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. The activities of serial killers spiked . A series of unsolved shootings on couples in Atlanta from January to March 1977, Mystery murderer(s) of 15 Atlanta women in 1911, Responsible for the deaths of six or seven people in, Raped and murdered sex workers in Detroit; nicknamed derived from the suspect's large hands and feet. 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Known as "The Werewolf of Wysteria"; sadist and pedophile who cannibalized several children. The FBI says there are between 25 and 50 active serial killers in the United States at any given time, and there probably isn't even a real Dexter trying to take them all out. Over the two-year period, at least 28 children, adolescents, and adults were killed. Strangled four known victims in 1980 and sexually assaulted some. 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. Runners Up Murdered three women around Arlington and Fort Worth, Texas between 1985 and 1986; suspected of up to 18 murders. 2. Known as "The Nebraska Fiend", Richards murdered nine people including a mother and her children. Drug dealer who killed witnesses against him and their children with the help of his girlfriend, Known as "The Mohawk Ripper"; abducted, raped and stabbed college students in the, Convicted of killing seven people in 2003; believed to be the most prolific serial killer in Connecticut history, New York woman who murdered her five children; exonerated under New York law because she died before her appeal, Known as "The Serial Shooter"; killed two people and injured ten others during a shooting spree in, Responsible for at least one of the Southside Slayer murders, Raped and strangled elderly women in Atlanta, Kidnapped, raped and murdered women across North Carolina, Murdered two elderly couples in North Carolina for no apparent reason, His Supreme Court case set a precedent for fair trials of highly publicized defendants, Former police officer who murdered women in, Murdered and robbed women in Manhattan's East Side, abusing their corpses post-mortem, Responsible for at least eight of the East Bay Slayer murders, Raped and strangled prostitutes across Portland, Oregon; case noted for messy trial and questionable evidence. Strangled three women to death in California, saying that he felt an irresistible urge to death. But is he telling the truth? This is a list of unidentified serial killers who committed crimes within the United 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. serial killings, has died", "Citing new DNA in decades-old murders, lawyers ask for new trial", "Gleason given death penalty for each of two prison inmates strangled to death", "Killer Driver: Gentle Giant Or Wild One? Strangled three across three states, including his wife, Alabama woman who poisoned family members, Italian man who burglarized and murdered elderly people in New Jersey, Killed four elderly neighbours in 1980 and his cellmate in 1982 while imprisoned on lesser charges; suspected of shooting dead his boyfriend, Killed/Died from injuries received during a shoot-out, Believed to have raped, murdered, and sexually assaulted multiple women in Virginia from 2002 to 2014, Rapist who his killed ex-girlfriends, wife and stepson, Itinerant criminal who killed an 8-year-old girl and two adult women in Washington and Tennessee, Known as "The Tipster Killer"; killed at least three women in California, then called into crime stoppers to report his crimes and receive award money, Convicted of killing five teenage boys; one in Germany in 1974, another in 1981, and three he buried in his basement, Nursing assistant who murdered seven elderly male military veterans with injections of insulin while employed at a VA hospital in, Itinerant laborer who killed elderly people during robberies, Known as "The Broomstick Killer"; death sentence for 1966 triple-murder commuted; killed three days after 1989 parole. ", "Crunch the Numbers; Solve a Famous Murder", "The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery", "The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery Kirkus Review", "The Man from the Train: New book says serial ax murderer killed Lyerly family", "Phoenix police: 7 dead in 8 attacks by "serial street shooter", "Police Tie 9th Attack to Phoenix's Serial Killer Case", "After four victims, another serial killer remains on the loose", "A Serial Killer Murdered 3 Women in 1990 in St. Louis. Drifter who admitted to a dozen murders committed across the U.S. 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. 14 Multi-state killer who, along with his accomplice, murdered a man and injured another, murdered four women and three young girls, and raped a young girl . He was active in the 1970s and is believed to have murdered at least 30 women across several states. ", "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? 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. Known as "The Longview Serial Killer"; kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered underage girls across Washington State, Known as "The Scorecard Killer"; kept a coded list of young men and boys that he raped and murdered in Southern California, Michigan and Oregon, Confessed to killing five women in Missouri and four others in Illinois and Pennsylvania. Aamodt estimates that an average of 145 serial killers (under the two-victim minimum definition) were active in the 1980s each year, compared with an average of 54 each year between 2010 and 2015. Two of the four women have never been identified. Although his exact name is unknown, the killer appeared in London's Whitechapel district . ", "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. 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. The three men killed in sub-districts of Bangladesh were identified as Sajal, Ripon, and Rakib Molla. 1. "Georgia's most notorious murderess". It's not surprising that the U.S. has more serial killers than any other country. But the end of his killing spree occurred in Florida, after he fled a Colorado prison ( for the . Manson, Joe, The Daily Nexus, June 4, 1980, p. 1. 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 . 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. (2009). 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". Each one was at least shot in the head, and each was dumped with a note tied around their neck. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome was blamed. Nevertheless, according to the Britannica, a few of the most notorious murderers include the following:. 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. New York State Reception Center in Almira, Sing Sing Correctional Facility and San Quentin State Prison. 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. Existence (and probable but not proven identity) discovered over 100 years after the murders, by analysis of contemporary records, showing a markedly common, Attacked at night from a car using a handgun, killing seven people and injuring two between August 2015 and July 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona; Aaron Saucedo was arrested for all murders in 2017 and is awaiting trial, Raped, stabbed, and strangled young women between the ages of 13 and 21 in the, Murders of nine women and disappearance of two others between 1988 and 1989, Also known as the "Babysitter"; responsible for the murders of four or more children in Oakland County, Michigan in 1976 and 1977, Murders of three female sex workers between March and September 1990, Suspect in custody on September 19, 2022, Single or multiple offenders who murdered one man and four women over three months in the city of, Series of unsolved homicides believed to have been committed by an unidentified serial killer in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, also known as "The Bible Belt Strangler", A series of at least seven unsolved homicides involving female hitchhikers that took place in Sonoma County and Santa Rosa of the North Bay area of California in 1972 and 1973, Shot and killed four people, seemingly at random, in the, Also known as the "Austin Axe Murderer"; responsible for at least seven murders in Austin, Texas between 1884 and 1885, Theoretical serial killer(s) thought by some sources to have drowned college-aged young men across the northern part of the country since 1997; most experts suggest that the deaths were accidental, Abducted, strangled and drowned predominantly female prostitutes around, Abducted, raped and stabbed to death women around. The killer's identity remains unknown. Women, Many Others: Death Row Inmate Won't Appeal Dec. 6 Execution - Los Angeles Times", "Harvey Collins Dies On Gallows For Sword Murder", "Serial killer already serving two life sentences gets another 30 years for murdering Somers Point woman", "Miami Man Confesses In 6 Prostitute Slayings", "Samuel Cooper gets life for shooting deaths", "Fight the Death Penalty in USA - Executions in 1998", "Today in Cape history: Tony Costa arraigned in Truro murders", "AROUND THE NATION; Six San Jose Slayings Are Linked to Dead Man", "Murderer of three given triple life terms: Juan Covington, his lawyer said, was driven to shoot five victims by a conviction that "he had a mission to exterminate the devil. So the best we can do is educate ourselves, avoid certain situations, and know which ones might be coming to get us. Holmes, Ronald, & Holmes, Stephen. Murders", "Killer prefers execution to prison Fatal injection set for March 3 in Del", "William Lewis Reece sentenced to life in prison for murders of Laura Smither, Jessica Cain and Kelli Ann Cox", "Texan Who 'Lost' Three Wives Guilty of Murder", "Serial killer convicted for 1989 murders", "Alleged serial killer's trial underway in Jeffco", "Serial killer sentenced to life in prison for killing four people. Muhammad Syed was arrested and charged with two of the murders. 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. The list is sorted by the number of confirmed victims the killer had in his/her acts as a serial killer. ", "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? Two nurses, Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez, were convicted but a new trial was ordered because of prosecutorial misconduct. Here are some of the other most famous serial killers from the area. Washington state investigators have certainly had a difficult job fighting and apprehending serial killers throughout the decades. 43 years later, she wasn't so lucky, according to new charges", The suspect in 3 murders and 8 rapes blended in, Bike Path Killer Altemio Sanchez arrested five years ago, "Gerard Schaefer Jr.'s horrifying 'Killer Fiction' stories could have been filed on memoir shelf", "Suspect Is Charged in 4 Zodiac Cases in Queens", "Public Safety Virginia serial killer Charles Severance sentenced to life in prison", "CASTRO VALLEY / How man convicted in Oregon became suspect in girl's killing", "The Derby Poisoner. Known as "The Boy Torturer". 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. . According to a 1999 issue of Texas Monthly, the Killing Fields the name given to a strip of abandoned oil fields near Interstate 45 have long been known as a favorite dump site for killers. The map is based on articles gathered from Wikipedia. Some serial killers are known for killing children, like David Meirhofer in Montana. 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. A total of 12,746 victims of serial killings were registered nationwide between 1990 and 2020. Serial Killers in the United States The United States had more serial killers than any other country. [1][2] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines serial murder as "a series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone".[2][3].