From a peak of activity in the 1980s, serial killers have been (thankfully) on the decline. But what is behind the drop?

A touring forensic psychologist discusses creepy audience encounters in N.C., die-hard true-crime fans, nervous laughter — ...

Critics warn four proposed New York state bills could lead to the early release of serial killers, mass murderers and ...

It seems obvious that anyone who willfully and repeatedly commits murder is a psychopath: remorseless, egotistical, manipulative, and cruel. Think of Ted Bundy, Dennis Rader, or John Wayne Gacy.

Teacher Alex Campbell's sociology class at Elizabethton High has finished a book about Tennessee serial killers in the 1980s.

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From Jack the Ripper to John Wayne Gacy to Aileen Wuornos, the horrific legacies of serial killers have managed to both appall and intrigue, as people attempt to explore and understand the darkest ...

ATLANTA — Most fans of true crime have a fascination with arguably the most heinous kind of criminal: serial killers. Now on display in Atlanta are belongings from some of the most prolific, popular ...

If Damien McDaniel is convicted of the 18 murders with which he is charged, he would become the most prolific known killer in Alabama’s history. If he is convicted of just two of those 18 killings, he ...

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