Andrei Chikatilo, the "Rostov Ripper"
Andrei Chikatilo murdered at least 52 women and children across the Soviet Union between 1978 and 1990, in a case marked by years of investigative failures.
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Serial Killers
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Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka
Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, a married couple in Ontario, Canada, raped and murdered several young women in the early 1990s, in a case complicated by a controversial plea deal.
Read case file →The Bruce McArthur Case
Bruce McArthur's convictions for eight murders were followed by an independent review of how Toronto police investigated missing people from marginalized communities.
Read case file →Dennis Rader, the "BTK Killer"
Dennis Rader murdered ten people in and around Wichita, Kansas, between 1974 and 1991, evading capture for over three decades under the self-given name
Read case file →The Claremont Serial Killings
A sourced account of the Claremont serial killings, Taskforce Macro, forensic evidence, 2020 verdicts and the unresolved disappearance of Sarah Spiers.
Read case file →Dennis Nilsen
A London investigation led to six murder convictions, two attempted-murder convictions and renewed questions about how marginalized victims are counted and remembered.
Read case file →Fred and Rose West
Fred and Rose West murdered at least twelve young women in Gloucester, England, between 1967 and 1987, in a case that shocked Britain when it came to light in 1994.
Read case file →Fritz Honka, the "Golden Glove" Killer
Fritz Honka murdered four women in his Hamburg apartment in the mid-1970s, a case that came to light after a fire revealed dismembered remains.
Read case file →The Golden State Killer
A former police officer committed at least 13 murders and dozens of rapes across California in the 1970s and 80s, evading capture for over 40 years until genetic genealogy identified him in
Read case file →Harold Shipman, "Dr. Death"
British physician Harold Shipman is believed to be the most prolific serial killer in recorded history, having murdered an estimated 250 or more of his patients over more than two decades.
Read case file →The Hwaseong Serial Murders
A series of murders that terrorized South Korea in the late 1980s went unsolved for over three decades, until DNA technology identified the killer in 2019.
Read case file →Israel Keyes
Israel Keyes was a serial killer believed responsible for at least eleven murders across the United States between 2001 and 2012, who took his own life before facing trial.
Read case file →Ivan Milat, the "Backpacker Murderer"
Ivan Milat murdered seven young hitchhikers in New South Wales, Australia, between 1989 and 1992, in a case that changed how Australians viewed hitchhiking.
Read case file →Jack the Ripper
An unidentified killer murdered at least five women in London's Whitechapel district in 1888, in what remains one of the most famous unsolved cases in history.
Read case file →Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Dahmer was an American serial killer convicted of murdering seventeen men and boys in Wisconsin between 1978 and 1991.
Read case file →Juana Barraza, "La Mataviejitas"
Former professional wrestler Juana Barraza murdered at least 16 elderly women in Mexico City between 1998 and 2006, posing as a social worker to gain entry to their homes.
Read case file →The Lisbon Ripper
A factual case file about The Lisbon Ripper, Portugal.
Read case file →Luis Garavito, "La Bestia"
Luis Garavito is considered one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history, convicted of murdering at least 138 boys across Colombia in the 1990s.
Read case file →Marcel Petiot, the "Doctor of Death"
French physician Marcel Petiot murdered dozens of people in Nazi-occupied Paris by posing as an escape network for those fleeing persecution.
Read case file →The Monster of Florence
A series of double murders of couples in the Tuscan countryside between 1968 and 1985 has never been fully resolved, despite several convictions along the way.
Read case file →The Moors Murders
Five young victims, two convictions and a decades-long search for answers made the Moors murders one of Britain's most painful criminal cases.
Read case file →Moses Sithole, the "ABC Killer"
Moses Sithole murdered at least 38 women across South Africa in 1994 and 1995, in the country's first major serial killer case following the end of apartheid.
Read case file →Orhan Aksoy, the "Parcel Killer"
Orhan Aksoy strangled five people around Istanbul, Turkey, in 2000 and 2001, disposing of their bodies in boxes left at construction sites.
Read case file →The Park Maniac Case
Survivors, police work and physical evidence led to Francisco de Assis Pereira, who was convicted of murders and sexual attacks connected to São Paulo's Parque do Estado.
Read case file →Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper"
Peter Sutcliffe murdered thirteen women across Yorkshire and northwest England between 1975 and 1980, in a manhunt considered one of the largest in British history.
Read case file →Robert Hansen, the "Butcher Baker"
Robert Hansen was an Alaska serial killer who abducted, hunted, and killed at least seventeen women near Anchorage between 1971 and 1983.
Read case file →Robert Pickton
Robert Pickton, a pig farmer in British Columbia, Canada, was convicted of murdering six women, though evidence suggested a far higher number of victims.
Read case file →The Snowtown Murders
A factual, non-graphic account of the Snowtown murders: the 1999 discovery, convictions, systemic failures and later parole developments.
Read case file →The Son of Sam Case
A citywide investigation, witness information and a parking record led police to David Berkowitz after a year of attacks and intimidating letters.
Read case file →Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy was an American serial killer convicted of multiple murders across several U.S. states in the 1970s, and executed in 1989.
Read case file →Tsutomu Miyazaki
Tsutomu Miyazaki murdered four young girls in the Saitama and Tokyo areas of Japan between 1988 and 1989.
Read case file →Yavuz Yapıcıoğlu, the "Screwdriver Killer"
Yavuz Yapıcıoğlu is considered the most prolific serial killer in Turkish history, convicted in connection with killings across multiple cities between 1994 and 2002.
Read case file →The Zodiac Killer
An unidentified serial killer who claimed multiple murders in Northern California in the late 1960s and taunted police with encoded letters, never conclusively identified.
Read case file →The Garanhuns Cannibals
Three people were convicted in a case involving three murdered women, cannibalism and food allegedly prepared with human remains.
Read case file →Marcelo Costa de Andrade, the “Vampire of Niterói”
A 1991 series of killings of boys in Greater Rio ended after a surviving child helped police identify Marcelo Costa de Andrade.
Read case file →Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha, the Goiânia Serial Killer
Dozens of investigations and a long series of jury trials followed the 2014 arrest of a security guard in Goiânia.
Read case file →Marcos Antunes Trigueiro, the “Contagem Maniac”
DNA and cellphone tracing helped investigators connect five murders of women in Greater Belo Horizonte to Marcos Antunes Trigueiro.
Read case file →The Maranhão Boys Serial-Murder Case
Forensic evidence tied Francisco das Chagas Rodrigues de Brito to a long series of murders of boys in Maranhão, leading to repeated convictions.
Read case file →João Acácio Pereira da Costa, the “Red Light Bandit”
A flamboyant 1960s burglar became one of Brazil’s most famous criminals after a wave of home invasions, robberies and four homicide convictions.
Read case file →Michel Fourniret, the “Ogre of the Ardennes”
Michel Fourniret was a French serial killer convicted of multiple murders committed in France and Belgium between the late 1980s and early 2000s.
Read case file →Guy Georges, the “Beast of the Bastille”
Guy Georges murdered seven women in Paris between 1991 and 1997. DNA evidence and survivor testimony helped investigators identify and arrest him in 1998.
Read case file →The Zama Nine Murders
Takahiro Shiraishi used social media to contact vulnerable people and murdered nine victims in Zama, Japan, in 2017. He was convicted and executed in 2025.
Read case file →The Kitakyushu Serial Murders
The Kitakyushu serial murders involved prolonged coercive control and a series of killings in Fukuoka Prefecture. Futoshi Matsunaga and Junko Ogata were convicted.
Read case file →András Pándy and the Family Murders
Belgian pastor András Pándy was convicted in 2002 of murdering six family members in Brussels. His daughter Ágnes was convicted as an accomplice in five killings.
Read case file →Ronald Janssen
Belgian teacher Ronald Janssen was convicted in 2011 of three murders and received a life sentence. Further proceedings addressed additional violent sexual offenses.
Read case file →The Stoneman Murders
A series of killings of people sleeping outdoors in Mumbai and Kolkata during the 1980s became known as the Stoneman murders. No perpetrator was conclusively identified.
Read case file →Raman Raghav
Raman Raghav was convicted in connection with a series of murders in Bombay during the 1960s. His death sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment.
Read case file →“Auto” Shankar
Gowri Shankar, known as “Auto” Shankar, was convicted of six murders linked to his criminal network in Chennai and was executed in 1995.
Read case file →Mohan Kumar, “Cyanide Mohan”
Mohan Kumar, known as “Cyanide Mohan,” was convicted in 20 murder cases involving women in Karnataka whom he approached with false promises of marriage.
Read case file →John Ausonius, the “Laser Man”
John Ausonius, known as the “Laser Man,” carried out a series of racist shootings in Sweden in 1991–1992 and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Read case file →Pedro López, the “Monster of the Andes”
Colombia · Solved · Serial Killer / Fugitive Mystery
Daniel Camargo Barbosa
Colombia · Solved · Serial Killer
Jack Unterweger
Austria · Solved · Serial Killer
The Lainz “Angels of Death”
Austria · Solved · Healthcare Serial Killings
Alexander Pichushkin, the “Chessboard Killer”
Russia · Solved · Serial Killer
Mikhail Popkov, the “Angarsk Maniac”
Russia · Solved · Serial Killer
Sergey Golovkin, the “Fisher”
Russia · Solved · Serial Killer
Irina Gaidamachuk
Russia · Solved · Serial Killer / Robbery
Yoo Young-chul
South Korea · Solved · Serial Killer
Jeong Nam-gyu
South Korea · Solved · Serial Killer
Kang Ho-sun
South Korea · Solved · Serial Killer
Peter Kürten, the “Vampire of Düsseldorf”
Germany · Solved · Serial Killer
Jürgen Bartsch
Germany · Solved · Serial Killer
Niels Högel
Germany · Solved · Healthcare Serial Killer
Kuno Hofmann
Germany · Solved · Serial Killer
Las Poquianchis
Mexico · Solved · Serial Murder / Human Trafficking
Gregorio Cárdenas Hernández, the “Tacuba Strangler”
Mexico · Solved · Serial Killer
José Luis Calva, the “Cannibal Poet”
Mexico · Solved · Homicide / Suspected Serial Killer
The Station Strangler
South Africa · Solved · Serial Killer
Daisy de Melker
South Africa · Solved · Poisoning / Serial Murder
The Krugersdorp Killers
South Africa · Solved · Group Murders / Cult-Like Crime
Carlos Robledo Puch, the “Angel of Death”
Argentina · Solved · Serial Killer
Julio Pérez Silva, the Psychopath of Alto Hospicio
Chile · Solved · Serial Killer
The Viña del Mar Psychopaths
Chile · Solved · Serial Killings
Diogo Alves, the Aqueduct Killer
Portugal · Solved · Historical Serial Murder
Luísa de Jesus
Portugal · Solved · Historical Serial Murder
Dagmar Overbye, the “Angel Maker”
Denmark · Solved · Serial Killer / Child Murder
Marcel Lychau Hansen, the “Amager Man”
Denmark · Solved · Serial Sexual Violence / Homicide
Peter Lundin
Denmark · Solved · Multiple Homicide
James Schmidt
Denmark · Solved · Serial Killer
Jammu Siltavuori
Finland · Solved · Child Homicide
Matti Haapoja
Finland · Solved · Historical Serial Killer
Werner Ferrari
Switzerland · Solved · Serial Killer / Child Murder
Michel Peiry, the “Sadist of Romont”
Switzerland · Solved · Serial Killer
Roger Andermatt, the “Death-Keeper of Lucerne”
Switzerland · Solved · Healthcare Serial Killer
Dimitris Vakrinos
Greece · Solved · Serial Killer
Somkid Pumpuang, “Kid the Ripper”
Thailand · Solved · Serial Killer
Si Quey: Crime, Legend and a Contested Legacy
Thailand · Solved · Historical Homicide / Contested Serial-Killer Narrative
Charles Sobhraj and the Thailand “Bikini Killings”
Thailand · Solved · Serial Killer / International Crime
Boonpeng, the “Iron Chest” Murderer
Thailand · Solved · Historical Murder / Suspected Serial Crime
The “Am Cyanide” Poisoning Cases
Thailand · Solved · Serial Poisoning / Ongoing Trials
Atalay Filiz
Turkey · Solved · Multiple Homicide / Fugitive Case
Hamdi Kayapınar
Turkey · Solved · Serial Killer
Adnan Çolak, the “Beast of Artvin”
Turkey · Solved · Serial Killer
Süleyman Aktaş, the “Nailing Killer”
Turkey · Solved · Serial Killer
Özgür Dengiz
Turkey · Solved · Serial Killer / Cannibalism
Joshua Wade
Alaska · Solved · Serial Killer
Thomas Bunday
Alaska · Solved · Serial Killer
James Dale Ritchie and the Anchorage Shootings
Alaska · Solved · Serial Killer
Brian Steven Smith
Alaska · Solved · Serial Killer
The Michael Silka Killings
Alaska · Solved · Spree Killing