Dozens of serial killers have terrorized American communities over the decades, from H. H. Holmes becoming “the Beast of Chicago” in the 19th century to “the Hillside Stranglers” inciting fear across ...

Former German hospital nurse Niels Hoegel has claimed to have killed around 100 of his patients with drug overdoses, which would make him one of the world's most prolific serial killers in recent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most fans of true crime have a fascination with arguably the most heinous kind of criminal: serial killers. Now on display in ...

When people hear the words “serial killer,” they often picture a very specific type: male, mysterious, and probably the ...

These projects reveal the evil lurking underneath the guises of killers who were so often hiding in plain sight.

James Holland, the Texas Ranger who helped crack "the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history," is breaking his silence on how he finally got the murderer to confess. Samuel Little was interviewed ...

Jack the Ripper. “The Butcher of Plainfield.” Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Jeffrey Dahmer. These are just five of 150 murderers featured in the sprawling new “Serial Killer: The Exhibition” at Pullman ...

Here is a recap of some of the others, starting with two more serial killers from Russia. Alexander Pichushkin was sentenced to life in prison in Moscow in 2007 for 48 murders, most between 2002 and ...