Serial Killers

Ashley Ellerin aspired to work in fashion, and during her young life, she drew people into her radiant personality like a magnet. 

Dr. Peter Hackett became linked to the case of Shannan Gilbert after he called her mother, Mari Gilbert, after Shannan's disappearance.

Netflix's "Lost Girls" is inspired by a string of actual unsolved murders in Long Island, but there are some parts of the feature film that have been dramatized. 

Shannan Gilbert's disappearance led to the discovery of 10 presumed victims of the elusive Long Island Serial Killer, but her mother Mari had to battle to get police to take her death seriously.

In "Lost Girls," Dean Winters plays a brash cop involved in the Long Island Serial Killer investigation.

Ten victims have been officially linked by law enforcement as a series of serial killings which have resulted in remains being scattered across Long Island's beaches.

A new docu-series explores Gary Stewart's belief that his father, Early Van Best Jr., was the infamous serial murderer. But he's not the first person to put forth an unlikely candidate.

In new docu-series "The Most Dangerous Animal Of All," a man puts forth his theory that his father, Earl Van Best, was the Zodiac Killer.

A new docu-series exploring one man's claim that his father was the infamous Zodiac Killer delves into the sordid relationship that potential suspect had with an underage girl.

Jacques Ellul was wary that technology was beginning to play an outsized role in people's daily lives, a belief that struck a chord with the man who would become the "Unabomber."