Author Krystian Bala staged a businessman's murder out of jealousy, then used the plot for his best-selling novel, inadvertently helping police track him down.

Tran Ngoc Minh, 30, opened fire after his friends argued with a group whose car was blocking the road.

Nguyen Thanh Nha murdered his girlfriend in a jealous rage, dismembered her body, and fled to his hometown before confessing to his brother, leading to his arrest.

Nguyen Xuan Sau, 53, fatally stabbed his wife, Vo Thi Ngan, after she allegedly attacked him with a fan and a rice-threshing tool.

Three men received life sentences following a deadly brawl on Nguyen Tat Thanh coastal road in Da Nang.

95 days after vanishing on her way home, 15-year-old Eom Hyun-ah's body was discovered in a drainpipe, the only clues being bright red paint on her fingernails and toenails.

Fearing they were being trafficked to Cambodia, three Chinese teenagers murdered their taxi driver in Vietnam, dumped his body, and stole the vehicle.

Trieu Van Phuc, 44, allegedly attacked a fellow villager with a knife before fleeing into the forest with a musket.

Lee Dong-shik, known for his portraits of women taken with an expensive camera, shocked South Korea in early 1983 when he declared to police, "the image of a person dying is art."

Pham Huu Phuoc stabbed his friend to death after a drunken argument where the victim jokingly threatened to shoot him.

Valerie Reyes's frozen body was discovered in a discarded suitcase, a week after her ex-boyfriend left her to die.

34-year-old Tran Van Tuan admitted to arguing with and fatally striking his father with a wooden chair while drunk.

Experts believe it's nearly impossible to stop dangerous predators lurking on apps like Tinder and Grindr, searching for victims to lure to their deaths.

Mai Thi Van is suspected of killing her 8 and 12-year-old grandsons before attempting suicide. She was discovered and taken to the hospital.