Former German hospital nurse Niels Hoegel, who was handed a life sentence Thursday for murdering 85 patients in his care, is believed to be the most prolific serial killer in the country’s post-war ...

India, Oct. 15 -- The human consciousness has forever been appalled and fascinated by the perpetrator of unspeakable atrocities. We are of course talking about serial killers. Some of the names ...

With how fascinated Americans are with serial killers, you'd think that the worst of the worst come from the United States. However, that country doesn't even make the top ten. Chances are, you've ...

A cold case has been solved 51 years later and it revealed one of the world's most prolific serial killers was behind the murder of a teenage girl. Laura Ann Aime, 17, vanished after a Halloween party ...

Editor’s Note, 01/06/2026: This article was originally published in 2016. It has been revised and updated to include more current information. Serial killers continue to capture the attention of ...

Jack the Ripper. “The Butcher of Plainfield.” Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Jeffrey Dahmer. These are just five of 150 murderers featured in the sprawling new “Serial Killer: The Exhibition” at Pullman ...

Former German hospital nurse Niels Hoegel has claimed to have killed around 100 of his patients with drug overdoses, which would make him one of the world's most prolific serial killers in recent ...

Ex-Russian policeman Mikhail Popkov, found guilty Monday of 56 murders while already in jail for 22, is one of the most prolific serial killers of recent times. Here is a recap of some of the others, ...