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    True Crime

    From Ted Bundy to Lizzie Borden, explore true crime across centuries.

    Your Questions About Karen Read's Contentious Trial—Answered

    Your Questions About Karen Read's Contentious Trial—Answered

    Is there a verdict in Karen Read's trial? 

    Murder Trial

    By Orrin Grey

    Unsolved

    UNSOLVED: The West Mesa Bone Collector May Still Walk the Streets After Taking At Least 11 Lives

    UNSOLVED: The West Mesa Bone Collector May Still Walk the Streets After Taking At Least 11 Lives

    By Kelsey Christine McConnell

    True Crime Books

    The Legacy of Anne Perry, a Crime Novelist With a Secret Past

    The Legacy of Anne Perry, a Crime Novelist With a Secret Past

    By Orrin Grey

    Serial Killers

    15 Unsolved True Crime Cases that Haunt Our Readers

    15 Unsolved True Crime Cases that Haunt Our Readers

    By Kelsey Christine McConnell

    Serial Killers

    The 5 Creepiest Quotes from Albert Fish’s Graphic Letters 

    The 5 Creepiest Quotes from Albert Fish’s Graphic Letters 

    By Grace Felder

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    Serial Killers

    How Did These 9 Serial Killers Choose Their Victims?

    How Did These 9 Serial Killers Choose Their Victims?

    Some victims died because they happened to leave their doors unlocked. Others had been methodically stalked.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Crime Feed

    FBI Names Person of Interest in 1989 Disappearance of Jacob Wetterling

    FBI Names Person of Interest in 1989 Disappearance of Jacob Wetterling

    In 1989, Jacob Wetterling vanished without a trace. 26 years later, authorities have finally announced a person of interest in the case.

    By Crime Feed

    Unearthing a Serial Killer: The Murders of Alex J. Mengel

    Unearthing a Serial Killer: The Murders of Alex J. Mengel

    During his lifetime, Mengel was found guilty of two killings. Since then, evidence has pointed to the fact that he could be responsible for many more.

    By David Paul

    Creepy Catalog

    6 Hair-Raising Letters From Actual Stalkers

    6 Hair-Raising Letters From Actual Stalkers

    From a would-be presidential assassin to the decades-old "watcher" of a house in New Jersey.

    By Creepy Catalog

    Creepy Photos

    Small Town Noir: The Criminal Past of New Castle, Pennsylvania

    Small Town Noir: The Criminal Past of New Castle, Pennsylvania

    Uncover the life and crimes behind the mugshots in this thrilling collection of vintage police photos.

    By Stephanie Almazan

    Crime Feed

    10 Fascinating Findings About the Criminal Brain

    10 Fascinating Findings About the Criminal Brain

    Take a look inside the criminal mind ... literally.

    By Crime Feed

    Creepy Catalog

    11 Things You Need To Know About Australia’s Backpacker Murders

    11 Things You Need To Know About Australia’s Backpacker Murders

    The brutal slayings shocked the citizens of Australia and beyond. 

    By Chrissy Stockton

    Serial Killers

    5 International Serial Killers Who Will Terrify You

    5 International Serial Killers Who Will Terrify You

    The grisly crimes of these international killers prove madness knows no bounds.

    By Crime Feed

    Horror Shows

    6 Cases from Criminal Minds Based on Real-Life Crimes

    6 Cases from Criminal Minds Based on Real-Life Crimes

    The grisly inspiration behind these six cases from the hit police drama proves the truth is far bloodier than television.

    By Kaitlyn Johnston

    Crime Feed

    Busted: How 5 Infamous Serial Killers Were Finally Caught

    Busted: How 5 Infamous Serial Killers Were Finally Caught

    From incriminating parking tickets to damning digital footprints, uncover the key clues that brought these notorious killers to justice.

    By Crime Feed

    Serial Killers

    10 Dark and Twisted Confessions from Ted Bundy

    10 Dark and Twisted Confessions from Ted Bundy

    Get inside the mind of the murderer.

    By Crime Feed

    Creepy Photos

    Scene of the Crime: Grisly Photos from the LAPD Archives

    Scene of the Crime: Grisly Photos from the LAPD Archives

    Join the demon dog of American crime fiction, James Ellroy, as he handpicks his favorite crime scene shots from the LAPD archives.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Murder

    Thrill of the Kill: The Not-So-Perfect Crime of Leopold and Loeb

    Thrill of the Kill: The Not-So-Perfect Crime of Leopold and Loeb

    These wealthy college students took to murdering a 14-year-old boy to prove their superiority – but sloppy mistakes soon exposed the clever pair as common killers.

    By Stephanie Almazan

    Doubly Disturbing: The Marcus Twins’ Mysterious Suicides

    Doubly Disturbing: The Marcus Twins’ Mysterious Suicides

    Identical twins and doctors Stewart and Cyril Marcus did everything together ... including dying in a most mysterious fashion.

    By The Lineup Staff

    The Acid Bath Murderer of England

    The Acid Bath Murderer of England

    John George Haigh took the plunge into murder when he knocked out his old boss and dumped the body into acid – then set out to kill again.

    By Steven Casale

    When Horror Hits Home

    When Horror Hits Home

    What started as a quiet Sunday night for horror author Ray Garton suddenly turned into a violent, bloody scene straight out of his books.

    By Ray Garton

    John Wayne Gacy Jr.

    No Seconds: The Last Meals of Death Row Inmates

    No Seconds: The Last Meals of Death Row Inmates

    From Gacy's bucket of fried chicken to McVeigh's bowl of ice cream, dig in to the last meals of America's death row inmates.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Magdalena Solís: The Blood Drinking High Priestess of Mexico

    Magdalena Solís: The Blood Drinking High Priestess of Mexico

    Cult leader Magdalena Solís convinced illiterate villagers she was a reincarnated goddess – then slaughtered her dissenters in brutal blood sacrifices.

    By Steven Casale

    Creepy Photos

    Dangerous Dames from the Land Down Under: Female Mugshots

    Dangerous Dames from the Land Down Under: Female Mugshots

    Meet the tough female convicts of turn-of-the-century Australia in these stunning vintage mugshots.

    By The Lineup Staff

    Most Wanted Reading List: 10 Myths About Serial Killers

    Most Wanted Reading List: 10 Myths About Serial Killers

    Criminologist Scott Bonn knows his way around the mind of a serial killer – and he's sharing his secrets.

    By The Lineup Staff

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