A man dubbed the “Riverside Prostitute Killer” terrorized the California area in the late ’80s and early ’90s, picking up working girls and discarding their bodies in inhuman ways. Watch Buried in the ...

Officials in Florida believe Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., dubbed the “Hog Trail Killer,” killed more than a dozen men, but the number of victims could be higher. Watch Buried in the Backyard on Oxygen. In ...

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to seven counts and admitted guilt in the death of an eighth woman.

A Tampa, Florida, police officer who miraculously escaped the clutches of a serial killer as a teenage girl and helped authorities nab her attacker is now on track to become a detective, exactly 40 ...

Dr. Rachel Toles always feels like she’s being drawn to the dark side. “It feels like it was kind of a weird, destined thing that I was supposed to be working in this field,” she told the ...

Serial killers commit heinous acts that are unimaginable to the average human being. Identifying the motive behind acts of violence such as murder is something doctors have researched for decades.

Dr. Ann Burgess, the subject of Hulu's new documentary series 'Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer,' opens up about what she's learned about serial killers — and how to stay safe from them Disney/Soul ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Society is fascinated with the phenomenon of serial killers, with true crime shows and podcasts having surged in recent ...