Serial Killers
Which man had a day job as a clown and murdered over 20+ boys?
John Wayne Gacy
Known as the "Milwaukee Monster," he was arrested in 1991 after a victim escaped his apartment and flagged down police.
Jeffrey Dahmer
These 1888 murders in the Whitechapel district of London are among the most famous cold cases in history.
*IT WAS SOLVED!*
Jack the Ripper
This woman was acquitted in 1893 of the axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Lizzie Borden
This 8-months-pregnant actress was the most famous victim of the Manson Family during their August 1969 home invasion.
Sharon Tate
The Zodiac Killer
This "Plainfield Ghoul" served as the real-life inspiration for Buffalo Bill, Norman Bates, and Leatherface.
Ed Gein
The 1996 murder of this 6-year-old beauty queen in her Colorado home remains one of the most high-profile cold cases in the U.S.
JonBenét Ramsey
These two brothers were convicted of murdering their wealthy parents in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989.
Menendez Brothers
This world-famous musician and member of the Beatles was shot outside his NYC apartment in 1980.
John Lennon
This man, known as "The Night Stalker," left a pentagram at crime scenes and was eventually caught when a mob of citizens recognized him.
Richard Ramirez
This "Brooklyn Vampire" from the 1920s claimed he was "sent by God" and was eventually executed for the murder of Grace Budd.
Albert Fish
This 1947 Los Angeles murder victim, Elizabeth Short, was found severed in half and posed in a vacant lot.
The Black Dahlia
This cult leader orchestrated the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders in Los Angeles, believing they would start a race war called "Helter Skelter."
Charles Manson
This 14-year-old boy's brutal murder in 1955 Mississippi became a catalyst for the American Civil Rights Movement.
Emmett Till
This law student and charismatic killer escaped from custody twice before his final capture in Florida.
Ted Bundy
This "German Cannibal" found a willing victim through an internet advertisement in 2001.
Armin Meiwes
This 1946 case involved a hooded killer who terrorized couples in parked cars on the border of Texas and Arkansas, inspiring the movie The Town That Dreaded Sundown.
Phantom Killer (or the Texarkana Moonlight Murders)
This Florida mother was acquitted of her daughter Caylee's murder in 2011, a case that captivated the nation.
Casey Anthony
This 1964 murder in Queens became famous for the "Bystander Effect," alleging dozens of neighbors watched and did nothing.
Kitty Genovese
Standing nearly 7 feet tall, this "Co-ed Killer" eventually turned himself in and confessed to murdering several women, including his own mother.
Edmund Kemper
This group of American pioneers resorted to cannibalism after getting trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Donner Party
This legendary skyjacker jumped out of a plane with $200,000 in 1971 and was never seen again.
D.B. Cooper
This "Unabomber" sent 16 mail bombs over 17 years before his brother recognized his writing style in a published manifesto.
Ted Kaczynski
This 16-year-old girl was tortured and murdered by her caretaker and neighborhood children in Indianapolis in 1965.
Sylvia Likens