Famous Serial Killers - List of Famous Serial Killers - page 5
Serial killers are the individuals who commit a series of murders, killing three or more people with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant break between them. The murders are usually committed as separate events. Serial killers derive abnormal psychological gratification from torturing and killing people and most serial killings involve sexual contact with the victim. They may exhibit varying degrees of mental illness and/or psychopathy, which may contribute to their homicidal behavior. American criminal H. H. Holmes was one of the first documented serial killers in the modern sense of the term, and was believed to have killed more than 200 victims in the late 19th century. Coming to the 20th century, Ted Bundy is believed to be one of the most evil and enigmatic serial killers ever convicted. Well educated, intelligent, and good looking, he terrorized people for four years over the course of which he killed 35–36 women. Columbian Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos and Brazilian Pedro Rodrigues Filho are believed to have claimed over a 100 victims each. While a majority of serial killers are male, history has also seen some vicious female serial killers like Elizabeth Báthory and Aileen Wuornos. This section provides you information about the life and crimes of various notorious serial killers from all over the world.
The Most Famous Serial Killers | |||
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Edmund Kemper | December 18, 1948 | American | Edmund Kemper is a convicted serial killer from America who murdered ten people |
Karla Homolka | May 4, 1970 | Canadian | Karla Homolka is one of Canada’s most infamous female serial killers |
Gary Ridgway | February 18, 1949 | American | Gary Leon Ridgway is a dreaded American serial killer |
Richard Ramirez | February 29, 1960 | American | Richard Ramirez was an American serial killer and rapist dubbed as the “Night Stalker” |
Aileen Wuornos | February 29, 1956 | American | Aileen Wuornos was a serial killer who was sentenced to death for killing seven men in Florida |
Dean Corll | December 24, 1939 | American | Dean Corll was an American serial killer and the mastermind behind the Houston Mass Murders |
Peter Sutcliffe | June 2, 1946 | British | Peter Sutcliffe is an infamous English serial killer, who was also known as the ‘Yorkshire Ripper.’ This biography profiles his childhood, family life, crimes, murders, etc. |
Charles Sobhraj | April 6, 1944 | French | Charles Sobhraj is a French serial killer also known as the “Bikini Killer.” |
Anatoly Slivko | December 28, 1938 | Russian | Anatoly Slivko was a Soviet serial killer |
John Wayne Gacy | March 17, 1942 | American | John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer and rapist who targeted boys and young men |
Leonarda Cianciulli
Leonarda Cianciulli was an Italian serial killer and cannibal
Beverley Allitt
Beverley Allitt is an English serial killer who murdered four children
Genene Jones
Genene Jones is a licensed vocational nurse who is suspected to have killed up to 60 infants
Anatoly Onoprienko
Anatoly Yuriyovych Onoprienko also known by nicknames ‘Citizen O,’ ‘The Terminator,’ and ‘The Beast of Ukraine’ was a Ukrainian serial killer.
Rodney Alcala
Rodney Alcala is an American rapist and serial killer, who was sentenced to death in 2010 for murdering five people in the 1990s
Alexander Pichushkin
Alexander Pichushkin is a Russian serial killer who is believed to have killed between 50-60 people
Michael Swango
Michael Swango is an American serial killer and a former physician who is serving three consecutive life terms
Tsutomu Miyazaki
Tsutomu Miyazaki was a Japanese serial killer who murdered four young girls
Charles Sobhraj
Charles Sobhraj is a French serial killer also known as the “Bikini Killer.”