Famous Murderers - List of Famous Murderers - page 5

A murderer is someone who terminates the life of another person unlawfully. There are numerous types of murderers. Some murder for money.  There are some killers who are mentally sick and their act of murder is the result of their psychological problem.  There are some murderers who commit this crime in a fit of passion. Religious blindness can also be a cause of murder. There are many instances where a single person has committed a series of murders. This type of killers is known as serial killers. Generally, they murder strangers and they do it just for the sake of killing. Mass murderers are those who intentionally murder a large number of people either at the same time or over a short period of time. Spree killers are those who commit the act of murder in several locations within a brief period.  Often a family member intentionally murders a particular person to protect the honour of his family. This type of murder is called honour killing. Research says that certain conditions like negligence and abuse in childhood lead persons towards criminal activities. This section provides information about s infamous murderers from all over the world.

The Most Famous Murderers

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Sammy GravanoMarch 12, 1945AmericanSalvatore ‘Sammy the Bull’ Gravano is a criminal, best known as the underboss of the notorious Gambino family
Richard RamirezFebruary 29, 1960AmericanRichard Ramirez was an American serial killer and rapist dubbed as the “Night Stalker”
Aileen WuornosFebruary 29, 1956AmericanAileen Wuornos was a serial killer who was sentenced to death for killing seven men in Florida
John Wayne GacyMarch 17, 1942AmericanJohn Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer and rapist who targeted boys and young men
Dale CreganJune 6, 1983BritishDale Cregan is an infamous English drug-dealer and murderer
Olga HepnarováJune 30, 1951CzechOlga Hepnarová was a Czech murderer executed for killing eight people with a truck in 1973
Robert PicktonOctober 24, 1949CanadianRobert Pickton is a Canadian pig farmer turned serial killer
Jeffrey DahmerMay 21, 1960AmericanJeffrey Lionel Dahmer was an American was a serial killer and a sex offender
Ed GeinAugust 27, 1906AmericanEd Gein infamously known as the ‘Butcher of Plainfield’ was an American murderer and body snatcher
Darlie RoutierJanuary 4, 1970AmericanDarlie Routier is an American death row inmate convicted of killing her five-year-old son
John Gotti

John Gotti

John Gotti, also known as ‘the last Mafia Icon’, was an American mobster and the former godfather of the powerful American mafia family, Gambino

AmericanOctober 27, 1940272 views

Anatoly Onoprienko

Anatoly Yuriyovych Onoprienko also known by nicknames ‘Citizen O,’ ‘The Terminator,’ and ‘The Beast of Ukraine’ was a Ukrainian serial killer.

UkrainianJuly 25, 1959431 views

Robert Pickton

Robert Pickton is a Canadian pig farmer turned serial killer

CanadianOctober 24, 1949514 views

Carmine Persico

Carmine John Persico is the boss of the Colombo Crime Family, one of the five families that run organized crime across New York City

AmericanAugust 8, 1933271 views