Crime & Investigation

The term Castro kidnapper refers to Ariel Castro, who abducted three women—Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight—in Cleveland between 2003 and 2004. He lured them...

On the night of 5 June 1960, four teenagers camped near Lake Bodom in southern Finland. Three died at the scene; one survived with severe injuries. The killings remain unsolved,...

John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer and sex offender active in Chicago, Illinois, between 1972 and 1978. He murdered at least 33 young men and boys, burying most on hi...

Law enforcement agencies are investigating the Paris heist suspects in a multi-jurisdictional probe that combines forensic audits, financial tracing, and coordinated interviews....

Colleen Stan is a woman who was kidnapped at gunpoint in 1977 while hitchhiking in Oregon, held captive in a hidden compartment inside her captor’s home for over seven years,...

The phrase roofman criminal refers to an individual observed on surveillance footage standing on the roof of a Manhattan building during the January 6, 2021, events at the U.S....

Richard Ramirez, known as the Night Stalker, was a notorious serial killer active in California during the mid‑1980s. Public interest in his physical appearance, including his...

The BTK Strangler refers to serial killer Dennis Rader, who murdered 10 people in Kansas between 1974 and 1991. The moniker BTK stands for Bind, Torture, Kill, reflecting his me...

The phrase New York torso killer refers to an unidentified serial offender active in New York City during the late 1990s and early 2000s, known for dismembering victims and leav...

The Bucks County killings refer to a series of homicides that occurred in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, primarily involving perpetrator Randy Kerr and his associates. This verifie...