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UK's 'Suffolk Strangler' Guilty in 5 Murders

Feb 22, 2008 10:06 AM CST

UK's 'Suffolk Strangler' Guilty in 5 Murders

But cops suspect the serial prostitute killer in even more deaths

(Newser) - A British court yesterday found a former forklift driver guilty of the murders of five young women. The string of prostitute murders in Ipswich made the man dubbed the "Suffolk Strangler" one of Britain's most notorious serial killers. "I feel the pain will never go away," said...

Reno Cops Hunt Murderous Serial Rapist

Feb 17, 2008 7:45 AM CST

Reno Cops Hunt Murderous Serial Rapist

Linked to attacks on 3 women near local campus

(Newser) - A murdered 19-year-old Reno woman is believed to be the third victim of a serial rapist preying on women near the local campus of the University of Nevada, reports the Reno Gazette. The woman was abducted from a friend's home and strangled. "This is a serial rapist," said...

Florida Cops Suspect Hooker Serial Killer
Is Back

Jan 13, 2008 7:55 AM CST

Florida Cops Suspect Hooker Serial Killer Is Back

Body may be fourth in 2-year-old kill spree

(Newser) - The serial killer who hunted Daytona Beach’s prostitutes in the winter of 2005-2006 may be back, Newsweek reports. A body found recently matches the pattern of the earlier killings. “It’s eerily similar and has all the earmarks of the other cases,” said Daytona’s police chief....

DNA May Shine Light on Killer

Jan 11, 2008 2:20 PM CST

DNA May Shine Light on Killer

Headless body's ties to Indiana serial killer in doubt for a century

(Newser) - Authorities in Indiana are hoping DNA evidence will help them close the case of a woman who killed at least 25 people in the early 20th century before possibly faking her own death. A woman's headless body was found in the burned-out basement of Belle Gunness' house in 1908, and...