The true story of America's first family of serial killers, the Bloody Benders, is finally being told on screen. Adapted from Nicholas Nicastro's bestselling book, Hell's Half-Acre, this short film ...

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 ...

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

Warning: Graphic and disturbing content ahead including mentions of sexual assault, abuse, and murder. 1.Jane Toppan, born Honora Kelley, who was a nurse in Massachusetts and became one of the most ...

Serial killers capture the public imagination due to the sheer scale of their crimes and the darkness of human behavior they represent. While some become infamous for their gruesome methods, others ...

The new Netflix docuseries Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers, which premiered Thursday, reexamines the story of Aileen Wuornos, one of America’s most notorious female serial killers, more than two ...

A recent documentary on Netflix proclaimed Aileen Wuornos the “queen” of serial killers. Wuornos fatally shot seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. She initially claimed self-defense. Later, she ...

Jeff Mudgett learned he is the great-great-grandson of H.H. Holmes, America's first known serial killer. Mudgett claims handwriting analysis proves H.H. Holmes and Jack the Ripper were the same person ...

Canadians turned to Google to search for a wide range of topics in 2025, and an American serial killer's name was among the ...

Tune in to LNT at 11 p.m. for context and depth to today's headlines. 1. DNA leads to former police officer being named suspected Golden State Killer A man once sworn to protect the public from crime ...

Our obsession with serial killers and true crime probably has concerning implications for our collective psyche. Why are we so drawn to darkness? The same could be asked of many of the protagonists of ...