Comics and serial killer characters weirdly go hand in hand. Almost every hero has one such villain that they’ve faced off with, and in some cases, deal with regularly as one of their main antagonists ...

A cold case has been solved 51 years later and it revealed one of the world's most prolific serial killers was behind the murder of a teenage girl. Laura Ann Aime, 17, vanished after a Halloween party ...

From Hannibal Lecter to Harry Powell, serial killers are some of the most fascinating characters ever put on film. Here are EW's 30 favorite movies about the monsters in our midst.

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 ...

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 ...

Nature can be surprisingly brutal. Some predators employ hunting methods so unsettling they rival human stories of our most disturbing serial killers. Of course, these creatures are neither evil nor ...

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 ...

A Long Island architect who lived a secret life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer has been sentenced to to life in prison ...

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The last time anybody saw Charlotte Cook was January 3, 1974. That afternoon, the college student and community organizer, a young mother and widow, left her home in Oakland to visit her sister in San ...

Serial killers captivate the public’s attention. They create community turmoil as one murder unfolds into a series of murders. Infamous serial killers like “Son of Sam” David Berkowitz, “Boston ...

A stray dog walked into a South African village with a woman's decomposing severed head in its jaws, triggering a hunt that ...