• Was This Man History's First Recorded Serial Killer?

    Serial killings had to have started somewhere — they weren't birthed by some mystical demon. This is a very human problem that started somewhere in our history, and the earliest known serial killer may have been the child butcher Gilles de Rais. Was this man history's first recorded serial killer?

    By Nick Vrchoticky October 28th, 2020 Read More
  • Here's How AC/DC Was Once Linked To A Serial Killer

    One of the strangest incidents to occur during the band's long career occurred in the early 1980s, when an unexpected connection between the band and a notorious L. A. County serial killer put the band on the front pages for all the wrong reasons, and led to them being tarred as devil worshipers.

    By S. Flannagan October 13th, 2020 Read More
  • This Serial Killer Now Has A Totally Normal Life

    Karla Homolka was born on May 4, 1970, in Canada. She appeared to have a regular childhood, living at home with her parents and her younger sisters in Ontario. But her life would take a dark turn.

    By Aimee Lamoureux September 9th, 2020 Read More
  • Here's How Serial Killer Son Of Sam Was Finally Caught

    After two years of letters and in-person visits with "Son of Sam" David Berkowitz, it became abundantly clear to author and criminologist Dr. Scott Bonn that Berkowitz "relished his evil celebrity status and that he enjoyed terrorizing the city of New York ...

    By A. C. Grimes June 8th, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About The Average IQs Of Serial Killers

    When it comes to acts of unspeakable evil, common knowledge goes that serial killers are either Machiavellian geniuses or an intellectually-stunted oddballs. Think of Jigsaw or Leatherface. However, as is often the case with attempts to assign unflappable truths, this is an oversimplification.

    By Tom Meisfjord March 15th, 2020 Read More
  • How Many Active Serial Killers Are In The US?

    America has always had a thing about serial killers. We're fascinated by them. And late at night when we hear an unexpected creak somewhere in the house, we kind of worry for a moment that one of those serial killers might be coming for us. So how many active serial killers are in the US?

    By Becki Robins March 13th, 2020 Read More
  • How These Notorious Serial Killers Were Really Caught

    Parents might tell their kids monsters don't exist, but serial killers sure do. These real-life monsters prey on us all, and plenty of serial killers have been caught through the years. Here's how several notorious serial killers were finally caught.

    By Nolan Moore March 13th, 2020 Read More
  • Is Serial Killer Ed Kemper Still Alive?

    One might ask the eminently Google-able "yes or no" question, "Is the Co-Ed Killer Ed Kemper still alive?" The answer was yes, and as of this writing it still is. The end. Well, it's not really the end until Kemper dies, though one might argue that a fundamental part of him died decades ago.

    By A. C. Grimes February 19th, 2020 Read More