Lansing police investigating possible serial killer after 5 deaths

Lansing police are considering whether the deaths of five unhoused men could be the work of a serial killer.

• 16h ago

Fears of serial killer rise in South Africa after body of 10th woman found

Police have identified similarities in some of the killings but said they had not found conclusive evidence that the same person or people were responsible.

• Sep 26

Police capture suspected serial killer disguised as woman, carrying baby

Brazilian police said they will reopen dozens of cases linked to a self-confessed serial killer who was arrested as he attempted to escape dressed as a woman and carrying a baby.

• Sep 18

Philly police probing possible serial murders

Philadelphia police, along with the FBI, are investigating possible serial murders in the city. This comes after investigators discovered evidence tied to at least five missing women in a home in the city's Olney neighborhood. CBS Philadelphia reporter Joe Holden has the latest.

• Sep 17

Evidence discovered in "house of horrors"

Investigators are looking into photo and video evidence that appears to show missing women dead inside a so-called "house of horrors" in Philadelphia. CBS News' Jericka Duncan has more on the case.

• Sep 17

9th woman found dead in South Africa, adding to fears of serial killer

South African police say a ninth woman's body has been discovered in an area east of Johannesburg, adding that it could be linked to a series of killings they are investigating.

• Sep 17

FBI probing potential father-son serial killers

FBI agents are investigating two potential serial killers, a father and his son, possibly involved in the killings of at least five women. Jericka Duncan reports.

• Sep 16

Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison for Gilgo Beach serial killings

Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.

• Jun 17

Gilgo Beach serial killer sentenced

In a Long Island courtroom Wednesday, Rex Heuermann received three life sentences for choking and dismembering eight women, most of them in his basement, over the course of more than 15 years. The 62-year-old addressed the court before he was sent away. Tom Hanson reports.

• Jun 17

Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison

Rex Huermann, the man who pleaded guilty to a series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports.

• Jun 17

Accused Oregon serial killer charged with murder of 5th woman

Jesse Calhoun's defense attorney entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf in a Portland courtroom.

• Jun 4

Gilgo Beach serial killer admits to 8 murders

Serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted to killing eight women on Long Island over the span of 17 years, ending in 2010. He will now spend the rest of his life in prison. Tom Hanson reports.

• Apr 8

Details on Gilgo Beach serial killer's plea

Rex Heuermann on Wednesday changed his plea to guilty for killing seven women on New York's Long Island between 1993 and 2011. The string of murders came to be known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings. CBS News' Bradley Blackburn and Caroline Polisi have more.

• Apr 8

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to 7 murders

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to seven counts and admitted guilt in the death of an eighth woman.

• Apr 8

Gilgo Beach killings suspect pleads guilty

Rex Heuermann, the man charged with several counts of murder in the Gilgo Beach killings probe, pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more.

• Apr 8

Ted Bundy's DNA linked to death of Utah teen in 1974, sheriff's office says

Bundy's full DNA profiled was entered into the FBI's national database, giving investigators a shot at solving potential cases linked to Bundy.

• Apr 1

Rodney Alcala: The Killing Game

A photographer who was on "The Dating Game" became one of the nation's deadliest serial killers. eight years after "48 Hours"' first report, new victims emerge. Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

• Nov 9, 2024

The Unending Search for Sara Anne Wood

Investigators are locked in a 30-year game of cat and mouse with a child serial killer to find the body of 12-year-old Sara. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

• Sep 21, 2024

Serial killer gets death sentence for string of murders in Phoenix

Cleophus Cooksey Jr., 43, was found guilty in late September of murder in eight killings.

• Dec 19, 2025

Serial killer linked to at least 3 women's cold case murders

Police said forensic testing and genetic genealogy identified Kenneth Smith as the person who killed two women in the 1980s and a third woman in the 1990s.

• Dec 12, 2025

The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings

The bound bodies of four women are found along a desolate stretch of beach. Disturbing new details about the architect police say is a serial killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

• Jun 15, 2024

Hannibal Unmasked

"48 Hours:" Three young women murdered and the hunt for a serial killer named Hannibal. Harold Dow reports.

• Jun 15, 2024

Rodney Alcala: The Killing Game

A photographer who was on "The Dating Game" became one of the nation's deadliest serial killers. Eight years after "48 Hours"' first report, new victims emerge. Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

• Jun 1, 2024

Tracing family trees to catch killers

Steve Kroft reports on how a new tool that uses a mixture of DNA analysis and family genealogy has been helping law enforcement crack cold cases.

• Oct 21, 2018

Rodney Alcala: The Killing Game

A photographer who was on "The Dating Game" became one of the nation's deadliest serial killers -- eight years after "48 Hours"' first report, new victims emerge. Correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

• Feb 17, 2018

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