Elmer Wayne Henley was briefly considered a hero after he fatally shot serial killer Dean Corll and saved the lives of two teenagers King Chou Wong/Houston Chronicle via Getty Elmer Wayne Henley, 17, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to true crime stories being given dramatized big-screen adaptations, the options are seemingly endless. Patty ...

An Arizona jury on Thursday sentenced a man to death in a string of killings in metro Phoenix during a three-week span in 2017, marking the end of a seven-month trial over attacks that targeted random ...

As effortless or even empowering as being single can look from the outside, plenty of others struggle to embrace it at all. Preferring to be partnered up is deeply human. But what’s different is ...

Our obsession with serial killers and true crime probably has concerning implications for our collective psyche. Why are we so drawn to darkness? The same could be asked of many of the protagonists of ...

DNA from a "prolific serial killer" discovered on a pair of paper bags have allowed Colorado authorities to solve a murder case from nearly 40 years ago, officials said. The body of Rhonda Marie ...

Florida authorities are pushing back on social media rumors about a “serial killer on the loose” in Jacksonville after three women were found dead in separate incidents over three days. The ...

Florida authorities are pushing back on social media rumors about a "serial killer on the loose" in Jacksonville after three women were found dead in separate incidents over three days. The ...

A New England serial killer has been unmasked — but he doesn’t appear to be connected to rampant rumors in the region sparked by the discovery of over a dozen bodies. Kevin Lino, 38, was charged in ...

A double murderer already convicted for two killings is now charged over two cold case homicides in Massachusetts, where a district attorney has branded Kevin J. Lino a serial killer. Lino, 38, has ...

There’s a typical profile people expect when they think about serial killers: cunning, cold-blooded, and most importantly, male. So when Aileen Wuornos was first arrested in January 1991 as the prime ...

“Monster: The Ed Gein Story” has shot a new fervor of want for serial killer stories through many. The latest entry in the Netflix anthology series stands apart from others because the subject matter ...