Three women survived marriages to serial killers and use their experience to catch one. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Elizabeth Arnott about her new novel, "The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives." ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caroline Fraser's 'Murderland' delves into the lead-crime theory behind the proliferation of serial killers from the Pacific Northwest.

After the West Sixth Street tragedy, we look at mass shooters, serial killers, murderers from Austin and Texas past ...

Monahan introduces the concept of “media looping” to explain this process. Drawing on 37 media examples, including ...

With how fascinated Americans are with serial killers, you’d think that the worst of the worst come from the United States. However, that country doesn’t even make the top ten. Chances are, you’ve ...

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 ...

Some of the most fascinating serial killer performances were born in twisted TV shows that enthralled audiences.

Movies and series based on real-life criminals? Well, Netflix spotted the potential ages ago, and the streaming giant certainly hasn’t let go since. Think of ...

Tickets on Sale Now This show looks at behavior over time. It’s about how warning signs get minimized, how escalation ...

The the 1980s slashers continue to return to theaters, the 21st century also saw the rise of new iconic serial killers.

Mass murder is sometimes confused with serial murder by the news media and the public in general. Such confusion is not surprising. Up until 1974, criminal justice practitioners used the term mass ...

Last April, in a one day seminar on criminal profiling, renowned forensic scientist Dr. Henry C. Lee told the audience, ““In the early days of my career, your standard serial killer was always a male ...