Exploring the psychology, behavior, and case studies of serial killers. Understanding these individuals helps us protect our communities.
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### The Bodies Along Ocean Parkway By Victor J. Fisher January 20, 2025 In December 2010, a police officer searching for a missing woman named Shannan Gilbert made a disturbing discovery along Ocea...
### The Devil in the White City By Victor J. Fisher January 19, 2025 Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H. Holmes, is often called America's first serial killer. Between 1891 and 1894, he mu...
### The Killer Who Planned Everything By Victor J. Fisher January 18, 2025 Israel Keyes was not like other serial killers. He did not hunt in a specific area. He did not target a specific type of v...
### Terror Without Pattern By Victor J. Fisher January 17, 2025 Between June 1984 and August 1985, a killer terrorized the greater Los Angeles area. He broke into homes at random, murdering, assaul...
### The Giant Who Craved Understanding By Victor J. Fisher January 16, 2025 Edmund Emil Kemper III stands six feet nine inches tall and possesses an IQ measured at 145. Between 1964 and 1973, he mu...
### The Darkness Behind the Smile By Victor J. Fisher January 10, 2025 John Wayne Gacy murdered at least 33 young men and boys between 1972 and 1978. He buried most of them beneath his own home in ...
### The Cipher of Terror By Victor J. Fisher January 8, 2025 Between December 1968 and October 1969, a killer terrorized Northern California. He shot couples in lovers' lanes, stabbed picnickers at...
### A Killer Made, Not Born By Victor J. Fisher January 4, 2025 Aileen Wuornos killed seven men along Florida highways between 1989 and 1990. She was convicted, sentenced to death, and executed in ...
### The Most Dangerous Kind of Monster By Victor J. Fisher September 5, 2024 Theodore Robert Bundy confessed to murdering 30 women across seven states between 1974 and 1978. Investigators believe t...
### America's Most Prolific Serial Killer By Victor J. Fisher June 10, 2024 Gary Leon Ridgway confessed to killing 49 women. Investigators believe the actual number exceeds 70. For nearly two decad...
### The Power of Forensic Genealogy By Victor J. Fisher April 15, 2024 For over four decades, the Golden State Killer terrorized California. He committed at least 13 murders, more than 50 rapes, an...
### A Case Study in Deception By Victor J. Fisher February 8, 2024 For over three decades, Dennis Rader terrorized Wichita, Kansas. He bound, tortured, and killed ten people between 1974 and 1991. ...
The Ortega Highway, also called State Route 74, is a historically significant and scenic road located in Southern California. This highway not only covers 28 miles of mountainous terrain, but it also ...
Netflix has a way of bringing to life history in a manner meant to bring out our emotions. Serial killers who dismember their victims are thought to be some of the sickest people alive. To think someo...
### Lessons for Modern Forensic Investigators By Victor J. Fisher March 24, 2023 As we reflect on the Jack the Ripper case and the advancements in forensic science since then, there are several key...
## Retrospective Analysis & Case Study ### By Victor J. Fisher #### Introduction Greetings to all you darkness aficionados, Victor J. Fisher here, founder of the Forensic Darkness Organization, and...
Serial killers are a subject of great interest for many reasons. As we have seen on TV and in real life, throughout the years serial killers have caused not just fear in the public but fascination. Sa...
January is National stalking awareness month and the [United States Department of Justice](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-commemorates-national-stalking-awareness-month) vows to hel...
If you are a surviving family member of a victim of a murder, there is help. While no one can even begin to imagine your pain, knowing that you are not alone is essential. There is a whole world waiti...
On July 15th 2002, 5 year old [Samantha Runnion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Samantha_Runnion) was kidnapped outside her home in Stanton, California. Her mother was nearby, but sadly unawa...
 *Background Photo by: Aidan Roof* The mind of a serial killer is something ...