While the term “serial killer” is modern, the phenomenon itself has existed for centuries. Long before forensic science or criminal profiling, individuals committed repeated murders that terrified ...

Serial killers have long haunted yet fascinated audiences. While there’s no question that people fear murderers, they also can’t help but want to know more about their motivations for harm, offering a ...

It was Charlize Theron’s 2003 Oscar-winning turn as female serial killer and prostitute Aileen Wuornos, who brutally killed seven men in 1989 and 1990, that reignited an explosion in movies and TV ...

Serial killer shows, like Monster: The Ed Gein Story and the equally as disturbing The Serpentabout Charles Sobhraj, have never been more popular – and most of these stories focus on disturbed men ...

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 ...

Directed by Emily Turner and written by Turner with Jinx Godfrey, the Netflix documentary Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers draws on extensive interviews with and footage of Aileen Wuornos herself ...