Good luck to us all. New York State Reception Center in Almira, Sing Sing Correctional Facility and San Quentin State Prison. The map shows serial killers from the 20th century to present day. "A Murderous Maniac The Many Crimes Charged Against Lizzie Halliday, A mania Like Jack The Ripper", Musgrave, Jon. Known as "The Plainfield Ghoul"; Gein's life and crimes have inspired, at least in part, the novels/films, Raped and murdered a 15-year-old girl on a U.S. Army base in, Killed her three sons, a grandson, and her husband, by arsenic poisoning, Sexually assaulted and murdered women across Indiana, Missouri serial poisoner; found not guilty by reason of insanity, Induced cardiac arrest in patients and would then respond to the coded emergency, often resuscitating the patients herself, Abducted, raped and murdered female hitchhikers in orange groves near, Stalked, kidnapped, raped, murdered, and mutilated Louisiana women, Known as "The Kansas City Strangler"; targeted mostly sex workers in and around, Known as "The Glamour Girl Slayer" and "The Lonely Hearts Killer"; posed as a professional photographer in California to lure his victims with the promise of a modeling career before binding them and sexually assaulting them and photographing then murdering them, Guilt has come into question by the discovery of DNA evidence excluding Glaze and implicating another man, Killed two fellow inmates while serving a life sentence for another murder, and vowed to keep killing if he was not was put to death, Known as "The Interstate Killer"; truck driver who kidnapped and murdered prostitutes along highways, Union official linked with the disappearances of over 40 sailors in, Known as "The Phantom Hobo Killer"; murdered nine homeless men across California, Sex offender who raped and strangled prostitutes in, One of the pair known as "The Killing Cousins"; murdered women in, Kidnapped and murdered multiple women in the, Killed healthy newborns under the guise of performing late-term abortions at an illegal abortion clinic, Known as "The Baseline Killer"; a serial kidnapper, rapist, thief, and serial killer that terrorized the Phoenix metro area, Killed three children and a young woman in, Preyed on elderly women, murdering three; caught after a fourth intended victim survived and identified her, Most dangerous prisoner in Colorado until his death; confessed to the murders of 41 people across eight different states, Killed his wife in Pennsylvania, then went on a, Soldier who raped and murdered women near, Bisexual drifter; his wife helped in two of the murders, Killed at least one man in January 1974; later escaped from prison with another inmate, killing a family of four and a couple in Arizona and Colorado, Known as the "I-65 Killer"; murdered motel clerks along, Known as "The Skid Row Slasher"; preyed mainly on transients and the homeless in, With accomplice Willie Steelman, killed witnesses to their robberies spree across California and Arizona, Confessed to raping and strangling three women in Texas; tried for one murder, never tried for another and the third alleged victim was never located, Stabbed to death three people during robberies in Houston. Dubbed the most prolific serial killer in US history, Little confessed to killing 93 people . A serial killer is typically a person who kills three or more people, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. Her arrest warrant is one of the longest outstanding in American history, Murdered four people between 1974 and 1980, Embarked on a two-state killing spree with his girlfriend and a teenage friend after serving time for killing a man, Her sons, William and Robert Jr., were accomplices, Tortured and abused boarders in her home with her husband, Killed by police attempting to escape from custody, Killed a man and a cellmate in Florida, he went on to kill two others in New Jersey. California has the highest number of serial killings with 1,777 total, followed by Texas with 984. Wayne Williams was charged and sentenced for the two adult murders, with 24 of the other murders attributed to him. Raped and murdered two women in California. Unsolved murders which occurred in the remote community of, Remains of 11 women, who disappeared between 2003 and 2005, found buried in desert in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2009 and attributed to a bone collector, Targeted young couples. He also murdered a man in Nevada. Martin Priest's Troubling History", "Appeals Exhausted, Alfredo Prieto, Serial Killer, Is Executed", "11: Profiling the Clairemont Serial Murder Case, A Collaborative Investigative Effort", "Wicked witness got federal protection to turn into 'mad-dog killer', "Serial killer and rapist Larry Ralston makes a bid for parole", "Kalamazoo man who as a teen killed 3 women in the 1970s is up for parole", "Serial killer who terrorized Kalamazoo in 1970s dies in prison", "Police Say Youth, 19, Admits 5 Slayings", "Drifter Bob Evans Eyed as Serial Killer, Tied to N.H. But the end of his killing spree occurred in Florida, after he fled a Colorado prison ( for the . 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January 21, 2017", "Teen-ager charged in three homicides and 1987 slaying", "Serial Killer Suspect Arrested; 9-11 Set Off Murder Spree", "Murderer Or Serial Killer? 9 Currently Active Serial Killers: Unsolved Cases in 2022 Long Island Serial Killer Joe TurnerDec 31, 2021 83 comments At any one time, it's believed that there are around 25-50 active serial killers lurking in the dark corners of the USA, stalking the streets and highways for their next potential victim. Confession of Mrs. Lydia Sherman, the Murderer of Three Husbands and Four Children", "October Execution Date Set for "Tourniquet Killer" | Rare", "ANTHONY ALLEN SHORE, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS (NO. Serial Killers of the World ". Kreuger, Peggy; Kendra Justice & Amy Hunt (March 2006). Not really. JULY 29, 2019", "Homer L. Jackson III sentenced at Multnomah County Courthouse for serial killings", "Area Prostitutes Frightened by Series of Deaths. A total of 51 serial murders took place in Alaska between 1900 and 2014, with more than half of those occurring between 1980 and 1990. Life imprisonment without parole (overturned on May 26, 2017); Murdered women and girls in Florida and California, burying most of them in the family home in. Two of the four women have never been identified. This is a list of unidentified serial killers who committed crimes within the United States. The murderer's reign of terror started in April 1971, and over the next 17 months, he abducted and killed six young African-American girls and left their bodies near large roads with plenty of traffic. 1. Samuel Little, the most prolific serial killer in the US. Ex-Sergeant who raped and murdered four women in New Jersey and North Carolina, Mostly preyed on sex workers in New York City and Long Island, Grave robber and cannibal convicted of a double murder; also suspected of murdering four women, Teenager who stalked, raped and killed women in, Sometimes referred to as "The Internet's first serial killer", Murdered his girlfriend; later paroled and choked to death his wife and stepdaughter before dismembering their bodies, Known as "The Boston Borgia"; Irish-born poisoner who murdered family members and associates for profit in, Known as "The Kensington Strangler"; raped and killed drug-addicted women in, Known as "The Molalla Forest Killer"; raped and murdered sex workers in Oregon, Known as "The Last Call Killer"; murdered and dismembered gay and bisexual men, Pleaded guilty to murdering five students in, Known as "The Dreaded Strangler"; Manhattan youth who murdered women during home invasions, Serving 25 years to life on a conviction for, Known as "The Genius Killer"; Canadian-born doctor, lawyer, schoolmaster, photographer, inventor, carpet designer, phrenologist, philologist and career criminal active in New York. Drug dealer who killed witnesses against him and their children with the help of his girlfriend, Known as "The Mohawk Ripper"; abducted, raped and stabbed college students in the, Convicted of killing seven people in 2003; believed to be the most prolific serial killer in Connecticut history, New York woman who murdered her five children; exonerated under New York law because she died before her appeal, Known as "The Serial Shooter"; killed two people and injured ten others during a shooting spree in, Responsible for at least one of the Southside Slayer murders, Raped and strangled elderly women in Atlanta, Kidnapped, raped and murdered women across North Carolina, Murdered two elderly couples in North Carolina for no apparent reason, His Supreme Court case set a precedent for fair trials of highly publicized defendants, Former police officer who murdered women in, Murdered and robbed women in Manhattan's East Side, abusing their corpses post-mortem, Responsible for at least eight of the East Bay Slayer murders, Raped and strangled prostitutes across Portland, Oregon; case noted for messy trial and questionable evidence. Killed vagrants with her partner-in-crime, Killed five patients by injecting bleach into their dialysis lines, Respiratory therapist who murdered his patients at, Killed one of his friends, his son, and his daughter, Known as "The Bike Path Rapist"; responsible for three murders and numerous rapes spanning a 25-year period in, Juvenile who murdered two cousins and a girl during "mad spells", Rapist who murdered women and children around, Murdered in prison by fellow inmate Vincent Rivera, Imprisoned in 1973 for the murders of two women while he was a sheriff's deputy in, Known as "The Pied Piper of Tucson"; murdered three teenage girls in Arizona with the aid of local teenagers, German-born bigamist known as "The American Bluebeard", Raped and killed young girls and women in the Fort Worth area, Confessed to murdering dozens of people, possibly in excess of 70, only six are confirmed, Abducted, raped and killed women and children across, Murdered victims selected at random in Portland, Oregon; confessed to additional murders, including one in California, Known as "The Derby Poisoner"; poisoned eight children in her care, six of which were her own, and her three husbands in, Known as "The Tourniquet Killer"; murdered three young girls and a young woman in Texas, Killed nine people across America in three months; responsible for at least one of the Southside Slayer murders, Known as "The Monster"; killed an acquaintance as a teenager; paroled and went on to kill two teenage runaways and his half-sister, Known as "The Boxcar Killer"; alleged member of, Preyed on women and teenage girls in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Known as "The Coin Shop Killer"; targed coin shop owners in order to rob them of valuable coin collections, Killed his girlfriend and two wives during violent outbursts, First convict to kill an on-duty female corrections officer, Convicted of killing at least four women in Illinois and Arkansas; claimed in his book to have murdered eight women while stationed in Germany, Killed his father, wife and two children in Missouri in separate incidents; fled to Oregon, where he killed another young child before his capture, Known as "Flypaper Lyda"; serial poisoner who killed four husbands, a young daughter and a brother-in-law, Known as "The Cleveland Strangler" and "The Imperial Avenue Murderer", Known as "The Southside Strangler"; committed three rapes and murders in, Neo-Nazi sympathizer who shot people during a racist and anti-Semitic shooting spree at, His wife implicated him in 34 different murders in seven different states, After being paroled for murdering his first wife in 1975, he married twice more, murdering both, Murdered five people in three states from 1965 to 1966; was controversially released from prison in 1985 and later killed a sixth person, Known as "The Weepy-Voiced Killer" due to a series of telephone calls he made to police, anonymously reporting his crimes in a remorseful and high-pitched voice; active in the, Murdered four people from April to July 1989 on, Known as "The Kelso Killer"; murdered three people during robberies in, Career criminal and prison escapee who murdered people in St. Louis, Known as "The Riverside Prostitute Killer", Ex-policeman who tortured and killed prostitutes and drug dealers at his, Raped and murdered women in the Boston area, including. Also known as "Dave Posner" and "Dave Posno", Robbed and killed gay men in three cities in, Known as "The Thrill Killer"; killed a neighbor during a burglary; paroled and went on a killing spree with a teenage accomplice, Strangled women and discarded their clothing, Killed five people, including his brother-in-law, Kidnapped, tortured, raped and killed women across Nevada and California, Known as "The American Jack the Ripper"; murdered and mutilated people between Canada and the United States, Preyed on college-aged women in California, Known as "The Midtown Slasher" and the ".22-Caliber Killer"; targeted mainly African-American men and boys in New York, shooting some victims and stabbing and dismembering others, Cannibal convicted of two murders; confessed to killing 12, Michigan doctor who poisoned his assistants, Sexually assaulted and killed at least four women in Maryland, Murdered his wives with poisoned buttermilk after persuading them to will their possessions to his name, Kidnapped four women by ATMs before accomplice strangled them, Strangled fifteen women and one boy in California, Nevada and Texas, Multi-state killer who, along with his accomplice, murdered a man and injured another, murdered four women and three young girls, and raped a young girl, Killed people during robberies in Montana; confessed to more murders across the US and Canada, Marine who stabbed a woman to death in Kentucky; later killed two people in Washington during robberies, Truck driver who killed prostitutes in New Jersey and Ohio, Known as "The Tamiami Trail Strangler"; Colombian-born man who killed six prostitutes in Florida over a span of five months, Part of "The Death Angels" cult responsible for the, Released to a nursing home shortly before her death, Known as "The Candy Man" and "The Pied Piper". Alaska. Murdered three women around Arlington and Fort Worth, Texas between 1985 and 1986; suspected of up to 18 murders. According to Scientific American, there are 25 to 50 serial killers operating in the US during any given year, and they're responsible for maybe 150 murders annually. Necrophile who killed and raped at least four women in Michigan while on parole for rape from 1991 to 1992. 1. Known as "The Longview Serial Killer"; kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered underage girls across Washington State, Known as "The Scorecard Killer"; kept a coded list of young men and boys that he raped and murdered in Southern California, Michigan and Oregon, Confessed to killing five women in Missouri and four others in Illinois and Pennsylvania. [1] Murdered three girls in Arkansas; later murdered a woman in Missouri. 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[1][2] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines serial murder as "a series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone".[2][3]. October 27, 2009", "Miami killer John Errol Ferguson executed", "ID of plane crash victim leads to incredible twist in murder of three women", "Survivalist Sought for Questioning in 3 Ambush Slayings Captured", "Jury Sentences Linwood Forte To Death In Nightstalker Cases", "The Story of the Murderer Who Became a Monk", "Man Found Guilty For All 10 'Grim Sleeper' Killings Of Women", "Mother And Daughter's Murder Case, Stalled By Florida Hurricane, Finally Solved Years Later", "Garcia death sentence comes ten years after first of four Omaha murders", "Summary of the execution of Ray Gardner", "The Chiller Killer Michael Gargiulo, Accused of Killing Ashton Kutcher's Girlfriend and Other L.A. 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Busch - 56 Cal.2d 868 - Wed, 11/22/1961 | California Supreme Court Resources", "Death of a serial killer: James Ray Cable", "Clallam inmate who died was state's 'first known serial killer', The Want-Ad Killer: Harvey Carignan, by Ann Rule, "Convicted Fresno County killer and death row inmate found dead in prison", "Serial killer provided a glimpse into warped mind", "Execution of Carr at St Clairsville, for the Murder of Louisa Fox", "3 life sentences, for killer Billy Lee Chadd", "Florida police crack 23-year-old strangulation case with DNA testing", "Just crazy for blood: Richard Trenton Chase, a.k.a. Murdered six women in California; suspect in the, Known as "The Gorilla Man". Since the early 1970s, roughly 30 bodies have been extracted from the fields, mainly consisting of young girls. A series of murders committed in Atlanta, Georgia, between July 1979 and May 1981. Killed a friend in 1971, then went on a shooting rampage in 1990, Known as "The West Virginia Bluebeard"; Dutch immigrant who lured victims through "lonely hearts" advertisements, murdering them for their money, Shot and killed people in DeKalb and Fulton Counties, Georgia during robberies, Convicted as a minor; given an additional 1025 year sentence for assaulting a corrections officer in prison, Known as the "Thrill Killer"; murdered four immigrants in New York in revenge for the, Convicted of murdering a young girl and one man in both Missouri and Kansas; acquitted, but still main suspect, in three other deaths, Attacked mainly couples in Virginia and California, shooting them both after raping the women, Known as "The Clairemont Killer"; raped and murdered women in, Murdered elderly and mentally disabled boarders in, First Nevadan serial killer, found dead in cave 5 miles upriver from, Abducted young women and teenage girls in Ohio, Kidnapped, raped and murdered women around, Robbed and murdered up to five men across four states, Murdered a man who he was hitchhiked with, then murdered three more men in a 4-day spree, Known as "The Chameleon Killer"; main suspect in the, Responsible for the murders of three women in, Killed four people personally; also provided a prison gang with a lethal dose of drugs so they could kill another inmate, Kidnapped, raped and murdered teenage girls and young women in Texas and Oklahoma, Known as "The Forest Park Killer"; sex offender who raped and strangled three homeless women in, Killed his three wives after they planned to leave him; also killed a man while stationed in Italy, Reid is also a prime suspect for "The Denver Prostitute Killer", Truck driver who killed people across Ohio, Known as "The Railroad/Railway/Railcar Killer"; truck driver who converted the sleeper cab of his truck into a torture chamber where he kept women, torturing and sexually assaulting them, before killing them, Serial killer active in North Carolina with no particular victim profile; victims' ages ranged from 8 to 80, both male and female, and both white and black; claimed that mental health episodes prompted him to commit random murders, Drug addict who killed clerks during robberies in Idaho; suspected of similar murders in Utah and Wyoming.