Possible serial killer is latest horror to upend Mexico World Cup host region — two weeks before first match

Possible serial killer is latest horror to upend Mexico World Cup host region — two weeks before first match

The Mexican state set to host multiple games for the FIFA World Cup 2026 is making headlines for all the wrong reasons, again — as fears grow that a serial killer may be loose in a popular resort town for American tourists. Jalisco State is once again under scrutiny after police recently discovered the bodies … Read more

Serial killer fears as three women are murdered in Puerto Vallarta

Serial killer fears as three women are murdered in Puerto Vallarta

A popular resort town for American tourists in Mexico may have a serial killer on the loose, officials said, as they probe connections between the murders of three women. Puerto Vallarta police are reviewing evidence, surveillance footage, and reports to determine whether the deaths are connected. All the women who died were in their early-to-mid … Read more

I was a serial bridesmaid — trust me, it’s a scam

I was a serial bridesmaid — trust me, it’s a scam

In 2023, The Knot reported that the average bridal party had four bridesmaids. Today that number is ballooning, with Chiefs’ heiress Gracie Hunt boasting of having 14. Ruhama Wolle — author of new book I Hope You Elope — says it’s time for insane bridesmaid culture to end.  In 2022, I walked straight into one … Read more

Dear Abby: Should I be concerned that my fiancé’s best friend is a serial cheater?

Dear Abby: Should I be concerned that my fiancé’s best friend is a serial cheater?

DEAR ABBY: I’m engaged to a wonderful man. We are incredibly happy, and I cannot wait for our life together to begin. There’s just one problem — his best friend, “Joey.” Joey is wonderful to my fiancé and a nice person overall, but he’s a serial cheater. In the five years I’ve known him, Joey … Read more

Exclusive | Serial killer exhibit features shocking recreations of crimes, from Ted Bundy to Jeffrey Dahmer — and you need to sign a waiver to see it

Exclusive | Serial killer exhibit features shocking recreations of crimes, from Ted Bundy to Jeffrey Dahmer — and you need to sign a waiver to see it

A clown with a menacing grin. Bodies bound and dangling from the ceiling. A severed head in the freezer.  No, this isn’t a nightmare or some suburban haunted house. This is real — or, at least, it was. Welcome to “The Mind of a Serial Killer: The Experience,” a bone-chilling immersive journey that dares New … Read more

Exclusive | Why ‘Severance’ star Michael Chernus was ‘hesitant’ to play serial killer John Wayne Gacy

Exclusive | Why ‘Severance’ star Michael Chernus was ‘hesitant’ to play serial killer John Wayne Gacy

Rickon isn’t clowning around.  Michael Chernus, best known for playing the goofy Rickon on “Severance,” takes a darker turn in the serial killer show, “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy.”  Premiering Oct. 16 on Peacock, the show dramatizes the serial killer’s reign of terror and highlights his victim’s stories. Gabriel Luna (“The Last of Us”) … Read more

‘Monster’ killer Ed Gein has gals going gaga — and psychologists say it’s TikTok’s fault

‘Monster’ killer Ed Gein has gals going gaga — and psychologists say it’s TikTok’s fault

Sex Ed is in session for true crime-obsessed chicks.  Hot and homicidal. That’s the dating criteria for 20-somethings with hybristophilia, a sexual attraction to criminals — like serial killer and body snatcher, Ed Gein. It’s an outré affinity toward bad boys that’s being fueled by social media, according to blood-curdling new data. Gein, infamously nicknamed “The Butcher of … Read more

Dear Abby: Should I drop my serial home wrecking friend?

Dear Abby: Should I drop my serial home wrecking friend?

DEAR ABBY: I have a longtime friend, “Laurie,” who is single. Most of the relationships she gets into are with men who are in relationships already. She often suggests that my husband and I and she get together to hang out, but I discourage it because I don’t trust her completely. (I do trust my … Read more

Exclusive | Why Charlie Hunnam’s ‘Monster’ creator ‘struggles to call’ Ed Gein a serial killer despite twisted murders

Exclusive | Why Charlie Hunnam’s ‘Monster’ creator ‘struggles to call’ Ed Gein a serial killer despite twisted murders

Ian Brennan is getting candid on the third season of the crime drama anthology series “Monster.” The new season, titled “Monster: The Ed Gein Story,” hits Netflix on Oct. 3 and features Charlie Hunnam as the twisted killer. “I struggle to call him a serial killer,” he exclusively told The Post at the streaming platform’s … Read more

‘The Case Against Adnan Syed’ returns with follow-up episode—How to watch for free

‘The Case Against Adnan Syed’ returns with follow-up episode—How to watch for free

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. It’s been over five years since HBO’s four-part documentary series “The Case Against Adnan Syed” premiered, and tonight, Sept. 18, a follow-up fifth episode will be released. Director Amy J. … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Son of Sam’ doc director on notorious NYC serial killer – and his shocking new reveal: ‘I don’t know what to make of it’

Exclusive | ‘Son of Sam’ doc director on notorious NYC serial killer – and his shocking new reveal: ‘I don’t know what to make of it’

The Big Apple’s most notorious serial killer is getting a new close-up.  In the Netflix docuseries, “Conversations With a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes” (now streaming), director/ producer Joe Berlinger explores David Berkowitz and his reign of terror on 1970s New York City – and even includes the killer’s claim that he wasn’t the … Read more

‘Slashercise’ workouts at LA studio involve stabbing movements, plastic chainsaws and serial killers videos

‘Slashercise’ workouts at LA studio involve stabbing movements, plastic chainsaws and serial killers videos

This new workout is a scream. Killer Fitness, located in Burbank, California, offers health nuts and horror fans the chance to run for their lives — it’s not exercise, it’s “Slashercise.” Strength is built and endurance is tested during hour-long classes where participants jump, kick, and punch against a giant screen that features looped footage of … Read more

Serial killer-inspired baby names are trending — revealing how culture can ‘creep into our minds,’ experts say

Serial killer-inspired baby names are trending — revealing how culture can ‘creep into our minds,’ experts say

Expecting parents are taking a stab at it — quite literally. Villains, crooks and knife-wielding nuts. Although they’re bad guys of society, their first names are becoming bloody good options for moms and dads-to-be, per a nightmarish new report.  Baby names inspired by true crime icons, such as accused con artist Anna Delvey and mass murderer Ted Bundy, … Read more

I was a serial cheater and couldn’t help myself — now I have 5 wives who accept being jealous

I was a serial cheater and couldn’t help myself — now I have 5 wives who accept being jealous

This guy put a ring on it — five times. Former “serial cheater” Jame Barrett says he finally found relationship bliss — by giving up monogamy and diving headfirst into a full-blown polyamorous household, complete with five wives and a whopping 11 children. Barrett, 30, says that juggling multiple romantic partners — with everyone in … Read more

Exclusive | Dennis Quaid reveals playing a real-life serial killer was ‘very easy’ in ‘Happy Face’

Exclusive | Dennis Quaid reveals playing a real-life serial killer was ‘very easy’ in ‘Happy Face’

Put on a happy face. Dennis Quaid, best known for playing friendly patriarch roles in movies like “The Parent Trap,” takes a darker turn as a serial killer dad in “Happy Face,” premiering March 20 on Paramount+.  “Serial killers are very easy to play,” Quaid 70, exclusively told The Post, while promoting his “True To … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Dexter’ showrunner Clyde Phillips calls ‘Original Sin’ a ‘family show for a serial killer’

Exclusive | ‘Dexter’ showrunner Clyde Phillips calls ‘Original Sin’ a ‘family show for a serial killer’

“Dexter: Original Sin” is, as the title says, the origin story of blood splatter expert and serial killer Dexter Morgan. Clyde Phillips, the showrunner on the first series, is again directing this 10-part series. This iteration stars Irish actor Patrick Gibson as a young Dexter, a college student and budding killer mentored by his dad … Read more

Meet the ‘Serial Killers Next Door”

Meet the ‘Serial Killers Next Door”

“Who lives next door to you?” asks psychologist and true crime expert Emma Kenny in “The Serial Killer Next Door: Chilling True Stories of the Killers Hidden Among Us” (Mobius). “Perhaps a friendly postman or a businessman in a sharp suit? These are the faces you recognize, individuals as ‘ordinary’ as you or me. But it’s … Read more

Why serial killers like Rodney Alcala seek the spotlight on TV — despite risk of getting caught

Why serial killers like Rodney Alcala seek the spotlight on TV — despite risk of getting caught

There’s a troubling pattern over the years of murderers and serial killers appearing on television, namely game shows. One example is Rodney Alcala, who was on the hit game show “The Dating Game” in 1978, amid his murder spree. His story was made into the new Netflix movie “Woman of the Hour,” directed by and … Read more

Serial shoplifter banned from wearing wigs after string of thefts wearing disguises

Serial shoplifter banned from wearing wigs after string of thefts wearing disguises

A prolific shoplifter has been banned from wearing wigs — after numerous attempts to disguise herself. Hannah Roberts, 33, used a series of hair pieces to try and beat a ban on entering any shops. She was a handed a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) by Gloucester magistrates sitting at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court earlier this month. … Read more

Exclusive | How this serial killer you’ve never heard of inspired ‘Psycho,’ ‘Texas Chainsaw’ and Season 3 of Ryan Murphy’s hit show ‘Monster’

Exclusive | How this serial killer you’ve never heard of inspired ‘Psycho,’ ‘Texas Chainsaw’ and Season 3 of Ryan Murphy’s hit show ‘Monster’

He’s the ultimate psycho killer.  Serial killer Ed Gein may not be a household name like Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer, but he looms large in pop culture, inspiring a trio of iconic horror movie killers: Norman Bates in “Psycho,” Buffalo Bill in “The Silence of The Lambs,” and Leatherface in “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”  Even … Read more