Each state has a connection to an infamous serial killer. women", "Stranger Than Fiction: The Best True-Crime Stories", "STATE SAYS IT CONVICTED THE WRONG SERIAL KILLER", "Serial killer John Getreu pleads guilty to 1973 murder of Leslie Perlov", "Why Did Janie Lou Gibbs Murder Her Entire Family? The FBI says there are between 25 and 50 active serial killers in the United States at any given time, and there probably isn't even a real Dexter trying to take them all out. Known as "The Metro Detroit Serial Killer", Killed three relatives as a teenager; paroled, and later killed and mutilated his girlfriend and her young daughter, Missionary convicted for two murders; confessed to murdering 49 women, Known as "The Lust Killer" and "The Shoe Fetish Slayer", Raped and strangled three women in Texas with an accomplice, Serial rapist who raped and strangled young girls in Ohio, Caught in 1983 after poisoning and car bombing a fianc, Known as "The .38 Caliber Killer"; shot people at random around New York City to "amuse himself", Never arrested, as he was released after interrogation on a technicality, Preyed on young white women throughout the United States, Schizophrenic vagrant who killed fellow homeless men; prime suspect in the, Murdered women in Mississippi and Nevada during a 24-year period. November 30, 2013", "Many Children, Many Moves, and a Grisly Find", "Juan David Ortiz found guilty, sentenced to life in Border Patrol serial killing of 4 women", "Ivan L. Page sentenced to life in prison in slaying of Deena Brown", "O.C. Killed two friends and his grandmother during money and drug-related disputes; later stabbed to death a prison inmate, Physician and surgeon who poisoned patients and colleagues in the US and, Found not guilty by reason of insanity and confined to, Known as "The Shotgun Stalker"; responsible for random drive-by shotgun shootings in, Only convict to be sentenced to death twice for different crimes, Known as "The West Side Rapist"; preyed on elderly women in, Known as "The Southland Strangler" and "The Westside Rapist", Career criminal who killed people in California and Nevada; confessed to three additional murders in other states, Sentenced to 20 years to life, released on August 21, 2018, Found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed for life to the, Known as "Jolly Jane"; nurse who poisoned both patients and family members in Massachusetts, Robbed and killed two men with his brother and his wife; later killed a prostitute in, Suspected of kidnapping, torturing and killing women at his home in, Murdered a family of four and two other women in Minnesota, Convicted of murdering ten women and a viable unborn baby in South Los Angeles, Murdered woman in Indiana, Illinois and California, Raped and murdered women across California; his home contained photographs of over 20 potential victims, Gay drifter who tortured and murdered acquaintances in San Antonio and Dallas, Murdered people across Alaska during angry outbursts or robberies, Career criminal who murdered mainly across, Known as "The Taco Bell Strangler"; preyed on women in and around, Confessed to murdering five people across five states, Confessed to murdering five people across, Murdered at least three women and one man in three states, in the span of four months, Known as "The Window-Screen Rapist"; juvenile who raped and killed elderly women around St. Petersburg, Florida, Raped, stabbed and strangled women in two Maryland counties, Tortured and murdered women in Springfield, Massachusetts, Killed women he met through dating apps in, Kidnapped and murdered female clerks from convenience stores in, Confessed to bludgeoning and stabbing six women to death in, Known as "The Butcher"; drug addict who killed people in West Virginia and Ohio, dismembering and beheading their bodies post-mortem, Known as "The Beauty Queen Killer"; Australian man who abducted and murdered women across the USA, Known as "The Syracuse Serial Killer"; sex offender who confessed to killing seven people in Syracuse, New York, Robbed and killed elderly people to support her heroin addiction, Killed two people on the same day, then killed two more people after escaping from prison. Italian laborer who robbed and murdered other laborers in Maryland and Washington, D.C. He also confessed to murdering another woman in Ohio in 1980 and is linked to two other murders in Cleveland, Formerly known as Douglas Perry prior to 2000 gender transition, which the prosecution claimed was an attempt to avoid suspicion, Sentenced to death; commuted to 120 years imprisonment, One of his victims was the daughter of a South Carolina state senator, Canadian-born serial arsonist known as "The Boston Belfry Murderer". Strangled three women to death in California, saying that he felt an irresistible urge to death. Aamodt estimates that an average of 145 serial killers (under the two-victim minimum definition) were active in the 1980s each year, compared with an average of 54 each year between 2010 and 2015. Now, she faces murder trial amid a swirl of questions", "Pleasanton serial killer parole bid is denied", "Utah woman Megan Huntsman jailed for killing babies", "Utah mom admits killing 6 babies after giving birth", "Babies killed by mother after birth in Utah home, police say", "Notorious killer Leslie Irvin gripped Tri-State in fear in mid-1950s", "Irvin pleads guilty to murders of 3 women, gets life in prison", "Killer of 9 Women On W est Side Gets 4 Life Sentences", "Does Charles Jackson Have More Victims? In 1984, news went national with the discovery of four naked, carefully posed, female murder victims. Series of murders targeted towards elderly women in Los Angeles; convicted murderer Raymond Ward Clemmons confessed to the murders, but he was never charged due to a, Strangulations of five black women, mostly prostitutes and drug addicts, in, Series of murders of men who were shot in the back of the head and then castrated post-mortem, Murders of five boys in Manhattan in 1972 and 1973. Worst serial killers in the USA. Murders", "Killer prefers execution to prison Fatal injection set for March 3 in Del", "William Lewis Reece sentenced to life in prison for murders of Laura Smither, Jessica Cain and Kelli Ann Cox", "Texan Who 'Lost' Three Wives Guilty of Murder", "Serial killer convicted for 1989 murders", "Alleged serial killer's trial underway in Jeffco", "Serial killer sentenced to life in prison for killing four people. This charming Northwest state isn't exactly a dangerous place to live, but these 7 monsters from this area have undeniably left a dark stain on our history: 1. Although his exact name is unknown, the killer appeared in London's Whitechapel district . The map is based on articles gathered from Wikipedia. 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". Most of their killers got away.JAN 16, 2018", "Author investigates Cincinnati Strangler", "New Investigator Looking into the Colonial Parkway Murders", "New details published in Colonial Parkway murders", "Giant Wanted Posters Put Up In Columbus", "New England Unsolved: The Valley Killer, part 1", "Seek One Woman-Slayer for Five Mystery Murders", "Hideous Girl Murders in Dayton, O; Resemble London's Famous Whitechapel Crimes of Years Ago", "Serial killers worked Denver streets from '75 to '95, police say. MARCH 7, 2012", "Convicted Serial Killer Jose Guerrero Going to Death Row", "Texas Man Who Killed 5 Relatives Executed", "Triple Killer Chills Courtroom During His Sentencing Harris Gets 94 Years for 3 Women's Deaths", "Michigan man's bid to overturn murder convictions halted", "Execution Report: Robert Harris - Page 1", "Some cases are too hot even for cops' comfort", "Hausner found guilty on 6 of 8 murder charges", "Daytona Beach serial killer spared death sentence by jury, sentenced to life in prison", "Drifter guilty of strangling Polk woman", "Harry Hayward: Life, crimes, dying confession and execution of the celebrated Minneapolis criminal,", "William Heirens, known as the 'Lipstick Killer,' dead", "Kentucky Cannibal in Cariboo: A Story of the Killer, Boone Helm", "Old West Legends: Boone Helm Murderer, Cannibal & Thief", "John Henry, Pasco man who killed wife, boy, is executed", "Los Angeles Serial Killer Convicted For 2014 Shooting Rampage That Killed Five, Wounded Seven", "Texas executes Hernandez for 2001 slaying of woman abducted from San Antonio bus stop", "60 Slayer sentenced to death. Killed and robbed six store clerks around the, Killed gay men and dumped their bodies near I-70; suspected serial killer, The bodies of eight women were found in swamps and canals surrounding, Kidnapped, raped, beat, and stabbed women to death on the, Random stabbing murders against strangers that occurred in, Suspected of killing eight women, a man and a child since 1996 and dumping their bodies along remote beaches in Suffolk and Nassau County, New York.