Your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors quietly decide how much time you have to escape a fire, yet the tiny date code that ...

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 ...

DNA from a "prolific serial killer" discovered on a pair of paper bags have allowed Colorado authorities to solve a murder case from nearly 40 years ago, officials said. The body of Rhonda Marie ...

Dozens of serial killers have terrorized American communities over the decades, from H. H. Holmes becoming “the Beast of Chicago” in the 19th century to “the Hillside Stranglers” inciting fear across ...

Move over, Batman—Houston's citizens have taken crime-fighting into their own hands. In the midst of growing concerns over what some are calling the "Houston Bayou Serial Killer," residents of the ...

The last time anybody saw Charlotte Cook was January 3, 1974. That afternoon, the college student and community organizer, a young mother and widow, left her home in Oakland to visit her sister in San ...

Bryan Kohberger searched for a number of serial killers after the 2022 murders, but appeared to have had a particular fascination with college killer Danny Rolling Chris Spargo is a senior reporter at ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- David Leonard Wood was convicted of the 1987 serial killing spree, and now his case is going to be reexamined by the trial court, this was ruled the Texas Court of Criminal ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Maine has the lowest violent crime rate ...

In the winter of 2021, “Saturday Night Live” spoofed the true-crime industrial complex with a musical number called “Murder Show.” The sketch sends up the consumption of spectacular depravity as an ...

There are all kinds of reasons why you might want to check out your PC's serial number. You might need to provide it to your employer, or you might want to check it while troubleshooting technical ...