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.

During the 1980s, the FBI tracked a record 823 active serial killers who claimed 361 lives in 1987 alone. Criminologist Robert Ressler noted back then that “serial murder has reached epidemic ...

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 ...

Serial killer profiler Dr Micki Pistorius says the similarities between the women found dead across Ekurhuleni are enough for investigators to consider whether one offender is behind several of the ...

While at least one serial killer has been identified in each U.S. state, some breed these notorious killers more than others. Washington state recently ranked among the deadliest “serial killer ...