BTK Strangler [US]:BTK serial killer's wife gets emergency divorce

A judge waived the usual 60-day waiting period and granted an immediate divorce today to the wife of BTK serial killer Dennis Rader, agreeing that her mental health was in danger.
Rader didn't contest the filing or appear for the hearing. He signed over the couple's property and all his retirement benefits to Paula Rader, who had been married to him for 34 years. >>>ReadOn

COVINGTON Juan [US]:Serial killer suspect went unnoticed

He lived in the shadows, emerging just long enough to be caught on videotape, a grainy predawn image as he shot Patricia McDermott in cold blood on a Center City street.
In that May 17 footage, McDermott, 48, an Elkins Park mother of two, is walking down Ninth Street near Market, her hands in her pockets, heading toward her job as a radiology technician at Pennsylvania Hospital. >>>ReadOn

MAUST David [US]:Brother Of Alleged Serial Killer Apologizes

The brother of alleged serial killer David Maust, made a painful trip to the scene of the brutal crimes Thursday in northwest Indiana. He wanted to pay his respects and apologize to the victims' families.
The make-shift memorial in front of a Hammond home has faded, but the memories of the crimes that occurred inside have brought the alleged killer's brother all the way from Kansas City. >>>ReadOn

ZACK Michael Duane III. [US]:Florida high court overturns one death sentence, upholds four others

The Florida Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of a man convicted of a 1996 Highlands County murder, but rejected appeals from four other death row inmates.
The court ordered that Donny Crook's death sentence be thrown out and that he instead be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for the fatal stabbing and beating of a bar owner. >>>ReadOn

MORRIS Cory [US]: Florida high court overturns one death sentence, upholds four others

The Florida Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of a man convicted of a 1996 Highlands County murder, but rejected appeals from four other death row inmates.
The court ordered that Donny Crook's death sentence be thrown out and that he instead be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for the fatal stabbing and beating of a bar owner. >>>ReadOn

MIYAZAKI Tsutomu [JP]: Supreme Court to hand down final ruling on serial killer next year

The Supreme Court is likely to hand down the final ruling early next year for a 42-year-old man appealing a death sentence for the murder of four girls in 1988 and 1989 in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture as the top court said Wednesday it will hold a hearing on the case on Nov 22. >>>ReadOn

LAHORE BRICK Killer [PK]: Pakistan police arrest suspected serial killer

Police have arrested a man accused of killing 14 homeless people in the past three weeks by bludgeoning them to death with bricks.
The killings since June 28 in Lahore spread fear and panic among the 200,000 homeless people in Pakistan’s second-largest city. >>>ReadOn

MILAT Ivan [AU]:Serial killer was helped by a woman, says lawyer on deathbed

A mystery woman helped an Australian serial killer murder two British backpackers, the convict's former lawyer has claimed.
Ivan Milat is serving life in Australia's "Supermax" jail for torturing and killing Caroline Clark, 22, from Northumberland, and her friend Joanne Walters, 22, from Wales. >>>ReadOn

LEITERMAN Gary [US]:Prosecutor: The killer showed compassion

The killer of a law school coed 36 years ago demonstrated a sense of "compassion" for his victim that distinguishes him from a serial killer who targeted young women during the same time period, an investigator testified at the murder trial of a retired nurse. >>>ReadOn

RUNGE Paul Frederick [US]:Suspected serial killer plans insanity defense

The attorney for a suspected serial killer intends to use an insanity defense against charges that his client raped and murdered six women and a girl.Prosecutors in both Cook and DuPage counties accused 35-year-old Paul Runge (RUN'-gee) of the crimes more than four years ago. >>>ReadOn

BTK Strangler [US]:Serial killer's pastor remains faithful, available

The man known to the world as the twisted soul who murdered 10 is still known to the Rev. Michael Clark as Dennis Rader - a member of Christ Lutheran who brought spaghetti sauce to a church supper during Lent even though he couldn't stay for worship. >>>ReadOn

CULLEN Charles [US]:New Revelations about Convicted Serial Killer Nurse

Nurses who worked with serial killer Charles Cullen at a Pennsylvania hospital apparently warned authorities long before his arrest that he was suspected of killing patients.

That's according to a report today in The Morning Call of Allentown.

But Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin says there just wasn't enough evidence at the time to prosecute Cullen for anything. >>>ReadOn

BTK Strangler [US]:Investigators Describe BTK Strangler

The serial killer who terrorized Wichita for 31 years, naming himself BTK for "bind, torture, kill" and taunting investigators, wasn't done when authorities finally tracked him down, police say.
"He'll tell you he never, ever stopped looking," police detective Tim Relph said Friday as authorities described how the city's most notorious killer operated and how his own arrogance caught up with him. >>>ReadOn

DUNCAN Joseph Edward III. [US]:Idaho suspect’s records show violent history

Idaho kidnapping suspect Joseph Edward Duncan III committed his first act of sexual assault 30 years ago, preying on a 5-year-old boy when he was just 12, according to a report published Wednesday.
Duncan’s records reveal a history of inflicting violence and sexual torture upon others, particularly young boys, with his crimes escalating in their seriousness. >>>ReadOn

DUNCAN Joseph Edward III. [US]:Authorities in Idaho case find human remains

DNA analysis pending; police say missing boy is dead; suspect due in court
Seven weeks to the day after Shasta and Dylan Groene were reported missing, Shasta was seen cuddling in the arms of her father, while authorities said they had found human remains that might be her missing 9-year-old brother. >>>ReadOn

HOUMA Serial Killer [US]:Police: Man's death may be linked to suspected serial ki

The discovery of a black man's body Saturday morning led detectives to look into whether he was a victim of a suspected serial killer.
Alonzo Hogan, 34, of Raceland was strangled and his body was dumped alongside La. Highway 306 in Bayou Gauche, said Maj. Sam Zinna of St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office. >>>ReadOn