John Wayne Gacy presents the common dual personality of many serial killers. He wore an approachable and engaging persona, even working as a children's entertainer, in public. Whilst, behind closed doors, he had a fondness for raping and murdering young men, killing 33 people before justice finally caught up with him.
Dennis Nilsen
The study of Dennis Nilsen's life is a journey of chilling and mechanistic pathology. It is hard to conceive how this reticent, mild-mannered civil servant was responsible for the murder of at least 15 men and boys.
Andrei Chikatilo
The tale of Andrei Chikatilo is particularly harrowing. He sexually assaulted and murderer at least 52 people, mostly women and children of both sexes. The unique horrors of wartime Ukraine can possibly shred some light on to the reasons his mind was twisted into such a grotesque shape.
The Murder of Kathleen Peterson (2001) – The Trail of Michael Peterson
The Murder of Kathleen Peterson (2001) - The Trail of Michael Peterson The mysterious fate of Kathleen Peterson, a successful business woman, created a situation full of bitter controversy and wild speculations that has never subsided.
The Murder of Kathleen Peterson (2001)
The mysterious fate of Kathleen Peterson, a successful business woman, created a situation full of bitter controversy and wild speculations that has never subsided.
Pedro Lopez
Pedro Alonso Lopez was born on 8th October 1948 in Tolmia, Colombia. It was reported that Lopez was the seventh of thirteen children to Belinda Lopez De Casteneda, who worked as a local prostitute. His father, Medardo Reyes, was a member of Colombia's right wing party who was killed during La Violencia; this was the Colombian civil war which stretched between 1948 to 1958 between the Colombian Conservative Party and the Colombian Liberal Party. The political violence and lawlessness, along with the frequent exposure to acts of prostitution, seem to have been the first disturbances on the young Lopez's psyche.
The Oakland County Child Killer – The Investigation
The case of the Oakland County Child Killer is named after a state in Michigan where the kidnapping and murder of four children, between the ages of 10 and 12 years-old, took place panicking parents. The details were baffling. Read about the investigation and the suspects that were linked on today's article.
The Oakland County Child Killer
The case of the Oakland County Child Killer is named after a state in Michigan where the kidnapping and murder of four children, between the ages of 10 and 12 years-old, took place panicking parents. The details were baffling. The two male victims showed signs of sexual assault whilst the two females did not. Three out of the four victims were killed through asphyxiation; the other was killed by a shotgun blast to the head. Before being discovered, it appeared that each of the victim's bodies had been scrubbed clean and they were all neatly dressed.
H. H. Holmes
Herman Webster Mudgett was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, on the 16th May 1861. He was known as a bright, yet odd, young man, but beneath the surface lay disturbing tendencies.
The Hinterkaifeck Murders – the suspects
Hinterkaifeck was a small isolated farmstead situated between the towns of Ingolstadt and Schrobenhausen in Bavaria, Germany, surrounded by hills and forests. It was the home of the Gruber family and their maid. On 31st March 1922, someone slaughtered each household member and stacked their bodies in the barn, leaving only 2 victims in the farm house. There are two previous articles about the Hinterkaifeck murders. The events which took place on 31st March 1922 and the investigation. This article looks at just a few main suspects and why each were suspected.
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