Survivors of serial killer Samuel Little — Leila McClain, Hilda Nelson, Laurie Barros, and Tonya Jackson — testified against him but found they were the ones being judged.
Journalist Maury Terry was convinced that convicted serial killer David Berkowitz was part of a Satanic cabal that together carried out the infamous murders in NYC attributed to a singular "Son of Sam."
Jeffrey Rignall was lured into John Wayne Gacy's car, chloroformed and then brutally raped and beaten. When police downplayed the attack, he decided to conduct his own search for his attacker.
Charles Sobhraj, whose 1970s killing spree largely targeting tourists in Asia is depicted in "The Serpent," escaped prison at least four times, but he's currently safely behind bars in Nepal.
When authorities searched John Wayne Gacy's home in 1978 in connection with the disappearance of 15-year-old Rob Piest, they came across shackles, a high school class ring and a pair of driver's licenses that didn't belong to Gacy.
Author Elon Green paints sincere portraits of serial killer victims Peter Anderson, Thomas Mulcahy, Anthony Marrero, and Michael Sakara while largely ignoring their murderer.
Jillian Lauren, who has written at length about her time as a sex worker, confronted serial killer Samuel Little before his death about the women he killed.