Serial Killer

Crime & Criminal Justice

Jeffrey Dahmer was an American serial killer and sex offender whose spree between 1978 and 1991 shocked the United States and continues to shape public understanding of extreme...

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Dorothea Helen Puente was a serial killer who murdered elderly tenants in her boarding house in Sacramento, California, during the 1980s. She financially exploited vulnerable ad...

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The term Wichita serial killer refers to a criminal investigation in Wichita, Kansas involving a serial offender whose activities came to wider public attention in the early 199...

Crime & Investigation

This article provides an evergreen, evidence-based overview of individuals widely labeled a serial killer from Alaska within publicly available court, investigative, and media r...

crime-justice

Anthony John Sully was an American police officer and serial killer active in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1980s. This evergreen profile explains who Sully was, how he...

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Films based on John Wayne Gacy explore the convergence of serial murder, hidden identity, and public spectacle, dramatizing how an outwardly respectable small-town figure concea...

Crime

John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer and sex offender active in Chicago, Illinois, between 1972 and 1978. Convicted in 1979 for the rape and murder of 33 young men and...

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been linked to multiple serial killer investigations spanning several decades. This overview examines documented cases, investigative approaches, an...

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Dennis Rader, also known as the BTK Killer (Bind, Torture, Kill), is still alive as of 2025. He is serving consecutive life sentences at the El Dorado Correctional Facility in K...

true-crime

The phrase final truth in connection with the autobiography of a serial killer signals reader interest in a definitive account that separates verified fact from speculation. Thi...