40 h. ago How to spot a serial killer: Analysis of 45 notorious murderers uncovers 4 common traits

Psychologists have revealed how you can spot a potential serial killer - and say there are four key traits to look out for.

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45 h. ago Killer murdered man then ate his brain and eyeball in a cemetery

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Tyree Smith, dubbed the Connecticut Cannibal, butchered homeless man Angel Gonzalez with a hatchet and ate his brain and eyeball in 2011

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62 h. ago Killers who murdered dad in machete attack near Rutherglen pub jailed for 18 years

Callum Summers, 29, and Craig McColl, 24, teamed up to target Stuart McGeachie near a pub in Farmeloan Road in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire on October 24, 2023.

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3 d. ago Cannibal killer said best friend's eyeballs 'tasted like oysters' after horrifying murder

Tyree Smith, 35, was found not guilty by reason of insanity of killing Angel 'Tun Tun' Gonzalez with a hatchet and eating parts of his body in December 2011

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4 d. ago Killer shot man with paintball gun during violent murder at Lanark home

Mark Allison blamed the death of Robbie Yuill on another man before claiming he had acted in self defence.

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6 d. ago 'I was kidnapped by serial killer, but one key act let me escape alive'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Kara Robinson Chamberlain was just 15 when she was kidnapped by serial killer Richard Evonitz, who had murdered three young girls - but she managed to escape and bring him to justice

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8 d. ago Killer faces life sentence for murder of man left to decompose in bathtub in north London

Dante Forrest, 36, will be sentenced on November 18 after killing Marvin Dickson, 40

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8 d. ago Alleged killer 'boasted' about murder in rap video moments after boy, 14, stabbed

Ibrahima Seck, 14, ran to a nearby house and begged for his life - but died from his stab injuries later in hospital, trial at Manchester Crown Court hears

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8 d. ago Serial killer murdered over 50 people and left twisted photo for victim's dad

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Robert Ben Rhoades, known as the 'Truck Stop Killer', murdered more than 50 women and girls in a horrifying campaign of torture and sexual assault

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9 d. ago Violent killer unmasked after teaming up to murder young dad in Greenock

Andrew McQuillan is the second man to plead guilty to the murder of 35-year-old Michael Beaton in 2023.

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9 d. ago Golden State Killer's unusual manhood finally sealed his fate after 13 murders

Publication detailing the capture of Joseph DeAngelo tells how obtaining circumstantial evidence to corroborate victim testimony about his micro-penis helped lead to his confession

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9 d. ago Mother of murdered Harvey Willgoose says she would meet her son's killer

Mohammed Umar Khan, 15, was sentenced to life in prison last month, with a minimum term of 15 years for murder.

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9 d. ago 'I was kidnapped by serial killer who idolised Ted Bundy but I outsmarted him by doing one thing'

Kara Robinson Chamberlain was just 15 when she was kidnapped by serial killer Richard Evonitz, who had murdered three young girls - but she managed to outsmart him and escape

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9 d. ago Teen captured by Ted Bundy obsessed serial killer escaped after spotting key detail

Kara Robinson Chamberlain was just 15 when she was kidnapped by serial killer Richard Evonitz, who had murdered three young girls - but she managed to outsmart him and escape

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1 week ago Influencer kidnapped in live stream and brutally murdered in front of family

Mariam Cissé's heartbroken brother confirmed that she had been brutally murdered in a public square by killers who snatched her from the street during a live stream

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1 week ago Serial killer's chilling statement to police after murdering more than 100 women

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Coral Eugene Watts was a serial killer who murdered more than 100 women and was only caught after he was arrested for a number of assaults

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1 week ago 'Angel of Death' nurse who killed up to 60 babies nearly walked free

Notorious serial killer Genene Jones's horrifying murder spree went undetected for years

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1 week ago Killer murdered pal, cut him up and fried his brain in butter with sinister explanation

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The cannibal killer butchered his friend in what he described as a 'voodoo ritual'

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1 week ago Harrowing confession of serial killer who murdered more than 100 women

This serial killer who murdered more than 100 women in the 1970s and 1980s eventually confessed to just 13 of his murders

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1 week ago Two teenagers arrested over 'plot to copy Southport child killer's crimes'

Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, from Merseyside and South Wales, have been arrested for allegedly planning to emulate Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's horrific murders

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