Serial Killer

Former US Marine, Serial Killer On Death Row, Admits To Two More Murders

World News | Tom Jackman, The Washington Post | Thursday September 20, 2018

The horrific rampage of former Marine Jorge Torrez began in a park in his hometown of Zion, Illinois, when he was just 16 years old.

Tailor-Turned-Killer Confessed To 33 Murders, Say Madhya Pradesh Cops

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday September 13, 2018

A man arrested from Madhya Pradesh has confessed to killing 33 people - all drivers and cleaners of trucks - and stealing the vehicles. The police said Aadesh Khambra was a contract killer, who made Rs 50,000 per murder, the police said. The arrest was made from Mandideep following a tip-off from another arrested robber.

'Ghost Stories' Got Gang Member Involved In Killing 33 To Confess: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 12, 2018

Madhya Pradesh police are using 'ghost stories' to extract information from a 50-year-old man, who is accused of robbing and killing several truck drivers across four states.

Suspected Houston Serial Killer In Custody After Crime Spree: Police

World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 17, 2018

Houston police on Tuesday arrested a suspected serial killer who they believe murdered at least three people in a weekend crime spree that had prompted city authorities to warn residents of Texas' largest city to be on "high alert."

Sketch Of Suspected Serial Killer In Assam Released By Cops

India News | ANI | Friday July 13, 2018

The Assam Police on Thursday released the sketch of the man, who is suspected to kill two women in lavatories of two trains on the same route, in Assam.

Arizona's Suspected Serial Killer Shoots Self As Cops Close In

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 5, 2018

A man suspected of killing four people, including a noted psychiatrist who advised prosecutors investigating high-profile murders, killed himself on Monday as police closed in on the Phoenix-area hotel where he was staying, police said.

Ex-Marine Serial Killer Andrew Urdiales, Convicted For Killing 5 Women

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 24, 2018

A former US Marine jailed for the murders of three prostitutes was convicted Wednesday of killing five other women in California, in a grim spree that started three decades ago.

"Serial Killer" Cop, Caught After 40 Years, Was Handcuffed To Wheelchair

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 28, 2018

Handcuffed to a wheelchair and appearing frail, the former California policeman accused of being the notorious "Golden State Killer" appeared in court on Friday and was charged with two counts of murder.

Serial Killer Sentenced To Death By Bangladesh Court

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 7, 2018

A serial killer sentenced to death by a Bangladesh court Wednesday for torturing and murdering a woman may have claimed at least seven other victims, authorities said.

Pak Serial Killer Appeals To High Court Against Death Sentence

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 20, 2018

A serial killer in Pakistan, who was sentenced to death for the brutal rape and murder of seven-year-old Zainab Ansari, on Tuesday challenged his conviction in the Lahore High Court alleging that his trial was conducted in "haste" without fulfilling legal requirements.

Pak Serial Killer Who Raped, Murdered 7-Year-Old Girl Sentenced To Death

World News | Reuters | Saturday February 17, 2018

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced a suspected serial killer to death for the rape and murder of seven-year-old Zainab Ansari, a prosecutor said.

Canada Police Hunt For More Victims Of Alleged Serial Killer Following "Dozens Of Tips"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday February 1, 2018

Canadian police enlisted dogs trained to sniff out cadavers in a round-the-clock search of properties linked to a Toronto landscaper charged so far with the five murders of gay men, authorities said Wednesday.

Toronto Landscaper Charged As Serial Killer Planted Human Remains In 'Flower Pots'

World News | Kyle Swenson, The Washington Post | Tuesday January 30, 2018

The house on Mallory Crescent was a gray two-story shotgun with brown trim, its garage just a few steps up from the sidewalk.

Suspected Serial Killer In Rape, Murder Of Pakistan Minor Remanded To Police Custody

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 25, 2018

An Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan today granted investigators a 14-day physical remand of a 23-year-old man who was arrested in the brutal rape and murder case of a minor girl in Kasur city in Punjab province.

Suspected Serial Killer Arrested In Rape, Murder Of 7-Year-Old Pakistan Girl

World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 24, 2018

Police in Pakistan said on Tuesday they had arrested a man suspected to be a serial killer responsible for the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl, a case that ignited nationwide protests over allegations of government inaction.