When a murder is so vile and shocking that it stuns the consciences of people for decades, this killing can only be called notorious. Here, we delve into some of the most heinous crimes in modern history, where lives are extinguished because of money, jealousy, hate—or for the perverse pleasure of watching another die. Venture inside the twisted minds of psychopathic serial killers such as cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy (aka Pogo the Clown), Joseph “Golden State Killer” DeAngelo and Ronald “TheBayou Strangler” Dominique. Discover the little-known bloody sorority of female slayers— the grandmotherly Dorothea Puente, baby killers Susan Smith and Andrea Yates, and Aileen Wuornos, who inspired the hit movie Monster. Find out what happens when love goes horribly wrong in the cases of scorned ex-wife Betty Broderick and cheating husband Chris Watts. For those who outsource their dirty deeds, meet the world’s most deadly hit men and female assassins and explore infamous murder-for-hire cases. We also take you behind the headlines of the murders of Tejano star Selena Quintanilla, funnyman Phil Hartman, Voice celeb Christina Grimmie and actress Rebecca Schaeffer. No matter where you live, you can find a bloody trail of passion, revenge and despair. When it comes to committing murder, anything goes.
WORLD’S MOST TERRIFYING KILLERS
THE WORST OF THE WORST
SERIAL KILLERS • WHEN ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH, DEPRAVED SOULS HIDING BEHIND NORMAL FACADES SLAY AND SLAY AGAIN, ONLY STOPPING WHEN THEY’RE CAUGHT.
HE TERRO RIZED THE GOLDEN STATE • WHEN A MURDER CASE BECOMES AN OBSESSION, THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF VICTIMS.
THE CANNIBAL • DECADES LATER, MONSTROUS MURDERER JEFFREY DAHMER CONTINUES TO HAUNT HIS HOME STATE.
THE HANDSOME PSYCHOPATH • WITH CHARISMA AND GOOD LOOKS, TED BUNDY LURED WOMEN TO THEIR DOOM.
FAMILY MAN BY DAY, MURDERER BY NIGHT • MARRIED FATHER OF FIVE ROBERT LEE YATES TARGETED SKID ROW PROSTITUTES.
THE RED RIPPER • A PRODUCT OF SOVIET POVERTY AND CHILDHOOD SHAME, ANDREI CHIKATILO PREYED ON RUSSIAN CHILDREN.
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT • CHESTER TURNER TARGETED VICTIMS ON THE FRINGES OF LOS ANGELES SOCIETY OVER THE COURSE OF 11 YEARS.
JAPAN’S HUMAN DRACULA • TSUTOMU MIYAZAKI MURDERED YOUNG GIRLS AND THEN DRANK THEIR BLOOD.
THE SCORECARD KILLER • RANDY KRAFT LOGGED HIS MANY VICTIMS IN A CODED LIST, AND MAY HAVE KILLED MORE THAN 60 MEN.
THE WORLD’S CREEPIEST CLOWN • JOHN WAYNE GACY STASHED THE BODIES OF HIS MURDER VICTIMS AT HIS OWN HOUSE.
THE MONSTER OF THE ANDES • COLOMBIA’S MOST INFAMOUS MASS MURDERER, PEDRO LÓPEZ, REMAINS ON THE LOOSE.
THEY CALLED HIM ‘CRAZY CHARLIE’ • IN AND OUT OF PRISONS AND MENTAL HOSPITALS, CHARLES RAYHATCHER PREYED ON CHILDREN.
THE BAYOU STRANGLER • RONALD DOMINIQUE SLAUGHTERED AT LEAST 23 MEN AND BOYS IN LOUISIANA.
ENGLAND’S DR. DEATH • GENERAL PRACTITIONER HAROLD SHIPMAN FELL THROUGH THE OFFICIAL CRACKS TO SLAY MORE THAN 200 PATIENTS.
THEY’VE NEVER BEEN CAUGHT • THESE MURDERERS HAVE ELUDED POLICE ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR DECADES.
WOMEN WHO SLAY • SHATTERING GENDER STEREOTYPES IN THE WORST WAY POSSIBLE, HOMICIDAL FEMALES ARE DRIVEN BY THE SAME TWISTED IMPULSES AS MEN.
A HOUSE OF HORRORS • ROSEMARY WEST ASSISTED HER HUSBAND, FRED, IN THE RAPES AND MURDERS OF GIRLS LATER FOUND BURIED UNDER THEIR HOME.
SHE USED A STILETTO HEEL • ANA TRUJILLO STABBED HER BOYFRIEND WITH A $1,500 CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN SHOE.
DEATH HOUSE LANDLADY • DOROTHEA PUENTE FOOLED EVERYONE FOR YEARS AS SICK AND ELDERLY LODGERS AT HER BOARDINGHOUSE DISAPPEARED.
THE LITTLE OLD LADY KILLER • FROM THE MEXICAN WRESTLING RING TO MASS MURDERER, FORMER LUCHA LIBRE STAR JUANA BARRAZA CLAIMED SHE SLAUGHTERED ELDERLY WOMEN OUT OF A...
