This week, I saw a reporter mention that the FBI’s definition of a serial killer is someone who kills at least three times with at least a month between incidents. I heard something similar from a ...

Mass murder is sometimes confused with serial murder by the news media and the public in general. Such confusion is not surprising. Up until 1974, criminal justice practitioners used the term mass ...

The man accused in Long Island’s infamous Gilgo Beach serial killings intends to plead guilty in the case next month, according to two people familiar with his decision. Rex Heuermann, a former ...

Rex Heuermann, 62, was arrested in 2023 in the murders of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. He was later charged with the murders of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Sandra Costilla, ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - One of the Lehigh Valley's most notorious killers has eluded the execution chamber again. Last month, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Secretary Laurel Harry signed a notice of ...

Rex Heuermann, the man charged with seven of the Gilgo Beach murders that gripped Long Island, New York, is expected to plead guilty next month, according to a source. Subscribe to read this story ...

Shannan Gilbert, 23, was working as an escort. In the early morning hours of May 1, 2010, Gilbert made a frantic phone call to 911. She had been at a client's home on Long Island, and said she ...

In Watertown, Wisconsin, Timothy Heck and his girlfriend, Kelly Drew, were attending a wedding reception on August 9, 1980 at the Concord House, a local venue. Catch up on Living With A Serial Killer ...

The cozy, small-town vibe of Woonsocket, Rhode Island was turned upside down in the early months of 2003 by a series of crimes targeting women. In April, Audrey Harris, 33, was reported missing by her ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Architect pleads guilty to murdering seven women and admits to an eighth in the Gilgo Beach killings that went ...

NEW YORK -- Rex Heuermann admitted Wednesday to murdering eight women during a 17-year killing spree that terrorized Long Island and labeled him the Gilgo Beach serial killer. "Do you feel it's in ...

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