For someone who specifically targeted men, stating she didn’t want to kill a woman, especially one with children, she still chose men to be accomplices in her crimes. One of whom, Gary Richards, was a failed career burglar who was 7 ft 3 and aptly called ‘Stretch’.

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From the hunt of a serial killer who dumped his victims' bodies along the desolate beaches of Long Island, New York to TikTok stars acccused of murder, here's some of the great true crime content we shared this week.

• The hunt for the Long Island Serial Killer

• The jealous police officer who murdered her ex-boyfriend's new wife

• Facts about the death penalty in the USA 

• FULL EPISODE: Backpacking tourists preyed on in South Asia - The Serpent: Conversations With A Killer

• 5 TikTok stars accused of murder

Human beings are one of the very few species of animals on the planet known to be able to kill pathologically and without logic or justifiable cause. Thankfully, the sorts of people inclined to murder others in this way are very small in number. They are, of course, spread around the world. That said, they do seem to be concentrated in certain pockets of the globe.But which country has the highest number of serial killers?

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There are five episodes in the second season of Murder Detective. This includes the killing of George Napier, a nightclub bouncer who lost his life over £5 entry fee, and the M4 Flyover Murder from 2018. 

Murder Detective airs Mondays at 9pm on Crime+Investigation. Season 1 is available to stream now on Crime+Investigation.

From the 'Crime of the Century' to one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in US history, here is some of the great content that has been published on Crime+Investigation.

• The Great Train Robbery: 60 years on

• The Loverboy Method: How to spot this human trafficking technique

• A true crime podcast host's recommendations for every occasion

• The Central Park Five: A landmark case of injustice and redemption

• Who killed Tupac Shakur?

Sign up to the Crime+Investigation newsletter to get the latest free episode of Cut To The Crime straight to your inbox - before anyone else! Cut To The Crime gets under the skin of how young people are deeply affected by crime, in a setting familiar to us all: the salon chair. In episode 3, Wes Cunliffe, shares his story with hairdresser and host James Busby about his journey from 'county lines’ drugs kingpin to rugby coach.