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Psycho Killers
Criminals2.8m views25 Kids Whose Crimes Were So Brutal, They Were Tried As AdultsWe typically think of adults as committing the most heinous criminal offenses, but even kids are capable of murder. There have bee...
Graveyard Shift304.5k views12 Terrifying Female Serial KillersSerial killers are undoubtedly one of our darkest fascinations. With countless TV shows, books, and movies out there revolving aro...
The Silence of the Lambs26.3k viewsThe True Stories That Inspired Buffalo Bill Will Change The Way You See 'The Silence of the Lambs'The Silence of the Lambs broke the mold for Hollywood's expectations of psychological horror thrillers with explicit depictions of...
True Crime53.1k views10 Of The Most Brutal Serial Spouse Killers In HistoryWhat are bluebeards? In reference to Charles Perrault's French folk tale about a wealthy man who murdered several of his wives, th...
Unspeakable Times110.7k views12 Terrifying Historical Serial Killers Worse Than Jack The RipperJack The Ripper is one of the most famous serial killers of all time, and his short-lived reign of terror in London's East End is ...
543.8k views9 Startlingly Evil Baby Farmers Who Abused And Murdered ChildrenWhile adoption is a huge part of modern society, that wasn't always the case. Around the turn of the 20th century - before adoptio...
35k views11 Of The Most Sadistic Stranglers In HistoryDeath by strangulation is one of the most popular methods of murder employed by serial killers. These killers want to feel the lif...
Psychology150.8k viewsHow To Tell If Someone's A Killer Based On Their HandwritingGraphologists have closely studied killers' handwriting in an attempt to gain more insight into any commonalities found in their r...
1.1m viewsPeople Who Married Serial Killers After They Were CaughtHave you ever heard of hybristophilia? It's a psychological condition where someone is aroused by the idea of someone else committ...
Unspeakable Times325.8k views12 Vicious Killers Who Showed Absolutely No Remorse At TrialIf there's anything scarier than a serial killer, it's a remorseless serial killer that feels no guilt for their actions. While so...
Graveyard Shift2.0m viewsWarning Signs That Someone You Know Might Be A Serial KillerIf you believe any Law and Order or Criminal Minds episode, you would think millions of serial killers are wandering around every ...
Graveyard Shift477.2k views10 Creepy Houses Where Psycho Killers Used To LiveThe Bible says, "Love thy neighbor." But what if your neighbor is accused of brutally murdering people in unspeakable ways? If tha...
Graveyard Shift168.8k views11 Creepy Tattoos Worn By Famous KillersKillers, too, partake in the art of tattoos; however, theirs are often much more sinister and dark. A prime example is Mexican car...
Unspeakable Times108.7k views13 Killers Who Were Caught Because They Got SloppyFor as long as there have been killers, there have been killers caught because they made mistakes. Despite exhaustive detective wo...
True Crime31.8k views11 Of The Grisliest Trunk Murders In HistoryWith the advent of passenger rail travel in the 1800s, people started taking trains to destinations all over the United States and...
70.9k views8 Vicious Serial Killers Who Turned Themselves In To Law EnforcementWhile lots of serial killers have relented and confessed to their crimes after being picked up by police, very few have actually t...
Richard Ramirez836.7k viewsCreepy Serial Killer Quotes About Their MotivationsWhat goes through the mind of a serial killer? How could there be any rationality behind the heinous murders some of these people ...
Death420.4k views8 People Who Claim They Are Related To Infamous MurderersThe stories of people who propose a relation to infamous criminals can read like true crime fan fiction. Some people want to be co...
Unspeakable Times10.5k viewsThe Psychology Behind Copycat Killers: Media ContagionAnyone who regularly watches the news has likely observed the phenomenon: Violent incidents seem to come in waves, almost like a d...
Hannibal Lecter22.2k viewsThe Real-Life Inspirations Behind Hannibal LecterThomas Harris's inspiration for entertainment's most notoriously terrifying fictional serial killer is wrapped up in the stories o...