(CNN) -- For decades, criminologists and true crime documentaries have attempted to understand what causes serial killers to commit the atrocities they do. Dennis Rader, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey ...

Society is fascinated with the phenomenon of serial killers, with true crime shows and podcasts having surged in recent years. In 2022, Dateline NBC a popular true crime show averaged 3 million ...

The accused Gilgo Beach murderer fits the chilling profile of a serial killer, according to criminal psychologist Rachel Toles who shared her insights with Newsweek. Rex Heuermann, who was first ...

From 1993 to 2004, three killers terrorized the city of Baton Rouge. An estimated 15 people were murdered over the course of a decade, having been strangled, stabbed, or beaten, among other methods.

These children grew up with serial killers, and in some cases, turned their own fathers in. Hear how growing up with a serial killer parent impacted their children, from the kids themselves Alexandra ...