True Crime
UPDATED: “Scorecard Killer” Victim Identified After 42 Years
In August and September of 2021, Wicked Horror brought readers the story of Randy Kraft–better known by his moniker the “Scorecard Killer”–undoubtedly the most sadistic killer...
Fact-Checking The Acid King
June 19th, 1984, the words “Northport” and “Satan” became synonymous, fused together for decades by the stabbing and mutilation of a 17-year-old in an alleged Satanic sacri...
Victims Spotlight: The Last Man to Die on 9/11
This year marks 20 years since four coordinated terrorist attacks sent America into a spiral of panic, grief, and anger. 9/11 caused the deaths of almost 3000 people- 2,753 people died in New York, 18...
Victims Spotlight: The Victims of The Scorecard Killer
America’s vast network of freeways and highways acts as a sort of circulatory system, one of our prime markers of maturity as a country in the 20th century. Hitchhiking became a common practice ...
Victims Spotlight: Alaska’s One-Eyed Jack Doe
It’s unclear what day in September of 1978 Jack Doe hitched his final ride on the outskirts of Boise, Idaho. It’s also unclear why his killer, a man later identified as Jesse Burt Bishop, ...
Victims Spotlight: Remembering the Suspected Victims of the Green River Killer (Part 3)
From 1982 to 1998, Gary Ridgway etched himself indelibly into the subconscious of every police officer in the Seattle and Tacoma areas of Washington. Ridgway, previously known as the Green River Kille...
Victims Spotlight: Remembering the Victims of the Green River Killer (Part 2)
In memory of all the lost and murdered young women who fell victim to the Green River Killer, with my profound regret that they never had the chance to make the new start so many of them hoped to achi...
Victims Spotlight: Remembering the Victims of the Green River Killer
In memory of all the lost and murdered young women who fell victim to the Green River Killer, with my profound regret that they never had the chance to make the new start so many of them hoped to achi...
The Forgotten Victims and Never-ending Myth of Ted Bundy Part 3
As insane as it might sound, from the moment he was arrested for kidnapping in August of 1975, Theodore Robert Bundy was thrust into the spotlight for his traditional good looks (although that depends...