Britain's worst serial killer Harold Shipman, known as 'Dr Death', was convicted of murdering 15 patients and forgery in 2000 and hanged himself in prison four years later.

Reviled and feared, the crimes committed by serial killers expose a rarely acknowledged darkness inherent in some human beings. Their heinous acts, seemingly devoid of the morals or compassion ...

What did Harold Shipman say about his wife, Primrose, in these personal letters written by him in prison — just weeks before he was found hanging in his jail cell?

Researchers at the University of Bamberg have traced a darkly intricate form of narcissism in sexually motivated male serial killers, reporting that many offenders combine brittle sensitivity with a ...

Serial killer shows, like Monster: The Ed Gein Story and the equally as disturbing The Serpentabout Charles Sobhraj, have never been more popular – and most of these stories focus on disturbed men ...