All news on the topic: Serial killers

Peter Sutcliffe's niece, Emily Sutcliffe, has spoken for the first time about what happened to her evil uncle's ashes following his death from Covid in 2020

Peter Sutcliffe died behind bars from Covid in 2020 and ITV's The Long Shadow tells the story of his 13 victims, who were all killed in cold blood

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An Ohio mother is accused of serial killing at least four men, drugging them with fatal doses of fentanyl as they met up with her to have sex and then robbing them after killing them

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John Humble, also known as Wearside Jack, managed to trick police searching for the Yorkshire Ripper as he helped Peter Sutcliffe evade capture from 100 miles away despite never meeting

The cells are cold and the food is terrible on Death Row, says a convicted serial killer dubbed the 'Zombie Hunter,' who just made his way into isolation this year

John Wayne Gacy is one of the most horrific and prolific serial killers the world has ever seen - and it due to the discovery of three key clues that he was finally brought to justice

The Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles features a sinsiter past and is being documented from the eyes of local Peet Montzingo. He has seen 'strange shadows' and heard spooky noises

Health secretary Steve Barclay said it was a 'duty' to give answers to the surviving victims of Lucy Letby as an inquiry gets underway into how she was able to carry out the murders at the Countess of Chester Hospital

Colin Stagg, the man who was wrongly accused of ­murdering young mum Rachel Nickell has revealed he is living in a homeless ­shelter after blowing £706,000 in compensation. It's not the only high profile miscarriage of justice to rock the UK

Peter Sutcliffe's little brother Carl recalls growing up with the serial killer as a sibling and the very moment he found out he was related to the notorious Yorkshire Ripper

The second half of the notorious 'Sunset Strip Killers' died in prison on Thursday of natural causes, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He was 75

In the 27 years since Rose West was sentenced for killing 10 young girls with her evil husband Fred West, the twisted serial killer is reportedly living a luxurious 'middle-class' life behind bars

Coronation Street’s Stephen Reid’s murdering spree is about to be exposed this week on ITV but he’s not the only soap villain to have the nation on the edge of its seat

Jimmy Savile turned out to be one of the most prolific sex offenders in UK history but escaped justice as his crimes were not properly uncovered until after his death

Savile, whose vile crimes were exposed after his death in 2011, was a regular at the infamous psychiatric hospital Broadmoor, which he was previously a patron of and where he first met Sutcliffe in the 80s

Big Brother legend Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace found fame on series seven of the show but after ITV made the decision to revive the programme, she's not holding back...

Nikkie Brass said suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann was excited to talk about the Gilgo Beach killings and appeared excited as if he had been wanting to talk about them for along time

'Angel of Death' child killer nurse Beverley Allitt has served more than three decades in a psychiatric hospital after being convicted of the murder of babies in her care

The couple decided it would be fun to find out what was in their past - but when they uncovered a very dark secret it had disastrous results for their relationship

Beverley Allitt will go before a panel of experts in an attempt to move from Rampton Secure Hospital to a mainstream prison, despite being branded 'a serious danger' by a judge

While Neil Jackson praises actress Katherine Kelly for her portrayal of his mum, Emily Jackson, on ITV's The Long Shadow, he claims the Yorkshire Ripper series is not entirely accurate

The Yorkshire Ripper's murder spree prompted the largest manhunt the UK has ever seen, but police missed many chances to catch Peter Sutcliffe despite 'having the facts'

Devoted mum-of-three Emily Jackson was desperate for money to keep her family fed when she turned to sex work in 1975, and ended up being brutally attacked by Peter Sutcliffe