An unidentified man, nicknamed "Jack the Ripper," was held responsible for murdering five London prostitutes in 1888. The five prostitutes were stabbed to death between August 31 and November 9. Jack the Ripper, so named for his skill with a knife, was...

An eminent South African historian believes he has stumbled on the identity of Jack the Ripper.Charles van Onselen said at first he wasn't sure he wanted to publicize the conclusions he drew when he noticed parallels in the century-old, unsolved Ripper case and the background...

Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad does not deserve a new trial in Maryland, a state appeals court ruled Monday in a sharply worded unanimous decision that compared Muhammad to Jack the Ripper.The state Court of Special Appeals said Muhammad terrorized the Washington region in a...

Here's an idea for a Halloween jaunt: Plan a pilgrimage to the site of your favorite horror movie or scary story. Whether your taste runs to Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King or news accounts of infamous crimes, "Creepy Crawls: A...

A middle-aged truck driver appeared in court Friday for the first time since he was charged in the slayings of five prostitutes _ killings that were splashed across newspapers and television screens for weeks and prompted a manhunt involving hundreds of police officers.Steven Wright, 48,...