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Dorothea Helen Puente was an American convicted serial killer. In the 1980s, she ran a boarding house in Sacramento, California, and murdered various elderly and mentally disabled boarders before cashing their Social Security checks. Puente's total count reached nine murders; she was convicted of three and the jury hung on the other six. Newspapers dubbed Puente the "Death House Landlady".

Dean Arnold Corll was an American serial killer who murdered a minimum of twenty-eight teenage boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston and Pasadena, Texas. He was aided by two teenage accomplices, David Owen Brooks, and Elmer Wayne Henley. The crimes, which became known as the Houston Mass Murders, came to light after Henley fatally shot Corll. Upon discovery, it was considered the worst example of serial murder in United States history.

Katherine Mary Knight, though not the first person to skin and eat her lover, was arguably the most depraved monster in Australia's grizzly homicidal history.

The lynchings were carried out by a mob of San Jose citizens in St. James Park across from the Santa Clara County Jail. The killings were tacitly endorsed by Governor James Rolph Jr., who said he would pardon anyone convicted of the lynching.

Elisa Lam, a Canadian student, went missing in January 2013 while staying at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. Her disappearance gained widespread attention when a surveillance video of her acting strangely in the hotel's elevator was released. Several weeks later, her body was found in one of the hotel's rooftop water tanks. Her death was ultimately ruled as accidental drowning with bipolar disorder being a contributing factor, and no foul play was suspected. The case generated significant public interest and speculation due to the eerie video footage and the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death.

The investigation into the disappearance of Suellen Roberts and her daughter Lexis led police to an alleged killer who has been legally dead for years.

Michael Thomas Gargiulo is a convicted American serial killer. He moved to Southern California in the 1990s and gained the nickname The Hollywood Ripper. He was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on July 16, 2021. He currently resides in San Quentin State Prison.

When Zack was gunned down at a gas station by a mysterious masked man on a motorcycle, police were baffled by his death. But this seemingly perfect family man had a bushel of secrets to hide: a sordid tale of a troubled love triangle, a custody battle over an illegitimate child and a possible murder-for-hire involving one of Akron's most powerful families.

Though her stepmother later said 10-year-old Zahra died on September 24, 2010, she didn’t report her missing until October 9. Read the tragic story of a young girl whose fight with cancer was an inspiration to those around her, and whose gruesome murder garnered international attention.

Anita Cobby, former beauty queen and nurse, was killed by a gang of spineless cowards who preyed on women and other people's property between prison terms. Between the five of them, they had over 50 convictions for offenses including larceny, illegal drug use, car theft, breaking and entering, armed robbery, escaping lawful custody, receiving stolen goods, assault, and rape. Her murder united the public in outrage, with many Australians calling for a reinstatement of the death penalty.