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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Chuck Peruto was just starting off his career as an attorney in 1987 when he chose to defend Philadelphia’s most notorious murderer. The case of Gary Heidnik and his house of horrors is ...

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 ...

Josefina Rivera survived the torture of Gary Heidnik, and is featured on 'People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer' AP Photo Josefina Rivera had no idea she was getting in the car of a ...

Gary Michael Heidnik, in whose house police say two women were murdered and at least four others were raped, imprisoned and tortured, told a Philadelphia judge in 1978 that he suffered from ...

FILE-- In this July 2, 1988, file photo, Gary Heidnik, right, is escorted from a holding cell in Philadelphia after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder, kidnapping and rape in the slaying of ...

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 ...

Art imitates life — even at its most depraved. Consider self-styled pastor and serial killer Gary Heidnik, who’s left a twofold legacy: He’s one of Philadelphia’s most notorious criminals, and he’s ...