German nurse Niels Hoegel, already serving a lengthy term for previous killings, will go on trial before anguished relatives Tuesday over the murders of around 100 more people -- a spree prosecutors ...

Serial killers may seem like a modern phenomenon tied to the 20th century, but history reveals that humans have been fascinated—and horrified—by repeat murderers for centuries. While recordkeeping in ...

A German court will deliver the verdict Thursday on the man believed to be the most prolific serial killer in the country's post-war history, as grieving families face still unanswered questions.

H.H. Holmes is believed to be the United States’ first known serial killer. In 1886, Holmes, whose original name was Herman ...

Ever wonder if there are as many serial killers lurking in the shadows as there used to be? Well, tried-and-true crime followers have, which is why Oxygen.com wanted to get to the bottom of the truth ...

It seems obvious that anyone who willfully and repeatedly commits murder is a psychopath: remorseless, egotistical, manipulative, and cruel. Think of Ted Bundy, Dennis Rader, or John Wayne Gacy.