Adam Janos is a New York City-based writer and reporter. In addition to his work for A&E's Real Crime blog, he has reported for The Wall Street Journal and The Budapest Times, amongst others.
Some of the most infamous criminals in history experienced murders first-hand before they starting doing the killing themselves.
Read about the death of the businessman and children's entertainer, who liked to dress as 'Pogo the Clown' and was convicted in March 1980 of murdering 33 boys and young men, making him the worst serial killer in American history at the time.
From Charles Stuart to Des Campbell, we look at some infamous killers who tried to make a quick buck putting their partners in the ground.
2020 was the deadliest year in United States history. But much to the chagrin of police departments nationwide, the homicide rate across the country skyrocketed in the pandemic's first six months. We look at why.
Men commit murder 10 times more often than women. But just because a woman's fingerprints aren't at the crime scene doesn't mean her fingerprints weren't on the plan. We look at some memorable cases of men killing for their sweethearts.
'A lot of people believe that people who fake their deaths are dummies. And that's just not true,' says Steven Rambam, a private investigator. 'Faking your [own] death is a full-time job.'
Over nearly two decades, Dennis Rader murdered at least 10 people in the Wichita, Kansas area under the pseudonym BTK ('Bind, Torture, Kill'). But despite his repeated taunts to the police and media, investigators were unable to hone in on a suspect.
Gary Heidnick's crimes helped inspire Buffalo Bill's character in 'Silence of the Lambs.' We spoke with the killer and self-described pastor's defense lawyer, Charles Peruto, Jr., about what it was like representing one of Philadelphia's most infamous criminals.
