Convicted serial killer Richard Cottingham confessed to the 1965 murder of 18-year-old Alys Eberhardt, who was found stabbed ...

Serial murder is neither a new phenomenon, nor is it uniquely American,” reads a public report from the FBI on the subject.

Judge warns alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann's lawyers that trial will start after Labor Day "come hell or ...

More than 12 people were brutally beheaded and dismembered in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1930s, with police suspecting a surgeon ...

The BTK serial killer has been named the “prime suspect” in at least two unsolved cases, including one in Oklahoma that led authorities to dig this week near his former Kansas property in Park City, ...

Serial killers capture the public imagination like few other criminals, partly because of the mystery surrounding their crimes and the psychology behind them. While some have been apprehended and ...

The Cleveland Torso Murderer killed and dismembered more than 12 victims in the 1930s in one of history's most disturbing ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It is a grisly contest with some horrific competitors, but according to the FBI the gruesome winner is Samuel Little. With a 40-year resume of murders, Little handily surpasses ...

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H.H. Holmes is believed to be the United States’ first known serial killer. In 1886, Holmes, whose original name was Herman Mudgett, took a job as a pharmacist in Chicago. At this point, he changed ...

A serial killer who once claimed to have killed about 100 women has confessed to another murder – the 1965 slaying of an 18-year-old New Jersey nursing student. Richard Cottingh ...