Why do so many killers—Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy and David Berkowitz to name a few—abuse animals before targeting people? An expert provides insights on how the two behaviors are linked.
Ted Bundy received hundreds of love letters while behind bars. Richard Ramirez married one of his 'fans.' Criminologist Dr. Melissa Hamilton talks to A&E True Crime about the psychology behind why some women love serial killers.
Investigative journalist and crime writer M. William Phelps talks about his 'friendship' with serial killer Keith 'Happy Face' Jesperson.
When you're paid to interview killers, you learn what to expect: lies, manipulation, and eventually, the truth.
A&E True Crime spoke to a psychologist and a criminal profiler about the serial killers featured on Mindhunter, and asked them what the show got right when it comes to their impulses and motives.
Authors Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester on why eight murders along Colonial Parkway in Virginia have gone unsolved for so long.
A&E True Crime talks with Dr. Scott Bonn, criminologist and author of the book, 'Why We Love Serial Killers' about what he thinks were the powerful catalysts for the makings of a serial killer.
Some of the most notorious serial killers of our time have something in common, beside their thirst for blood: They were all adopted. A&E True Crime talks to criminologist Dr. Scott Bonn to see whether there is any evidence of an adoptee-serial killer connection.
Dressing in disguise is a time-honored Halloween tradition where self-expression and secrecy often meet. But costumes can also serve a much more sinister purpose. Learn about murderers who literally dressed to kill.
Fred Paige, investigator on the A&E series The Eleven, on why the murders of so many teenage girls in Texas have gone unsolved for so long and the common thread among family members of the victims.