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Amy Archer-Gilligan | Amy Archer-Gilligan | ||
Benjamin Atkins | Benjamin Atkins | ||
Joe Ball: AKA "The Alligator Man" | Joe Ball: AKA "The Alligator Man" | ||
Velma Barfield | Velma Barfield | ||
Herb Baumeister | Herb Baumeister | ||
Bloody Benders | Bloody Benders | ||
Robert Berdella | Robert Berdella | ||
David Berkowitz: AKA "Son of Sam" and "The .44 Caliber Killer" | David Berkowitz: AKA "Son of Sam" and "The .44 Caliber Killer" | ||
Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr: AKA "The Hillside Strangler" | Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr: AKA "The Hillside Strangler" | ||
Richard Biegenwald | Richard Biegenwald | ||
Arthur Gary Bishop | Arthur Gary Bishop | ||
Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris | Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris | ||
Terry Blair: Kansas City serial killer and rapist | Terry Blair: Kansas City serial killer and rapist | ||
William Bonin: AKA "The Freeway Killer" | William Bonin: AKA "The Freeway Killer" | ||
Dallen Bounds | Dallen Bounds | ||
Gary Ray Bowles | Gary Ray Bowles | ||
Briley Brothers | Briley Brothers | ||
Jerry Brudos: AKA "The Lust Killer" and "Shoe Fetish Slayer" | Jerry Brudos: AKA "The Lust Killer" and "Shoe Fetish Slayer" | ||
Judy Buenoano | Judy Buenoano | ||
Ted Bundy | Ted Bundy | ||
Ricardo Caputo: AKA "The Lady Killer" | Ricardo Caputo: AKA "The Lady Killer" | ||
Harvey Carignan: AKA "The Want-Ad Killer" | Harvey Carignan: AKA "The Want-Ad Killer" | ||
David Carpenter: AKA "The Trailside Killer" | David Carpenter: AKA "The Trailside Killer" | ||
Michael Bear Carson and Suzan Carson | Michael Bear Carson and Suzan Carson | ||
Dean Carter | Dean Carter | ||
Richard Chase: AKA "The Vampire of Sacramento" | Richard Chase: AKA "The Vampire of Sacramento" | ||
Thor Nis Christiansen | Thor Nis Christiansen | ||
Joseph Christopher: AKA "The Midtown Slasher" | Joseph Christopher: AKA "The Midtown Slasher" | ||
Doug Clark and Carol M. Bundy: AKA "The Sunset Strip Killers" | Doug Clark and Carol M. Bundy: AKA "The Sunset Strip Killers" | ||
Cynthia Coffman | Cynthia Coffman | ||
Carroll Cole | Carroll Cole | ||
Alton Coleman | Alton Coleman | ||
John Norman Collins: AKA "The Co-Ed Killer" | John Norman Collins: AKA "The Co-Ed Killer" | ||
Ray and Faye Copeland | Ray and Faye Copeland | ||
Dean Corll and Elmer Wayne Henley | Dean Corll and Elmer Wayne Henley | ||
Juan Corona | Juan Corona | ||
Tony Costa | Tony Costa | ||
Richard Cottingham: AKA "The Torso Killer" | Richard Cottingham: AKA "The Torso Killer" | ||
Juan Covington: shot dead three people including his cousin and a co-worker in Philadelphia in 1998 and 2005 | Juan Covington: shot dead three people including his cousin and a co-worker in Philadelphia in 1998 and 2005 | ||
Andre Crawford: a convicted serial killer, who killed 11 women between 1993 to 1997 | Andre Crawford: a convicted serial killer, who killed 11 women between 1993 to 1997 | ||
Charles Cullen: nurse in New Jersey and Pennsylvania who killed as many as 40 patients through lethal injection | Charles Cullen: nurse in New Jersey and Pennsylvania who killed as many as 40 patients through lethal injection | ||
Andrew Cunanan: shot dead two friends and two strangers in two weeks in Spring 1997; killed Gianni Versace two months later before committing suicide | Andrew Cunanan: shot dead two friends and two strangers in two weeks in Spring 1997; killed Gianni Versace two months later before committing suicide | ||
Jeffrey Dahmer: Milwaukee, Wisconsin cannibal who kept heads, skulls and body parts in his apartment for sexual gratification; convicted of 15 murders, but was responsible for two others | |||
Jeffrey Dahmer: Milwaukee, Wisconsin cannibal who kept heads, skulls and body parts in his apartment for sexual gratification; convicted of 15 murders, but was responsible for two | |||
others | |||
Thomas Dillon: serial sniper who killed five men in southeastern Ohio between 1989 and 1992 | Thomas Dillon: serial sniper who killed five men in southeastern Ohio between 1989 and 1992 | ||
Westley Allan Dodd: raped and murdered three boys in 1989; executed on January 5, 1993 | Westley Allan Dodd: raped and murdered three boys in 1989; executed on January 5, 1993 | ||
Ronald Dominique: confessed to raping and murdering at least 23 men in Louisiana; sentenced to eight life sentences in 2008 | Ronald Dominique: confessed to raping and murdering at least 23 men in Louisiana; sentenced to eight life sentences in 2008 | ||
Nannie Doss: AKA "The Giggling Granny" and "The Jolly Black Widow"; serial poisoner who killed 11 family members | Nannie Doss: AKA "The Giggling Granny" and "The Jolly Black Widow"; serial poisoner who killed 11 family members | ||
Brian Dugan: convicted of murdering two girls and a woman between 1983 and 1985 | Brian Dugan: convicted of murdering two girls and a woman between 1983 and 1985 | ||
Joseph E. Duncan III: abducted and murdered a boy in 1997; bludgeoned three people to death in 2005 home invasion to abduct two more children, one of whom he shot weeks later | Joseph E. Duncan III: abducted and murdered a boy in 1997; bludgeoned three people to death in 2005 home invasion to abduct two more children, one of whom he shot weeks later | ||
Paul Durousseau: murdered seven in southeast United States between 1997 and 2003; may have killed while stationed in Germany with the Army | Paul Durousseau: murdered seven in southeast United States between 1997 and 2003; may have killed while stationed in Germany with the Army | ||
Edward Edwards: shot a young couple in 1977 and stabbed and strangled another in 1980; died months prior to execution for shooting his foster son in 1996 insurance murder | Edward Edwards: shot a young couple in 1977 and stabbed and strangled another in 1980; died months prior to execution for shooting his foster son in 1996 insurance murder | ||
Mack Ray Edwards: convicted of murdering three children after confessing to the murders of six in Los Angeles County between 1953 and 1969; claimed at one point to have killed as many as 18 | |||
Mack Ray Edwards: convicted of murdering three children after confessing to the murders of six in Los Angeles County between 1953 and 1969; claimed at one point to have killed as | |||
many as 18 | |||
Walter Ellis: AKA "The Milwaukee North Side Strangler"; convicted of killing seven prostitutes in Wisconsin between 1986 and 2007 | Walter Ellis: AKA "The Milwaukee North Side Strangler"; convicted of killing seven prostitutes in Wisconsin between 1986 and 2007 | ||
Scott Erskine: convicted of raping and murdering a woman in 1989 and the torture-murders of two boys in 1993 | Scott Erskine: convicted of raping and murdering a woman in 1989 and the torture-murders of two boys in 1993 | ||
Donald Leroy Evans: convicted of two stranglings and police closed the file on another; suspected of another dozen murders but recanted confessions to over 50 more | Donald Leroy Evans: convicted of two stranglings and police closed the file on another; suspected of another dozen murders but recanted confessions to over 50 more | ||
Gary Evans: antique thief who shot to death two shop owners and three accomplices who he suspected of stealing from him between 1985 and 1997 | Gary Evans: antique thief who shot to death two shop owners and three accomplices who he suspected of stealing from him between 1985 and 1997 | ||
Richard Evonitz: abducted and killed three girls in Spotsylvania County, Virginia in 1996 and 1997 | Richard Evonitz: abducted and killed three girls in Spotsylvania County, Virginia in 1996 and 1997 | ||
Larry Eyler: AKA "The Interstate Killer"; convicted of murdering two young men and confessed to stabbing and mutilating 20 more in 1982 and 1983 | Larry Eyler: AKA "The Interstate Killer"; convicted of murdering two young men and confessed to stabbing and mutilating 20 more in 1982 and 1983 | ||
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck: AKA "The Lonely Hearts Killers"; killed at least three women and one child in the 1940s but suspected in up to 20 murders in New York and Michigan | Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck: AKA "The Lonely Hearts Killers"; killed at least three women and one child in the 1940s but suspected in up to 20 murders in New York and Michigan | ||
Albert Fish: AKA "The Werewolf of Wisteria"; sadist and pedophile who cannibalized several children; convicted of one murder, confessed to 2 others, claimed to have molested 100 children | |||
Albert Fish: AKA "The Werewolf of Wisteria"; sadist and pedophile who cannibalized several children; convicted of one murder, confessed to 2 others, claimed to have molested 100 | |||
children | |||
Wayne Adam Ford: AKA "Wayward Wayne"; confessed to murdering four women; believed to have killed others | Wayne Adam Ford: AKA "Wayward Wayne"; confessed to murdering four women; believed to have killed others | ||
Kendall Francois: serial killer from Poughkeepsie, New York who targeted prostitutes; after strangling the women, he would store them in various crawl spaces in and around his home | Kendall Francois: serial killer from Poughkeepsie, New York who targeted prostitutes; after strangling the women, he would store them in various crawl spaces in and around his home | ||
Joseph Paul Franklin: racist serial killer who targeted interracial couples and attempted to assassinate Larry Flynt and Vernon Jordan; convicted of 11 murders and confessed to nine others | |||
Joseph Paul Franklin: racist serial killer who targeted interracial couples and attempted to assassinate Larry Flynt and Vernon Jordan; convicted of 11 murders and confessed to nine | |||
others | |||
John Wayne Gacy: AKA "The Killer Clown"; killer of at least 33 men and boys; kept bodies buried under his Chicago home | John Wayne Gacy: AKA "The Killer Clown"; killer of at least 33 men and boys; kept bodies buried under his Chicago home | ||
Gerald and Charlene Gallego: AKA "The Gallego Sex Slaves Killers"; kidnapped, raped and killed victims in the late 1970s; most of them were teenagers | Gerald and Charlene Gallego: AKA "The Gallego Sex Slaves Killers"; kidnapped, raped and killed victims in the late 1970s; most of them were teenagers | ||
Carlton Gary: convicted of the murders of seven elderly women in Georgia | Carlton Gary: convicted of the murders of seven elderly women in Georgia | ||
Donald Henry "Peewee" Gaskins: AKA "The Meanest Man in America"; convicted of nine murders; confessed to more than 200; executed on September 6, 1991 | Donald Henry "Peewee" Gaskins: AKA "The Meanest Man in America"; convicted of nine murders; confessed to more than 200; executed on September 6, 1991 | ||
Ed Gein: two known victims, one suspected victim, four missing persons; elements of Gein's life and crimes have inspired, at least in part, the films Psycho and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and the novel/movie The Silence of the Lambs | |||
Ed Gein: two known victims, one suspected victim, four missing persons; elements of Gein's life and crimes have inspired, at least in part, the films Psycho and The Texas Chain Saw | |||
Massacre, and the novel/movie The Silence of the Lambs | |||
Janie Lou Gibbs: Georgia poisoner who killed five family members | Janie Lou Gibbs: Georgia poisoner who killed five family members | ||
Bertha Gifford: found not guilty of three arsenic poisonings by reason of insanity and suspected of 14 other killings, mostly of children, in Missouri | Bertha Gifford: found not guilty of three arsenic poisonings by reason of insanity and suspected of 14 other killings, mostly of children, in Missouri | ||
Kristen Gilbert: AKA "The Angel of Death"; nurse convicted of killing four by epinephrine injection | Kristen Gilbert: AKA "The Angel of Death"; nurse convicted of killing four by epinephrine injection | ||
Sean Vincent Gillis: convicted of killing and mutilating seven women in Baton Rouge in competition with Derrick Todd Lee between 1994 and 2004 | Sean Vincent Gillis: convicted of killing and mutilating seven women in Baton Rouge in competition with Derrick Todd Lee between 1994 and 2004 | ||
Lorenzo Gilyard: killed up to 13 prostitutes in the Kansas City area 1977 to 1993 | Lorenzo Gilyard: killed up to 13 prostitutes in the Kansas City area 1977 to 1993 | ||
Harvey Glatman: AKA "The Lonely Hearts Killer"; Californian rapist and killer of three women; lured women to pose for "bondage photographs"; executed September 18, 1959 | Harvey Glatman: AKA "The Lonely Hearts Killer"; Californian rapist and killer of three women; lured women to pose for "bondage photographs"; executed September 18, 1959 | ||
Billy Glaze: mission-oriented killer convicted of raping and murdering three Native American prostitutes in Minneapolis in 1986 and 1987 | Billy Glaze: mission-oriented killer convicted of raping and murdering three Native American prostitutes in Minneapolis in 1986 and 1987 | ||
Billy Gohl: union official linked with the disappearances of over 40 sailors in Aberdeen, Washington in the early 20th century | Billy Gohl: union official linked with the disappearances of over 40 sailors in Aberdeen, Washington in the early 20th century | ||
Mark Goudeau: AKA "The Baseline Killer"; convicted of nine murders in Phoenix, Arizona | Mark Goudeau: AKA "The Baseline Killer"; convicted of nine murders in Phoenix, Arizona | ||
Gwendolyn Graham and Cathy Wood: Michigan duo who murdered five elderly nursing home residents in their care and claimed to have killed another | Gwendolyn Graham and Cathy Wood: Michigan duo who murdered five elderly nursing home residents in their care and claimed to have killed another | ||
Dana Sue Gray: convicted of murder of three elderly women and attempted murder of a fourth in California | Dana Sue Gray: convicted of murder of three elderly women and attempted murder of a fourth in California | ||
Ricky Gray: killed his wife days after his nephew came home from jail; eight weeks later they killed seven people in home invasions in Richmond, Virginia in the first week of 2006 | Ricky Gray: killed his wife days after his nephew came home from jail; eight weeks later they killed seven people in home invasions in Richmond, Virginia in the first week of 2006 | ||
Vaughn Greenwood: convicted of nine counts of murder, including eight of the "Skid Row Slasher" killings in southern California | Vaughn Greenwood: convicted of nine counts of murder, including eight of the "Skid Row Slasher" killings in southern California | ||
Belle Gunness: Norwegian-born murder-for-profit killer who killed her suitors and children in Indiana | Belle Gunness: Norwegian-born murder-for-profit killer who killed her suitors and children in Indiana | ||
Anna Marie Hahn: German-born murder-for-profit killer who poisoned five elderly men; executed in 1938 | Anna Marie Hahn: German-born murder-for-profit killer who poisoned five elderly men; executed in 1938 | ||
William Hance: AKA "The Forces Of Evil"; soldier who used the murders of Carlton Gary as an excuse for killing four women around military bases in 1977 and 1978 | William Hance: AKA "The Forces Of Evil"; soldier who used the murders of Carlton Gary as an excuse for killing four women around military bases in 1977 and 1978 | ||
Robert Hansen: Alaskan baker who killed prostitutes at his cabin; convicted of four murders but admitted to 11 others | Robert Hansen: Alaskan baker who killed prostitutes at his cabin; convicted of four murders but admitted to 11 others | ||
Harpe Brothers: AKA "Bloody Harpes"; Micajah "Big" Harpe (1768? – August 1799) and Wiley "Little" Harpe (1770? – January 1804), America's first known serial killers were credited with the murders of 40 men, women, and children. | |||
Harpe Brothers: AKA "Bloody Harpes"; Micajah "Big" Harpe (1768? – August 1799) and Wiley "Little" Harpe (1770? – January 1804), America's first known serial killers were credited | |||
with the murders of 40 men, women, and children. | |||
Donald Harvey: AKA "The Angel of Death"; hospital orderly; confessed to more than 80 "mercy killings" with 37 confirmed killings | Donald Harvey: AKA "The Angel of Death"; hospital orderly; confessed to more than 80 "mercy killings" with 37 confirmed killings | ||
Charles Ray Hatcher: convicted of two child murders in 1978 and 1982 having killed another in 1969; also stabbed to death a fellow inmate and another man 20 years apart | Charles Ray Hatcher: convicted of two child murders in 1978 and 1982 having killed another in 1969; also stabbed to death a fellow inmate and another man 20 years apart | ||
Dale Hausner: Convicted of killing 6 people in random drive-by shootings in 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona | Dale Hausner: Convicted of killing 6 people in random drive-by shootings in 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona | ||
William Heirens: AKA "The Lipstick Killer"; confessed to three murders spanning from June 1945 to January 1946 | William Heirens: AKA "The Lipstick Killer"; confessed to three murders spanning from June 1945 to January 1946 | ||
Loren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine AKA "Speed Freak Killers"; California duo initially convicted of 7 murders, and suspected in the deaths of as many as 15 people from 1984 to 1999 | Loren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine AKA "Speed Freak Killers"; California duo initially convicted of 7 murders, and suspected in the deaths of as many as 15 people from 1984 to 1999 | ||
Johann Otto Hoch: AKA "The Stockyard Bluebeard"; German who married dozens of US women around the turn of the 20th century, before poisoning them with arsenic | Johann Otto Hoch: AKA "The Stockyard Bluebeard"; German who married dozens of US women around the turn of the 20th century, before poisoning them with arsenic | ||
Dr. H. H. Holmes: active from 1890 to 1894 during Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition; convicted of only one murder but definitively tied to at least eight more and confessed to a total of 27 | |||
Dr. H. H. Holmes: active from 1890 to 1894 during Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition; convicted of only one murder but definitively tied to at least eight more and | |||
confessed to a total of 27 | |||
Waneta Hoyt: New York woman who murdered her five children | Waneta Hoyt: New York woman who murdered her five children | ||
Michael Hughes: killed six women and a schoolgirl in the South Los Angeles area between 1986 and 1993, including a Southside Slayer victim | Michael Hughes: killed six women and a schoolgirl in the South Los Angeles area between 1986 and 1993, including a Southside Slayer victim | ||
Leslie Irvin: AKA "Mad Dog"; convicted of killing six people in Indiana in the mid-1950s; his Supreme Court case set a precedent for fair trials of highly publicized defendants | Leslie Irvin: AKA "Mad Dog"; convicted of killing six people in Indiana in the mid-1950s; his Supreme Court case set a precedent for fair trials of highly publicized defendants | ||
Phillip Carl Jablonski: killed at least four women in California and Utah | Phillip Carl Jablonski: killed at least four women in California and Utah | ||
Keith Hunter Jesperson: AKA "The Happy Face Killer"; killed 8 women between 1990 and 1995 | Keith Hunter Jesperson: AKA "The Happy Face Killer"; killed 8 women between 1990 and 1995 | ||
Martha Ann Johnson: convicted of smothering three of her children in Atlanta between 1977 and 1982 | Martha Ann Johnson: convicted of smothering three of her children in Atlanta between 1977 and 1982 | ||
Vincent Johnson: AKA "The Brooklyn Strangler"; a homeless crack addict who killed at least five prostitutes | Vincent Johnson: AKA "The Brooklyn Strangler"; a homeless crack addict who killed at least five prostitutes | ||
Genene Jones: Texas pediatric nurse who poisoned infants in her care; convicted of only one murder but suspected of 10 or more others | Genene Jones: Texas pediatric nurse who poisoned infants in her care; convicted of only one murder but suspected of 10 or more others | ||
John Joubert: AKA "The Nebraska Boy Snatcher"; stabbed three children to death in 1982 and 1983 | John Joubert: AKA "The Nebraska Boy Snatcher"; stabbed three children to death in 1982 and 1983 | ||
Joseph Kallinger: with his son as an accomplice killed two children including another son in 1974; also killed a woman during a robbery in 1975 | Joseph Kallinger: with his son as an accomplice killed two children including another son in 1974; also killed a woman during a robbery in 1975 | ||
Patrick Kearney: necrophiliac convicted of 21 murders in California and admitted to seven other murders | Patrick Kearney: necrophiliac convicted of 21 murders in California and admitted to seven other murders | ||
Edmund Kemper: AKA "The Co-Ed Killer"; started killing when he was 15 years old in Santa Cruz, California; convicted of six murders and implicated in four others | Edmund Kemper: AKA "The Co-Ed Killer"; started killing when he was 15 years old in Santa Cruz, California; convicted of six murders and implicated in four others | ||
Scott Lee Kimball: AKA "Joe Snitch"; FBI informant who pleaded guilty to two of at least four murders in Colorado including those of his uncle and three female acquaintances | Scott Lee Kimball: AKA "Joe Snitch"; FBI informant who pleaded guilty to two of at least four murders in Colorado including those of his uncle and three female acquaintances | ||
Tillie Klimek: Chicago woman who poisoned five husbands; sentenced to life imprisonment | Tillie Klimek: Chicago woman who poisoned five husbands; sentenced to life imprisonment | ||
Paul John Knowles: raped and murdered 18 people | Paul John Knowles: raped and murdered 18 people | ||
Randy Steven Kraft: convicted of the murders of 16 young men and boys; suspected of 51 others in California | Randy Steven Kraft: convicted of the murders of 16 young men and boys; suspected of 51 others in California | ||
Timothy Krajcir: confessed to killing more than nine women—five in Missouri and four others in Illinois and Pennsylvania | Timothy Krajcir: confessed to killing more than nine women—five in Missouri and four others in Illinois and Pennsylvania | ||
Peter Kudzinowski: killed children in New Jersey in the 1920s | Peter Kudzinowski: killed children in New Jersey in the 1920s | ||
Leonard Lake and Charles Ng: ex-Marines and survivalists; killed at least 11 people and suspected of 25 in Wilseyville, California; collected and murdered female sex slaves | Leonard Lake and Charles Ng: ex-Marines and survivalists; killed at least 11 people and suspected of 25 in Wilseyville, California; collected and murdered female sex slaves | ||
Derrick Todd Lee: AKA "The Baton Rouge Serial Killer"; convicted of two murders; linked by DNA evidence to five others | Derrick Todd Lee: AKA "The Baton Rouge Serial Killer"; convicted of two murders; linked by DNA evidence to five others | ||
Bobbie Joe Long: AKA "The Classified Ad Rapist"; killed 10 women in Tampa Bay, Florida in 1984 | Bobbie Joe Long: AKA "The Classified Ad Rapist"; killed 10 women in Tampa Bay, Florida in 1984 | ||
Henry Lee Lucas: convicted of 11 murders and confessed to approximately 3,000 others, although most of his confessions are considered outlandish; a task force set up to investigate his claims suggested that the true number of his murders may be as high as 213 | |||
Henry Lee Lucas: convicted of 11 murders and confessed to approximately 3,000 others, although most of his confessions are considered outlandish; a task force set up to investigate | |||
his claims suggested that the true number of his murders may be as high as 213 | |||
Kenneth McDuff: AKA "The Broomstick Killer"; death sentence for 1966 triple-murder commuted; killed three days after 1989 parole and ten further times in Waco, Texas until 1992 | Kenneth McDuff: AKA "The Broomstick Killer"; death sentence for 1966 triple-murder commuted; killed three days after 1989 parole and ten further times in Waco, Texas until 1992 | ||
Orville Lynn Majors: nurse convicted of murdering six patients in Clinton, Indiana; suspected of 130 killings between 1993 and 1995 | Orville Lynn Majors: nurse convicted of murdering six patients in Clinton, Indiana; suspected of 130 killings between 1993 and 1995 | ||
Richard Laurence Marquette: first 11th name on FBI 10 Most Wanted for killing, mutilating and dismembering woman in 1961; killed two more with same MO upon 1973 release | Richard Laurence Marquette: first 11th name on FBI 10 Most Wanted for killing, mutilating and dismembering woman in 1961; killed two more with same MO upon 1973 release | ||
Lee Roy Martin: AKA "The Gaffney Strangler"; killed two women and two girls in South Carolina in 1967 and 1968 | Lee Roy Martin: AKA "The Gaffney Strangler"; killed two women and two girls in South Carolina in 1967 and 1968 | ||
Rhonda Belle Martin: Alabama poisoner who murdered six family members; suspected of poisoning at least nine; executed in 1957 | Rhonda Belle Martin: Alabama poisoner who murdered six family members; suspected of poisoning at least nine; executed in 1957 | ||
David Mason: strangled four elderly neighbours in 1980 and his cellmate in 1982 having been imprisoned on lesser charges; suspected of shooting dead his boyfriend | David Mason: strangled four elderly neighbours in 1980 and his cellmate in 1982 having been imprisoned on lesser charges; suspected of shooting dead his boyfriend | ||
David Edward Maust: convicted of killing five teenage boys; one in Germany in 1974, another in 1981, and three he buried in his basement in Hammond, Indiana in 2003 | David Edward Maust: convicted of killing five teenage boys; one in Germany in 1974, another in 1981, and three he buried in his basement in Hammond, Indiana in 2003 | ||
David Meirhofer: killed three children and an ex-girlfriend between 1966 and 1974; first serial killer apprehended by offender profiling | David Meirhofer: killed three children and an ex-girlfriend between 1966 and 1974; first serial killer apprehended by offender profiling | ||
Frederick Mors: Austrian who killed 17 elderly patients by poisoning in New York | Frederick Mors: Austrian who killed 17 elderly patients by poisoning in New York | ||
Herbert Mullin: schizophrenic in Santa Cruz, California who killed people to prevent earthquakes; convicted of 10 murders and confessed to three others | Herbert Mullin: schizophrenic in Santa Cruz, California who killed people to prevent earthquakes; convicted of 10 murders and confessed to three others | ||
Earle Nelson: AKA "Gorilla Man"; necrophiliac convicted and hanged for one murder; implicated in about 20 others | Earle Nelson: AKA "Gorilla Man"; necrophiliac convicted and hanged for one murder; implicated in about 20 others | ||
Marie Noe: murdered eight of her children between 1949 and 1968 | Marie Noe: murdered eight of her children between 1949 and 1968 | ||
Gordon Northcott: AKA "The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders"; California man who confessed to kidnapping, raping and murdering young boys with the aid of his mother, Sarah Louise Northcott in the 1920s; convicted of 3 murders, suspected of perhaps 20, executed in 1930 | |||
Gordon Northcott: AKA "The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders"; California man who confessed to kidnapping, raping and murdering young boys with the aid of his mother, Sarah Louise | |||
Northcott in the 1920s; convicted of 3 murders, suspected of perhaps 20, executed in 1930 | |||
Carl Panzram: murderer, rapist and arsonist; convicted of two murders; confessed to 19 others; executed in 1930 | Carl Panzram: murderer, rapist and arsonist; convicted of two murders; confessed to 19 others; executed in 1930 | ||
Gerald Parker: AKA "The Bedroom Basher" raped and murdered five women and killed the unborn baby of a sixth woman in Orange County, California | Gerald Parker: AKA "The Bedroom Basher" raped and murdered five women and killed the unborn baby of a sixth woman in Orange County, California | ||
Louise Peete: convicted of murdering a man and woman decades apart, four other acquaintances died suspiciously and four husbands committed suicide | Louise Peete: convicted of murdering a man and woman decades apart, four other acquaintances died suspiciously and four husbands committed suicide | ||
Steven Brian Pennell: AKA "The Corridor Killer"; convicted of torture-murdering two women, pleaded no contest to two more and suspected of a fifth in Delaware in 1987 and 1988 | Steven Brian Pennell: AKA "The Corridor Killer"; convicted of torture-murdering two women, pleaded no contest to two more and suspected of a fifth in Delaware in 1987 and 1988 | ||
Christopher Peterson: AKA "The Shotgun Killer", confessed to shooting seven people with a shotgun in a killing spree spanning from October 30, 1990 to December 18, 1990 in Indiana | Christopher Peterson: AKA "The Shotgun Killer", confessed to shooting seven people with a shotgun in a killing spree spanning from October 30, 1990 to December 18, 1990 in Indiana | ||
Craig Price: AKA "The Warwick Slasher"; teenager who stabbed two women and two children in Rhode Island in the late 1980s | Craig Price: AKA "The Warwick Slasher"; teenager who stabbed two women and two children in Rhode Island in the late 1980s | ||
Cleophus Prince Jr.: AKA "The Clairemont Killer"; raped and killed six women in San Diego in 1990 | Cleophus Prince Jr.: AKA "The Clairemont Killer"; raped and killed six women in San Diego in 1990 | ||
Dorothea Puente: convicted of three killings in Sacramento, California during the 1980s; suspected of six others | Dorothea Puente: convicted of three killings in Sacramento, California during the 1980s; suspected of six others | ||
Dennis Rader: AKA "The BTK Killer"; killed ten people between 1974 and 1991 in Sedgwick County, Kansas | Dennis Rader: AKA "The BTK Killer"; killed ten people between 1974 and 1991 in Sedgwick County, Kansas | ||
Richard Ramirez: AKA "The Night Stalker"; terrorized Los Angeles in 1984 and 1985; convicted of 14 murders | Richard Ramirez: AKA "The Night Stalker"; terrorized Los Angeles in 1984 and 1985; convicted of 14 murders | ||
David Parker Ray: convicted of rape and torture and sentenced to 224 years in prison; FBI believes he was responsible for the deaths of 60 women in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico | David Parker Ray: convicted of rape and torture and sentenced to 224 years in prison; FBI believes he was responsible for the deaths of 60 women in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico | ||
Melvin Rees: AKA "The Sex Beast"; shot and defiled a woman in 1957, torture-murdered a family of four in 1959 and suspected in four other killings | Melvin Rees: AKA "The Sex Beast"; shot and defiled a woman in 1957, torture-murdered a family of four in 1959 and suspected in four other killings | ||
Paul Dennis Reid: killed seven people during armed robberies between February and April 1997 | Paul Dennis Reid: killed seven people during armed robberies between February and April 1997 | ||
Ángel Maturino Reséndiz: killed nine people in Texas, Kentucky, and Illinois | Ángel Maturino Reséndiz: killed nine people in Texas, Kentucky, and Illinois | ||
Gary Ridgway: AKA "The Green River Killer"; convicted of murdering 49 women in Washington state | Gary Ridgway: AKA "The Green River Killer"; convicted of murdering 49 women in Washington state | ||
Joel Rifkin: murdered 17 women in the New York City and Long Island areas | Joel Rifkin: murdered 17 women in the New York City and Long Island areas | ||
Harvey Miguel Robinson: teenager who stalked, raped and killed three women in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1992 and 1993 | Harvey Miguel Robinson: teenager who stalked, raped and killed three women in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1992 and 1993 | ||
John Edward Robinson: AKA "The Cyber Sex Killer"; lured victims through the internet; convicted of murdering six women in Missouri and Kansas | John Edward Robinson: AKA "The Cyber Sex Killer"; lured victims through the internet; convicted of murdering six women in Missouri and Kansas | ||
Dayton Leroy Rogers: murdered at least six women in Oregon | Dayton Leroy Rogers: murdered at least six women in Oregon | ||
Danny Rolling: pleaded guilty to murdering five students in Florida; executed in 2006 | Danny Rolling: pleaded guilty to murdering five students in Florida; executed in 2006 | ||
Michael Bruce Ross: raped and murdered seven women in Connecticut; executed May 13, 2005 | Michael Bruce Ross: raped and murdered seven women in Connecticut; executed May 13, 2005 | ||
Efren Saldivar: respiratory therapist who killed six patients, possibly as many as 120 | Efren Saldivar: respiratory therapist who killed six patients, possibly as many as 120 | ||
Altemio Sanchez: AKA "The Bike Path Rapist"; responsible for three murders and numerous rapes spanning a 25-year period in Buffalo, New York; currently serving three consecutive 75 years-to-life sentences for the murders | |||
Altemio Sanchez: AKA "The Bike Path Rapist"; responsible for three murders and numerous rapes spanning a 25-year period in Buffalo, New York; currently serving three consecutive 75 | |||
years-to-life sentences for the murders | |||
Gerard John Schaefer: Florida police officer who killed up to 34 women and girls | Gerard John Schaefer: Florida police officer who killed up to 34 women and girls | ||
Charles Schmid: AKA "The Pied Piper of Tucson"; murdered three teenage girls in 1964 and 1965 and buried them in the desert | Charles Schmid: AKA "The Pied Piper of Tucson"; murdered three teenage girls in 1964 and 1965 and buried them in the desert | ||
Heriberto Seda: New York City copycat killer of the "Zodiac Killer" active from 1990 to 1994; convicted of shooting eight individuals, killing three; sentenced to life imprisonment in 1998 | |||
Heriberto Seda: New York City copycat killer of the "Zodiac Killer" active from 1990 to 1994; convicted of shooting eight individuals, killing three; sentenced to life imprisonment | |||
in 1998 | |||
Tommy Lynn Sells: convicted of only one murder; admitted to murdering dozens of people across the United States, possibly in excess of 70 although only six are confirmed | Tommy Lynn Sells: convicted of only one murder; admitted to murdering dozens of people across the United States, possibly in excess of 70 although only six are confirmed | ||
Arthur Shawcross: AKA "The Genesee River Killer"; convicted of 12 murders; confessed to one more | Arthur Shawcross: AKA "The Genesee River Killer"; convicted of 12 murders; confessed to one more | ||
Anthony Allen Shore: AKA "The Tourniquet Killer"; convicted of strangling a woman with an unusual ligature in 1992 and confessed to killing three girls including two with same MO | Anthony Allen Shore: AKA "The Tourniquet Killer"; convicted of strangling a woman with an unusual ligature in 1992 and confessed to killing three girls including two with same MO | ||
Robert Shulman: convicted of murdering five prostitutes between 1991 and 1996 | Robert Shulman: convicted of murdering five prostitutes between 1991 and 1996 | ||
Daniel Lee Siebert: convicted of 1979 manslaughter; killed nine people across America in three months in mid-1980s including two children and a Southside Slayer victim | Daniel Lee Siebert: convicted of 1979 manslaughter; killed nine people across America in three months in mid-1980s including two children and a Southside Slayer victim | ||
Robert Joseph Silveria, Jr.: AKA "Sidetrack"; freight train rider convicted of beating to death four fellow transients in 1995 and confessed to dozens more | Robert Joseph Silveria, Jr.: AKA "Sidetrack"; freight train rider convicted of beating to death four fellow transients in 1995 and confessed to dozens more | ||
Lemuel Smith: confessed to the murders of five people, including an on-duty female prison guard | Lemuel Smith: confessed to the murders of five people, including an on-duty female prison guard | ||
Morris Solomon Jr.: handyman who killed six young women between 1986 and 1987 in Sacramento, California | Morris Solomon Jr.: handyman who killed six young women between 1986 and 1987 in Sacramento, California | ||
Lyda Southard: first and fourth husbands' 'typhoid' deaths due to arsenic; first husband's brother poisoned and daughter died; two other husbands died of 'flu' | Lyda Southard: first and fourth husbands' 'typhoid' deaths due to arsenic; first husband's brother poisoned and daughter died; two other husbands died of 'flu' | ||
Anthony Sowell: AKA "The Cleveland Strangler" and "The Imperial Avenue Murderer"; convicted of raping and murdering 11 women between 2007 and 2009, leaving their bodies in his house in Cleveland | |||
Anthony Sowell: AKA "The Cleveland Strangler" and "The Imperial Avenue Murderer"; convicted of raping and murdering 11 women between 2007 and 2009, leaving their bodies in his house | |||
in Cleveland | |||
Timothy Wilson Spencer: AKA "The Southside Strangler"; raped and killed five women in Virginia between 1984 and 1987 | Timothy Wilson Spencer: AKA "The Southside Strangler"; raped and killed five women in Virginia between 1984 and 1987 | ||
Jack Owen Spillman: AKA "The Werewolf Butcher"; killed two girls and the mother of one of them in Washington State in 1994 and 1995 | Jack Owen Spillman: AKA "The Werewolf Butcher"; killed two girls and the mother of one of them in Washington State in 1994 and 1995 | ||
Edward Spreitzer: AKA "The Chicago Rippers"; as part of a satanic cult, raped and mutilated at least four women and also killed a man in Chicago | Edward Spreitzer: AKA "The Chicago Rippers"; as part of a satanic cult, raped and mutilated at least four women and also killed a man in Chicago | ||
Gerald Stano: convicted murderer of 41 women; executed in 1998 | Gerald Stano: convicted murderer of 41 women; executed in 1998 | ||
Charles Starkweather: murdered 11 people throughout Nebraska in two months the late 1950s with his girlfriend; executed in 1959 | Charles Starkweather: murdered 11 people throughout Nebraska in two months the late 1950s with his girlfriend; executed in 1959 | ||
Cary Stayner: killed four women in Yosemite, California | Cary Stayner: killed four women in Yosemite, California | ||
William Suff: AKA "The Riverside Prostitute Killer"; killed 12 women near Riverside, California | William Suff: AKA "The Riverside Prostitute Killer"; killed 12 women near Riverside, California | ||
Michael Swango: physician and surgeon who poisoned over 30 of his patients and colleagues | Michael Swango: physician and surgeon who poisoned over 30 of his patients and colleagues | ||
James Swann: AKA "The Shotgun Stalker"; schizophrenic who killed four people in drive-by shootings in Washington, D.C. in 1993 because he heard the voice of Malcolm X | James Swann: AKA "The Shotgun Stalker"; schizophrenic who killed four people in drive-by shootings in Washington, D.C. in 1993 because he heard the voice of Malcolm X | ||
John Floyd Thomas, Jr.: AKA "The Southland Strangler" and The "Westside Rapist"; convicted of raping and murdering seven elderly women in Los Angeles between 1972 and 1986 and suspected of 10-15 more | |||
John Floyd Thomas, Jr.: AKA "The Southland Strangler" and The "Westside Rapist"; convicted of raping and murdering seven elderly women in Los Angeles between 1972 and 1986 and | |||
suspected of 10-15 more | |||
Marybeth Tinning: New York woman who smothered nine of her children to death | Marybeth Tinning: New York woman who smothered nine of her children to death | ||
Ottis Toole: Henry Lee Lucas' accomplice; convicted of six murders in Florida; confessed to but never tried for Adam Walsh's murder | Ottis Toole: Henry Lee Lucas' accomplice; convicted of six murders in Florida; confessed to but never tried for Adam Walsh's murder | ||
Jane Toppan: nurse and lust murderer who poisoned at least 31 patients and relatives in Massachusetts up to the turn of the 20th century | Jane Toppan: nurse and lust murderer who poisoned at least 31 patients and relatives in Massachusetts up to the turn of the 20th century | ||
Maury Travis: St. Louis area torture killer of 12–17 prostitutes from 2000 to 2002 | Maury Travis: St. Louis area torture killer of 12–17 prostitutes from 2000 to 2002 | ||
Chester Turner: convicted of murdering ten women and a viable unborn baby in South Los Angeles between 1987 and 1998 | Chester Turner: convicted of murdering ten women and a viable unborn baby in South Los Angeles between 1987 and 1998 | ||
Henry Louis Wallace: Charlotte, North Carolina killer of at least nine young women from 1992 to 1994 | Henry Louis Wallace: Charlotte, North Carolina killer of at least nine young women from 1992 to 1994 | ||
Faryion Wardrip: killed five young women around Wichita Falls, Texas between 1984 and 1986 | Faryion Wardrip: killed five young women around Wichita Falls, Texas between 1984 and 1986 | ||
Karl F. Warner: convicted of murdering three teenage girls, in two separate incidents (between 1969–1971), in the San Francisco Bay Area communities of San Jose and Saratoga | Karl F. Warner: convicted of murdering three teenage girls, in two separate incidents (between 1969–1971), in the San Francisco Bay Area communities of San Jose and Saratoga | ||
Carl Eugene Watts: convicted of two murders; admitted to killing 80 people in Texas and Michigan; possibly guilty of 100 murders | Carl Eugene Watts: convicted of two murders; admitted to killing 80 people in Texas and Michigan; possibly guilty of 100 murders | ||
Nathaniel White: convicted of stabbing to death six women in the Hudson Valley, New York area from 1991 to 1992 | Nathaniel White: convicted of stabbing to death six women in the Hudson Valley, New York area from 1991 to 1992 | ||
Christopher Wilder: AKA "The Beauty Queen Killer"; millionaire Australian realtor who killed eight women in seven weeks in 1984 | Christopher Wilder: AKA "The Beauty Queen Killer"; millionaire Australian realtor who killed eight women in seven weeks in 1984 | ||
Scott Williams: killed and mutilated three women between 1997 and 2006 | Scott Williams: killed and mutilated three women between 1997 and 2006 | ||
Wayne Williams: convicted of two murders; police claim his arrest solved 23 in the string of 28 Atlanta Child Murders | Wayne Williams: convicted of two murders; police claim his arrest solved 23 in the string of 28 Atlanta Child Murders | ||
Randall Woodfield: AKA "The I-5 Killer" and "The I-5 Bandit"; convicted of four murders; believed responsible for 14 others | Randall Woodfield: AKA "The I-5 Killer" and "The I-5 Bandit"; convicted of four murders; believed responsible for 14 others | ||
Aileen Wuornos: shot six men dead in Florida; executed in 2002 | Aileen Wuornos: shot six men dead in Florida; executed in 2002 | ||
Robert Lee Yates: murdered at least 16 women in Spokane County, Washington | Robert Lee Yates: murdered at least 16 women in Spokane County, Washington | ||
Roger Reece Kibbe: The I-5 strangler, he murdered at least 7. Kibbe received his nickname for committing some of his crimes along Interstate 5. | Roger Reece Kibbe: The I-5 strangler, he murdered at least 7. Kibbe received his nickname for committing some of his crimes along Interstate 5. | ||
Ivan Hill: AKA "The 60 Slayer"; He strangled women in the cities along the 60 Freeway. Convicted of six murders, admitted to two more. He also had a prior conviction of a murder of a liquor store clerk during a robbery.[2] | |||
Ivan Hill: AKA "The 60 Slayer"; He strangled women in the cities along the 60 Freeway. Convicted of six murders, admitted to two more. He also had a prior conviction of a murder of | |||
a liquor store clerk during a robbery.[2] | |||
Marshall Gore: convicted of raping and murdering women over a period of 45 days in 1988 Florida; dumped strangled and stabbed bodies in rural areas. Sentenced to Death Row. | Marshall Gore: convicted of raping and murdering women over a period of 45 days in 1988 Florida; dumped strangled and stabbed bodies in rural areas. Sentenced to Death Row. |