How Many Victims Did Serial Killer Dorothea Puente Actually Have?
One of the most notorious female serial killers was Aileen Wuornos. But another was Dorothea Puente, who started her killing spree a few years before Wuornos.
Read MoreOne of the most notorious female serial killers was Aileen Wuornos. But another was Dorothea Puente, who started her killing spree a few years before Wuornos.
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By DB Kelly Read MoreJohn Dillinger's crimes would help some poor Americans. Despite committing a series of crimes, and even a murder, the American public loved John Dillinger.
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By Allen McDuffee Read MoreCurrently in prison and serving a life sentence for murdering eight men, Bruce McArthur terrorized Toronto's gay community by targeting and killing gay men.
By Alexandra Simon Read MoreOn Christmas morning 1945, the Sodder home burned down, but five children were never found. This is the true story of the disappearance of the Sodder Children.
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By Tyler MacDonald Read MoreJohn Gotti was nicknamed the "Teflon Don." Not because he exclusively used Teflon-coated cookware, but because criminal charges just don't seem to stick on him.
By Emilia David Read MoreBruce McArthur was a self-employed landscaper and conflict-averse married man with children who came out as gay in the early 2000s and started murdering people.
By Richard Milner Read MoreBruce McArthur pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder in 2019, but one victim survived an attack from the serial killer.
By Richard Milner Read MoreSince his arrest, Ed Gein has not only become known as the inspiration for some of the movie's darkest characters but he's ended up in a class all his own.
By DB Kelly Read MoreBefore she was killed in a public hit in her hometown, Medellín Cartel drug lord Griselda Blanco was profiting from the booming '70s and '80s cocaine trade.
By Tyler MacDonald Read MoreOne aspect about Andrew Cunanan's life is fact that he was an incredibly smart young man with a genius-level intellect.
By Lorenzo Tanos Read MoreDanny Rolling, known as the Gainesville Ripper for killing college students in Florida, was the inspiration for the famous Scream movies.
By Tyler MacDonald Read MoreNotorious Medellín Cartel drug lord Griselda Blanco shaped her legacy with the vicious approach she exerted over the cocaine trade in the 1970s and 1980s.
By Tyler MacDonald Read MoreThe I-70 Killer is thought to have murdered six victims throughout their short run, using close, precise, execution-like shots to the back of the head.
By Nick Vrchoticky Read MoreThere many who've long believed Kendrick Johnson's death, initially ruled an accident, was something far more troubling.
By Samantha Sanders Read MoreThe Colonial Parkway was home to what's believed to have been perhaps 10 murders. At least eight of these killings comprise the actual Colonial Parkway murders.
By Nick Vrchoticky Read MoreOne bungled hold-up in Minnesota ended with two of his own men dead and two or three wounded (accounts vary), with Jesse James himself fleeing for his life.
By Aaron Homer Read MoreWhat made the murder of Alexandra Fossmo so sensational had to do with the fact that she was killed on the orders of her husband, Helge, a pastor.
By Emilia David Read MoreThe homicide rate in Sweden is low -- just 1.1 cases per 100,000 people, with a total of 108 homicides in 2018, which makes the Knutby case more fascinating.
By Karen Corday Read MoreEd Gein was a quiet man who would become synonymous with an obsessive love for his mother and some of the most horrifying discoveries in the 20th century.
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By Allen McDuffee Read MoreThe wild nature of Ed Gein's crimes inspired a wave of horror movies that are cemented in pop culture today, such as The Silence of the Lambs and Psycho.
By Alexandra Simon Read More