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 ...

Robert Eugene Brashers and Austin, Texas. Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images and Missouri Highway Patrol Police in Austin, Texas, have announced a major breakthrough in the ...

The man accused of killing convicted serial killer Robert Pickton in a jailhouse attack intends to plead guilty, the Crown says. Martin Charest is charged with first-degree murder in Pickton’s killing ...

The brand new true-crime docuseries Death Row Confidential: Secrets of a Serial Killer premieres on Oxygen Saturday, Sept. 13 at 9/8c. The new docuseries follows an unlikely pairing comprised of an ex ...

Rex Heuermann is accused of killing seven people over a span of decades. A New York judge on Wednesday admitted DNA evidence that Suffolk County prosecutors say links alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer ...

In 1978, a detective watching The Dating Game couldn’t believe his eyes—one of the contestants was Rodney Alcala, a man linked to a series of gruesome crimes. What he didn’t know was that an ...

In the winter of 2021, “Saturday Night Live” spoofed the true-crime industrial complex with a musical number called “Murder Show.” The sketch sends up the consumption of spectacular depravity as an ...

Ever wonder if there are as many serial killers lurking in the shadows as there used to be? Well, tried-and-true crime followers have, which is why Oxygen.com wanted to get to the bottom of the truth ...

Human remains were found Wednesday in an upscale Rhode Island beach neighborhood as concerns about a potential serial killer in New England continue to plague the region. A human leg bone was ...

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. As Poynter celebrates its ...

Massachusetts has one of the lowest violent crime rates in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. But that doesn't mean tragedies don't touch the Bay State. Longtime residents may ...