There’s no denying of the fact, the crime rate continues to rise every day. If you ever get a chance to turn on the television, you’ll surely lose your cool after hearing terrible criminal reports being aired on television from different parts of the world. The world knows of many serial killers. However, there are some whose record will forever be unmatchable. Out of them, there are some who steal the spotlight by having committed the most inhumane crimes in human history. Here, in this article, we will guide you through a list of the 14 most notorious serial killers of all time. Continue reading to know about them:
- The Zodiac Killer
The most intriguing thing to note about this killer is, he fashioned this name for himself after sending letters repeatedly to Bay Area Press. The real name of this killer is unknown but whatever information is available, tells us that he operated in California back in the 60s and 70s. He claimed to have killed more than 35 people but news confirmed the death of only seven people. His whereabouts are still unknown and many believe he is dead. Shockingly his case is still open and the other victims were never found.
- TsuTomu Miyazaki
He was widely acknowledged as the human Dracula during his time. He as coined Dracula because of his hideous crimes. The most disturbing thing about his case is, he used to kidnap young girls, kill them and would indulge in sexual intercourse with the corpses. Not only that but he also drank the blood of a victim in one of his many famous cases. This person as so mentally sick that he would send the parts of bodies as trophies to the victim’s families. He was hanged in 2008 at the age of 45. Despite Criminal Defense Lawyer in the court, he couldn’t win because of the brutal charges that were riding on his head.
- Jack The Ripper
The real killers were never found, but the name came into the spotlight after the victim’s body organs were missing. It is said that the killer had some surgical experience and would chop off a few organs of the body with his professional expertise. The person was later identified as Jack the Ripper who would kill female prostitutes in London slums in the late 80s and early 90s. He was never found but his criminal history made quite a few shocking news headlines during that time.
- Luis Garavito
Also known as the beast, this person was from Colombia and is regarded as one of the world’s worst serial killers of all times. He confessed of murdering, raping and torturing over 140 young boys. Reports claim that the number is above 300 and many victims were already killed by that time. His trial proved him guilty on 139 counts and the court sentenced him to 1853 years in prison. However, the Columbian law sentenced him to 30 years in jail back in 1999. For many, it is unfair but a criminal like him deserves to be tortured even worse.
- Alexander Pichuskin
He was famously known as the chessboard killer and the bitsa park manic. He used to target homeless men whom he would lure with vodka in his house. Reports confirm that he killed over 50 people whom he killed with repeated hammer blows. He also used to insert vodka bottles in their skull wounds. He said he wanted to kill around 64 people, which is exactly the number of squares that are visible on a chessboard. Many believe he was in fierce competition with the infamous Russian serial killer, Andrei Chikatilo.
- The Charles Edmund Cullen
He worked in several hospitals as a nurse but would eventually get fired because of his suspicious behavior. He testified to killing more than 40 elderly patients between 1984 to 2003 in New Jersey. He would take a position and instill it in the medicine to kill the patients. He said he wanted to relieve the patients from pain, just like an angel would. This is why he was also acknowledged as the “Angel of Death”. Experts say he has more than 300 people killed in his criminal history. Currently, he is serving life imprisonment.
- Dennis Raider
He killed around ten people between 1974 to 1991 in Kansas. He coined himself as BTK, which stood for bind, torture and kill. He would send a letter to the police department, taunting them with these initials. He used to stalk victims before breaking into their house. After successfully gaining entrance, he would bind their limbs and strangle them. He disappeared in the late 80s but was traced in 2005 when he sent a floppy disc to the cops that helped in stalking him easily. He confessed to all his crimes and is currently serving life imprisonment that would never end.
- Paul Knowles
He was perhaps the most obnoxious killer because he would win the victim’s confidence with his charm and later kill them. He killed over 15 people but experts say that the actual count was more. His victims included women, children and men. He was killed by an FBI agent in 1974 when he was trying to escape. The most interesting thing to note about this criminal is, he used to use his charming looks to carry out a dangerous act. Therefore it is better to keep away from a handsome guy on the road if he tries to register an impression.
- Aileen Wuornos
Hadn’t it been for her hideous crimes, Charlize Theron wouldn’t have been able to win an academy award. She played Aileen in the 2003 commercial blockbuster “Monster”. She confessed to killing seven men for their money. She claimed that all of them had either raped or abused her. She was eventually killed in 1992 by lethal injection. She is one of those rare females who have a strong record in the criminal world. Though, her crimes don’t justify that women have to go the extra mile to punish men but prove that they can be lethal as well.
- John Wayne Gacy
He sexually abused and killed more than 30 young boys. He was active between the early 70s and late 70s. He used to lure young boys with the promise of work and money before killing them. He would then hide the dead bodies of the victims under the crawl space of his house and dispose of the bodies in Plaines River. After getting convicted of 33 murders, Gacy was sentenced to death. He was executed with the help of a lethal injection back in 1994. His criminal history breaks records to this date.
- Pedro Rodriguez Filho
The shocking thing to note about this criminal is, he killed a man for the first time when he was only 14 years old. He was arrested in 1973 and later convicted for killing 71 people. He worked at a local drug dealer and lost control when his girlfriend was killed. He murdered his father in prison who was also serving a sentence for murder. This was when he went on to kill over 45 imprisoned people. His total sentence is more than 400 years, which means he might die in jail. Currently, nobody has information about his whereabouts.
- William Bonin
He was famously known as Freeway Killer between 1989 to 1980. He raped, tortured and killed over 20 young men. He would later dump their bodies along freeways in California. He was eventually sentenced to life imprisonment but was killed with a lethal injection in 1996. He was believed by many as a sadist, and this was prevalent when he corresponded to the victim’s families about how their young children reacted to the torture. His was of killing young boys and forcefully having sex with them are still infamous.
- John George
He was also known as “Acid Bath murderer” and was active during the 1940s. He was accused of killing six people but claimed to have killed 9. He looked charming and thus, would lure wealthy people into a warehouse after winning their confidence. There he would kill them and dissolve their bodies in sulphuric acid. Later he would collect their savings and forge papers. He was hanged in 1949 after being sentenced to death by the high court. His sadistic way of killing people still establishes him as one of the most notorious criminals of all times.
- Patrick Wayne Kearney
His active years of working were between 1975 to 1977. He had a high IQ and confessed to killing more than 30 gay men. He would kill young gay men, wrap their bodies in trash bags and throw them by the walkways. He was accused of 21 murders but received life imprisonment because of his honest confession. Many believe he is dead but there is no information about his whereabouts. Born in 1939, he’d be 80 by now. Owing to his high IQ and notorious nature, their documentaries made on him,
