Serial Killers

Sonic Youth <3s Black Leather Jesus

This Just In: Not All Serial Killers Are Sex-Depraved Evil Geniuses

Serial Killers On-line

Victim advocates condemn sales of murder-related items

Remembering a Victim

Railcar killing news overlooked Leafie. Her neighbors didn't.

The Killer Next Door

He left clues all over, but it still took investigators years to unmask the serial murderer in their midst

Who Was That Masked Man?

He left clues all over, but it still took investigators years to unmask the serial murderer in their midst

Tim Dorsey: Nuclear Jellyfish

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Seven

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The Midnight Meat Train

All aboard for the blood-and-guts buffet

Robert Crais

Did everything go horribly, horribly wrong in Chasing Darkness?

Cold Serial

The infamous Zodiac killer inspires another dead-end film

Murder by the Book: Jack Kerley

Delving into the minds of serial killers might not seem like fun, but it suits this mystery novelist just fine

Mr. Hell

May I offer you a glass of ice water?

The AIDS-Spreading German Popstar And Four Other Horrifying Rock Legends

​Hanging out backstage with Ronan Harris of VNV Nation last Sunday, his synth-excellency imparted a tale that Rocks Off hoped to the gods was not true, and led us down the path of myth and rumor to bring you a list of five of the most horrifying legends in pop-music lore. The tale Ronan told is th ... More >>

Jeff Lindsay: Dexter Is Delicious

Everyone's favorite serial killer is on the menu

Killing Fields North? Montgomery County Detective Looks Anew Into '80s Cases of Five Slain Women

Montogomery County might have had a serial killer 20 years ago​A Montgomery County detective has detected a possible pattern in five murders committed between 1980 and 1983. All of the victims were young women from blue-collar backgrounds, and all were found dumped along major roadways. "That's ... More >>

The United States of Murder: A Map

Illustration by Monica FuentesClick here for larger version and more info​Serial killers and famous murderers have existed almost as long as mankind, we're sure. But as in so many things, the United States may just have perfected the thing. Each state has its own infamous episode, some very w ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Henry Lee Lucas Redux?

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

Music's Five Most Notorious Killers, Besides The Band

​On St. Patrick's Day 1985, serial killer Richard Ramirez (right) murdered two women in Los Angeles, beginning a killing spree that would eventually tally over 14 people and leave him with the nickname "The Night Stalker." From a young age, Ramirez was fascinated and inspired by the occult and ... More >>

Lions of Tsavo Hate Your Puny Humanity

​For a while, Rocks Off worked at our day job with our drummer, and we would play a game involving the band we were writing about that day. We'd come running over to his desk in our socks and scream out the name of the band, and he would guess the genre. If you would be so kind, could you guy ... More >>

Steven A. Hobbs: A Modern Jack the Ripper?

Photo by HCSOSteven Hobbs: Possible serial killer of hookers​Harris County Sheriff's investigators say they think a security guard who wanted to be a cop might have been a serial killer who terrorized prostitutes. Steven A. Hobbs, 40, is already in jail on charges of capital murder, aggravate ... More >>

You're a Naughty One, Saucy Jack: A Playlist for Jack the Ripper

​Today marks the last known murder by the infamous Jack the Ripper, that of a prostitute named Mary Jane Kelly the Ripper brutally mutilated in 1888. What happened to Jack after the death of Kelly has never been discovered, whether he died, emigrated out of England, or was imprisoned on other ... More >>