Serial Killers
Known as the “Killer Clown,” he buried victims in his crawlspace.
John Wayne Gacy
Nicknamed the “Black Widow” for poisoning multiple husbands.
Betty Lou Beets
The number of known victims attributed to Ted Bundy.
30
This killer taunted police with cryptic letters and was never caught.
Zodiac Killer
He was portrayed by Zac Efron in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.
Ted Bundy
This UK serial killer was a doctor who killed over 200 patients.
Harold Shipman
This woman led a cult-like group to commit the Manson murders.
Susan Atkins (or "Manson Family")
Number of states where the Zodiac Killer claimed to kill.
3
The BTK killer was caught after sending a floppy disk to police from this location.
His church
The Netflix show Mindhunter featured this real-life large-framed serial killer.
Ed Kemper
This Milwaukee cannibal was arrested in 1991.
Jeffrey Dahmer
She claimed self-defense in the murder of 7 men and was executed in 2002.
Aileen Wuornos
How many years did the Golden State Killer go uncaught before his 2018 arrest?
40+ years
This “Angel of Death” was a nurse who killed dozens of patients.
Charles Cullen
He inspired Norman Bates, Leatherface, and Buffalo Bill.
Ed Gein
He was known for killing couples at lovers’ lanes in the 1940s Texas town.
The Phantom Killer
The killer couple behind Canada’s “Ken and Barbie” murders.
Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka
The year Jack the Ripper's killing spree began.
1888
This killer’s capture was aided by ancestry DNA and a genealogy website.
Joseph James DeAngelo
The show You is loosely inspired by this real-life stalker-murderer’s methods.
Joe Goldberg / Richard Ramirez-inspired
This Soviet killer murdered at least 52 children and women between 1978–1990.
Andrei Chikatilo
This Florida woman murdered her 2-year-old daughter in a case that ended in acquittal.
Casey Anthony
Approximate number of confirmed kills by H.H. Holmes.
20–200 (estimates vary)
Known as the “Grim Sleeper,” he evaded police in L.A. for this many years.
25 years
This real-life killer’s courtroom speech became a viral meme — and a Netflix doc.
Jeffrey Dahmer