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Serial killers and their gruesome crimes have sparked terror and intrigue for centuries. From Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory in the 1600s to more recent examples such as Jeffrey Dahmer...
Excluding these "Medical professionals and pseudo-medical professionals", with their ability to kill simply and in plain sight, and Serial killer groups and couples (below), this list is a compilation of modern serial killers currently with the highest verifiable murder count.
In this compilation of American serial killers, top (left to right) are John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer, center is Dennis Rader, bottom are Ted Bundy and Gary...
Many of these men and women served as inspirations for the best fictional serial killers ever and as a jumping off point for adults to scare children across the world into blind obedience. Who are the worst serial killers in history?
Here are the stories of eight infamous serial killers, from Jack the Ripper to Ted Bundy, to part‑time clown John Wayne Gacy.
The Top 10 of the most prolific serial killers with the highest known number of victims are: 1. Luis Garavito, proven 193 victims - estimated at more than 300. 2. Pedro López, proven 110 victims - estimated at more than 300. 3. Javed Iqbal, proven 100 victims. 4. Mikhail Popkov, proven 78 victims - estimated at more than 83. 5.
At the time of the murders, Corona was the most prolific serial killer in the United States. He applied for and was denied parole a total of eight times. He died in prison, at Corcoran State Prison in California, in 2019 at the age of 85.
Jack The Ripper, Charles Manson, and Ted Bundy are the most notorious serial killers in the world. Belle Sorenson Gunness, aka Lady Bluebeard, murdered her husbands and boyfriends because of life insurance money.
One of the world’s most prolific serial killers might still be out there. Pedro Lopez is linked to more than 300 murders in his native Colombia and in Ecuador and Peru. At least one-third of those murders were tribal women.
No list of serial killers is complete without the infamous, and anonymous, Jack the Ripper (via BBC). Preying amid the slums of East End London in 1888, he is heralded by Texas State University as the "first modern serial killer." Despite being 134 years gone, the case still fascinates.