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This serial killer disguised himself as a clown and performed at children's parties.
John Wayne Gacy
This 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters led to a scandal that ultimately forced the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon.
Watergate
This postmortem condition, caused by chemical changes in the muscles, typically begins within a few hours of death and can help determine the time of death in criminal investigations.
Rigor Mortis
The 2020 Netflix documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door examines the shocking case of this Colorado man who murdered his wife and two daughters.
Chris Watts
This six year old's murder in her own home in 1996 is one of the most famous murder cases in the world
This Chicago gangster, known as "Scarface," was convicted of tax evasion in 1931.
Al Capone
This former NFL star and actor was famously acquitted in 1995 for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman
O.J. Simpson
The Miranda warning, which reminds suspects of their rights, originated from the 1966 case of this man.
Ernesto Miranda
This chilling book detailed the real-life 1959 murder of the Clutter family.
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
This famous child went missing on a family trip to Portugal in 2007
Madeleine McCann
Known as the "Unabomber," this American domestic terrorist was responsible for a nationwide bombing campaign between 1978 and 1995, targeting universities and airlines.
Ted Kaczynski
This legendary unsolved heist involved a man parachuting out of a plane with $200,000 in stolen cash.
D.B. Cooper
This infamous serial killer was caught thanks to DNA evidence found on a discarded napkin.
Golden State Killer
This infamous Los Angeles cult murder case was the focus of the book Helter Skelter.
Manson Family Murders
This unidentified killer terrorized London in 1888, leaving taunting letters signed with this infamous alias.
Jack the Ripper
This infamous criminal duo, known for their crime spree during the Great Depression, were responsible for numerous bank robberies and murders before their deaths in 1934.
Bonnie and Clyde
The infamous Zodiac Killer taunted the police with these cryptic messages.
Ciphers
This forensic technique, used to analyze bite marks, has been widely discredited as unreliable.
Forensic Odontology
This infamous crime podcast, which became a sensation in 2014, reinvestigated the murder of Hae Min Lee.
Serial
Despite being convicted of killing his wife in 1973, John List managed to evade capture for 18 years until he was caught thanks to this TV show.
America's Most Wanted
This serial killer, also known as the "Boston Strangler," was convicted of killing 13 women in the early 1960s, but the case remains controversial with some speculating others may have been involved.
Albert DeSalvo
In the late 1970s, this killer, dubbed the "Son of Sam," went on a shooting spree in New York City, murdering six people and wounding several others while claiming to be following the orders of a demon.
David Berkowitz
Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth case
In 1986, this became the first criminal case to be solved using DNA evidence, leading to the conviction of Colin Pitchfork for the murders of two young girls in England.
The 2003 film Monster tells the story of this real-life female serial killer.
Aileen Wuornos
The 1947 murder of this aspiring actress, known as the "Black Dahlia," remains one of Hollywood's most infamous unsolved crimes.
Elizabeth Short