All case files
24 criminal cases, each traced from charge to final outcome using court records.
| Defendant | Court | Years | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aileen Carol Wuornos | Florida circuit courts (Volusia, Dixie and other counties), United States | 1991 to 2002 | Convicted |
| Amanda Marie Knox | Corte d'assise di Perugia, Florence Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Cassation, Italy | 2007 to 2025 | Convicted |
| Bernard Lawrence Madoff | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, United States | 2009 to 2021 | Pleaded guilty |
| Casey Marie Anthony | Ninth Judicial Circuit Court, Orange County, Florida, United States | 2008 to 2013 | Conviction overturned |
| Charles Milles Manson | Los Angeles County Superior Court, California, United States | 1969 to 2017 | Convicted |
| Christa Gail Pike | Knox County Criminal Court, Tennessee, United States | 1995 to 2026 | Convicted |
| David Richard Berkowitz | New York State courts (Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx), United States | 1977 to 2026 | Pleaded guilty |
| Dennis Lynn Rader | Sedgwick County District Court, Kansas, United States | 2005 to 2026 | Pleaded guilty |
| Edward Theodore Gein | Waushara County Circuit Court, Wisconsin, United States | 1957 to 1984 | Acquitted |
| Elizabeth Anne Holmes | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Jose), United States | 2018 to 2026 | Convicted |
| Harold Frederick Shipman | Crown Court of England and Wales, United Kingdom | 2000 to 2004 | Convicted |
| Ivan Robert Marko Milat | Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia | 1994 to 2019 | Convicted |
| Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer | Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Wisconsin, United States | 1991 to 1994 | Convicted |
| John Wayne Gacy | Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, United States | 1980 to 1994 | Convicted |
| Joseph Lyle Menendez and Erik Galen Menendez | Los Angeles County Superior Court, California, United States | 1990 to 2026 | Convicted |
| Lizzie Andrew Borden | Superior Court, Bristol County (sitting at New Bedford), Massachusetts, United States | 1892 to 1893 | Acquitted |
| Orenthal James Simpson | Los Angeles County Superior Court, California, and Clark County District Court, Nevada, United States | 1994 to 2024 | Convicted |
| Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius | High Court, Gauteng Division, Pretoria, and Supreme Court of Appeal, South Africa | 2014 to 2029 | Conviction overturned |
| Peter William Sutcliffe (later Peter Coonan) | Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey), England and Wales, United Kingdom | 1981 to 2020 | Convicted |
| Richard Ramirez | Los Angeles County Superior Court, California, United States | 1989 to 2013 | Convicted |
| Scott Lee Peterson | San Mateo County Superior Court (case moved from Stanislaus County), California, United States | 2004 to 2026 | Convicted |
| Theodore John Kaczynski | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (with a case transferred from the District of New Jersey), United States | 1996 to 2023 | Pleaded guilty |
| Theodore Robert Bundy | Florida and Utah state courts, United States | 1975 to 1989 | Convicted |
| Timothy James McVeigh | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (venue moved from Oklahoma City), United States | 1997 to 2001 | Convicted |