r/serialkillers is a subreddit with 659k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for, worst serial killer, worst, american serial killer, and worst deviants, and they frequently recommend/review true crime podcasts and documentary.
Information and news about serial killers.
Popular Themes in r/serialkillers
#1
Advice Requests
: "Where to find reliable serial killer informations"
4 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "what do you do when you see the “signs”"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "XIQ Investigative Intelligence Systems Solves Cases"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Killer Instinct — Survival in New York: A Gay Man's Journey (Book One) — audiobook now live"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/serialkillers
#1
Looking For
26 posts
#2
Worst Serial Killer
21 posts
#3
Worst
9 posts
#4
American Serial Killer
4 posts
#5
Worst Deviants
1 post
#6
Worst Single Murder
1 post
#7
Worst Serial Killers To Have Ever Lived
1 post
#8
Worst Alleged Serial Killer In Connecticut History
1 post
#9
Worst Serial Killer In Costa Rican History
1 post
#10
Worst Parents
1 post
Products Discussed in r/serialkillers
True Crime Podcasts
23 reviews
#1
Red Handed
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Finding Cleo
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
True Crime Garage
5.0★ from 1 review
Documentary
11 reviews
#1
Invincible Monsters
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
The Bridge
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Violent Minds: Killers on Tape
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/serialkillers
#1
News
: "Remembering Janice Ann Ott and Denise Marie Naslund on the date of her passing"
70 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Is there a killer (serial or one time killer) that you believe without a shadow of doubt that they have more victims out there that have yet to be connected or discovered?"
29 posts
#3
Image
: "In 2004, Dennis Rader (B.T.K) left a package for the police department in Wichita that included Nancy Fox’s drivers license and a Barbie doll with its hands and feet bound with a plastic bag wrapped around its head."
26 posts
#4
Questions
: "Why did Gary Ridgway mostly stop killing after 1984?"
14 posts
#5
Other
: "Stephen port (the grindr killer)"
5 posts
#6
Wikipedia
: "One of the most evil Italian serial killer you never heard of, “The Monster of Quadraro”."
3 posts
#7
en.wikipedia.org
: "Leopard Society, leopard men, and human leopards were names used for actual or suspected secret societies that operated in West and Central Africa from the late 19th to the mid-20th century."
2 posts
#8
bbc.com
: "German doctor jailed for murder of 15 patients and suspected of more"
1 post
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youtu.be
: "Return to Fox Hollow Farm airs on July 8th 2026 on Hulu"
1 post
#10
7news.com.au
: "Thai police probe links to suitcase murders - 2 other bodies in suitcases found in recent months."
1 post
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Last updated: July 29, 2026