Jeff Mudgett learned the shocking truth at a family dinner: His great-great-grandfather was H.H. Holmes, the infamous con man and serial killer who operated a so-called “Murder Castle” during the 1893 ...

We’re obsessed with murder. Murders in the building, on the Orient Express, in the Rue Morgue. From Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot to Steve Martin’s Charles Haden-Savage, murder detectives are among ...

A new Peacock miniseries examines one of Chicago’s most notorious serial killers, John Wayne Gacy, focusing on how he concealed a double life while operating as a respected community member, E! Online ...

Dozens of serial killers have terrorized American communities over the decades, from H. H. Holmes becoming “the Beast of Chicago” in the 19th century to “the Hillside Stranglers” inciting fear across ...

An Orange County jury recommended the death penalty Wednesday for a former Marine who killed five women in Southern California and is already serving a life prison term in Illinois for three murders ...