The activities of serial killers spiked . Manson, Joe, The Daily Nexus, June 4, 1980, p. 1. Active Serial Killer Statistics Top 10 States With Highest Total Victims California: 1, 777 victims Texas: 984 victims Florida: 933 victims Illinois: 680 victims New York: 677 victims Ohio: 505 victims Pennsylvania: 462 victims Michigan: 425 victims Georgia: 409 victims Washington: 396 victims Source: WorldPopulationReview.com Necrophile who killed and raped at least four women in Michigan while on parole for rape from 1991 to 1992. The exact messages varied, but the gist was the same: They had been accused of rape, and they were killed for it. Ferguson, George, Emily Downing, Kaylor Eutsler, & David Disque. Dubbed the most prolific serial killer in US history, Little confessed to killing 93 people . Killed a friend in 1971, then went on a shooting rampage in 1990, Known as "The West Virginia Bluebeard"; Dutch immigrant who lured victims through "lonely hearts" advertisements, murdering them for their money, Shot and killed people in DeKalb and Fulton Counties, Georgia during robberies, Convicted as a minor; given an additional 1025 year sentence for assaulting a corrections officer in prison, Known as the "Thrill Killer"; murdered four immigrants in New York in revenge for the, Convicted of murdering a young girl and one man in both Missouri and Kansas; acquitted, but still main suspect, in three other deaths, Attacked mainly couples in Virginia and California, shooting them both after raping the women, Known as "The Clairemont Killer"; raped and murdered women in, Murdered elderly and mentally disabled boarders in, First Nevadan serial killer, found dead in cave 5 miles upriver from, Abducted young women and teenage girls in Ohio, Kidnapped, raped and murdered women around, Robbed and murdered up to five men across four states, Murdered a man who he was hitchhiked with, then murdered three more men in a 4-day spree, Known as "The Chameleon Killer"; main suspect in the, Responsible for the murders of three women in, Killed four people personally; also provided a prison gang with a lethal dose of drugs so they could kill another inmate, Kidnapped, raped and murdered teenage girls and young women in Texas and Oklahoma, Known as "The Forest Park Killer"; sex offender who raped and strangled three homeless women in, Killed his three wives after they planned to leave him; also killed a man while stationed in Italy, Reid is also a prime suspect for "The Denver Prostitute Killer", Truck driver who killed people across Ohio, Known as "The Railroad/Railway/Railcar Killer"; truck driver who converted the sleeper cab of his truck into a torture chamber where he kept women, torturing and sexually assaulting them, before killing them, Serial killer active in North Carolina with no particular victim profile; victims' ages ranged from 8 to 80, both male and female, and both white and black; claimed that mental health episodes prompted him to commit random murders, Drug addict who killed clerks during robberies in Idaho; suspected of similar murders in Utah and Wyoming. 14 Two nurses, Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez, were convicted but a new trial was ordered because of prosecutorial misconduct. Years active: 1970-2005. 1. AP-75,049)", "An Inmate On Death Row Pleads Guilty In More Killings", "Murderer in Alabama Confesses 2 L.A. 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Washington state investigators have certainly had a difficult job fighting and apprehending serial killers throughout the decades. Ted Bundy. Child murder victims' families question Wayne Williams guilt (May 2, 2015). 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A total of 51 serial murders took place in Alaska between 1900 and 2014, with more than half of those occurring between 1980 and 1990. Her arrest warrant is one of the longest outstanding in American history, Murdered four people between 1974 and 1980, Embarked on a two-state killing spree with his girlfriend and a teenage friend after serving time for killing a man, Her sons, William and Robert Jr., were accomplices, Tortured and abused boarders in her home with her husband, Killed by police attempting to escape from custody, Killed a man and a cellmate in Florida, he went on to kill two others in New Jersey. He was raised to believe his grandparents were his parents and . Known as "The Plainfield Ghoul"; Gein's life and crimes have inspired, at least in part, the novels/films, Raped and murdered a 15-year-old girl on a U.S. Army base in, Killed her three sons, a grandson, and her husband, by arsenic poisoning, Sexually assaulted and murdered women across Indiana, Missouri serial poisoner; found not guilty by reason of insanity, Induced cardiac arrest in patients and would then respond to the coded emergency, often resuscitating the patients herself, Abducted, raped and murdered female hitchhikers in orange groves near, Stalked, kidnapped, raped, murdered, and mutilated Louisiana women, Known as "The Kansas City Strangler"; targeted mostly sex workers in and around, Known as "The Glamour Girl Slayer" and "The Lonely Hearts Killer"; posed as a professional photographer in California to lure his victims with the promise of a modeling career before binding them and sexually assaulting them and photographing then murdering them, Guilt has come into question by the discovery of DNA evidence excluding Glaze and implicating another man, Killed two fellow inmates while serving a life sentence for another murder, and vowed to keep killing if he was not was put to death, Known as "The Interstate Killer"; truck driver who kidnapped and murdered prostitutes along highways, Union official linked with the disappearances of over 40 sailors in, Known as "The Phantom Hobo Killer"; murdered nine homeless men across California, Sex offender who raped and strangled prostitutes in, One of the pair known as "The Killing Cousins"; murdered women in, Kidnapped and murdered multiple women in the, Killed healthy newborns under the guise of performing late-term abortions at an illegal abortion clinic, Known as "The Baseline Killer"; a serial kidnapper, rapist, thief, and serial killer that terrorized the Phoenix metro area, Killed three children and a young woman in, Preyed on elderly women, murdering three; caught after a fourth intended victim survived and identified her, Most dangerous prisoner in Colorado until his death; confessed to the murders of 41 people across eight different states, Killed his wife in Pennsylvania, then went on a, Soldier who raped and murdered women near, Bisexual drifter; his wife helped in two of the murders, Killed at least one man in January 1974; later escaped from prison with another inmate, killing a family of four and a couple in Arizona and Colorado, Known as the "I-65 Killer"; murdered motel clerks along, Known as "The Skid Row Slasher"; preyed mainly on transients and the homeless in, With accomplice Willie Steelman, killed witnesses to their robberies spree across California and Arizona, Confessed to raping and strangling three women in Texas; tried for one murder, never tried for another and the third alleged victim was never located, Stabbed to death three people during robberies in Houston. The map is based on articles gathered from Wikipedia. Responsible for several murders in South Carolina, including the "Superbike Murders". The Original Night Stalker Bundy was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1946 to a single mother. Page 1 of 22 ( 327 Killers ) # 1 Samuel Little Samuel McDowell 60 Victims 36 Years # 2 Gary Ridgway The Green River Killer, The Riverman 49 Victims 19 Years # 3 Washington Washington state also rates high in serial killings. 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. May 2019", "Detectives: 40 Drowning Victims May Have Been Murdered by 'Smiley Face Gang", "Exclusive: Detective Tries To Solve 25-Year-Old Serial Killer Cold Case. Among the latest and active serial killers in New York is Kevin Gavin, a 66-year-old man who slew most of his elderly neighbours. The case became known as the "Freeway Phantom Murders," and frighteningly, the killer was never caught. So the best we can do is educate ourselves, avoid certain situations, and know which ones might be coming to get us. ", "Negro Ready To Hang Confesses To Ten Murders", "Death Row 2018 with Trevor McDonald review clear-eyed detachment from the veteran journalist", "Bernard Giles: Story behind the serial killer and the crimes he committed", "Judge: Gillis Jury Can See Confession Letters", "Baton Rouge Serial Killer Sean Vincent Gillis Finally Goes to Trial", "Kansas City man guilty of murdering six women", "Billy Glaze, convicted in 1980s Mpls. Suspected of killing four Muslim men in drive-by shootings from November 2021 to August 2022. 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. 2. "A Murderous Maniac The Many Crimes Charged Against Lizzie Halliday, A mania Like Jack The Ripper", Musgrave, Jon. Ago Today", "Man sentenced in 1988 slaying of LO couple", "Kelly apologizes before execution for deaths of Spring Hill family", "Israel Keyes Update: Alaska serial killer linked to at least 11 deaths, FBI says", "FBI Informant Charged With Four Murders", "Police: Anthony Kirkland suspect in several murders FOX19.com-Cincinnati News, Weather & Sports", "Florida executes triple killer Thomas Knight", "Thomas Knight, who killed Miami couple and a prison guard, executed | Miami Herald", "Andrew Skerritt: Thomas Knight is poster boy for the death penalty", "Woman accused of killing children arrest in Utah", "Couple charged with murder in deaths of boarders", "DNA from Parsippany murder found at convicted killer's request", "Killer's prison-transfer request outrages N.J. victims' families", "South Carolina 'Serial Killer' Todd Kohlhepp Pleads Guilty in 7 Murders", "Todd Kohlhepp pleads guilty to murdering 7 over 13 years", "Most Notorious: Joseph Kondro was a smooth-talking killer", "The human monster: How a suspected serial killer was arrested in Stanley County", "Insanity defense: LaBarre pleads not guilty in 2 murders", "Ladd apologized to murder victim's family just prior to execution", "Convicted killer of 10-year-old he impregnated executed", "Serial Killer Leonard Lake was Arrested (June 2, 1985) Crime Magazine", "Family's capture of serial killer Adam Leroy Lane chronicled in book", "Trucker gets life term for attacks on 2 Pa. women", "Trucker tells how he killed woman in Bloomsbury", "Man Who Confessed to Many Slayings Executed in Missouri", "Court upholds use of DNA found on killer's abandoned coffee cup", "Officials confirm convicted serial killer Derrick Todd Lee has died", "Serial Killer Brothers Gary and Thaddeus Lewingdon A Timeline of Victims of the .22 Caliber Killers", "Two Licking County brothers have been arrested as suspects in the so-called .22-caliber killings", "Two Licking County brothers have been arrested as suspects in the so-called .22-caliber killings. but thinks the number of active serial killers is more like 3,000 or 4,000 . (2009). 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. Samuel Little, the most prolific serial killer in the US. The FBI actually has an entire section dedicated to 'serial murder' on its website, which notes: "Every day, law enforcement officers across America are called to respond to murders. 9 Currently Active Serial Killers: Unsolved Cases in 2022 Long Island Serial Killer Joe TurnerDec 31, 2021 83 comments 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. He also murdered a man in Nevada. Also known as "Dave Posner" and "Dave Posno", Robbed and killed gay men in three cities in, Known as "The Thrill Killer"; killed a neighbor during a burglary; paroled and went on a killing spree with a teenage accomplice, Strangled women and discarded their clothing, Killed five people, including his brother-in-law, Kidnapped, tortured, raped and killed women across Nevada and California, Known as "The American Jack the Ripper"; murdered and mutilated people between Canada and the United States, Preyed on college-aged women in California, Known as "The Midtown Slasher" and the ".22-Caliber Killer"; targeted mainly African-American men and boys in New York, shooting some victims and stabbing and dismembering others, Cannibal convicted of two murders; confessed to killing 12, Michigan doctor who poisoned his assistants, Sexually assaulted and killed at least four women in Maryland, Murdered his wives with poisoned buttermilk after persuading them to will their possessions to his name, Kidnapped four women by ATMs before accomplice strangled them, Strangled fifteen women and one boy in California, Nevada and Texas, 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, Killed people during robberies in Montana; confessed to more murders across the US and Canada, Marine who stabbed a woman to death in Kentucky; later killed two people in Washington during robberies, Truck driver who killed prostitutes in New Jersey and Ohio, Known as "The Tamiami Trail Strangler"; Colombian-born man who killed six prostitutes in Florida over a span of five months, Part of "The Death Angels" cult responsible for the, Released to a nursing home shortly before her death, Known as "The Candy Man" and "The Pied Piper". Raped and strangled five young women in Hawaii in 1985 and 1986. Each one was at least shot in the head, and each was dumped with a note tied around their neck. This is a list of serial killers who were active between 2020 and the present. Authorities: Deceased serial killer Vincent Groves may have had up to 20 victims from 1970s '80s. . According to archivist and researcher Thomas Hargrove, tracking the habits and . Raped and murdered two women in California. 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. List of serial killers in the United States, Henderson (2008), "Rescuing African Americans", p. 328. The Zodiac Killer used a similar modus operandi in all of the murders, which led . 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. Murdered two children following his release. 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He was known in the media as the Lonely Hearts Killer and the Glamour Girl Slayer. 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 Imprisoned at. ", "Ohio executes John Fautenberry, the trucker who went on a killing spree", "Convicted Ill. serial killer charged in Wis. death. 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. The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. 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. First 11th person named on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List. 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.

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