From a peak of activity in the 1980s, serial killers have been (thankfully) on the decline. But what is behind the drop?

The ‘experience’ in New York sensationalizes history’s most gruesome murders – and pays little respect to the victims ...

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted Wednesday that he strangled and dismembered eight sex workers then dumped their remains along desolate stretches of Long Island. The Manhattan ...

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Dean Corll was a seemingly mild-mannered electrician and army veteran who hid a monstrous double ...

Researchers at Murdoch University have developed a forensic intelligence tool which could help police link the victims of serial offenders by analyzing their facial appearance. The study, "Development ...

In a chilling real-life horror story, a serial killer gruesomely murdered at least three women using a powerful crossbow and a sharp knife to dismember his victims before consuming parts of them. Born ...

The myth that all serial killer victims are female is a corollary to one stating that all serial killers are male. According to the stereotypical imagery presented in Hollywood films and best-selling ...

Rex Heuermann, 62, appeared unemotional as he pleaded guilty to the murders of seven women and admitted to an eighth in the ...

I’ve recently seen some headlines that tout a biometric method for linking a serial killer’s victims. The Daily Mail, for example, exclaimed, “The Ted Bundy Effect: Study Confirms Serial Killers ...