Benjamin H. Smith

In 1974, cheerleader Carla Walker was abducted while on a date with her boyfriend, and her body was found days later. Could her murder be the work of a serial killer? 

Michael Gargiulo, otherwise known as the “Hollywood Ripper,” targeted multiple women in Los Angeles before his 2008 arrest.

The 2002 murder of Tamekia Taylor bears a striking resemblance to the slaying of Jennifer Clemmings, which took place less than two months later.

Samuel Little targeted vulnerable women, telling investigators, “I’m not gonna go over there in the white neighborhood and pick out a little, young teenage girl.”

During his expansive interviews with investigators, Samuel Little said he lost count of his victims after 84.

After almost 20 years behind bars, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. were released from prison as part of a plea deal.

Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of West Memphis Three murder victim Stevie Branch, has denied any involvement in slayings of Branch and his two friends.

Law enforcement believed the 1993 murder of three 8-year-old boys was the work of a Satanic cult led by local teen Damien Echols.

Bryan Bettis said Susan Baker convinced him to help murder and rob Cliff Carden by asking him if he wanted to “go out and make some money.” 

Before fatally shooting her husband, Albert Thomas, Lorraine Hunter forged his signature on three life insurance policies naming herself as the beneficiary.