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By Pete Kotz in bizarre, serial killers
Thursday, Sep. 2 2010 @ 12:12PM
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​He was an heir to a New York real estate empire. He was also a rich and arrogant cross-dresser who killed his best friend and others. So when he bailed out of jail, he simply went on the run, criss-crossing until being nailed for shoplifting. TruTV has the story.

Tags: New York, TruTV
By Pete Kotz in serial killers
Wednesday, Aug. 18 2010 @ 1:16PM
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​On August 18, 1987, former nurses aide Donald Harvey pleaded guilty to 24 counts of murder and four counts of attempted murder, though he claims to have killed over 100 patients. He was the angel of death at Drake Memorial Hospital. TruTV has the story.
Tags: Ohio, TruTV
By Pete Kotz in serial killers, unsolved
Friday, Aug. 13 2010 @ 11:54AM
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​UPDATE: Elias Abuelazam had been arrested twice during his murder spree. But both incidents involved minor crimes, and officers were unaware they had a serial killer in their possession. Meanwhile, debate still lingers over whether the attacks were racially motivated. See update after the jump...

Tags: Michigan
By Pete Kotz in serial killers, unsolved
Friday, Aug. 6 2010 @ 2:06PM
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​The FBI's continued investigation into certain unsolved highway serial killings gives Tammy's family hope that her case, now almost 18 years cold, may one day be solved, and her killer brought to justice. TruTV has the story.

Tags: Iowa, Missouri, TruTV
By Pete Kotz in homicide, serial killers
Tuesday, Aug. 3 2010 @ 12:15PM
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​She glommed onto celebrities and partied with Hollywood types into the night. She worked as a model and part-time stripper. She even dated Ashton Kutcher. But then she was found with 47 stab wounds at the hands of a serial killer. TruTV has the story.

Tags: California, TruTV
By Pete Kotz in serial killers
Monday, Aug. 2 2010 @ 8:53AM
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​It was a story that terrorized Greater Washington, D.C. Someone was randomly picking people off with a high-powered rifle. Now that teenage serial killer Lee Boyd Malvo gave his first prison interview last week, we look back on the Beltway Sniper case. TruTV has the story.

By Pete Kotz in drugs, serial killers
Monday, Jul. 26 2010 @ 12:49PM
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​Vincent Smothers' life was that of a made-for-TV hitman. He lived in a townhouse in suburban Detroit with his wife and baby daughter. He was the polite neighbor often seen walking his poodle. What people didn't know is that he was also a prolific killer...

Tags: Michigan
By Pete Kotz in homicide, serial killers
Wednesday, Jul. 14 2010 @ 7:59PM
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​After he shot and raped a woman in 1988, dumping her on a street and leaving her for dead, police set up a month-long stakeout near his home. But in those relatively primitive days of crime fighting, they narrowly missed their suspect. LA Weekly has the story.

By Pete Kotz in homicide, serial killers, unsolved
Tuesday, Jul. 13 2010 @ 10:34AM
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​The 1980s crack epidemic in Los Angeles masked the work of more than one serial killer. One of them, The Grim Sleeper, stopped killing for 14 years before resuming his brutal activities. Now police have a man in custody, but will the killing stop? TruTV has the story.

Tags: California, TruTV
Wednesday, Jun. 30 2010 @ 2:25PM

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​UPDATE: The insatiable public appetite for news on Joran van der Sloot may help pay for his murder defense in Peru. Reports say that he's asking for $1 million in exchange for a tell-all interview from his jail cell. See update after the jump...