Seriel Killer

• Brazilian Suspected of 39 Serial Killings Arrested

  Brazilian police said on Thursday they have arrested a suspected serial killer who admits to slaying 39 people in a four-year killing spree, including 16 young women.

• California man confesses to 40 killings

  A suspected contract killer charged with killing nine people confessed to investigators that he carried out up to 40 slayings in a career spanning decades, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.