serial killers

23 Chilling Photos Taken By History’s Most Depraved Serial Killers — Before And After They Killed Their Victims

Taken by the likes of Rodney Alcala, Harvey Glatman, and the BTK Killer, these macabre photos show how some serial killers used photography to lure their victims and relive their horrifying crimes.

By All That's Interesting • Aug 7, 2022

23 Chilling Photos Taken By History’s Most Depraved Serial Killers — Before And After They Killed Their Victims

Taken by the likes of Rodney Alcala, Harvey Glatman, and the BTK Killer, these macabre photos show how some serial killers used photography to lure their victims and relive their horrifying crimes.

By All That's Interesting • August 7, 2022

Fritz Haarmann Was A Popular Butcher In 1920s Germany — Until They Found Out His Meat Was Human

For six years, Fritz Haarmann used his position as a police informant to hide in plain sight while he carried out at least 24 grisly murders that earned him the nickname of the "Vampire of Hanover."

By Morgan Dunn • Jul 30, 2022

Fritz Haarmann Was A Popular Butcher In 1920s Germany — Until They Found Out His Meat Was Human

For six years, Fritz Haarmann used his position as a police informant to hide in plain sight while he carried out at least 24 grisly murders that earned him the nickname of the "Vampire of Hanover."

By Morgan Dunn • July 30, 2022

The Story Of The ‘Lonely Hearts Killers,’ The Murderous Couple Who Preyed On Lonely Women

Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck bilked at least three women out of their life savings before gruesomely murdering them in the late 1940s — after luring them in with "lonely hearts" ads.

By Jessica O'Connor • Jul 17, 2022

The Story Of The ‘Lonely Hearts Killers,’ The Murderous Couple Who Preyed On Lonely Women

Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck bilked at least three women out of their life savings before gruesomely murdering them in the late 1940s — after luring them in with "lonely hearts" ads.

By Jessica O'Connor • July 17, 2022

The Disturbing Story Of Paula Dietz And Her Marriage To Dennis Rader — The Infamous BTK Killer

Paula Dietz knew her husband as a caring father, church council president, and Cub Scout leader, but after 34 years of marriage, she suddenly learned that he was also a serial killer.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 28, 2022

The Disturbing Story Of Paula Dietz And Her Marriage To Dennis Rader — The Infamous BTK Killer

Paula Dietz knew her husband as a caring father, church council president, and Cub Scout leader, but after 34 years of marriage, she suddenly learned that he was also a serial killer.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 28, 2022

The Tragic Stories Of Jeffrey Dahmer’s Victims Who Died At The Hands Of The ‘Milwaukee Cannibal’

From 1978 to 1991, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer tortured and murdered 17 young men and boys. Here are their forgotten stories.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 21, 2022

The Tragic Stories Of Jeffrey Dahmer’s Victims Who Died At The Hands Of The ‘Milwaukee Cannibal’

From 1978 to 1991, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer tortured and murdered 17 young men and boys. Here are their forgotten stories.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 21, 2022

Inside The Grim Crimes Of Serial Killer Jerry Brudos, ‘The Shoe Fetish Slayer’

In the late 1960s, Jerome Henry "Jerry" Brudos killed at least four women in Oregon — and used their corpses for his necrophilic fantasies.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 15, 2022

Inside The Grim Crimes Of Serial Killer Jerry Brudos, ‘The Shoe Fetish Slayer’

In the late 1960s, Jerome Henry "Jerry" Brudos killed at least four women in Oregon — and used their corpses for his necrophilic fantasies.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 15, 2022

The Grisly True Story Behind The Atlanta Child Murders

Though Wayne Williams was convicted in two cases, who was behind the rest of the Atlanta murders that left at least 28 dead from 1979 to 1981?

By Natasha Ishak • May 7, 2022

The Grisly True Story Behind The Atlanta Child Murders

Though Wayne Williams was convicted in two cases, who was behind the rest of the Atlanta murders that left at least 28 dead from 1979 to 1981?

By Natasha Ishak • May 7, 2022

Inside The Childhood Home Of Jeffrey Dahmer Where He Bludgeoned And Dismembered His First Victim

Over the decade that Jeffrey Dahmer lived in this quaint house in Akron, Ohio, he developed the sadistic obsessions that fueled his 13-year reign of terror.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 4, 2022

Inside The Childhood Home Of Jeffrey Dahmer Where He Bludgeoned And Dismembered His First Victim

Over the decade that Jeffrey Dahmer lived in this quaint house in Akron, Ohio, he developed the sadistic obsessions that fueled his 13-year reign of terror.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 4, 2022

The Grisly Story Of The ‘Speed Freak Killers’ Who Terrorized California For Two Decades

‘Speed killers’ Loren Herzog and Gary Shermantine were hard-partying methamphetamine users who are suspected of slaughtering as many as 72 people in San Joaquin County in the 1980s and '90s.

By Jessica O'Connor • Apr 27, 2022

The Grisly Story Of The ‘Speed Freak Killers’ Who Terrorized California For Two Decades

‘Speed killers’ Loren Herzog and Gary Shermantine were hard-partying methamphetamine users who are suspected of slaughtering as many as 72 people in San Joaquin County in the 1980s and '90s.

By Jessica O'Connor • April 27, 2022

How John Wayne Gacy’s Daughter Christine Gacy Narrowly Escaped Being Part Of His House Of Horrors

Christine Gacy and her brother Michael were born the children of serial killer John Wayne Gacy — but luckily their mother divorced him after his sodomy conviction in 1968 and took them with her.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 20, 2022

How John Wayne Gacy’s Daughter Christine Gacy Narrowly Escaped Being Part Of His House Of Horrors

Christine Gacy and her brother Michael were born the children of serial killer John Wayne Gacy — but luckily their mother divorced him after his sodomy conviction in 1968 and took them with her.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 20, 2022