World's Most Evil Killers

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World's Most Evil Killers

After a worker found the body of Jarrae Estepp at a California recycling center, detectives closed in on her murderer: Steven Dean Gordon and discovered that he had killed before.

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Season 8
Working as a truck driver, serial killer Wayne Adam Ford strangled and dismembered his victims before dumping their bodies in creeks.
As well as being a well-spoken, well-respected computer expert, Randy Kraft was a serial killer suspected of killing more than 60 men.
From 1975 and 1980, Billy Mansfield Jr murdered at least five people, but investigators suspect the extent of his serial killing is still to be revealed.
When police in Colorado interrogated Richard Paul White about the murder of his friend, he began confessing to even more horrifying crimes.
For Richard Kuklinski, crime was his way of life. As a mafia hit men, his unusual methods led to a disturbing nickname: The Iceman.
Over a 25-year career of murder, Richard Biegenwald killed at least six people as he sought out ever more violent and inventive ways of dealing death.
In 1999 and 2000, women began disappearing from Detroit's thriving areas of prostitution. No one suspected that John Eric Armstrong, a seemingly normal father was actually a killer.
In 1973, Dawn Magyar's body was found two months after she had vanished. Twenty-eight years on, advances in forensics helped solve the case.
Mother Paige Birgfeld went missing in 2007 and her remains were found five years later. A decade on, police closed the net on a local mechanic.
In 1973, Dawn Magyar's body was found two months after she had vanished. Twenty-eight years on, advances in forensics helped solve the case.
When Catherine Nevin reported a violent attack which left her husband dead, it was initially seen as a robbery gone wrong. But as detectives dug deeper, they discovered a dark side to Catherine.
In March 2005, a headless body was found in Dublin. Once identified, investigations linked the remains to Kathleen Mulhall, and her daughters Linda and Charlotte.
When Mary Gough was found dead at the bottom of the, her husband Colin Whelan appeared shocked. But a post-mortem revealed her injuries weren't consistent with a fall...
In October 2004, Rachel O'Reilly was brutally murdered by her husband, Joe O'Reilly.
In April 1997, 27-year-old Rachel McGrath was stabbed to death in a car park. 24 hours later Nicholas Burton abducted another woman. After a complex trial, the killer was handed three life sentences.
After killing Billy Bryan and Annie Castle, Danville Neil escaped justice for 30 years. But advances in forensics helped convict him in 2020.
After killing his two children, Jordan Monaghan played the grieving father well. But a third death in 2019 saw detectives finally close the net.
In 2003, Jane Longhurst vanished. Her body was found weeks later and police soon closed in on Graham Coutts, who Jane had planned to meet.
When Carol Jarvis vanished, doubts grew over her husband Harry's story - and sinister letters he sent his mistress did little to support his lies.
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