Internal reports and psychological assessments give an insight into the mind of Robert Maudsley 72. The quadruple killer has ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended the death penalty and ordered the dismantling of death row. He unveiled changes at San Quentin that include a new education center.

Following the release of The Silence of the Lambs, it won Oscars and was a box office smash. Quotes from the movie have also stayed relevant in pop culture, and Hopkins’ character, Hannibal Lecter, is ...

America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of members of the terrorist group and their families. Their withdrawal has left the system in chaos.

Thirty-five years after the film's release, the actor who played Buffalo Bill slammed its infamous "trans villain" trope.

Thirty-five years after the film's release, the actor who played Buffalo Bill slammed its infamous "trans villain" trope.

He will have you for dinner: what is it about an unapologetic cannibal that so captured readers and audiences? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Brian Raftery about his new book, "Hannibal Lecter: A Life." ...

The Silence of the Lambs was one of the most terrifying films ever made but the real-life serial killers who inspired ...

The Silence of the Lambs' most terrifying villains were inspired by real killers including one little-known Mexican 'doctor' who was in jail for a 'crime of passion'.

The Silence of the Lambs is one of cinema's most gruesome films and the characters were inspired by real-life serial killers ...

These monsters existed in broad daylight - walking amongst us, committing horrific crimes on actual people who suffered unimaginably at their hands.

James Luckey-Lange has been spending a lot of time looking at the names he carved on a bar of soap he smuggled out of a ...