One of the UK's most famous and feared serial killers, Dennis Nilsen, formed an unusual friendship in the last years of his life. After reading a true crime book that had been recommended to her by a ...

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 ...

Despite being sentenced in 1973, serial killer Ed Kemper has an unusual link to "Star Wars," which wasn't released in ...

New York's most prolific known serial killer offered some theories about the identity of the state's most recent serial killer today, as news broke that the culprit had reportedly confessed to the ...

Editor’s Note, 01/06/2026: This article was originally published in 2016. It has been revised and updated to include more current information. Serial killers continue to capture the attention of ...

State lawmakers in New York are considering a series of "four bad bills" that critics are warning could lead to the release of mass murderers, serial killers and other violent convicts. Among the ...

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 ...