Serial Killers
Dead Connection
In this electrifying thriller, a rookie detective goes undercover on the internet dating scene to draw out a serial killer targeting single women in Manhattan.
List of Famous Serial Killers
What is the meaning of the term ‘Serial Killer’? Here is a list of famous Serial Killers, Men and Women…
The Oxford Murders
A Novel - In this spellbinding mystery two mathematicians must join forces to stop a serial killer....
When You're Fighting a Serial Killer It's Kill or Be Killed
Would you have the right approach if you were attacked by someone intent on causing harm? Make sure you know how to protect yourself!
Trial of Russian Who Boasted of 63 Murders
· Keen chess player 'wanted to be worst serial killer' · Police find only 14 bodies and lack forensic evidence
Serial and Mass Killers as Familiar Figures
Scholarly literature, biographical studies of serial killers, as well as anecdotal evidence suggest that serial and mass killers suffer from personality disorders and some of them are also psychotic.
Pig Farmer and Pillar of Community: Alleged Serial Killer Finally Faces Trial
Man charged with killing 26 women, mainly prostitutes, but true toll could be 65.
The City Paralysed By Fear As Serial Killers Stalk Its Streets
Two different multiple murderers have committed 55 indescriminate attacks, resulting in 11 deaths, on people in Phoenix.
Barcelona Police Seek Serial Killer
Police in Barcelona warned today that a serial murderer was targeting old women living on their own in the city.
Woman Held in Barcelona Serial Killer Investigation
A woman believed to be a serial killer targeting elderly women in Barcelona was arrested last night, Spanish news agencies reported.
Serial Killer Uses 'own Law' to Block Book and Film Deals
The serial killer known as the Son of Sam, whose murder spree brought terror to 1970s New York, is suing his former lawyer under the very law that was introduced to stop him from profiting from his crimes.
Japanese Girl Poisoner Inspired By Uk Serial Killer
A Japanese teenage girl who was inspired by a notorious British serial killer to attempt to kill her mother with poison was yesterday sent to a juvenile correctional facility for treatment.
Killer Admits to 'solved' Murders
Prosecutors in southern Italy were yesterday facing the prospect of reopening long-closed cases after a serial killer confessed to committing three murders for which other people are already in jail.
'Old Lady Killer' Set to Strike Again
Police in Mexico City have warned that a serial killer believed to have strangled at least 24 old women in the capital since 2003 is likely to strike again soon.
Court Hears of Killer's Crimes
The families of the victims of the serial killer known as BTK - bind, torture, kill - yesterday heard and saw in graphic detail the depravity of the crimes he committed over more than 30 years.
Serial Killer's Willing Execution Sparks Death Penalty Row
A serial killer who has said he wants to die was due to be given a lethal injection in New England this morning in a case that has provoked claims that the state is encouraging suicide.
Daughter Turns in Alleged Us Serial Killer
A 31-year hunt for a sadistic serial killer known as BTK appeared to have ended in Kansas at the weekend with the arrest of a man who was turned in by his daughter.
Mass Killer Held After 30 Years of Terror
A manhunt for a serial killer who terrorised the Kansas city of Wichita for more than quarter of a century and taunted police with letters about his crimes, ended yesterday when police said they had finally caught up with him and linked him to at least 10 murders.
Race to Stop Serial Killer Walking Free
Coral Watts is a self-confessed serial killer, who murdered at least 13 women and perhaps as many as 80. Yet he could become the first American mass murderer ever to be released from jail. An astonishing series of legal blunders means Watts, nicknamed the Sunday Morning Slasher, has a...
Killer Spared After Admitting 48 Murders
The most profilic serial killer in American history yesterday confessed to 48 murders in order to save himself from execution. Relatives of some of the victims wept in the courtroom as the confession by Gary Ridgway, 54, was read aloud by prosecutors. "I killed so many women I have a hard...
German serial horse killer strikes again
A mysterious German "horse ripper" suspected of killing more than 40 horses apparently struck again yesterday. Two mares were killed in the town of Helmstedt, near Hanover, and another two badly injured. Their stomachs had been slit open with a knife.
Serial killer fear grips Moscow
Russia's capital has been gripped by fear after the sixth female possible victim of a serial killer was discovered. Police have so far confirmed that three women are thought to have been strangled by the killer. Another three murders are being investigated in connection with the killings.
Mayor's 'affair' With Serial Killer
The scandal over alleged links between top officials in Toulouse and France's most notorious serial killer deepened yesterday when a news magazine revealed allegations that the former mayor, Dominique Baudis, had a sexual relationship with the murderer, Patrice Alègre. Because Mr...
Toulouse Officials Ordered Murder, Says Serial Killer
France's most notorious serial killer has claimed that he murdered at least one victim on the orders of highly placed personalities in Toulouse because of a blackmail threat linked to sadomasochistic orgies involving politicians, judges and police. Dominique Baudis, the city's former...
Killer holds Russian town in fear
A deranged serial killer is thought to be responsible for the murder of 15 women in Samara, a town in southern Russia, since January.
Serial Killers as a Cultural Construct
Countess Erszebet Bathory was a breathtakingly beautiful, unusually well-educated woman, married to a descendant of Vlad Dracula of Bram Stoker fame. In 1611, she was tried - though, being a noblewoman, not convicted - in Hungary for slaughtering 612 young girls. The true figure may have been 40-100, though the Countess recorded in her diary more than 610 girls and 50 bodies were found in her estate when it was raided.
Stop the shooting: Son of Sam's prison plea to new serial killer
The serial sniper known as the Son of Sam, who spread fear through New York in the 1970s, has appealed to the unseen gunman terrrorising the suburbs of Washington to put down his rifle and "stop hurting innocent people".
The Psychology of Serial and Mass Killers - Culture and Society
Pathological narcissism is the result of individual upbringing and, in this sense, it is universal and cuts across time and space. Yet, the very process of socialization and education is heavily constrained by the prevailing culture and influenced by it. Thus, culture, mores, history, myths, ethos, and even government policy (such as the "one child policy" in China) do create the conditions for pathologies of the personality.
The Psychology of Serial and Mass Killers - Pathological Narcissism
Pathological or malignant narcissism is a pattern of traits and behaviors which signify infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification, dominance and ambition.
The Psychology of Serial and Mass Killers - Introduction
Serial killers often mutilate their victims and abscond with trophies - usually, body parts. They treat their prey as a disturbed child would treat her rag dolls. Some of them have been known to eat the organs they have ripped - an act of merging with the dead and assimilating them through digestion.
Florida executes woman serial killer
More than 12 years after she lured six men to their death in the woodlands of central Florida, America's most notorious female serial killer was executed by lethal injection yesterday, having said she looked forward to meeting God so that she could punish those who had mistreated her.
Devilish cop who snared a serial killer
Detective who caught France's most notorious murderer reveals his secrets. In the duel between a small-town cop and France's most dangerous serial killer, the advantage appeared heavily in favour of Francis Heaulme, the criminal known as the 'man from nowhere', who may have killed up to 50 men, women and children.
Serial Killer slaughters Saints
Football: A brace earned El Hadji Diouf a standing ovation, while Danny Murphy completed the slaughter.
Ed Vulliamy: Serial Killer Fear Stalks the Bayous
The unsolved murders of 37 women are causing panic in the slow and sweaty capital of Louisiana, writes Ed Vulliamy in Baton Rouge.
Would you have the right approach if you were attacked by someone intent on causing harm? Make sure you know how to protect yourself!
Trial of Russian Who Boasted of 63 Murders
· Keen chess player 'wanted to be worst serial killer' · Police find only 14 bodies and lack forensic evidence
Serial and Mass Killers as Familiar Figures
Scholarly literature, biographical studies of serial killers, as well as anecdotal evidence suggest that serial and mass killers suffer from personality disorders and some of them are also psychotic.
Pig Farmer and Pillar of Community: Alleged Serial Killer Finally Faces Trial
Man charged with killing 26 women, mainly prostitutes, but true toll could be 65.
The City Paralysed By Fear As Serial Killers Stalk Its Streets
Two different multiple murderers have committed 55 indescriminate attacks, resulting in 11 deaths, on people in Phoenix.
Barcelona Police Seek Serial Killer
Police in Barcelona warned today that a serial murderer was targeting old women living on their own in the city.
Woman Held in Barcelona Serial Killer Investigation
A woman believed to be a serial killer targeting elderly women in Barcelona was arrested last night, Spanish news agencies reported.
Serial Killer Uses 'own Law' to Block Book and Film Deals
The serial killer known as the Son of Sam, whose murder spree brought terror to 1970s New York, is suing his former lawyer under the very law that was introduced to stop him from profiting from his crimes.
Japanese Girl Poisoner Inspired By Uk Serial Killer
A Japanese teenage girl who was inspired by a notorious British serial killer to attempt to kill her mother with poison was yesterday sent to a juvenile correctional facility for treatment.
Killer Admits to 'solved' Murders
Prosecutors in southern Italy were yesterday facing the prospect of reopening long-closed cases after a serial killer confessed to committing three murders for which other people are already in jail.
'Old Lady Killer' Set to Strike Again
Police in Mexico City have warned that a serial killer believed to have strangled at least 24 old women in the capital since 2003 is likely to strike again soon.
Court Hears of Killer's Crimes
The families of the victims of the serial killer known as BTK - bind, torture, kill - yesterday heard and saw in graphic detail the depravity of the crimes he committed over more than 30 years.
Serial Killer's Willing Execution Sparks Death Penalty Row
A serial killer who has said he wants to die was due to be given a lethal injection in New England this morning in a case that has provoked claims that the state is encouraging suicide.
Daughter Turns in Alleged Us Serial Killer
A 31-year hunt for a sadistic serial killer known as BTK appeared to have ended in Kansas at the weekend with the arrest of a man who was turned in by his daughter.
Mass Killer Held After 30 Years of Terror
A manhunt for a serial killer who terrorised the Kansas city of Wichita for more than quarter of a century and taunted police with letters about his crimes, ended yesterday when police said they had finally caught up with him and linked him to at least 10 murders.
Race to Stop Serial Killer Walking Free
Coral Watts is a self-confessed serial killer, who murdered at least 13 women and perhaps as many as 80. Yet he could become the first American mass murderer ever to be released from jail. An astonishing series of legal blunders means Watts, nicknamed the Sunday Morning Slasher, has a...
Killer Spared After Admitting 48 Murders
The most profilic serial killer in American history yesterday confessed to 48 murders in order to save himself from execution. Relatives of some of the victims wept in the courtroom as the confession by Gary Ridgway, 54, was read aloud by prosecutors. "I killed so many women I have a hard...
German serial horse killer strikes again
A mysterious German "horse ripper" suspected of killing more than 40 horses apparently struck again yesterday. Two mares were killed in the town of Helmstedt, near Hanover, and another two badly injured. Their stomachs had been slit open with a knife.
Serial killer fear grips Moscow
Russia's capital has been gripped by fear after the sixth female possible victim of a serial killer was discovered. Police have so far confirmed that three women are thought to have been strangled by the killer. Another three murders are being investigated in connection with the killings.
Mayor's 'affair' With Serial Killer
The scandal over alleged links between top officials in Toulouse and France's most notorious serial killer deepened yesterday when a news magazine revealed allegations that the former mayor, Dominique Baudis, had a sexual relationship with the murderer, Patrice Alègre. Because Mr...
Toulouse Officials Ordered Murder, Says Serial Killer
France's most notorious serial killer has claimed that he murdered at least one victim on the orders of highly placed personalities in Toulouse because of a blackmail threat linked to sadomasochistic orgies involving politicians, judges and police. Dominique Baudis, the city's former...
Killer holds Russian town in fear
A deranged serial killer is thought to be responsible for the murder of 15 women in Samara, a town in southern Russia, since January.
Serial Killers as a Cultural Construct
Countess Erszebet Bathory was a breathtakingly beautiful, unusually well-educated woman, married to a descendant of Vlad Dracula of Bram Stoker fame. In 1611, she was tried - though, being a noblewoman, not convicted - in Hungary for slaughtering 612 young girls. The true figure may have been 40-100, though the Countess recorded in her diary more than 610 girls and 50 bodies were found in her estate when it was raided.
Stop the shooting: Son of Sam's prison plea to new serial killer
The serial sniper known as the Son of Sam, who spread fear through New York in the 1970s, has appealed to the unseen gunman terrrorising the suburbs of Washington to put down his rifle and "stop hurting innocent people".
The Psychology of Serial and Mass Killers - Culture and Society
Pathological narcissism is the result of individual upbringing and, in this sense, it is universal and cuts across time and space. Yet, the very process of socialization and education is heavily constrained by the prevailing culture and influenced by it. Thus, culture, mores, history, myths, ethos, and even government policy (such as the "one child policy" in China) do create the conditions for pathologies of the personality.
The Psychology of Serial and Mass Killers - Pathological Narcissism
Pathological or malignant narcissism is a pattern of traits and behaviors which signify infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification, dominance and ambition.
The Psychology of Serial and Mass Killers - Introduction
Serial killers often mutilate their victims and abscond with trophies - usually, body parts. They treat their prey as a disturbed child would treat her rag dolls. Some of them have been known to eat the organs they have ripped - an act of merging with the dead and assimilating them through digestion.
Florida executes woman serial killer
More than 12 years after she lured six men to their death in the woodlands of central Florida, America's most notorious female serial killer was executed by lethal injection yesterday, having said she looked forward to meeting God so that she could punish those who had mistreated her.
Devilish cop who snared a serial killer
Detective who caught France's most notorious murderer reveals his secrets. In the duel between a small-town cop and France's most dangerous serial killer, the advantage appeared heavily in favour of Francis Heaulme, the criminal known as the 'man from nowhere', who may have killed up to 50 men, women and children.
Serial Killer slaughters Saints
Football: A brace earned El Hadji Diouf a standing ovation, while Danny Murphy completed the slaughter.
Ed Vulliamy: Serial Killer Fear Stalks the Bayous
The unsolved murders of 37 women are causing panic in the slow and sweaty capital of Louisiana, writes Ed Vulliamy in Baton Rouge.
