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This serial killer was known to be obsessed with becoming a woman, and would drape the skin, breasts, and faces on his body. Who was he?
Ed Gein (the inspiration for "Psycho")
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This person stabbed young boys and cut off their genitals in attempt to transform them into girls in East Harlem. Who was he?
Miguel Rivera
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This man was also known as "The Boston Strangler".
Albert DeSalvo
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Left notes after his murders/attempted murders, all of which bore: "I am a monster. I am the 'Son of Sam'."
David Berkowitz
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The life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer was made into what movie?
Monster (2003)
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This serial killer was known for his charisma and good looks, and targeted women--some of whom he killed hours within each other. He was then executed in the electric chair in 1989.
Ted Bundy
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Also known as the "Acid Bath Murderer", this man dissolved his victims in sulphuric acid under the belief that he could not be prosecuted for murder if no body was found.
John George Haigh
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This serial killer also went by the name of "Son of Sam".
David Berkowitz
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What did the Washington DC Beltway Snipers leave behind for cops to find?
Tarot cards with messages on them
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What are the top two offenses committed by serial killers on their victims?
Rape and murder
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Murdered a minimum of 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978, 26 of whom he buried in the crawl space of his Chicago home. Who is he?
John Wayne Gacy
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This killer ate some of his victims and kept their body parts in his freezer, was murdered in prison in 1994.
Jeffrey Dahmer
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"The Killer Klown" was...
John Wayne Gacy
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This serial killer was known to kill women with a gun, and mostly to fully strip them of clothing, while taking away their eyeballs.
Charles Albright
300
Which 19th century decade suffered the most active serial killers?
1980s
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A necrophiliac who targeted and strangled women throughout the West Coast during 1926, (aka. "Gorilla Killer" or "The Dark Strangler"
Earle Nelson
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This serial killer was known to pick up young male hitch-hikers or young men from gay bars in CA and kill them.
Patrick Kearney
400
Jack the Ripper's real name was?
Trick question, his identity is still unknown!
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This serial killer wrote cryptograms for police, always signing them with a sun cross. Who was it?
The Zodiac Killer
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Which Alfred Hitchcock movie, starring Anthony Perkins and Vera Miles, was inspired by the crimes of Ed Gein?
Psycho (1960)
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This serial killer suffocated 8 of her 9 children during the 1970s. Who was she?
Marybeth Tinning
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This killer strangled gay men and buried their bodies in his backyard in Indiana and Ohio, 11 men were found in the yard but only 5 identified. Which killer was this?
Herb Baumeister
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Albert Fish was also known as his nickname:
The Brooklyn Vampire
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Albert DeSalvo used nylon socks to form what around the necks of his victims?
Bows
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What is the best definition of a serial killer?
Someone who kills 3 or more people in three or more separate events over a period of time.