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Marc Dutroux: Belgium's Most Hated Man and the Case That Broke a Nation's Trust
A comprehensive account of the Marc Dutroux case: the 1989 warning signs, the 1995–1996 abductions, the policing failures, the White March, and the 2004 trial that reshaped Belgium.
1 day ago4 min read


Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka: The 'Ken and Barbie Killers' and the Deal That Outraged Canada
Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka looked like a perfect young couple. Behind the facade lay a string of rapes and the murders of three teenage girls — and a plea deal Canadians never forgave.
2 days ago4 min read


Patrice Alègre: The Toulouse Serial Killer
Patrice Alègre raped and murdered women in Toulouse and Paris in the 1990s. His case spiralled into one of France's most notorious — and discredited — scandals.
5 days ago2 min read


Sean Vincent Gillis: The 'Other' Baton Rouge Killer
Sean Vincent Gillis murdered eight women in Baton Rouge while a second serial killer terrorised the same city. A soft-spoken man hiding monstrous crimes.
5 days ago2 min read


Robert Ben Rhoades: The 'Truck Stop Killer'
Robert Ben Rhoades, a long-haul trucker, turned his cab into a mobile torture chamber, preying on women along America's highways for years. He was caught saving a victim.
5 days ago2 min read


Faryion Wardrip: The Wichita Falls Killer Caught by DNA
Faryion Wardrip murdered five young women in 1980s Texas. After serving time for one killing, DNA from a discarded coffee cup finally linked him to the rest.
5 days ago2 min read


Robert Pickton: The Pig Farm Killer
Robert Pickton preyed on vulnerable women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, many of them Indigenous. His case exposed devastating failures to protect them.
Jun 640 min read


Marcel Petiot: The Killer Doctor of Nazi-Occupied Paris
Dr. Marcel Petiot exploited the terror of Nazi-occupied Paris, murdering people who paid him to help them escape. He was convicted of 26 murders and guillotined.
Jun 63 min read


Anatoly Onoprienko: 'The Terminator' of Ukraine
Anatoly Onoprienko, 'The Terminator', murdered 52 people in Ukraine — often wiping out entire families in their homes. Inside one of Europe's deadliest sprees.
Jun 63 min read


Andrei Chikatilo: The 'Rostov Ripper'
Andrei Chikatilo, the 'Rostov Ripper', murdered at least 52 women and children in the Soviet Union — and an innocent man was executed for one of his crimes.
Jun 63 min read


Serhiy Tkach: The Killer Cop Known as the 'Pology Maniac'
Serhiy Tkach, a former police investigator, murdered at least 37 women and girls in Ukraine — and used his police skills to send innocent men to prison.
Jun 63 min read


Moses Sithole: South Africa's 'ABC Killer'
Moses Sithole, the 'ABC Killer', lured women with false job offers and murdered at least 38 in 1990s South Africa, earning a sentence of 2,410 years.
Jun 63 min read


Genene Jones: The Texas 'Angel of Death' Nurse
Pediatric nurse Genene Jones is suspected of killing dozens of infants in Texas. A cover-up nearly let her walk free — until prosecutors fought back.
Jun 63 min read


Alexander Pichushkin: The 'Chessboard Killer'
Alexander Pichushkin, the 'Chessboard Killer', murdered dozens in a Moscow park, aiming to record a kill for every one of the 64 squares on a chessboard.
Jun 63 min read


Coral Eugene Watts: The 'Sunday Morning Slasher'
Coral Eugene Watts may be among the most prolific serial killers in US history — yet a controversial plea deal once nearly set him free. The full story.
Jun 63 min read


Niels Högel: Germany's Deadliest Postwar Serial Killer
Nurse Niels Högel was convicted of murdering 85 patients — and suspected of killing far more — by inducing cardiac arrests so he could 'play the hero'.
Jun 63 min read


Hu Wanlin: China's 'Divine Doctor' and His Deadly Cures
Hu Wanlin, the self-styled Chinese 'divine doctor', was linked to nearly 150 deaths through toxic herbal 'cures'. A disturbing case of lethal pseudo-medicine.
Jun 63 min read


Carl Grossmann: The 'Butcher of Berlin'
Carl Grossmann, the 'Butcher of Berlin', preyed on vulnerable women in 1920s Weimar Berlin. Inside the dark legend of one of the era's most notorious killers.
Jun 63 min read


Louis van Schoor: South Africa's 'Apartheid Killer'
Louis van Schoor, the 'Apartheid Killer', shot dozens of mostly Black men as a security guard in 1980s East London. A case that exposed apartheid-era injustice.
Jun 63 min read


Fernando Hernández Leyva: Mexico's Most Prolific Serial Killer
Fernando Hernández Leyva, alias 'Pancho López', was convicted of 33 murders and confessed to over 100 — possibly Mexico's deadliest serial killer. His chilling case.
Jun 63 min read
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