serial-killers

Truck-Driving Serial Killers and the Deadly Freeways They Hunt

It really is the recipe for the perfect crime — thousands of miles of open road, truckers who are never in one place for long and victims law enforcement views as disposable. It’s why such big-rig murderers have been able to hide — and drive — in plain sight for decades

Six Decades After a Gruesome Murder Spree, the ‘Pied Piper of Tucson’ Still Leaves His Mark

In the ’60s, he was ‘King of the Teenagers,’ adored by high schoolers and their parents. But behind Charles Schmid’s super-cool facade lay the mind of a psychopath

‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’ Is a Touching Eulogy for Michelle McNamara, the Writer Obsessed With Finding the Golden State Killer

The true-crime author didn’t like making her stories about herself. But this HBO documentary series, based on her acclaimed book about the infamous serial killer and rapist, wouldn’t be nearly as cutting without her voice at its center.

Who Would Want the Zodiac Killer to Be Their Dad?

In the new FX documentary series, an obsessed son investigates his long-lost father, believing he’s the famed murderer. Filmmakers Kief Davidson and Ross M. Dinerstein, however, aren’t so sure.