Serial killers grip our imagination with their chilling crimes and complex minds. TV shows about these figures pull us into stories of suspense, psychology, and investigation that keep us glued to the ...

Dr. Ann Burgess is a mother of four from Newton, Massachusetts. She's also the expert who taught FBI agents how to profile serial killers. Burgess is a psychiatric nursing professor and the dean at ...

For lack of a better term, the 1970s and '80s are often called America’s “Golden Age” of serial killers throughout the Pacific Northwest. (Its nickname, after all, is “America’s Killing Fields.”) In ...

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 ...

Serial killers do not act randomly; they respond to deeply embedded neural scripts formed through early imprinting and reinforced by symbolic releasers. Ethologists like Konrad Lorenz and Niko ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Serial killers are known and remembered for the horrific crimes they commit, no matter how long ago the crimes occurred. True crime, investigative documentaries, and horror films ...

The New York Times this morning ran what may be the most detailed profile yet of the Long Island serial killer. He's "most likely a white male in his mid-20s to mid-40s. He is married or has a ...