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 ...

Former German hospital nurse Niels Hoegel has claimed to have killed around 100 of his patients with drug overdoses, which would make him one of the world's most prolific serial killers in recent ...

Editor’s Note, 01/30/2025: This list was originally published in 2016. It has been revised and updated to include more current information. Serial killers continue to capture the attention of ...

What did Harold Shipman say about his wife, Primrose, in these personal letters written by him in prison — just weeks before he was found hanging in his jail cell?

Content warning: This story includes graphic depictions of violence that may be distressing to some readers. "I have always ...

According to the FBI, serial murders attract disproportionate attention from the media and moviegoers. At the same time, that the number of actual serial killers has diminished since the 1990s. Using ...

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 ...

While mass murder is manifested in one catastrophic event, such as the mass public shooting in Las Vegas in 2017 or the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, and serial homicide involves at least ...

Ex-Russian policeman Mikhail Popkov, found guilty Monday of 56 murders while already in jail for 22, is one of the most prolific serial killers of recent times. Alexander Pichushkin was sentenced to ...