True Crime History

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Ed Gein (born August 27, 1906, in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, died July 26, 1984) is widely recognized as the Butcher of Plainfield, a moniker tied to his grave-robbing and dou...

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Inquiries into Chumley dead typically refer to Jerome "Chumley” McKinnley, a figure associated with mid-20th century crime and folklore. Law enforcement records and court docu...

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The Hillside Stranglers case refers to a pair of serial offenders active in Los Angeles during the late 1970s. To understand the full scope of the tragedy, it is essential to ex...

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Richard Crafts is a former police officer and convicted murderer whose case became one of the earliest high-profile uses of financial forensics in a U.S. murder prosecution. Thi...

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In the early morning of June 10, 1912, eight people—six children and two adults—were killed in Villisca, Iowa, during a brutal axe attack. The victims included parents Josia...

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No suspect in the Whitechapel murders of 1888 has been proven to be Jack the Ripper with incontrovertible evidence. The case remains officially unsolved. This explainer separate...

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David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, terrorized New York City from 1976 to 1977 with a series of shootings that killed eight and wounded many others. This verified explaine...

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The phrase possible Zodiac Killer refers to suspects considered by law enforcement in the multi-decade investigation of the Zodiac, a serial attacker who claimed murders and thr...

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Ed Gein’s last episode as an active offender began with a series of grave robberies in the late 1950s and culminated in his arrest in July 1957 after the disappearance of Bern...

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The short answer, backed by police summaries and court filings, is that the Zodiac Killer was convicted of no murders and no victim was ever confirmed to match his claims in a c...