4 h. ago The serial killer next door: These states spawn the most notorious — and prolific — murderers

From Montana’s chilling record of victims per capita to Illinois’ staggering number of murderers, new research reveals which states are most steeped in serial killer history. Andrea Cavallier reports

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5 d. ago 'Outstanding' BBC period drama based on chilling murders by British serial killer

The three-part drama has racked in many five star reviews from impressed viewers

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5 d. ago Alleged ‘serial killer’ accused of murdering two men he met through a dating app and attempting to kill a third

Rockim Prowell, 34, is accused of luring Los Angeles men into deadly robberies and also committed a bizarre masked burglary spree back in 2021

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6 d. ago ‘Alphabet’ serial killer, convicted of murdering four women, had 26 victims, his death row confidant claims

Joseph Naso convicted in 2013 for murders of Roxene Roggasch, Carmen Colon, Pamela Parsons and Tracy Tafoya

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6 d. ago ‘Alphabet’ serial killer, convicted of murdering four women, actually had 26 victims, his death row confidant claims

Joseph Naso was convicted in 2013 for the murders of Roxene Roggasch, Carmen Colon, Pamela Parsons and Tracy Tafoya

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7 d. ago The real life 'Dexter': Brazilian serial killer slaughtered over 100 people

Brazilian serial killer Pedro Rodrigues Filho, who is said to have killed more than 100 people, is believed to have only targeted criminals like murderers and rapists.

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7 d. ago Woman reveals incredible way she survived serial killer in the desert after he took chunks out of her neck

Jennifer Asbenson was only 19 years old and working as a carer in Palm Springs, California , when 'kind stranger' Andrew Urdiales offered to drive her to work.

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1 week ago Judge makes blockbuster DNA decision in Gilgo Beach ‘serial killer’ case against Rex Heuermann

Prosecutors say the new technique is reliable and helped link Heuermann to victims whose bodies were discovered along Ocean Parkway in 2010

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1 week ago Big blow to accused serial killer Rex Heuermann’s defense after judge rules on evidence in Gilgo beach murders trial

Prosecutors say the new technique is reliable and helped link Heuermann to victims whose bodies were discovered along Ocean Parkway in 2010

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1 week ago Judge allows advanced DNA evidence in Gilgo Beach serial killer trial

A New York judge has allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of Long Island’s suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer

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1 week ago 'I moved into Fred and Rose West's house of horrors and saw chilling sign within minutes'

Kathleen Richards was just 17 when she moved into 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester in November 1977, and was immediately subjected to the unwanted attentions of her landlord, serial killer Fred West

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1 week ago 'My dad was a notorious serial killer who slaughtered women and left clues around our home'

A daughter has described how she discovered her dad was living a secret double life as a notorious serial killer - and even hid sick souvenirs of his crimes at their home

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1 week ago Outlander star lands new ITV serial killer thriller as she makes huge career move

ITV's The Dark will star Laura Donnelly, who played Jenny Fraser in Outlander, Trigger Point's Mark Rowley, Helen Baxendale and Star Wars actor Emun Elliott

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1 week ago Gilgo Beach serial killer case faces key test in use of new DNA techniques

Rex Heuermann’s lawyers argue that Astrea’s DNA methods haven't been subjected to enough scrutiny yet

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2 w. ago Sadistic crimes of the 'Brookyln Vampire': How 'Grey Man' cannibal serial killer strangled girl, 10, then wrote to her mother revealing which body parts he had cooked and eaten

He not only murdered, but mutilated and cannibalised children, leaving a trail of letters and confessions that shocked even seasoned detectives.

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2 w. ago What it's like to be the child of a serial killer: Daughter of BTK reveals how learning her 'good guy' father was a murderer made her whole life 'a lie'

Kerri Rawson, the daughter of US serial killer Dennis Rader has spoken about what it's like being the child of a murderer in an ABC 20/20 True Crime Vault podcast episode titled My Father BTK.

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2 w. ago ‘I felt like the walls were closing in. All I could see was Fred West’s face’: how one woman escaped Britain’s worst serial killers

When Kathleen Richards rented a room at 25 Cromwell Street, she quickly realised the couple who owned it had a dark side. But even after their arrest, there was something about her 15 months at the house that she could never tell anyone – until nowKathleen Richards knows how lucky she is to be alive. In 1979, she woke up in bed to find the serial killer Fred West on top of her. It was by no means the first time West had assaulted the 17-year-old, but it was the last. This time, she managed to escape from the room she was renting at 25 Cromwell Street, perhaps Britain’s most notorious address, where Fred and Rose West raped, tortured and murdered so many girls and young women. Fred West took his own life in January 1995 while on remand, charged with 12 murders. Rose West was convicted of 10 murders later that year and is serving a whole-life sentence.In her own way, Richards has also been serving a life sentence. Today, she is a youthful, likable and traumatised 65-year-old. How...

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2 w. ago Ed Gein: The next serial killer in Ryan Murphy’s Monster series inspired Psycho and Texas Chainsaw Massacre

‘Sons of Anarchy’ star Hunnam has been tapped to lead ‘Monsters: The Ed Gein Story’

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2 w. ago Hollyoaks fans 'not watching anymore' as Sienna 'murdered' by serial killer dad Jez

Sienna Blake was seen motionless in the back of a van in her dad Jez Blake's arms in recent scenes of Hollyoaks and fans have vowed to never watch again if the character has been killed off

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3 w. ago A serial killer’s daughter was decapitated two decades ago. A jury found her husband not guilty for murder

Christopher Wolfenbarger was arrested in 2024 for the 1998 murder of Melissa Wolfenbarger — but was just cleared by a jury

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