The news and entertainment media perpetuate numerous myths about serial killers, including the stereotypes that all serial offenders are male and that women do not engage in horrible acts of violence.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hike and bike trail along Lady Bird Lake is feet from the end of Rainey Street on Sunday April 2, 2023 in Downtown Austin.

This week, I saw a reporter mention that the FBI’s definition of a serial killer is someone who kills at least three times with at least a month between incidents. I heard something similar from a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fishers go out on kayaks on Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin. (Charlie Finnerty/Austin American-Statesman) A new independent ...

A new independent study has poured cold water on one of Austin’s most chilling rumors: that a serial killer is stalking young men in the Rainey Street Historic District and drowning them in Lady Bird ...