Necrophile who killed and raped at least four women in Michigan while on parole for rape from 1991 to 1992. Itinerant child molester who shot and killed young boys in Canada and the U.S. Other killers are so famous they are known all over the country, like Ted Bundy, the BTK Killer, and John Wayne Gacy. Each one was at least shot in the head, and each was dumped with a note tied around their neck. The map shows serial killers from the 20th century to present day. 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Poisoned two husbands and four children, Suspected in various murders across Oregon, Washington and possibly Canada, Responsible for at least two of "The Southside Slayer" murders in, Transient who killed people in various states, some allegedly as part of a biker gang or for human sacrifices, Murdered three people during a five month crime spree in 1980 and a cab driver in 1982; confessed to murders dating back to 1956, Nurse in New Jersey and Pennsylvania who murdered patients, Shot and killed three men in Southern California for no apparent reason, Murdered two women and a teenage girl in Oregon, Milwaukee cannibal who retained various body parts of his victims, Died in a car crash prior to apprehension, Murdered people at campsites across three states, Murdered his cellmate while serving a life sentence for murdering six homeless men during a stabbing spree, Murdered two men during robberies, and later a prison guard; confessed to numerous sexually-motivated murders of men across the country, Ambulance dispatcher who abducted, raped and killed women in Baltimore, Nurse who killed patients at the hospital where he worked, Known as "The Golden State Killer", "The Visalia Ransacker", "The East Area Rapist", and "The Original Night Stalker"; murdered three people in Sacramento and 10 people in Southern California from 1975 through 1986; also linked to more than 50 rapes in the Sacramento area from 1976 to 1979, Itinerant gambler who killed female acquaintances during arguments, Murdered a neighbor in Delaware; paroled, then murdered two homeless women along the, Indonesian national who killed two business associates and his brother in Los Angeles, stashing their bodies in storage facilities, Convicted sex offender who sexually assaulted and murdered three young boys in, Known as "The Giggling Granny" and "The Jolly Black Widow"; serial poisoner who killed four husbands, two children, her two sisters, her mother, a grandson, and a mother-in-law, Robbed, raped, and murdered women across two Georgia counties, Raped at least 17 young boys and three young girls, Burglar who raped and violently beat elderly women in, Murdered three young boys in California, including his friend's younger brother, Eaton is also suspected of being behind the killings known as "The Great Basin Murders", Murdered transients in alcohol-induced rages, Sentenced to death for shooting his foster son in 1996 insurance murder, Pedophile who preyed on children in Los Angeles County, California, Stabbed to death women who rejected his romantic advances, Known as "The Parkersburg Murderer"; German emigrant who killed fellow emigrants in violent robberies, Known as "The Milwaukee North Side Strangler", Dentist who worked as a contract killer and plotted with women to kill their husbands so they could share the insurance money, Shot and killed a police officer in Denver, Colorado while avoiding a murder warrant in Texas; posthumously linked to four additional murders in the, Murdered various people across the Colorado Territory, Died in prison; murdered by a fellow death row inmate, Suspected of another dozen murders but recanted his confessions to over 70 more, Known as "The Northwood Murderer"; vagrant who murdered at least two young girls in New Hampshire, and possibly more in Maine and Massachusetts, Committed suicide after escaping police custody, Leader of a ring of jewelry and antique thieves who operated in and around, Kidnapped, raped and murdered three girls in, Known as "The Interstate Killer" and the "Highway Killer"; preyed on boys and young men in the Midwest, Epileptic who strangled infants because of voices in her head, Suspected of killing up to 10 women before being killed in, Befriended, murdered and robbed people across four states, Raped and murdered a woman and five children in Wisconsin and Illinois, Nurse's aide who smothered patients to "end their suffering", Brazilian flight attendant who killed prostitutes in Miami, Florida; suspected in other deaths, Known as "The Backwoods Sniper"; Self-styled survivalist who shot three people to death across Southern California. The FBI defines a serial killer as one person acting alone who commits two or more murders in separate events, often with a psychological motive or sadistic sexual component. As of August 2022, four of the cases have been definitively solved, and authorities now believe that multiple offenders are involved. Martin Priest's Troubling History", "Appeals Exhausted, Alfredo Prieto, Serial Killer, Is Executed", "11: Profiling the Clairemont Serial Murder Case, A Collaborative Investigative Effort", "Wicked witness got federal protection to turn into 'mad-dog killer', "Serial killer and rapist Larry Ralston makes a bid for parole", "Kalamazoo man who as a teen killed 3 women in the 1970s is up for parole", "Serial killer who terrorized Kalamazoo in 1970s dies in prison", "Police Say Youth, 19, Admits 5 Slayings", "Drifter Bob Evans Eyed as Serial Killer, Tied to N.H. 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". In 2016, active serial killers traveled in the United States, Thailand, Kenya, Canada, Italy, Germany, Columbia, Costa Rica, Russia, Turkey, the U.K., India, and China. Serial Killers by State (2020) California 2017 2020 Number of serial killings: 1507 1628 Population: 39,562,900 Serial killings per 100,000 people: 4.11 Texas 2017 2020 Number of serial killings: 793 893 2020 Population: 29,363,100 Serial killings per 100,000 people: 3.04 Florida 2017 2020 Number of serial killings: 778 845 Since the early 1970s, roughly 30 bodies have been extracted from the fields, mainly consisting of young girls. List of serial killers in the United States, Henderson (2008), "Rescuing African Americans", p. 328. 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. November 30, 2013", "Many Children, Many Moves, and a Grisly Find", "Juan David Ortiz found guilty, sentenced to life in Border Patrol serial killing of 4 women", "Ivan L. Page sentenced to life in prison in slaying of Deena Brown", "O.C. 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. (2009). As of June 2020, there are no known active serial killers in the state, but there are still a few unsolved cases that may be attributed to them. 1960s deaths of 13 women (five young, eight older), mostly with their own stockings as ligature. The vast majority of serial killers fail to achieve any sort of lasting national or global notoriety. So the best we can do is educate ourselves, avoid certain situations, and know which ones might be coming to get us. 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. Raped and strangled prostitutes in Denver and the surrounding areas, Norwegian-born murder-for-profit killer who killed her suitors and children, German-born murder-for-profit killer who poisoned five elderly men, Prolific thief who killed three people during robberies in New York, First woman sentenced to be executed by the electric chair, Drifter who murdered five people across three states, Known as "The Forces of Evil"; United States Army soldier who murdered four women on and around military bases, Known as "The Butcher Baker"; abducted, raped, and murdered women in and around, Brothers or cousins; America's first known serial killers, Known as "The Seattle Jungle Killer"; strangled prostitutes in Seattle, dumping their bodies in an area known as 'The Jungle', Raped, beat and strangled elderly women across Michigan; claims to be innocent, Killed a woman who he suspected of stealing money from him, then killed five of his former coworkers three days after he was fired, Known as "The French Quarter Stabber"; attacked and stabbed people in, Known as "The Giggler"; murdered people around Boston due to homicidal urges, and later called the police to inform of his crimes, Murdered prison inmate; after release, raped and murdered women in, Sentenced to three concurrent terms of life in prison; killed by prison inmate James Elliott, Known as "The Angel of Death"; hospital orderly who murdered patients in Ohio and Kentucky, Annihilated his family on two separate occasions, Convicted of two child murders in 1978 and 1982, also stabbed to death a fellow inmate and another man 20 years apart, Convicted of killing people in random drive-by shootings, Drifter who killed a fellow prisoner and two women in Texas and Florida, Known as "The Lipstick Killer"; Illinois teenager convicted of the murder of three Chicago women in the 1940s, Known as "The Kentucky Cannibal"; mountain man and Old West gunfighter who murdered and partially consumed his victims throughout the American West, Crimes referred to as "The Houston Mass Murders"; accomplice of, Known as "The Priestly Butcher"; English-born pastor who murdered female church-goers, ex-wives and two of his children. . Within the US, the state with the most serial killers is California. Here are some of the other most famous serial killers from the area. Although suspected in more than 18 murders, Surratt was convicted of one murder in South Carolina. 14-year-old Massachusetts boy who killed two younger children. the Vampire of Sacramento", "Man Who Killed 5 L.A. Gays in 1980s Gets Life Sentence", "Tied to 12 deaths, Dallas "thrill killer" executed", "Man charged with killing 22 Texas women gets 2nd conviction", "Man serving life in prison indicted on third murder", "FBI calls serial killer suspect in cold case", "Aptos serial killer Terry Childs convicted of two new murders from 1980s", "Convicted killer pleads guilty to 1984 murder", "Triple murder ends serial killer's rampage", "Condemned and Waiting: Cynthia Coffman Came West for a New Life; Now She Faces 2nd Death Sentence", "Claims He Killed 3 S.D. [1] Kreuger, Peggy; Kendra Justice & Amy Hunt (March 2006). Drifter who admitted to a dozen murders committed across the U.S. January 21, 2017", "Teen-ager charged in three homicides and 1987 slaying", "Serial Killer Suspect Arrested; 9-11 Set Off Murder Spree", "Murderer Or Serial Killer? ", "Michigan Parole Board Assailed After Killings", "Union Man Gets Life in Three Killings, Mutilations", "Why did quiet auto thief turn violent as a parolee? 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. Samuel Little, the most prolific serial killer in the US. One of the most famous serial killers of all time, Ted Bundy, was a former University of Washington student and Tacoma man who confessed to murdering at least 30 young women . Criminal who's responsible for numerous crimes committed with her son, Kenneth Jr. The list is sorted by the number of confirmed victims the killer had in his/her acts as a serial killer. Known as "Bluecorns"; murdered shopkeepers around, Known as "The 60 Freeway Killer"; responsible for at least one of the Southside Slayer murders, Killed three people after serving time for two separate murders, Known as "The National Forest Serial Killer"; abducted and killed hikers in, Along with two accomplices, strangled three women to death in the, Killed his adoptive parents in Minnesota; paroled, and later killed five others in Texas during a shooting spree, Former California police deputy linked to the kidnap-murders of teenagers in, Convicted of only one murder, but definitively tied to at least eight more; confessed to a total of 27, Killed a guest at a house party; later stabbed to death his common-law wife and her mother. But is he telling the truth? It's not surprising that the U.S. has more serial killers than any other country. Washington Washington state also rates high in serial killings. Known as "The Werewolf of Wysteria"; sadist and pedophile who cannibalized several children. 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. 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"A Murderous Maniac The Many Crimes Charged Against Lizzie Halliday, A mania Like Jack The Ripper", Musgrave, Jon. Published in 2016, the book combs Rader's early years and seemingly mundane adult family life in an attempt to pinpoint his evolution into a serial murderer who killed 10 people over three. Murdered six women in California; suspect in the, Known as "The Gorilla Man". but thinks the number of active serial killers is more like 3,000 or 4,000 . Harvey Murray Glatman (December 10, 1927 - September 18, 1959) was an American serial killer active during the late 1950s. Authorities: Deceased serial killer Vincent Groves may have had up to 20 victims from 1970s '80s. Actively working on a B.S in Criminal Justice I have knowledge in a wide range of topics including but not limited to Forensic Science, American Law, CPTED, Active Shooter Prevention, Sex Crimes . 1. Holmes, Ronald, & Holmes, Stephen. 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Killed sex workers because "they had to be punished", Known as "The Nebraska Boy Snatcher"; murdered young boys in Maine and Nebraska, Raped and killed elderly women at the Philadelphia nursing home he worked at, Committed crimes with his 15-year-old son Michael Kallinger, Known as "The Granny Killer"; robbed, murdered and set fire to the homes of his victims in, Known as the "East-Harlem Rapist"; raped seven women in Manhattan from 1991 to 1998, killing three of them, Shot three men during holdups in Ohio and New York, Convicted rapist who killed a young hitchhiker and a married couple in rural California, Killed a family of three and later his roommate during robberies, Family of serial killers who killed and robbed wealthy travellers in, Known as "The Co-Ed Killer"; murdered his grandparents at age 15; released at age 21, he then murdered six young women, as well as his mother and her friend, in, Three confirmed victims; linked to 11 victims in four states, Known as "The I-5 Strangler"; murdered young women picked up on the freeways around, FBI Informant; proposed as a suspect in the. Two nurses, Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez, were convicted but a new trial was ordered because of prosecutorial misconduct. Although his exact name is unknown, the killer appeared in London's Whitechapel district . 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Two of the four women have never been identified. 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. 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. Unsolved murders which occurred in the remote community of, Remains of 11 women, who disappeared between 2003 and 2005, found buried in desert in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2009 and attributed to a bone collector, Targeted young couples. 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Beauties, Got Close as the Helpful Air-Conditioning Repairman", "Newly released man arrested in Tulsa death", "Carlton Gary: The Columbus, Georgia Stocking Strangler", "Jury sentences man to death for 2011 killing", "Electrocuted Xenia Slayer Requested Eyes Removed And Given To Eye Bank", "Handyman admits to killing at least 8 Mass. Known as "The Nebraska Fiend", Richards murdered nine people including a mother and her children. This is a list of unidentified serial killers who committed crimes within the United States. First 11th person named on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List. 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He was known in the media as the Lonely Hearts Killer and the Glamour Girl Slayer. Monday, December 11, 1978 Page 7", "Candlelight Killer Found Strangled With Shirt in Cell", "Man Linked to 1976 Murder Now a Suspect in 12 Killings, 9 Rapes", "Jerry Little gets life sentence. Died: December 2020. A series of murders committed in Atlanta, Georgia, between July 1979 and May 1981. This is a list of 327 serial killers who were active in the United States. Known as "The Monster of Atwater", he is alleged to have been responsible for at least 12 homicides between 1997 and 2001, three of which led to convictions. Known as "The Hilltop Rapist"; preyed on young women and girls in. ?ay 16, 1989", "Serial killer Andre Crawford spared death penalty", "The history of an Idaho serial killer who has been on and off death row for nearly 43 years", "Convict dies in Nevada prison 34 years after landing on death row", "FBI Serial Killers, Part 6: Andrew Cunanan Murders a Fashion Icon", "Sex offender pleads guilty in Portland killings", "Man Gets Death Sentence for Killing Cellmate", "Confessed mass slayer pleads guilty, mentally ill", "Gauen: Case of long-ago killer instructive for potential Illinois dealth-penalty debate", "Former Tyler nurse begins death row sentence for killing four patients", "After Arrest of Suspected Golden State Killer, Details of His Life Emerge", "Golden State Killer Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Possibility Of Parole", "Suicide's 4th Victim Still Unidentified", "Paroled Rapist Charged With Killing 5 Women in New Jersey", "A Model Inmate, and Now a Suspect Again; New Jersey Officials Say Parolee Accused in 5 Slayings Showed No Signs of Trouble", "DNA links dead suspect to second Sarasota homicide victim, police say", "Sentenced to Death, This Cold-Blooded Killer is Free", "Sam Dieteman, Serial Shooter, is Spared Death Sentence by Jury; Will Spend Rest of Life in Prison", "Westley Dodd: A Long, Steady Slide Into Dark Desperation", "From a meek "nobody" to a serial killer?