Serial killings, as defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, are committed by one or more offenders, result in two or more murdered victims, and the incidents occur in separate events or at different times.
Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart says they believe 'the belt was handled by the suspect and did not belong to any of the victims.' More
March 25, 2021
Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart says they believe 'the belt was handled by the suspect and did not belong to any of the victims.' More
March 25, 2021
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Scripps News Cleveland) — It is one of the darkest chapters in Cleveland's history. From 1934 to 1938, a serial killer stalked the... More
March 23, 2021
SEATTLE (AP) — Genetic genealogy helped identify the youngest known victim of one of the nation's most prolific serial killers almost 37 years after her More
January 26, 2021
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing and dismembering nine people, most... More
December 15, 2020
Mark Burns, known as the Clearfield Rapist, was linked to 11 sexual assaults. More
December 9, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of raping and strangling 10 women in... More
December 1, 2020
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British serial killer known as the “Yorkshire Ripper” died Friday, reviving unsettling memories of a More
November 13, 2020
In January 1992, sex worker and serial killer Aileen Wuornos stood trial for the murder of 52-year-old Richard Mallory. At the time of her trial,... More
November 6, 2020
Howell Donaldson will face four separate trials for a series a Tampa killings in 2017. More
October 20, 2020
Belle Gunness, dubbed Hell's Princess, is thought to have killed at least 14 people between 1884 and 1908. More
October 14, 2020
Judge rules Howell Donaldson will face four separate trials for a series of Tampa killings in 2017. More
October 12, 2020
Police say Donaldson shot and killed four people in Tampa, FL during a 51-day period in 2017. More
August 27, 2020
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press UPDATED 8/21/20 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer who became known as the Golden State Killer More
August 21, 2020
Family members slam Joseph DeAngelo for murdering their loved ones and shattering lives. More
August 20, 2020
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Since death row isn’t an option for serial killer and rapist Joseph DeAngelo, his victims want More
August 20, 2020
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Joseph DeAngelo's victims are reveling in their chance to finally confront him in a courtroom, More
August 19, 2020
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Killer, a former police officer in California who eluded capture for four More
August 18, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., a former police officer, faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for... More
August 17, 2020
By DON THOMPSON and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gay Hardwick stood arm-in-arm with her husband to face a criminal dubbed the More
June 30, 2020
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former police officer who terrorized the Sacramento region as a serial rapist and went on... More
June 29, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., a former police officer, faces 13 rape-related charges and 13 murder counts stemming from crimes in More
June 29, 2020
Former police officer Joseph DeAngelo agreed to plead guilty to dozens of crimes in return for being spared a death sentence. More
June 16, 2020
Serial killer expert Harold Schechter speaks to Court TV's about notorious killers. More
April 10, 2020
Residents of a Tampa, Florida, neighborhood were terrorized by a series of seemingly random shooting deaths in 2017. More
April 9, 2020
Serial killer Lonnie Franklin, Jr. was found dead in his death row jail cell. More
April 2, 2020
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — Lonnie Franklin, the convicted serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper" who preyed on the women of South Los Angeles... More
March 30, 2020
Joseph James DeAngelo is suspected of at least 13 murders and more than 50 rapes across California in the 1970s and 1980s. More
March 13, 2020
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge is expected to give a death sentence Friday to a man prosecutors call... More
February 28, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Wednesday set a May hearing to decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to go to trial against... More
January 23, 2020
