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Idaho Cold Case Identifies Dr. Mathew Betkouski as Possible Link to 1982 Tylenol Killings

Ada County investigators say new forensic leads have been forwarded to Chicago detectives for formal review.

Francis Clifford Smith, Longest-Serving U.S. Prisoner, Dies at 101

Supreme Court Reinstates Pedro Hernandez Conviction in Etan Patz Case

Attorneys Seek Posthumous Pardon for Starved Rock Convict Chester Weger

DNA Confirms Ted Bundy Killed Utah Teen Laura Ann Aime

Thirty-Seven Years After His Execution, Ted Bundy’s Crimes and Psychology Reassessed

Zeigler's Bid for New Trial Begins as Defense Unveils DNA Tests in 1975 Murders Case

Manhattan DA to Retry Pedro Hernandez in Etan Patz Case

Netflix’s Aileen Wuornos Film Reignites Questions Over Confession, Motive and Prosecution

MGM+ Orders Four-Part 'The Hillside Strangler' Docuseries for January 2026 Premiere

Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers Hits No. 1 on U.S. Netflix, Reviving Scrutiny of the Wuornos Case

Netflix’s Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers Revives Rare Interviews to Reexamine Wuornos’ Confession

Arizona Executes Richard Djerf for 1993 Phoenix Family Murders

Peacock’s Devil in Disguise Centers Gacy’s Victims as Netflix’s Ed Gein Monster Draws Fire

Judge to Rule Within Days on Pedro Hernandez’s Release After Patz Case Conviction Overturned

Netflix’s ‘My Father, the BTK Killer’ Recasts a Notorious Case Through the Killer’s Daughter

Peacock Unveils First Trailer for Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy, Sets Oct. 16 Release

New Documentary Unveils Elmer Wayne Henley’s First In-Depth Interview in Decades

Netflix Docuseries Unearths Fresh Interviews in Son of Sam Case

Peacock’s Devil in Disguise to Spotlight Victims in John Wayne Gacy Drama