There’s a theory about how New Jersey native Richard Cottingham, known as the “Torso Killer,” managed to get away with killing so many women and girls in the 1960s and ’70s. It was a different era: no ...

Before anyone realized that Ted Bundy would be among America’s most notorious serial killers, he was arrested in Utah in 1975 for suspected burglary. When it was clear that he’d allegedly attempted to ...

To his friends and neighbors, John Wayne Gacy was a friendly contractor and part-time clown. But behind the smile was a prolific serial killer who murdered at least 33 young men and teen boys. Using ...

Aileen Wuornos wasn’t actually “America’s first female serial killer.” Wuornos’ crimes defied typical female killer patterns, sparking public fascination and a trial that cemented her femme fatale ...

MGM+'s new The Hillside Strangler documentary series dives into the case of the serial killers who terrorized LA.

In a 1991 taped call from jail, Aileen Wuornos told girlfriend Tyria Moore she would confess “to keep [her] from getting in trouble" The Netflix documentary Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers — ...

Richard Cottingham, who is serving life in prison for multiple killings, admitted he murdered a nurse in 1965.

Aileen Wuornos was convicted of murdering six male motorists between between 1989 and 1990. She was arrested in January 1991 and later sentenced to death. Her story is the subject of a new Netflix ...

Police in New Jersey announced Tuesday that Richard Cottingham, known as the “Torso Killer," admitted killing Alys Eberhardt ...

A man known in New Jersey as the "Torso Killer" has admitted to the 1965 murder of 18-year-old Alys Eberhardt in Fair Lawn, ...

Gary Ridgway, one of the country’s most notorious serial killers, is reportedly dying in a Washington prison. Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer, is now 76 years old and is receiving end-of-life ...

Eric McCormack and his son, Finnigan McCormack, play a "creepy" serial killer in the season 2 premiere of 'The Hunting Party' ...