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Killed two friends and his grandmother during money and drug-related disputes; later stabbed to death a prison inmate, Physician and surgeon who poisoned patients and colleagues in the US and, Found not guilty by reason of insanity and confined to, Known as "The Shotgun Stalker"; responsible for random drive-by shotgun shootings in, Only convict to be sentenced to death twice for different crimes, Known as "The West Side Rapist"; preyed on elderly women in, Known as "The Southland Strangler" and "The Westside Rapist", Career criminal who killed people in California and Nevada; confessed to three additional murders in other states, Sentenced to 20 years to life, released on August 21, 2018, Found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed for life to the, Known as "Jolly Jane"; nurse who poisoned both patients and family members in Massachusetts, Robbed and killed two men with his brother and his wife; later killed a prostitute in, Suspected of kidnapping, torturing and killing women at his home in, Murdered a family of four and two other women in Minnesota, Convicted of murdering ten women and a viable unborn baby in South Los Angeles, Murdered woman in Indiana, Illinois and California, Raped and murdered women across California; his home contained photographs of over 20 potential victims, Gay drifter who tortured and murdered acquaintances in San Antonio and Dallas, Murdered people across Alaska during angry outbursts or robberies, Career criminal who murdered mainly across, Known as "The Taco Bell Strangler"; preyed on women in and around, Confessed to murdering five people across five states, Confessed to murdering five people across, Murdered at least three women and one man in three states, in the span of four months, Known as "The Window-Screen Rapist"; juvenile who raped and killed elderly women around St. Petersburg, Florida, Raped, stabbed and strangled women in two Maryland counties, Tortured and murdered women in Springfield, Massachusetts, Killed women he met through dating apps in, Kidnapped and murdered female clerks from convenience stores in, Confessed to bludgeoning and stabbing six women to death in, Known as "The Butcher"; drug addict who killed people in West Virginia and Ohio, dismembering and beheading their bodies post-mortem, Known as "The Beauty Queen Killer"; Australian man who abducted and murdered women across the USA, Known as "The Syracuse Serial Killer"; sex offender who confessed to killing seven people in Syracuse, New York, Robbed and killed elderly people to support her heroin addiction, Killed two people on the same day, then killed two more people after escaping from prison. He also confessed to murdering another woman in Ohio in 1980 and is linked to two other murders in Cleveland, Formerly known as Douglas Perry prior to 2000 gender transition, which the prosecution claimed was an attempt to avoid suspicion, Sentenced to death; commuted to 120 years imprisonment, One of his victims was the daughter of a South Carolina state senator, Canadian-born serial arsonist known as "The Boston Belfry Murderer". 6", "Angela Carella: Doubts outlive key figure in Stamford's notorious killings", "Hitchhiker's slaying 40 years ago in Clinton County remains an active investigation: state police", "75 women have been strangled or smothered in Chicago since 2001. Page 1 of 22 ( 327 Killers ) # 1 Samuel Little Samuel McDowell 60 Victims 36 Years # 2 Gary Ridgway The Green River Killer, The Riverman 49 Victims 19 Years # 3 Holmes, Ronald, & Holmes, Stephen. ", "Twice-Convicted Killer Executed in Texas for Double Slaying", "Serial killer says Atlanta woman was another of his slaying victims in 1997", "Idaho killer Duncan pleads guilty to 1997 Calif. murder", https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Dunkle-gets-life-in-prison-3160413.php, "After death sentence thrown out, convicted killer gets life in prison", "Investigator questions murderer's story; Eaton is a 'person of concern' in other unsolved homicides", "Edward Wayne Edwards: A timeline of his life", "Edward Edwards, convicted killer of 5, dies of natural causes in Ohio prison", "Long Dead Killer Back in Sights of Police", "Dungeons & Dragons, Wicca, And Jealousy All Considered In String Of Pennsylvania Stabbings", "FROM PARKERSBURG: The Execution of Eisele, Alias Schaefer", "Remember these notable St. Louis-area serial killers? 1. He's Never Been Caught", "One man linked to St. Louis 'package killer' serial murders after DNA breakthrough", "Police Charge Man in One of Six Raleigh Slayings", "This serial rapist and killer who sparked fear among Raleigh women in the 1990s remains on death row", "Potential daughter of redheaded Jane Doe visits town where body was found", "What we know about Tampa's alleged serial killer", "Accused Seminole Heights killer appears in court Tuesday", "Bobby Joe Maxwell, the once accused Skid Row Stabber whose convictions were later overturned, died. October 10, 1990", "How Serial Killer Samuel Little Was Caught", "L.A. serial killer gets 3 life terms, screams, 'I didn't do it!'. Each one was at least shot in the head, and each was dumped with a note tied around their neck. He was known in the media as the Lonely Hearts Killer and the Glamour Girl Slayer. Child murder victims' families question Wayne Williams guilt (May 2, 2015). Raped, stabbed, and strangled women to death in, Rapist who killed young girls and women in, Murdered three people in Ohio, burying the bodies of two on his property in, Known as "The Salerno Strangler"; Murdered women in, First serial killer to be apprehended via usage of, Drifter connected to the rape-murders of at least three women in three states, Raped and murdered women in Baltimore, allegedly cannibalizing his victims, Kidnapped, raped and strangled black women around, Killed prostitutes in Chicago and Peoria, some after being paroled for murder, Murdered two prostitutes and an unborn baby by running them over with his car in, Suspected in over 30 unsolved violent crimes across the country, Murdered eight elderly patients by poison while employed in a nursing home in, Former fugitive who murdered four women during a cross-country crime spree, Morton has also been considered a suspect in a series of highly publicized murders on young women in, Necrophile who sexually assaulted and murdered three women, including, Raped and murdered numerous young girls and women in and around, Murdered three women over the span of 13 years in, Murdered between two and at least six prostitutes in. Her arrest warrant is one of the longest outstanding in American history, Murdered four people between 1974 and 1980, Embarked on a two-state killing spree with his girlfriend and a teenage friend after serving time for killing a man, Her sons, William and Robert Jr., were accomplices, Tortured and abused boarders in her home with her husband, Killed by police attempting to escape from custody, Killed a man and a cellmate in Florida, he went on to kill two others in New Jersey. September 1, 2012", "The Untold Story of the Doodler Murders", "Mysterious "Dr. No" May Have Been Serial Killer Responsible for Rash of 1980s Murders. Although a handful of serial killers are quite well known in the United States, such as Ted Bundy, Jeffery Dahmer, Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy, Ricardo Ramirez, Ed Gein, and the as-yet-unidentified Zodiac Killer, these are quite rare cases. Not really. The killer has been referred to as the Gilgo Beach killer because of the location where the first bodies were found, Probably Paul Mueller. The three men killed in sub-districts of Bangladesh were identified as Sajal, Ripon, and Rakib Molla. As of August 2022, four of the cases have been definitively solved, and authorities now believe that multiple offenders are involved. Confession of Mrs. Lydia Sherman, the Murderer of Three Husbands and Four Children", "October Execution Date Set for "Tourniquet Killer" | Rare", "ANTHONY ALLEN SHORE, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS (NO. but thinks the number of active serial killers is more like 3,000 or 4,000 . A serial killer is typically a person who kills three or more people, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. Known as "The Plainfield Ghoul"; Gein's life and crimes have inspired, at least in part, the novels/films, Raped and murdered a 15-year-old girl on a U.S. Army base in, Killed her three sons, a grandson, and her husband, by arsenic poisoning, Sexually assaulted and murdered women across Indiana, Missouri serial poisoner; found not guilty by reason of insanity, Induced cardiac arrest in patients and would then respond to the coded emergency, often resuscitating the patients herself, Abducted, raped and murdered female hitchhikers in orange groves near, Stalked, kidnapped, raped, murdered, and mutilated Louisiana women, Known as "The Kansas City Strangler"; targeted mostly sex workers in and around, Known as "The Glamour Girl Slayer" and "The Lonely Hearts Killer"; posed as a professional photographer in California to lure his victims with the promise of a modeling career before binding them and sexually assaulting them and photographing then murdering them, Guilt has come into question by the discovery of DNA evidence excluding Glaze and implicating another man, Killed two fellow inmates while serving a life sentence for another murder, and vowed to keep killing if he was not was put to death, Known as "The Interstate Killer"; truck driver who kidnapped and murdered prostitutes along highways, Union official linked with the disappearances of over 40 sailors in, Known as "The Phantom Hobo Killer"; murdered nine homeless men across California, Sex offender who raped and strangled prostitutes in, One of the pair known as "The Killing Cousins"; murdered women in, Kidnapped and murdered multiple women in the, Killed healthy newborns under the guise of performing late-term abortions at an illegal abortion clinic, Known as "The Baseline Killer"; a serial kidnapper, rapist, thief, and serial killer that terrorized the Phoenix metro area, Killed three children and a young woman in, Preyed on elderly women, murdering three; caught after a fourth intended victim survived and identified her, Most dangerous prisoner in Colorado until his death; confessed to the murders of 41 people across eight different states, Killed his wife in Pennsylvania, then went on a, Soldier who raped and murdered women near, Bisexual drifter; his wife helped in two of the murders, Killed at least one man in January 1974; later escaped from prison with another inmate, killing a family of four and a couple in Arizona and Colorado, Known as the "I-65 Killer"; murdered motel clerks along, Known as "The Skid Row Slasher"; preyed mainly on transients and the homeless in, With accomplice Willie Steelman, killed witnesses to their robberies spree across California and Arizona, Confessed to raping and strangling three women in Texas; tried for one murder, never tried for another and the third alleged victim was never located, Stabbed to death three people during robberies in Houston. So the best we can do is educate ourselves, avoid certain situations, and know which ones might be coming to get us. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. JULY 4, 1986", Keith Hunter Jesperson: Happy Face Killer, "Arrest in Murder Brings 'Butcher Slayings' Checkup", "Police solve two cases from 1980s tied to 1984 Halloween murders", "Suspected serial killer/rapist gets another 100 years in prison", "Man who killed girlfriend, infant loses final appeal", "Connected in Friendship, and in Shared Addictions", "Ryan Commutes All Illinois Death Sentences", "Texas Nurse Suspected of Killing Up to 60 Children Is Charged With Murder", "Five Given Injections Quit Breathing, Doctor Says In Nurse's Trial", "Former Nurse Indicted in Texas Child Injury Case", "Even in death, 'The Mule' confused with more prolific serial killer", "A serial rapist took the blame for South Florida woman's murder. Washington state investigators have certainly had a difficult job fighting and apprehending serial killers throughout the decades. Murdered three girls in Arkansas; later murdered a woman in Missouri. 1. Serial Killers in the United States The United States had more serial killers than any other country. Some serial killers are known for killing children, like David Meirhofer in Montana. Ex-Sergeant who raped and murdered four women in New Jersey and North Carolina, Mostly preyed on sex workers in New York City and Long Island, Grave robber and cannibal convicted of a double murder; also suspected of murdering four women, Teenager who stalked, raped and killed women in, Sometimes referred to as "The Internet's first serial killer", Murdered his girlfriend; later paroled and choked to death his wife and stepdaughter before dismembering their bodies, Known as "The Boston Borgia"; Irish-born poisoner who murdered family members and associates for profit in, Known as "The Kensington Strangler"; raped and killed drug-addicted women in, Known as "The Molalla Forest Killer"; raped and murdered sex workers in Oregon, Known as "The Last Call Killer"; murdered and dismembered gay and bisexual men, Pleaded guilty to murdering five students in, Known as "The Dreaded Strangler"; Manhattan youth who murdered women during home invasions, Serving 25 years to life on a conviction for, Known as "The Genius Killer"; Canadian-born doctor, lawyer, schoolmaster, photographer, inventor, carpet designer, phrenologist, philologist and career criminal active in New York. The murderer's reign of terror started in April 1971, and over the next 17 months, he abducted and killed six young African-American girls and left their bodies near large roads with plenty of traffic. Dubbed the most prolific serial killer in US history, Little confessed to killing 93 people . Alaska. ", "Negro Ready To Hang Confesses To Ten Murders", "Death Row 2018 with Trevor McDonald review clear-eyed detachment from the veteran journalist", "Bernard Giles: Story behind the serial killer and the crimes he committed", "Judge: Gillis Jury Can See Confession Letters", "Baton Rouge Serial Killer Sean Vincent Gillis Finally Goes to Trial", "Kansas City man guilty of murdering six women", "Billy Glaze, convicted in 1980s Mpls. [1] First 11th person named on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List. Necrophile who killed and raped at least four women in Michigan while on parole for rape from 1991 to 1992.