Richard Cottingham, also known as the ‘Times Square Killer,’ admitted to killing Alys Eberhardt in Fair Lawn in 1965.

H.H. Holmes is believed to be the United States’ first known serial killer. In 1886, Holmes, whose original name was Herman ...

Elmer Wayne Henley was briefly considered a hero after he fatally shot serial killer Dean Corll and saved the lives of two ...

Jeff Mudgett learned the shocking truth at a family dinner: His great-great-grandfather was H.H. Holmes, the infamous con man and serial killer who operated a so-called “Murder Castle” during the 1893 ...

Texas is a state known for its Wild West history — for the outlaws, the criminals and the bandits. People like Sam Bass, the legendary train robber and John Wesley Hardin, notorious gunfighter, are ...

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare told KPRC: “There is nothing, nothing, and I want to be crystal clear, to indicate ...

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 ...

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Jeff Mudgett learned he is the great-great-grandson of H.H. Holmes, America's first known serial killer. Mudgett claims handwriting analysis proves H.H. Holmes and Jack the Ripper were the same person ...