Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caroline Fraser's 'Murderland' delves into the lead-crime theory behind the proliferation of serial killers from the Pacific Northwest.

Monahan introduces the concept of “media looping” to explain this process. Drawing on 37 media examples, including ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study reveals the state of Montana has the highest number of serial killers per capita ...

A new paper by Texas State University researchers dismisses the Rainey Street Ripper — a purported serial killer said to drown victims along downtown Austin’s lakeshore — as nothing more than another ...

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 ...

Serial killers have long haunted yet fascinated audiences. While there’s no question that people fear murderers, they also can’t help but want to know more about their motivations for harm, offering a ...

With how fascinated Americans are with serial killers, you’d think that the worst of the worst come from the United States. However, that country doesn’t even make the top ten. Chances are, you’ve ...

Parts two and three of the hit true-crime docuseries Death Row Confidential: Secrets of a Serial Killer premiere back-to-back on Oxygen Saturday, Sept. 20 starting at 9/8c. During the upcoming ...

Directed by Emily Turner and written by Turner with Jinx Godfrey, the Netflix documentary Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers draws on extensive interviews with and footage of Aileen Wuornos herself ...