World's Most Evil Killers

An account of the German serial killer Fritz Honka, whose insecurities over his height and peculiar sexual habits led to him killing four prostitutes

A profile of the ghastly German serial killer who hunted and ate parts of his victims, earning him the title of the 'Ruhr Cannibal'.

A profile of Volker Eckert, the German truck driver who used his constant travelling to spread his killing spree across Europe.

Serial killer Edmund Kemper killed six women in California and several members of his family.

Exhibiting cruelty, callousness, and viciousness beyond any human understanding, Richard Ramirez terrorized Los Angeles with his spate of home invasions.

The story of the "Death House Landlady", who took in elderly and disabled tenants, only to murder them for their social security paychecks

A look at the life - and horrifying crimes - of Ted Bundy, a notorious serial killer who murdered at least 30 young women and girls between 1974 and 1978.

A look at the life and crimes of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, whose story was featured in the Oscar-winning film Monster, and who was executed in 2002.

The crimes of serial killer Bobby Joe Long, who abducted and murdered at least 10 women in 1984. He was executed by lethal injection in 2019.

A chilling profile of the serial killer Todd Christopher Kohlhepp, who claimed the lives of at least seven innocent people between 2003 and 2016.

A profile of the serial killer who found himself at the center of New York's biggest manhunt after a vicious shooting spree that left six dead.

A profile of The Truck Stop Killer, who targeted hitchhikers and truck stop sex workers in a horrific string of crimes spanning 15 years.

The Grim Sleeper: The story of the brutal Los Angeles serial killer. Nine innocent women and a teenage girl lost their lives at his hands

Freeway Killer: The story of the savage serial killer who took the lives of over 21 victims and left their bodies strewn across freeways in California.

The Shoe Fetish Killer: The crimes of Jerry Brudos, whose disturbing shoe fetish played a part in the gruesome murders he carried out on four young women.

John Allen and Lee Malvo: The story of the Beltway sniper attacks. John Allen and his teenage accomplice carried out the brutal series of shootings that killed 10.

The story of one of the most prolific serial killers in Canadian history, dubbed `The Pig Farmer Killer' by the media.

The story of the serial killer Sean Vincent Gillis, who brutally snatched away the lives of eight innocent women during a decade-long killing spree in Louisiana.

The notorious story of a man convicted of the murder of two young girls, as well as another killing at a military base.

The Alaska serial killer Robert Hansen who murdered at least seventeen women during a spree that lasted for more than a decade.

A killer who goaded police and media during his spree, Heriberto Seda claimed to kill based on his victims' star signs.

Mother Paige Birgfeld went missing in 2007 and her remains were found five years later. A decade on, police closed the net on a local mechanic.

In 1973, Dawn Magyar's body was found two months after she had vanished. Twenty-eight years on, advances in forensics helped solve the case.

In 1999 and 2000, women began disappearing from Detroit's thriving areas of prostitution. No one suspected that John Eric Armstrong, a seemingly normal father was actually a killer.

Examining the crimes of Glen McCurley, who in 1974 abducted 17-year-old Carla Walker from a bowling alley car park and killed her before leaving her body in a ditch

An in-depth look at the life and crimes of William Devin Howell who was found guilty of the murders of seven different women

An in-depth look at the life and crimes of Michael Bruce Ross who was executed in 2005 after murdering eight women across Connecticut and New York.

Gregory Green hid his past murder of his first wife and unborn baby, then in 2016 killed his second wife's four children, two by gas and two by gun, repeating his deadly violence.

Benjamin killed 11 women in Detroit, Michigan, in the space of seven months, making him one of the prolific serial killers in American history.

When two couples are murdered, years apart, the crimes don't look connected. Detectives link Edward and his life as a serial killer come to light.