from all backgrounds, but people will still wonder if Arias' background was any different. Here's the sad truth about her childhood.
Read MoreThe BTK Killer terrorized Wichita, Kansas from 1974 to 1991 and may have never been caught if it weren't for a mistake he made in 2005.
Read MoreGreat Britain's history is filled with unsolved mysteries and curious cases, but one has the added historical note of being the first handgun murder in London.
Read MoreOn November 17, 1978, four young employees working at a branch of the fast-food chain Burger Chef in Speedway, Indiana were kidnapped as part of a robbery.
Read MoreA killer clown shot Marleen Warren in the face, and then fled the scene. Later, police accused Sheila Keen-Warren of the murder.
Read MoreAccording to Dr. Gary Potter, a crime historian at Eastern Kentucky University, the concept of the police has only been around since the 1600s.
Read MoreA recent Amber Alert featured photos of an alleged victim and kidnapper, but a malfunction showed an infamous horror movie character.
Read MoreIf you look into the facts of Kitty Genovese's murder, you'll learn that much of what we think we know about it is a myth.
Read MoreMost serial killers have these traits in common.
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