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Each file covers the facts of the case, the investigation, and what happened in court. More files are on the desk — subscribe to The Docket to hear when each one opens.
Golden State Killer
The Golden State Killer case explained: 13 murders, decades cold, a 2018 genetic genealogy breakthrough, and the plea deal that ended it.
- Active
- 1974–1986
- Identified
- April 2018
- Method
- Genealogy
Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy’s case file: two Colorado escapes, a televised Florida trial, a pro se defense, discredited bite-mark evidence, and the 1989 execution.
- States
- WA·UT·CO·FL
- Escapes
- 2 (CO, 1977)
- Trial
- Miami, 1979
Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Dahmer’s case file: 17 victims from 1978 to 1991, missed warnings in Milwaukee, an insanity defense the jury rejected, and 15 life terms in 1992.
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI
- Arrest
- July 1991
- Trial
- 1992
BTK
BTK’s case file: 10 murders in the Wichita area from 1974 to 1991, decades of taunting letters, a 2005 arrest traced through floppy disk metadata, and a guilty plea with no deal.
- Location
- Wichita, KS
- Active
- 1974–1991
- Arrest
- Feb 2005
Featured timelineGOLDEN STATE KILLER · 1974–2020
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