Explore the most notorious locations in Illinois. Fact-checked. Verified. Morbidly fascinating.

The "Castle" where serial killer HH Holmes lured and murdered his many victims.

Serial killer John Wayne Gacy buried most of his victims under the floorboards of his suburban home.

Richard Speck tortured and murdered 8 women in this house in 1966.

Bank Robber John Dillinger was gunned down outside of this Chicago area theater in 1934.

Five women were shot execution style inside a Lane Bryant clothing store in suburban Chicago in 2008. The killer was never caught.