Born to Kill?

What motivated Fred West to commit such terrible crimes? Was he born evil or did his upbringing make him this way?

When the police began investigating Dr. Harold Shipman, they struggled to understand him. How could a GP who was trusted and respected by more than 3,000 patients also be a killer who struck time after time with no obvious motive?

Can people be persuaded to kill for love? Can they be crimes of passion? Ian Brady claimed that Myra Hindley was a manipulative liar who was as committed to murder as he had been.

Why does a Jeffrey Dahmer happen? How does a man become a killer, necrophiliac, cannibal and psychopath?

John Allen Muhammad, a veteran of the Gulf War, and his teenage stepson John Lee Malvo were convicted of the D.C. sniper attacks.

Australia's worst solo serial killer, Ivan Milat (aka The Backpack Murderer), is now serving life for the murders of seven hitchhiking backpackers between 1989 and 1992. Did he murder for entertainment?