Alive Killers

Stephen-Alan Paul Nicholson was convicted of murdering 13-year-old Lucy McHugh in Southampton, England, in July 2018. Nicholson, who had been living as a lodger in Lucy's family home, had sexually abused her for more than a year before luring her to woodland near Southampton Sports Centre, where he stabbed her 27 times. Prosecutors said Lucy had threatened to expose the abuse, giving Nicholson a motive to silence her. He was also convicted of three counts of rape involving Lucy and sexual offences against another teenage girl. In July 2019, Nicholson was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 33 years.

Stephen Port, widely referred to as the Grindr Killer, was a British serial killer who targeted young men he met through online dating platforms, particularly Grindr. Operating in London between 2014 and 2015, he used deception to lure victims to his home, where he drugged them with lethal doses of GHB before sexually assaulting and murdering them. Port’s crimes were marked by manipulation and calculated staging, often disposing of victims’ bodies in or near public areas and attempting to mislead police by planting false evidence. His actions exposed serious investigative failures by authorities, as opportunities to stop him earlier were missed. He was eventually arrested, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Steve "Clem" Grogan was a member of Charles Manson's Family who participated in the 1969 murder of Spahn Ranch worker and stuntman Donald "Shorty" Shea. Already living and working around the ranch before becoming closely associated with Manson, Grogan joined Manson and fellow Family member Bruce Davis in the attack on Shea after Manson came to believe the ranch hand was an informant. Grogan was convicted of first-degree murder in 1971 and initially sentenced to death, but the trial judge reduced his punishment to life imprisonment. Years later, Grogan cooperated with authorities and led investigators to Shea's concealed remains. He was paroled in 1985, becoming the first Manson Family member convicted of murder to be released from prison.

Steven Arthur Rios was a Columbia, Missouri, police officer who was convicted of murdering 23-year-old University of Missouri student Jesse Valencia in June 2004. Rios had been involved in a secret sexual relationship with Valencia, who was reportedly threatening to reveal the relationship to Rios's police chief. Valencia was found with his throat slashed near his apartment. Rios was initially convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole, but the conviction was overturned because of evidentiary errors. At his 2008 retrial, he was convicted of second-degree murder and armed criminal action and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 23 years, with the convictions subsequently upheld on appeal.

Tamika Chesser became the focus of one of Australia’s most shocking criminal investigations after being charged over the alleged murder and dismemberment of her partner in South Australia in 2025. The former reality television contestant and model was accused of killing her boyfriend, Julian Story, inside their Port Lincoln home before allegedly attempting to burn and conceal parts of his remains. The gruesome allegations generated intense national media attention due to Chesser’s past appearance on Australian television and the disturbing details surrounding the case. Investigators described the crime scene as confronting and complex, while reports surrounding Chesser’s mental state, alleged psychosis and detention inside a psychiatric facility added further controversy and public fascination to the investigation.

The Tammi Pointer Killers refers to the group of six offenders responsible for the abduction, prolonged assault, murder, and burning of 18-year-old Alishah "Tammi" Pointer in Gary, Indiana, in October 1990. The offenders acted together throughout the crime, which culminated in Pointer being set on fire while still alive. The case remains one of Indiana's most notorious group murders because of its extreme violence, multiple perpetrators, and the lengthy prison sentences imposed following their convictions.

Thayne Ormsby is an American man convicted of a 2010 triple homicide in Maine. At the age of 20, he carried out a violent attack resulting in multiple deaths within a single incident. He was later arrested, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Timothy Gordon Hyder murdered his fiancée, Natalie "Dawn" Du'Mee, at their home in St. Cloud, Florida, on December 1, 2024, after she told him she no longer wanted to marry him and returned her engagement ring. Hyder retrieved a .357 Magnum revolver and shot Du'Mee in the back of the head before instructing her daughter to call 911. He admitted the shooting to investigators and said he had "snapped." Hyder was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder in May 2025 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He remains incarcerated in Florida.