serial killer

When Your Boss Turns Out to Be a Serial Killer

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Sep 22, 2023 Examining serial killers past and present and how marginalized groups tend to be their most likely victims. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Arrested in Texas as Suspected Serial Killer

The Associated Press Sep 15, 2018 He is taken into custody in a hotel parking lot on suspicion of killing four prostitutes after a fifth woman escapes and notifies authorities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

DNA Site Says It Didn’t Know Police Were Using It

The Associated Press Apr 27, 2018 The genealogical website GEDmatch, which police used to track down a man they believe is California's Golden State Killer, pools DNA profiles that people upload and share publicly. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Where Black Lives Don’t Matter: Serial Murder and Silence in South L.A.

By Meleiza Figueroa and Alan Minsky Apr 27, 2015 Police don’t always to have to shoot to kill black people "Tales of the Grim Sleeper," which debuts Monday on HBO, shows how the devaluing of black women’s lives allowed a serial killer to roam free for 25 years Police don’t always to have to shoot to kill black people. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Accused Serial Killer Returned From Iraq ‘Totally Changed’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2012 Friends tell the Los Angeles Times that Itzcoatl "Izzy" Ocampo returned from Iraq a changed man. The ex-Marine from Orange County, Calif., is accused of killing four homeless men, each stabbed more than 40 times. "He's a veteran who did not get the help he needed," said a fellow Marine, adding that she had trusted Ocampo with her life. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bachmann’s Campaign Off to an Awkward Start

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2011 Tea party favorite Michele Bachmann made her second official presidential campaign announcement in the place of her birth -- Waterloo, Iowa -- on Monday, having made what was supposed to be an all-American cinematic reference that went a little off the rails. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Skewers Fox News on Tasteless Segment

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2006 When Fox News decided to juxtapose busty bikini babes and news of a serial killer manhunt on the same screen, the savior from Comedy Central made wonderful mincemeat of the situation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )