Serial killers have long haunted yet fascinated audiences. While there’s no question that people fear murderers, they also can’t help but want to know more about their motivations for harm, offering a ...

Netflix is ready to investigate the complex story of Aileen Wuornos. In the streaming platform’s new documentary titled Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers, viewers are taken on a wild ride as the ...

There’s a typical profile people expect when they think about serial killers: cunning, cold-blooded, and most importantly, male. So when Aileen Wuornos was first arrested in January 1991 as the prime ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. In the 2003 crime thriller Monster, Charlize Theron plays a ...

Serial killer shows, like Monster: The Ed Gein Story and the equally as disturbing The Serpentabout Charles Sobhraj, have never been more popular – and most of these stories focus on disturbed men ...

With all of the attention given to serial killers these days by the media, it is a good time to examine our curious fascination with these predators in both factual and fictional accounts of them.