True Crime

From Ted Bundy to Lizzie Borden, explore true crime across centuries.

The Brighton Trunk Murders of 1934

The Brighton Trunk Murders of 1934

In 1934, a Brighton railway worker discovered the bloody remains of a young woman stuffed inside a trunk. Then authorities found a second victim ...

New Evidence In Missing Mom Beverly England Cold Case Could Point to Deadly Affair

For 36 years Beverly England's killer has roamed free. Now police say they finally have a suspect in her murder.

Portrait of a Killer: 6 Chilling Jack the Ripper Theories

Who was the man (or woman) behind history's grisliest unsolved murder?

Trail of Death: The Hunt for Gary Hilton Part III

He stalked the remote hiking trails of the southern United States, leaving a trail of death in his wake ...

Bones Found Buried Under School May Belong to 16th Century Pirate

The condition of the bones suggest his body was strung up to scare off other criminals...

Henry Lee Lucas: The Confession Killer

If he’s to be believed, this violent wanderer was one of America’s most prolific serial killers ever.

Trail of Death: The Hunt for Gary Hilton Part II

He stalked the remote hiking trails of the southern United States, leaving a trail of death in his wake ...

Winnie Ruth Judd and the Phoenix Trunk Murders of 1931

Winnie Ruth Judd and the Phoenix Trunk Murders of 1931

In 1931, Winnie Ruth Judd arrived at a Los Angeles train station with some very grisly luggage in tow...

Trail of Death: The Hunt for Gary Hilton Part I

He stalked the remote hiking trails of the southern United States, leaving a trail of death in his wake...

The Servant Girl Annihilator: America’s Jack the Ripper

Three years before Jack ripped through London, a madman stalked the streets of Austin, Texas, slaughtering women where they slept.

15 Things Most People Don’t Know About The O.J. Simpson Trial

Everyone remembers the bloody glove, but do you the name of the serial killer who actually confessed to the infamous murder of Nicole Brown Simpson?

Who Killed Elizabeth Short? The Enduring Unsolved Mystery of the Black Dahlia Murder

In 1947, the butchered body of Elizabeth Short was discovered in a vacant lot outside downtown Los Angeles.

Man Kills and Dismembers Wife, Then Uses Her Concrete-Entombed Head to Drown Himself

Austrian authorities believe an elderly man murdered his wife, then entombed her severed head in concrete and used the block to drown himself.

Anna Marie Hahn: The First Woman to Die in Ohio’s Electric Chair

This serial poisoner lured numerous suitors to their deaths, until her toxic ways resulted in a a one-way ticket to the electric chair.

Deadly Love: The Mystery of the Hall-Mills Murder

Who killed the Reverend and his pretty choir singer?

St. Aubin Street Massacre: The Benny Evangelist Family Murders

On a quiet summer night in 1929, a mystic healer and his family were slaughtered in their home by a mysterious axe-wielding killer.

Ed Gein: The Mad Butcher of Plainfield

Ed Gein was devastated when his mother died in 1945. But he had a grisly plan to keep women in his life.

Did Steven Avery Do It? 5 Theories About Who Killed Teresa Halbach

From Teresa's ex-boyfriend to members Avery's own family, here are five alternate theories about who killed Teresa Halbach.