PHILADELPHIA -- Tests show that the remains in a suburban Philadelphia grave are indeed those of a 19th century serial killer, quelling rumors that he'd conned his way out of execution and escaped ...

Roughly 770 serial killers were thought to be active in the 1970s and 1980s. Today, hardly any murders are attributed to this ...

Amelia Dyer is believed to be the UK's most prolific serial killer, with the murderess killing as many as 3,900 babies - and ...

In the late 1800s, the Kansas prairie was a place of lawlessness. Getty Images/iStockphoto The family hung a “Groceries” sign and turned their cabin into a way station and inn.

We may hear more about male serial killers, like Jeffrey Dahmer or John Wayne Gacy, but female serial killers do exist. ... In his subsequent work, Hickey has looked at cases as far back as the 1800s.

“The Alienist” tells the fictional story of one of New York City’s first serial killers. In the late 1800s, John Beecham targeted and killed young boys throughout the city, and it is up to ...

That the Horror Film Character Freddy Kruger (sic) was based on a real life serial killer who lived in Lightening Creek, Oklahoma in the 1800s,” Michael Phariss posted on Facebook on July 2.

news Crime. Tests confirm gravesite of 1800s serial killer H.H. Holmes Tests show that the remains in a suburban Philadelphia grave are indeed those of a 19th century serial killer, quelling ...

Tests show that the remains in a suburban Philadelphia grave are indeed those of a 19th century serial killer, quelling rumors that he’d conned his way out of execution and escaped from prison.