Last week I discussed what criminal profiling is and its history, particularly related to the FBI and how it is […]
Last week I discussed what criminal profiling is and its history, particularly related to the FBI and how it is […]
Crime fascinates many people, especially when it’s violent. For some, this is because it’s difficult to understand what compels someone […]
While “calling card” has a context in crime, the term has its origins in an 18th century social practice. Often, […]
You’ve undoubtedly heard the term “copycat killer.” It’s often used as a popular trope in crime dramas and police procedurals […]
What makes a serial killer? While that’s a provocative question, I mean it here in the most literal sense: What, […]
John Wayne Gacy. Jeffrey Dahmer. Ted Bundy. The Zodiac Killer. Son of Sam. Even people who don’t actively seek out […]
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation was created in 1908 by Attorney General Charles Bonaparte. At the time, the U.S. […]
The period from 1970 until the late 1990s is popularly known as the “Golden Age” of serial killers in the […]
Did you know that monetary gain is one of the top reasons that serial killers, and murderers in general, kill […]
Continuing our true crime tour of New Orleans, next up is the gruesome murders of Theresa and Leonide Moity—more widely […]
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