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The Kansas Vampire Cult

Sixteen-year-old Roderick Ferrell believed that he was a five-hundred-year-old vampire. He managed to form a coven of other teenagers.  In 1996, their search for immortality had deadly consequences…

The Worst Valentine’s Day Ever

Couples usually look for romance on Valentine’s Day. Romantic dinners, flowers, jewelry – that sort of thing. The last thing on anyone’s mind is murder. But it turned out a bit different for Dr. John Hamilton and his wife Susan…

The Pig Farmer Killer

Robert William “Willie” Pickton is considered the most savage serial killer in Canadian history. Over sixty women disappeared from Vancouver, Canada between 1978 and 2001.  Pickton is suspected to be responsible for them…

Diogo Alves

Imagine being a student at the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine. You’re walking past a shelf in the anatomy theater and there, in a jar on a shelf, is a head. Not an unusual sight for a medical student. Until you learn that it’s the actual head of one of Portugal’s most famous killers – Diogo Alves.