Disclaimer: This article contains mentions of murder, rape, and assault. Reader discretion is advised. Gary Heidnik, widely known as the Bishop, was a murderer and serial rapist who lured six women ...

When some people commit vicious and horrific crimes, their loved ones are shocked. They say they never saw it coming — the killer was a good neighbor, or a loving husband, or a dutiful employee. But ...

One of Gary Heidnik's survivors tells her story on a new episode of 'People Magazine Investigates: Surviving A Serial Killer' AP Photo Gary Heidnik had a sinister plan. He was living alone in ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Gary Heidnik was responsible for one of the most grotesque series of crimes ever to occur in Philadelphia. July 1st will mark the 30-year anniversary of the conviction of Gary ...

One of the most notorious serial r*pists and killers, Gary M. Heidnik, was executed by lethal injection in 1999, making him the last man to be executed in Pennsylvania. He abducted and held six ...

Gary M. Heidnik, one of the most gruesome criminals in American history, held six African-American women hostage in his basement from 1986 to 1987, before he was caught and arrested for his crimes.

Tracey Lomax watched from the viewing room of a state prison in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, as her sister’s killer received a lethal injection. Convicted murderer Gary Heidnik had received his last meal ...

A man convicted of killing two women he tortured in his home got a stay of execution Friday in Philadelphia after a court gave his daughter the right to fight for his life. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court ...

When someone kidnaps six women, locks them up in a basement, and rapes and tortures them for months on end, an immediate thought is: Why? Why would someone do something so depraved, so hideously awful ...