Ted Bundy. Crimes referred to as "The Houston Mass Murders"; raped and murdered boys and young men in Texas with the aid of teenaged accomplices, Mexican farm contractor who murdered male migrant workers in, Abducted and killed three women around Texas, Convicted rapist who kidnapped, raped, tortured and killed women near, Known as "The Torso Killer"; raped, strangled and dismembered numerous women across New York and New Jersey, Shot people at random in Philadelphia due to paranoid hallucinations, Known as "The Borgia of Maine". Also a suspect in the Cleveland Torso Murderer case, Transient who killed people during alcoholic binges; one murder committed with, Georgia woman convicted of killing one and suspected of killing three of her children between 1977 and 1982, Preyed on disenfranchised young women in Connecticut, Sex offender posthumously linked to sexually-motivated murders in, Committed what was called The Weekend Murders in, Murdered an acquaintance; paroled, and later killed his ex-girlfriend and her infant daughter, Known as "The Brooklyn Strangler"; preyed on sex workers in and around New York City, Murdered a couple, then murdered three more people on the same day with, Stabbed young women to death during home invasions in Kansas City, Missouri, Texas pediatric nurse who poisoned infants in her care; was due to be released March 2018; however, prosecutors charged her with two additional murders, Drug addict who strangled prostitutes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Murdered at least three women in Florida and Arkansas; a serial rapist was wrongfully convicted for one murder. 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In one year, Charleston County faced five death penalty trials", "Ex-Marine 'Serial Killer' Sentenced to 100 Years for Mother's Day Murders of 2 Girls", "Trenton Man Faces Charges in the Slayings of 4 Women", "Justice Story: 'Queens creeper' Joseph Baldi kills 4 women - 3 after he was freed from Creedmoor", "Two Barmaids, Five Alligators, and the Butcher of Elmendorf", "Danny BarberDeath Penalty Information Center", "Multiple persona pleads guilty to 3 unsolved murders", "Adolph James Rode a.k.a Cesar Barone: Life event", "Man killed 3 Honolulu women over 36-year period", "Ex-Cop, Acquitted in First Wife's Death, is Accused of Killing Second | the Spokesman-Review", "Yonkers serial sex killer gets 75 years to life", "Inmate gets wish, sentenced to death for third Florida murder", "Murderer Beardslee executed / Lethal injection at San Quentin after governor, high court deny final appeals", "South Whittier killer of four gets death penalty", "BETTERTON ELECTROCUTED; PROTESTS INNOCENCE", "Richard Biegenwald, 'Thrill Killer' of Five People, Dies at 67", "Judge outraged; mass murderer gets life instead", "Bishop Found Guilty Of Murdering 5 Boys", "Man Is Convicted of 1990s Murders of 2 Prostitutes", "Suspected Serial Killer Found Guilty Of Slashing The Throats Of Elderly Victims, Leaving Three Dead", "Convicted Killer an Extra in Val Kilmer Movie", "Florida executes former carnival worker guilty of killing 3 women", "1980s Serial Killer Who Murdered Women in Oregon Identified as Convicted Criminal John Charles Bolsinger", Article about trial of Laster and murder of Lara, Greenville County Clerk of Courts records, "SUSPECT IN GAY SLAYINGS CALLED VOLATILE 'WILD CARD', "Face to face with an alleged serial killer", "Oppose the execution of William Bradford", "Crimes of the Cape Fear: Serial killer James Bradley kills two Wilmington women", "Accused serial killer Joseph Brant pleads not guilty to three New Orleans murders", "Greenville cold case solved: Jenny Zitricki killed by serial killer Robert Brashers in 1990, police say", "Letters reveal little of shooting motive", "Illinois Serial Killer Pleads Guilty in 8 Deaths", "Man gets 245 years for three killings in Indiana", "Rampage: The Briley brothers terrorized Richmond area", "Alabama death row inmate's petition to review case declined in 1997 slaying of wife, her 4-year-old grandson", "Suspected Serial Killer Gets Life in Prison For Murdering Prostitute, Charged in 6 Other Killings", "Texas killer may have murdered 18 women", Robert Charles Browne is a Killer Con Man, "Relatives of victims in 1970s slayings fear inmate's release", "Family of Tina Harmon, abducted and killed in 1981, wants police to reopen the case Massillon, Ohio The Independent", "MAN WHO KILLED 6 TO GET A 'HIGH' GIVEN LIFE TERM", "Man confessed in 5 slayings killed in crash", "Serial killer Burchart dies in prison at 52", "Long trail, sometimes cold, led to arrest in slayings from 1978, 1994", "Piecing together the portrait of a serial killer", "People v. Busch - 56 Cal.2d 868 - Wed, 11/22/1961 | California Supreme Court Resources", "Death of a serial killer: James Ray Cable", "Clallam inmate who died was state's 'first known serial killer', The Want-Ad Killer: Harvey Carignan, by Ann Rule, "Convicted Fresno County killer and death row inmate found dead in prison", "Serial killer provided a glimpse into warped mind", "Execution of Carr at St Clairsville, for the Murder of Louisa Fox", "3 life sentences, for killer Billy Lee Chadd", "Florida police crack 23-year-old strangulation case with DNA testing", "Just crazy for blood: Richard Trenton Chase, a.k.a. Murdered three women around Arlington and Fort Worth, Texas between 1985 and 1986; suspected of up to 18 murders. Murdered an inmate while imprisoned for rape; released, then killed at least three women in Kentucky, Considered Washington state's first known serial killer, Gang leader who kidnapped slaves and free blacks to either sell or torture them, Argentine-born man who killed three women in the U.S. and one in Mexico, Known as "The Want-Ad Killer"; escaped hanging for a 1949 killing on a technicality, Kidnapped, raped and shot children and teenagers around, Known as "The Trailside Killer"; serial rapist known for stalking and murdering women hiking trails in state parks in California, Along with his wife, Suzan Carson, dubbed "The San Francisco Witch Killers"; considered suspects in nearly a dozen other deaths in the U.S. and Europe, Along with her husband, Michael Bear Carson, dubbed "The San Francisco Witch Killers"; considered suspects in nearly a dozen other deaths in the U.S. and Europe, Robbed and murdered gay men across three Florida counties, Sometimes referred to as the "D.C. Strangler"; active in. Executed for a murder he committed in Canada, Raped and killed four women and a young boy in, Murdered carjacking victims during a three-state crime spree, Known as the "Brick Moron"; confessed to five murders and multiple assaults in, Pennsylvania woman who murdered eight of her children; two others died of natural causes, Convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering three young boys in, Former marine suspected of killing six people around, Robbed and murdered elderly women primarily in, Murderer, rapist, and arsonist; convicted of two murders, but confessed to 19 others, Killed four acquaintances and one accomplice for money and to cover up his crimes, Convicted of murdering a man and woman decades apart; four other acquaintances died suspiciously and four husbands committed suicide, Known as "The Route 40 Killer"; abducted and murdered women from Route 40 in, Murdered his stepmother in 2000 and two other women in Fort Worth in 1991. Two of the four women have never been identified. . A series of murders committed in Atlanta, Georgia, between July 1979 and May 1981. Shot five people to death during a series of random drive-by shootings in California. Although his exact name is unknown, the killer appeared in London's Whitechapel district . 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. 1960s deaths of 13 women (five young, eight older), mostly with their own stockings as ligature. 1. Transgender woman who was convicted of murdering two of her girlfriends and is being charged murdering another woman. Raped and murdered women in abandoned houses in Detroit. 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Most of their killers got away.JAN 16, 2018", "Author investigates Cincinnati Strangler", "New Investigator Looking into the Colonial Parkway Murders", "New details published in Colonial Parkway murders", "Giant Wanted Posters Put Up In Columbus", "New England Unsolved: The Valley Killer, part 1", "Seek One Woman-Slayer for Five Mystery Murders", "Hideous Girl Murders in Dayton, O; Resemble London's Famous Whitechapel Crimes of Years Ago", "Serial killers worked Denver streets from '75 to '95, police say. Dubbed the most prolific serial killer in US history, Little confessed to killing 93 people . Now, she faces murder trial amid a swirl of questions", "Pleasanton serial killer parole bid is denied", "Utah woman Megan Huntsman jailed for killing babies", "Utah mom admits killing 6 babies after giving birth", "Babies killed by mother after birth in Utah home, police say", "Notorious killer Leslie Irvin gripped Tri-State in fear in mid-1950s", "Irvin pleads guilty to murders of 3 women, gets life in prison", "Killer of 9 Women On W est Side Gets 4 Life Sentences", "Does Charles Jackson Have More Victims? TikTok video from conspiracy and Mystery (@wetheconspiracy): "Ted Bundy, born Theodore Robert Cowell, was one of the most infamous serial killers in American history. Four stabbings also involving mutilation remain unsolved, Raped and strangled predominantly African-American prostitutes and other vulnerable women in Chicago; could possibly be multiple serial killers, Raped and strangled seven mostly elderly women in, Also known as the "Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run"; responsible for 1213 murders in the, Believed to have murdered at least eight people in Virginia between 1986 and 1989; left three couples dead and one couple missing and presumed dead, Stabbed at least six women to death in New England in the 1980s, severely injured one, Series of brutal murders and mutilations of women in the Cincinnati neighborhood of, Abducted, raped and strangled young girls and women around Denver and its various suburbs, Sketched then stabbed to death gay men in San Francisco, California in the 1970s, Suspected of raping and strangling prostitutes alongside the, Murders of nine women and disappearance of another since 2005 around Rocky Mount, North Carolina. 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", "Ohio executes John Fautenberry, the trucker who went on a killing spree", "Convicted Ill. serial killer charged in Wis. death. Known as "The Nebraska Fiend", Richards murdered nine people including a mother and her children. Died: December 2020. ", "Death penalty focus of Erskine case: Trial begins today in '93 killing of 2 boys", "The hunt for Scott Erskine The long and costly trail leading to Erskine's conviction in slayings", "Police ID serial killer more than 40 years after the murders of 4 women in Denver, Adams County", "Man who beat homeless men to death in series of L.A. attacks sentenced to life in prison", "Former Isle resident Evans gets death sentence in Miss", "L.A. Man Gets 4 Life Sentences for 2010 Series of Violent Home-Invasion Robbery Killings", "THE EYLER LEGACY: 21 DEATHS MURDERER ADMITTED GRISLY 2-STATE SPREE", "Was Springfield man Neal Falls a serial killer? Sandy Little Identified as Body in the Box", "Nurse sentenced to life for killing 10 patients", "Execution Report: Desmond Jennings - Page 1", "A Fresno County jury recommended the death penalty for a man convicted of killing four women. Known as the "Gillham Park Strangler"; murdered six sex workers in Kansas City, Missouri. Executed by 39? Also known as the "Double Initial Murders"; murders of three young girls in the. Murdered three girls in Arkansas; later murdered a woman in Missouri. Necrophile who killed and raped at least four women in Michigan while on parole for rape from 1991 to 1992. Here are some of the other most famous serial killers from the area. One Suspect Is A Cop", "Stockton community bands together amid serial killings", "Map shows where Stockton serial killer has attacked", "Stockton, Calif., police arrest suspect in serial killings", "SUITLAND MURDERS UNSOLVED BUT FAR FROM FORGOTTEN", "Skull discovery revives Washington murder mystery", "Serial murder multi-disciplinary perspectives for investigators", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_serial_killers_in_the_United_States&oldid=1142823893, Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment, Murdered robbery victim in 1970, and at least three women until 1990 in, Murdered seven people, including three policemen, Killed his sister-in-law in Illinois; paroled and moved to Colorado, where he killed two more women, Sometimes called "The Dating Game Killer" because of his 1978 appearance on the television show, Shot a lodger in 1930; after his release, he killed three more people in a fit of jealousy, Raped and strangled prostitutes and drug addicts around, Poisoned a husband and residents of her nursing home in, Known as "The Salt Lake City Strangler"; violent sex offender who kidnapped and murdered women and girls, Navy sailor convicted for murdering prostitutes in Michigan and Illinois; confessed to more murders around the world, Known as "The Woodward Corridor Killer"; serial rapist who preyed on women in, Murdered his half-brother; paroled, and later murdered his adoptive father and a neighboring couple's daughter during a drunken shooting spree, Known as "The Trenton Strangler"; raped and murdered four women in, Known as "The Queens Creeper"; mentally-ill burglar who stabbed women to death after breaking into their apartments, Texas murderer of women known as "The Alligator Man", North Carolina woman who was the first woman in the United States to be executed after the 1976, Mentally-ill factory worker who shot and killed prostitutes around Memphis, Known as "The Petting Party Bandit"; shot couples in, Killed three women he was romantically involved with in, Convicted of murdering his second wife in, Responsible for murdering at least 11 victims who were found buried on his property in, Raped and murdered one girl and two women in, Robbed and murdered a woman in Florida, then murdered two sex offenders in prison, Shot his girlfriend, and then a trio of men in financially-motivated schemes, Family of serial killers who lived and operated in, Known as "The Kansas City Butcher" and "The Collector"; kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered young men in, Known as "The Son of Sam" and the ".44 Caliber Killer"; shot eight random strangers, killing six, in and around, Murdered his wives in Missouri and Oklahoma during violent arguments, Career criminal who shot four people in Los Angeles to cover up other crimes, Sentenced to death for the murders of two people; confessed to 44 other murders, Known as "The Railway Killer"; his case was part of, Sentenced to 25 years in prison for one murder, released on parole after serving 21 years and committed additional murders upon release, Murdered people he worked for as a tree trimmer, Murdered three women in Florida and a fourth woman in Texas, Convicted of a manslaughter in Utah in 1980; posthumously linked to three rapes and murders in, Known as "The Freeway Killer"; preyed on young men and boys in, Murdered acquaintances around South Carolina, Known as "The I-95 Killer"; Targeted gay men in Florida, Georgia and Maryland, Known as "The Bathroom Slayer"; preyed on women living in the same apartment building he was living in with his brother at the time, Suspected of more murders due to his modus operandi of taking photographs of his victims, Murdered his stepdaughter; paroled, and later murdered two women, Shot his parents in 1971 when he was 13, killing his pregnant mother; stabbed his wife and niece to death in 2004, Mental patient who killed a fellow patient in Pennsylvania; after release, killed a mother and daughter in his hometown in California, Known as "The Bonecrusher"; strangled black prostitutes at his house in, Raped and murdered girls and women in Gary and Portage, Indiana, Three brothers and an accomplice responsible for 11 murders, Shot his friend to death; later murdered his wife and her grandson while out on, Raped and murdered middle aged women around Detroit, Michigan. He was active in the 1970s and is believed to have murdered at least 30 women across several states. The United States reportedly has three times more serial killers per capita than any other country globally and has 67.58% of known serial assassins. City Waitress, Page 2", "Yesterday's Crimes: Bodies in Barrels and the Killer Cop", "Killer Identified by DNA In Unsolved 1969 Cambridge Murder, DA Says", "Jailed serial killer Edward Surratt confesses to 6 more murders", "Tennessee execution: Nicholas Todd Sutton executed by electric chair", "Shotgun stalker ruled insane, not guilty", "Joseph Taborsky and the "Mad Dog Killings", "Documentary probes whether Waterville native Charles Terry was a serial killer", "Atlantan indicted in slayings of six male street hustlers", "Four life terms for murders of elderly women. March 21, 2007", "Five-time killer executed in Alabama electric chair", "Convicted serial killer Gary Michael Hilton's appeal denied", "Man admits in court to strangling 3 women", "Convicted Cop Killer Put To Death Wednesday", "Suspected Slayer's Death Leaves Lot of Loose Ends", "OC man put to death for 1988 double slaying", "From meth to murder: How a small-town Iowa boy became the state's first death row inmate in 50 years", "Serial killer, rapist gets life without parole", "Serial killer says he hopes his "slow, painful death in prison" will comfort families", "7th victim named in Connecticut serial killer case", "COLUMN ONE: A Mother Who Lost Five Babies: One after another, Waneta Hoyt's children died. According to Scientific American, there are 25 to 50 serial killers operating in the US during any given year, and they're responsible for maybe 150 murders annually. 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. This charming Northwest state isn't exactly a dangerous place to live, but these 7 monsters from this area have undeniably left a dark stain on our history: 1. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome was blamed. ", "Serial killer Darren Vann sentenced to life in prison for killing 7 women", "Jury convicts California serial killer Horace Vaultz, who eluded police for decades", "California 'serial killer' convicted of 1980s rape-murders of two women", "Nebraskan convicted of 3 separate killings dies in prison", "Exceptional account traces path of Alaska serial killer Joshua Wade", "Michigan man ordered to serve 3 life sentences, admits to more deaths", "The Serial Killer the Cops Ignored: The Henry Louis Wallace Murders", "Fiend Hangs By The Neck: Frank Johnson Pays The Penalty on the Gallows at State Prison", "Convicted Double-Killer Admits to Three More Slayings", "Man convicted of killing Scotch Plains woman dies in Montana prison", "33-year-old Portland murder solved with DNA match", "Stewart Weldon To Serve 3 Consecutive Life Sentences", "Serial Killer Gets 160 Years After Victim's Sister and Friends Help Solve Case", "Convicted Essex County serial killer faces new murder charge in death of 15-year-old", "Thomas Whisenhant executed for 1976 kidnapping, rape and murder", "First Jefferson County death sentence since '06", "Parolee Charged with the Killing of 6 in New York", "State executes man who killed, dismembered 2", "Syracuse serial killer's conviction upheld", "Gangster by 9, Murderer by 19, Minister by 26. Ted Bundy. At any one time, it's believed that there are around 25-50 active serial killers lurking in the dark corners of the USA, stalking the streets and highways for their next potential victim.While the term serial killer usually conjures up images of people like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Richard Ram. ", "FBI launches task force for "Gypsy Hill Murders", "Jury finds alleged 'Gypsy Hill Killer' guilty of killing two teens in 1976", "Hog Trail Murders: New Technology Helps Create Sketch That May Help Identify Potential Victim", "Could 4 women's murders on the N. Freeway be connected? 1. List of serial killers in the United States, Henderson (2008), "Rescuing African Americans", p. 328. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Other killers are so famous they are known all over the country, like Ted Bundy, the BTK Killer, and John Wayne Gacy.
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