r/serialkillers is a subreddit with 656k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses serial killers, serial killer, looking for, worst serial killer, and murder, and they frequently recommend/review true crime podcasts and documentary.
Information and news about serial killers.
Popular Themes in r/serialkillers
#1
News
: "Brittany Pilkington is an Ohio woman who married her stepfather, who groomed and raped her as a child. Between 2014 and 2015, Brittany murdered their three sons. She later told the police that her husband paid too much attention to the boys and not enough to her and their daughter."
49 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What’s the most disturbing case involving a female criminal you’ve ever heard of?"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Remembering Brenda Carol Ball on the anniversary of her murder"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/serialkillers
#1
Serial Killers
: "Kenneth McDuff, one of the most evil Serial Killers yet very obscure"
137 posts
#2
Serial Killer
: "A bodycam still of Tiffany Taylor talking to the police after escaping a Serial Killer who targeted black sex workers since "nobody would miss them." After the police rejected Taylor's report, her attacker killed again. The friends of one victim had to catch him on their own (New Jersey, 2016)."
54 posts
#3
Looking For
26 posts
#4
Worst Serial Killer
21 posts
#5
Murder
: "Brittany Pilkington is an Ohio woman who married her stepfather, who groomed and raped her as a child. Between 2014 and 2015, Brittany Murdered their three sons. She later told the police that her husband paid too much attention to the boys and not enough to her and their daughter."
21 posts
#6
Victim
: "A bodycam still of Tiffany Taylor talking to the police after escaping a serial killer who targeted black sex workers since "nobody would miss them." After the police rejected Taylor's report, her attacker killed again. The friends of one Victim had to catch him on their own (New Jersey, 2016)."
21 posts
#7
Case
: "I've been researching the Mary Bell Case for a video and I cant stop thinking about her mother"
21 posts
#8
Ted Bundy
: "Rare Ted Bundy photo during his younger days"
17 posts
#9
True Crime
: "Five of the most bizarre True Crime cases I've come across"
10 posts
#10
Worst
9 posts
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
: "New DNA testing has definitively linked the unsolved death of an Utah teenager in 1974 to the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy."
72 posts
#2
Image
: "Brittany Pilkington is an Ohio woman who married her stepfather, who groomed and raped her as a child. Between 2014 and 2015, Brittany murdered their three sons. She later told the police that her husband paid too much attention to the boys and not enough to her and their daughter."
43 posts
#3
Discussion
: "In the 1990s, serial killer Herb Baumeister buried bodies on Fox Hollow Farm, his Westfield property. Now, some of the land is for sale."
39 posts
#4
Questions
: "Has there ever been a case of a serial killer sparing a victim because they had a soft corner for them?"
22 posts
#5
Other
: "The only woman hanged in New Zealand"
9 posts
#6
Wikipedia
: "Wikipedia articles of serial killers from before they were identified"
2 posts
#7
cbsnews.com
: "Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women"
1 post
#8
edition.cnn.com
: "Italian ambulance driver suspected of murdering five patients"
1 post
#9
nbcphiladelphia.com
: "Convicted serial killer Keith Gibson found guilty in 2021 Philly murders"
1 post
#10
Unsolved Murders
: "The “Lone Woman Murders” – Unsolved Cases in 1940s Los Angeles"
1 post
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Last updated: June 15, 2026