American society has a dual fascination and fear toward serial killers yet some of the most horrifying cases emerge from unknown criminals who never reached the fame of Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story was originally published in April 2022. Louisville Metro Police say Michael Hristov, the man shot dead by SWAT on May 14, had a “fascination” with ...

Phoenix police had more than one serial killer stalking the Phoenix streets in 2006 as fear gripped the city.

The US is No. 1 — in serial killers. With a chilling 3,615 known serial killers to date, America has produced 66.2% of the world’s known serial killers to date — and outpace the next deadliest nations ...

A series of five suspicious deaths along a Michigan river trail has people questioning whether there may be a serial killer ...

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The true story of America's first family of serial killers, the Bloody Benders, is finally being told on screen. Adapted from Nicholas Nicastro's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The former Long Island home of one of America's most notorious serial killers has been sold after three months on the market.

A recent documentary on Netflix proclaimed Aileen Wuornos the “queen” of serial killers. Wuornos fatally shot seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. She initially claimed self-defense. Later, she ...

Contrary to popular myth, not all serial killers are white. Serial killers span all racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. The racial diversity of serial killers generally mirrors that of the overall ...

Delving into the shadows of American crime, this gripping documentary series unearths the chilling stories of murderers whose heinous acts never captured the national spotlight. Each episode ...

Ted Bundy, John Gacy and Dennis Rader may live in infamy for their heinous crimes—but they aren’t the only serial killers to have stalked the streets claiming countless lives. Watch new episodes of ...