Barbara Butcher, a former New York City death investigator, on what the work entails and which cases have stuck with her decades later.
New York's infamous serial killer, who murdered six people in the 1970s and is up for parole in 2024, is at Shawangunk Correctional Facility. But will he be released?
Five of the Chicago serial killer's 33 victims from the 1970s remain unidentified, but the Cook County Sheriff's office is continuing the work to ID them.
In 2003, Steven Mack, a homicide detective with the Huntington Beach Police Department, took a leading role in retrying a twice-overturned murder case against Rodney Alcala. His efforts led to the uncovering of a prolific serial killer.
The Baton Rouge serial killer murdered eight women in Louisiana between 1994 and 2004, around the same time serial killer Derrick Todd Lee was also active in the area.
Susan Jonusas talks to us about her book 'Hell's Half-Acre' about a 'family' of four known as the 'Benders,' who were accused of murdering 11 people in Kansas but fled before they were prosecuted.
Read about the life and death of Tim McCoy, serial killer John Wayne Gacy's first known victim. Gacy murdered at least 33 boys and men between 1972 and 1978
During the 1990s and early 2000s, more than 30 women were targeted by serial killers, including Derrick Todd Lee, in the Baton Rouge area.
Dr. Marissa Harrison, an evolutionary psychologist and author, speaks to us about her research on female serial killers and how she was impacted by victims' stories.
During his 1980 trial, evidence against the serial killer was so strong that his guilt was not in question. Instead, the case hinged on whether he'd been legally insane when he killed.
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