15 h. ago Serial mugger who became a killer at 17 when he murdered high

One of a teenage gang who murdered a high-flying city lawyer for his mobile phone in a vile crime that his fiancee said 'ripped her heart out' has a parole hearing and could be freed.

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17 h. ago The signs Erin Patterson killed the mother she loathed: CANDACE SUTTON reveals the horrifying police suspicions hanging over the mushroom murderer that couldn't be revealed... until now

When Victoria Police investigated Erin Patterson over the mushroom poisoning deaths, they considered the possibility that she might have been a serial killer, not merely a triple-murderer.

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41 h. ago Emmerdale's John Sugden star Oliver Farnworth 'to leave after just a year'

Emmerdale actor Oliver Farnworth - who returned to the ITV soap as John Sugden last year - is reportedly set to leave the show in upcoming scenes after his serial killer storyline

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49 h. ago Satanist serial killer murdered and ate four teens after slaughtering dogs for blood

Nikolai Ogolobyak was part of a group of Satanists who kidnapped, killed, dismembered and then ate four teenagers in a horrific series of murders in Russia

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49 h. ago Satanist serial killer who ate four teens in ritual freed with sinister explanation

Nikolai Ogolobyak was part of a group of Satanists who kidnapped, killed, dismembered and then ate four teenage students in a horrific series of crimes in Russia

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58 h. ago I was eight when a serial killer strangled me. As I watched him butcher my family... I knew what I had to do

Shasta Groene was eight years old when serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan III butchered her family and spent weeks torturing her in the woods, where he also killed her brother. A new book tells her story

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3 d. ago Serial rapist claimed he'd killed girl, 14, but reality was even more harrowing

A serial killer and rapist confessed to the murder of a missing 14 year old schoolgirl but when the bizarre truth emerged years later, the public were even more outraged

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4 d. ago Relative of brutally murdered mum demands inquest as serial killer's identity 'revealed'

Catherine Eddowes was the fourth victim of the infamous Jack the Ripper serial killer, who stalked the streets of east London in 1888

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6 d. ago Sky makes huge announcement ahead of season two of 'darkly comic' series

The Sky Original thriller follows an unsuspected serial killer

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6 d. ago Hollyoaks confirm serial killer Jez Blake's latest victim and fans didn't see it coming

Hollyoaks viewers were left holding back tears after a fan favourite character was unexpectedly killed off during the latest episode of the popular Channel 4 soap

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7 d. ago Accused serial killer indicted for murder of fourth woman, prosecutors say

Kristin Smith, 22, was found dead in a wooded area in Portland, Oregon, in February 2023

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7 d. ago Councillor strangled partner over sarcastic comment while watching TV show Married At First Sight together, court hears

Ashley Farrall, 43, is said to have attacked Katie Jones after she made the remark about sex. But the defence claim she had been drinking and 'picked a fight' about 'other women'.

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9 d. ago Lucy Letby caught laughing at wedding while on bail for murdering babies

A childhood pal of Lucy Letby has revealed the serial baby killer went to her wedding while she was on police bail after she was granted 'special permission' to attend.

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9 d. ago Lucy Letby: Beyond Reasonable Doubt? review – one of the most meticulous documentaries in years

The science and statistics around Letby’s case are brilliantly unpacked by this considered programme. By its end, you are filled with questionsWhen three times more babies than expected die on a neonatal ward and one nurse is on duty during those deaths, it’s got to be pretty much an open-and-shut case, hasn’t it? Especially when breathing tubes have been clearly deliberately dislodged by someone from their tiny bodies and blood tests show spikes in insulin that can only be explained by the stuff being injected. And if you find someone who has written notes to herself about her guilt, then the way forward is clear. Lock the perpetrator up. Throw away the key.Such was the initial and still persisting narrative in the case of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester hospital in Cheshire who became, in tabloid parlance, “Britain’s worst child serial killer”, when she was convicted in 2023 of seven murders and seven attempted murders of the infants in her care.Lucy Letb...

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9 d. ago Lucy Letby pictured laughing and dancing at wedding while on bail for murdering babies

A childhood friend of Lucy Letby has revealed the serial baby killer attended her wedding day while she was on police bail after being granted 'special permission' to go

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3 w. ago Son of Sam victim says serial killer’s friend told her ‘David didn’t do this’

A woman who was shot by the "Son of Sam" killer almost 60 years ago had to revisit her terrifying experience this week when she was confronted by one of David Berkowitz's friends.

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3 w. ago Loose Women star says John Torode has been treated 'worse than a serial killer' after BBC axe

Many celebrities have shown their support towards John Torode after he was axed from his role in BBC's MasterChef following claims of racist language used on set.

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4 w. ago Man arrested for leaving teddy bear feared to be wrapped in human flesh at petrol station

The serial killer-themed toy was left outside a petrol station on Bear Valley Road, Victorville, leading to multiple reports to the local police from concerned passers-by

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4 w. ago He's a rapist who was so sadistic he was compared to serial killer Ted Bundy. And when police asked him about his dead daughter, he just demanded mayo for his chicken sandwich

'With mayonnaise?' the astonished officer replied. 'We are not going to make you a sandwich. We need to work out where your child is, mate...'

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4 w. ago Hollyoaks fans given chance to star in soap but they'll be murdered by serial killer

Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks has launched a competition that will see one fan land a starring role in the show - but there's a twist as they'll be murdered by a notorious serial killer

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