Articles related to "Serial Killers"

Forensic psychologists debate the term "female serial killer" because murderesses don't kill for the same reasons as murderers. The psychological disorders are different.

A case study of Ted Bundy and a psychiatrist who studies serial killers, these two non-fiction true crime books run the gamut from personal to scientific.

Aileen Wuornos was recognized by the media as the first female serial killer, but she was not by any means the first woman to kill multiple victims.

Novels and television series idolize FBI profilers as semi-psychic scientists who can outwit serial killers. That's bunk. Profiling does not help catch serial killers.

Here, you'll find a brief description of several famous Angels of Death & Black Widows, plus an explanation of how female serial killers differ from male serial killers.

From the letters left behind, to the chosen prostitutes and finally the means of which the victims were murdered left terror in the streets of London for decades to come.

Aileen wanted the public to see her as an innocent victim, but the escalating mind presented in her final interviews show a psychotic woman, quite capable of killing.

Listen to grisly stories on audioguides amongst waxwork models of mass murderers like Albert Fish and Andrei Chikatilo at the Museo Criminale in Tuscany, Italy.

Hannibal Rising is the latest Thomas Harris novel about the psychopath psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter. If you like your characters well-done, try Dexter or Patrick.

Charles Kembo is currently on trial for killing his wife, girlfriend, step-daughter and business partner. The murders are alleged to have occurred between 2002 and 2005

The dead bodies of middle-aged men began turning up in rural locations in Florida and authorities suspected a female serial killer was on the loose.

Financial security is usually at the root of the needs of women who commit violent crimes, even those they call the Black Widows.

Nina Saville interviews Ann Alexander and asks, "Have the loopholes in the systems which allowed Dr Shipman to kill over 200 patients been plugged?"

The more we learn about criminals, the more they know about us. The more we get into their minds, the more they are in ours. Could CSI be teaching them too much?

Miami Police's chief blood spatter analyst is killing for two.

Most of Hollywood's most horrifying killers were born in the late 1950s with the capture of Wisconsin serial killer and grave robber Ed Gein.

In the early 1900's Belle Gunness murdered dozens of men and children for insurance money, and may have faked her own death in a fire.

Lyda Southard is thought to be one of the original serial killers. She methodically poisoned five men using arsenic extracted from flypaper.

Multiple Personality Disorder is a rare one in which people have different personalities. Bianchi was intelligent and thought he could feign MPD.

The unsolved story of Jack the Ripper has gripped the public imagination for more than a century; now, a new theory says he was not alone.

Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac were two psychopathic serial killers. Though one lived over a century ago , the two shared many traits in common.

Jack the Ripper was an unknown murderer who took the lives of five women in London's dangerous Whitechapel area in 1888. This article provides an overview of the case.

Joe Ball was an early serial killer, even before the phrase was coined. He was reputed to have butchered his victims and fed them to his pet alligators.

John Wayne Gacy was a master of hiding his true self behind the make-up of "Pogo the Clown" but eventually his murderous deeds were discovered.

Crosse, a brilliant and detailed murderer, can only be stopped by one man: forensic psychologist Frank Clevenger.

Do Black Widows have a modus operandi (MO), or do they just knock off their husbands and relatives at random?

Most books are told from the hero's viewpoint. But telling a story from the point of view of a psychopath or serial killer can give it an old tale an interesting twist.

With a serial killer at large, terrifying murders to contend with, and tension-filled relationships, Scarpetta's life has reached a pivotal moment; will she survive?

From June of 1984-August of 1985 Los Angeles was terrorized by a ghoulish predator that struck in the middle of the night committing murder, rape, and robbery.

Albert Fish is one of the most deranged criminals to have lived in America. This article will summarize his life from early years to his eventual capture.

The Great War was a means of escape for one of the most mysterious serial killers of the 20th Century. Hungarian murderer Bela Kiss came to light because of that war.

The name Enriqueta Martí does not chill all those who hear it but it should. The most dangerous of killers, a sociopath with a business plan.

A review of Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay who has created the character Dexter, a serial killer who only kills people who deserve to be killed.

Serial killer Ted Bundy lured unsuspecting girls to his car using many ruses and then struck them with a crow bar and transported them to a safe location for slaughter.

Director David Fincher can now add Zodiac to his list of highly acclaimed directing achievements which include Alien 3, Se7en & Fight Club

Ed Gein was not a smart murderer, nor was he charming or clever. The simple horror of his crimes, committed by pure insanity, has led to many films based on his case.

Bathory, best known for killing and torturing virgins and being a "vampyre," is a study of pathology, but she was arrested for and charged with practicing witchcraft.

The Game by Derek Armstrong is a darkly comic take on reality TV that's full of twists, turns, and the occasional snake. Kellerman's Obsession is also interesting.

Patricia Pearson's meticulously researched book, When She Was Bad, asserts that women's capacity for violence is similar to that of men.

Jack the Ripper may have escaped into the fogs of time and controversy since 1888, but he seems to be stalking East London once again in ITV1's Whitechapel

Henri Desire Landru was a serial killer who operated in post-World War I France. This is the story of this Bluebeard's final victim, Celestine Buisson.

Most people end a marriage with divorce before embarking on a second. George Joseph Smith preferred bigamy and murder to end his marriage

Henri Desire Landru was a serial killer who operated in post-World War I France. This is the story of Jeanne Cuchet and her son, the French Bluebeard's first victims.

Henri Desire Landru was a serial killer who operated in post-World War I France. Therese Laborde-Line and Berthe Heon were two of this French Bluebeard's victims.

Henri Desire Landru was a serial killer who operated in post-World War I France. This is the story of two more of his victims: Marie Marchadier and Anna Collomb

This mostly standard horror film starts off pretty effective, as far as direct-to-video features go, until it succumbs to pure formula.

Criminal Minds, CBS's psychological crime drama, will celebrate its 100th episode on Nov. 5, 2009.

Beneath a prosperous facade, a city is ruled by violence, greed and religious perversion. One man's insistence on integrity becomes a fight for life.

In a countdown to Dexter's season premiere, a look at why this original dark comedy-drama turned became a hit in its first season, despite its shocking subject matter.

Dexter Morgan, by day, a charming blood splatter expert who brings donuts to work with him, and by night a ruthless serial killer who hunts down Miami's 'bad' people