Some of the most fascinating people are the evilest. Serial killers have been a widespread phenomenon and dominating news stories for decades. The intrigue of learning the stories behind these renowned criminals has continuously drawn audiences in. With the popularity of Netflix’s Dahmer and books like Helter Skelter, there’s no question that people are hungry for more—and there’s plenty to choose from.
There are an array of shows, books, documentaries, and more about serial killers real and fictionalized. Read about Jack the Ripper’s anonymous rampage through London in the 1880s or how they finally discovered the identity of the Zodiac Killer in recent years. If you’re a fan of true crime in any capacity, there’s something out there about serial killers for you.
Here are some chilling places to start:
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He stalked the remote hiking trails of the southern United States, leaving a trail of death in his wake ...
By Fred Rosen
If he’s to be believed, this violent wanderer was one of America’s most prolific serial killers ever.
He stalked the remote hiking trails of the southern United States, leaving a trail of death in his wake ...
By Fred Rosen
He stalked the remote hiking trails of the southern United States, leaving a trail of death in his wake...
By Fred Rosen
Three years before Jack ripped through London, a madman stalked the streets of Austin, Texas, slaughtering women where they slept.
By Orrin Grey
One woman's escape led police to a literal house of horrors.
By Fred Rosen
This serial poisoner lured numerous suitors to their deaths, until her toxic ways resulted in a a one-way ticket to the electric chair.
By Jamie Bogert
From the Vampire of Düsseldorf to the Killer Clown of Chicago, these creepy serial killer quotes are sure to make your blood run cold.
Some victims died because they happened to leave their doors unlocked. Others had been methodically stalked.
From a deadly lovers' quarrel to the grisly killings of John Wayne Gacy, uncover the murder behind the melody in these haunting ballads.
From Nazi nut-sos to commonplace quacks, these monsters of malpractice have but one diagnosis in mind: death.
By DeAnna Janes
We see London, we see France, we see a Russian granny chopping up bodies with her bare hands.
By DeAnna Janes
The brutal slayings shocked the citizens of Australia and beyond.
The grisly crimes of these international killers prove madness knows no bounds.
By Crime Feed
True crime writer Fred Rosen describes what it felt like to come face-to-face with serial killer survivor Nita Neary.
By Fred Rosen
Get inside the heads of history's most notorious serial murderers.
From incriminating parking tickets to damning digital footprints, uncover the key clues that brought these notorious killers to justice.
By Crime Feed
This Hungarian fiend lured dozens of women to his village home with promises of love – then strangled each victim and pickled their bodies in metal drums.
From Gacy's bucket of fried chicken to McVeigh's bowl of ice cream, dig in to the last meals of America's death row inmates.