List of serial killers in the United States
Updated: 11/5/2025, 10:25:26 AM Wikipedia source
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. 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". The United States has by far the largest number of documented serial killers in the world. According to Radford University's Serial Killer Information Center, it has more documented serial killers than the next ten highest countries on the list combined.
Tables
· Identified serial killers
Ables, Tony
Ables, Tony
Name
Ables, Tony
Yearsactive
1970–1990
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered robbery victim; paroled and later killed at least three women in St. Petersburg, Florida
Acevedo, Francisco
Acevedo, Francisco
Name
Acevedo, Francisco
Yearsactive
1989–1996
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to 75 years to life
Notes
Strangled three prostitutes in New York between 1989 and 1996
Adams, Edward James
Adams, Edward James
Name
Adams, Edward James
Yearsactive
1920–1921
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Killed by police
Notes
Murdered seven people, including three policemen
Agrue, John
Agrue, John
Name
Agrue, John
Yearsactive
1966–1982
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Died in 2009
Notes
Killed his sister-in-law in Illinois; paroled and moved to Colorado, where he killed two more women
Albanese, Charles
Albanese, Charles
Name
Albanese, Charles
Yearsactive
1980–1981
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1995
Notes
Poisoned family members with arsenic in Fox Lake, Illinois to receive their inheritance
Alcala, Rodney
Alcala, Rodney
Name
Alcala, Rodney
Yearsactive
1971–1979
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
50–130+
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Sometimes called "The Dating Game Killer" because of his 1978 appearance on the television show The Dating Game in the midst of his murder spree
Alix, Franklin DeWayne
Alix, Franklin DeWayne
Name
Alix, Franklin DeWayne
Yearsactive
1997–1998
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 2010
Notes
Murdered people in Houston, Texas, during robberies
Allen, Herman
Allen, Herman
Name
Allen, Herman
Yearsactive
1930–1942
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 1942
Notes
Killed a lodger in 1930; after release, he killed three more people in a fit of jealousy
Allen, Howard
Allen, Howard
Name
Allen, Howard
Yearsactive
1974–1987
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Targeted elderly victims during burglaries in Indiana
Allen, Quincy
Allen, Quincy
Name
Allen, Quincy
Yearsactive
2002
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered four people in North and South Carolina between July–August 2002
Allridge, Ronald
Allridge, Ronald
Name
Allridge, Ronald
Yearsactive
1976–1985
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1995
Notes
Murdered people in Fort Worth, Texas, in robberies alongside his brother
Alston, Robert Sylvester
Alston, Robert Sylvester
Name
Alston, Robert Sylvester
Yearsactive
1991–1993
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and strangled prostitutes and drug addicts around Greensboro, North Carolina, dismembering their bodies post-mortem
Anderson, Joshua
Anderson, Joshua
Name
Anderson, Joshua
Yearsactive
2006–2007
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Fatally shot at least four people in Tulsa, Oklahoma, cannibalizing one, in a series of robbery and revenge-related murders.
Anderson, Stephen Wayne
Anderson, Stephen Wayne
Name
Anderson, Stephen Wayne
Yearsactive
1973–1980
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9+
Status
Executed 2002
Notes
Murdered people in Utah, Nevada, and California
Andrews, Patrick
Andrews, Patrick
Name
Andrews, Patrick
Yearsactive
1997–2007
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed three people between 1997 and 2007, including one while incarcerated at USP Hazelton
Angelo, Richard
Angelo, Richard
Name
Angelo, Richard
Yearsactive
1987
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
10
Status
Sentenced to 61 years to life
Notes
Long Island nurse who poisoned patients in his care
Archerd, William Dale
Archerd, William Dale
Name
Archerd, William Dale
Yearsactive
1947–1966
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Died in prison
Notes
First person convicted of using insulin as a murder weapon
Archer-Gilligan, Amy
Archer-Gilligan, Amy
Name
Archer-Gilligan, Amy
Yearsactive
1910–1917
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
50
Status
Died in Connecticut Hospital for the Insane
Notes
Poisoned a husband and residents of her nursing home in Windsor, Connecticut
Arguelles, Roberto
Arguelles, Roberto
Name
Arguelles, Roberto
Yearsactive
1992
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Salt Lake City Strangler"; violent sex offender who kidnapped and murdered women and girls
Armstrong, John Eric
Armstrong, John Eric
Name
Armstrong, John Eric
Yearsactive
1992–1999
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
18
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Navy sailor convicted for murdering prostitutes in Michigan and Illinois; confessed to more murders around the world
Atkins, Benjamin
Atkins, Benjamin
Name
Atkins, Benjamin
Yearsactive
1991–1992
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
11
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Woodward Corridor Killer"; serial rapist who preyed on women in Highland Park and Detroit, Michigan
Atkins, Joseph
Atkins, Joseph
Name
Atkins, Joseph
Yearsactive
1969–1985
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1999
Notes
Murdered his half-brother; paroled, and later murdered his adoptive father and a neighboring couple's daughter during a drunken shooting spree
Avalos, Johnny
Avalos, Johnny
Name
Avalos, Johnny
Yearsactive
2012–2015
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and strangled women in San Antonio, Texas
Avila-Torrez, Jorge
Avila-Torrez, Jorge
Name
Avila-Torrez, Jorge
Yearsactive
2005–2009
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered two underage girls in 2005 in Illinois and a 20-year-old Navy Petty Officer in Virginia in 2009
Balaam, Anthony
Balaam, Anthony
Name
Balaam, Anthony
Yearsactive
1994–1996
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Trenton Strangler"; raped and murdered four women in Trenton, New Jersey
Baldi, Joseph
Baldi, Joseph
Name
Baldi, Joseph
Yearsactive
1970–1972
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Queens Creeper"; mentally-ill burglar who stabbed women to death in the Jamaica, Queens neighborhood after breaking into their apartments
Baldwin, Clark Perry
Baldwin, Clark Perry
Name
Baldwin, Clark Perry
Yearsactive
1991–1992
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Long-haul trucker linked via DNA to the murders of three women in Wyoming and Tennessee
Barber, Danny
Barber, Danny
Name
Barber, Danny
Yearsactive
1978–1980
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 1999
Notes
Murdered three women and one man in Dallas County, Texas, having sex with the corpses of two of his victims
Barfield, Velma
Barfield, Velma
Name
Barfield, Velma
Yearsactive
1971–1978
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Executed 1984
Notes
North Carolina serial poisoner who was the first woman in the United States to be executed after the 1976 resumption of capital punishment and the first since 1962. She was also the first woman to be executed by lethal injection.
Barnes, James Antonio
Barnes, James Antonio
Name
Barnes, James Antonio
Yearsactive
1988
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Released in 2016
Notes
Mentally-ill factory worker who shot and killed prostitutes around Memphis
Barone, Cesar
Barone, Cesar
Name
Barone, Cesar
Yearsactive
1991–1993
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Killed four women around the Portland area and sexually assaulted a number of others
Barr, Charles
Barr, Charles
Name
Barr, Charles
Yearsactive
1923
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1926
Notes
Known as "The Petting Party Bandit"; shot couples in lovers' lanes in Memphis during robberies
Barrett, Eugene
Barrett, Eugene
Name
Barrett, Eugene
Yearsactive
1959–1995
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Killed three women he was romantically involved with in Honolulu, Hawaii
Bartlett, Polly
Bartlett, Polly
Name
Bartlett, Polly
Yearsactive
1868
Provenvictims
22
Possiblevictims
22
Status
Murdered in police custody
Notes
Wyoming's first serial killer before it was even a state. Innkeeper who poisoned her rich male patrons with arsenic to rob them with her father Jim. Was arrested by a would-be victim from a bounty on her head, then shot dead while in jail by an employee of her last victim's father.
Baumeister, Herb
Baumeister, Herb
Name
Baumeister, Herb
Yearsactive
1980–1996
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
20
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Responsible for murdering at least eleven victims who were found buried on his property in Westfield, Indiana
Baxter, Patrick
Baxter, Patrick
Name
Baxter, Patrick
Yearsactive
1987–1990
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and murdered one girl and two women in Westchester County, New York
Beamon, Rocky
Beamon, Rocky
Name
Beamon, Rocky
Yearsactive
2005–2017
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Committed suicide prior to execution
Notes
Robbed and murdered a woman in Florida, then murdered two sex offenders in prison
Beardslee, Donald
Beardslee, Donald
Name
Beardslee, Donald
Yearsactive
1969–1981
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2005
Notes
Murdered a woman in Missouri; paroled, and later murdered two more women on separate occasions in California
Beasley, Richard
Beasley, Richard
Name
Beasley, Richard
Yearsactive
2011
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death in Ohio
Notes
Murdered three men after luring them with online advertisements of fake job offers
Beck, Martha
Beck, Martha
Name
Beck, Martha
Yearsactive
1947–1949
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
20
Status
Executed 1951
Notes
With accomplice Raymond Fernandez, became known as "The Lonely Hearts Killers"
Bell, Cimarron
Bell, Cimarron
Name
Bell, Cimarron
Yearsactive
2003–2004
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Shot his girlfriend, and then a trio of men in financially motivated schemes
Bell, Larry Gene
Bell, Larry Gene
Name
Bell, Larry Gene
Yearsactive
1984–1985
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Executed in 1996
Notes
Abducted, raped and murdered women in the Carolinas, then made taunting phone calls to their families
Bender Family
Bender Family
Name
Bender Family
Yearsactive
1869–1872
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
11+
Status
Unknown
Notes
Family of serial killers who lived and operated in Labette County, Kansas
Berdella, Robert
Berdella, Robert
Name
Berdella, Robert
Yearsactive
1984–1987
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Kansas City Butcher" and "The Collector"; kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered young men in Missouri
Berkowitz, David
Berkowitz, David
Name
Berkowitz, David
Yearsactive
1976–1977
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Son of Sam" and the ".44 Caliber Killer"; shot eight random strangers, killing six, in and around New York City
Betterton, Monroe
Betterton, Monroe
Name
Betterton, Monroe
Yearsactive
1904–1919
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1920
Notes
Murdered his wives in Missouri and Oklahoma during violent arguments
Bianchi, Kenneth
Bianchi, Kenneth
Name
Bianchi, Kenneth
Yearsactive
1977–1978
Provenvictims
12
Possiblevictims
12
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
With accomplice Angelo Buono Jr., known as "The Hillside Stranglers". Murdered young women in Los Angeles and Washington
Bible, Danny
Bible, Danny
Name
Bible, Danny
Yearsactive
1979–1983
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed in 2018
Notes
Known as "The Ice Pick Killer"; serial rapist who raped and murdered a neighbor, then committed a triple murder four years later
Biegenwald, Richard
Biegenwald, Richard
Name
Biegenwald, Richard
Yearsactive
1958–1983
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
11
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Active in New Jersey, suspected in at least two other murders
Biehler, Robert
Biehler, Robert
Name
Biehler, Robert
Yearsactive
1966–1973
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Career criminal who shot four people in Los Angeles to cover up other crimes
Bird, Jake
Bird, Jake
Name
Bird, Jake
Yearsactive
1930–1947
Provenvictims
13
Possiblevictims
46
Status
Executed 1949
Notes
Sentenced to death for the murders of two people; confessed to forty-four other murders
Bishop, Arthur Gary
Bishop, Arthur Gary
Name
Bishop, Arthur Gary
Yearsactive
1979–1983
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1988
Notes
Preyed on young boys in Utah between 1979 and 1983
Bittaker, Lawrence
Bittaker, Lawrence
Name
Bittaker, Lawrence
Yearsactive
1979
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
With accomplice Roy Norris known as "The Tool Box Killers"; kidnapped, sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered teenage girls in Los Angeles County, California
Bixler, Rodney Troy
Bixler, Rodney Troy
Name
Bixler, Rodney Troy
Yearsactive
2000
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to 40 years in prison
Notes
Strangled three women to death in Kentucky in 2000
Bladel, Rudy
Bladel, Rudy
Name
Bladel, Rudy
Yearsactive
1963–1978
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Died while incarcerated at Henry Ford Allegiance Health
Notes
Known as "The Railway Killer"; his case was part of Michigan v. Jackson, which was later overruled by the Supreme Court
Blair, Terry
Blair, Terry
Name
Blair, Terry
Yearsactive
1982–2004
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Sentenced to 25 years in prison for one murder, released on parole after serving 21 years and committed additional murders upon release
Blake, Eugene
Blake, Eugene
Name
Blake, Eugene
Yearsactive
1967–1984
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered a girl during an unprovoked attack; later paroled and committed two additional murders across Ohio and West Virginia
Blank, Daniel
Blank, Daniel
Name
Blank, Daniel
Yearsactive
1996–1997
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Murdered six people between 1996 and 1997 in River Parishes, Louisiana
Bloomfield, Clifton
Bloomfield, Clifton
Name
Bloomfield, Clifton
Yearsactive
2005–2008
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Movie extra who murdered five people in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bolin, Oscar Ray
Bolin, Oscar Ray
Name
Bolin, Oscar Ray
Yearsactive
1986–1987
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Executed 2016
Notes
Murdered three women in Florida and a fourth woman in Texas
Bolsinger, John Charles
Bolsinger, John Charles
Name
Bolsinger, John Charles
Yearsactive
1980–1988
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Committed suicide in custody
Notes
Convicted of manslaughter in Utah in 1980; posthumously linked to three rapes and murders in Eugene, Oregon
Bonin, William
Bonin, William
Name
Bonin, William
Yearsactive
1979–1980
Provenvictims
21
Possiblevictims
36+
Status
Executed 1996
Notes
Known as "The Freeway Killer"; preyed on young men and boys in Southern California with several accomplices
Bounds, Dallen
Bounds, Dallen
Name
Bounds, Dallen
Yearsactive
1999
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Murdered acquaintances around South Carolina
Bowles, Gary Ray
Bowles, Gary Ray
Name
Bowles, Gary Ray
Yearsactive
1994
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Executed 2019
Notes
Known as "The I-95 Killer"; targeted gay men in Florida, Georgia and Maryland
Boyd, Charles Anthony
Boyd, Charles Anthony
Name
Boyd, Charles Anthony
Yearsactive
1986–1987
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1999
Notes
Known as "The Bathroom Slayer"; preyed on women living in the same apartment building in North Dallas he was living in with his brother at the time
Bradley, James Opelton
Bradley, James Opelton
Name
Bradley, James Opelton
Yearsactive
1988–2014
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered his stepdaughter; paroled, and later murdered two women
Brandt, Charlie
Brandt, Charlie
Name
Brandt, Charlie
Yearsactive
1971–2004
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Shot his parents in 1971 when he was 13, killing his pregnant mother; stabbed his wife and niece to death in 2004
Brant, Joseph
Brant, Joseph
Name
Brant, Joseph
Yearsactive
2007–2008
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed at least four women in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Brashers, Robert Eugene
Brashers, Robert Eugene
Name
Brashers, Robert Eugene
Yearsactive
1990–1998
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Known as "Mister Maroon"; serial rapist who murdered at least eight women and girls in Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, and Texas, including four in the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders.
Breslin, Joseph
Breslin, Joseph
Name
Breslin, Joseph
Yearsactive
1968–1982
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Killed by intended victims
Notes
Mental patient who killed a fellow patient in Pennsylvania; after release, killed a mother and daughter in his hometown in California
Bright, Larry
Bright, Larry
Name
Bright, Larry
Yearsactive
2003–2004
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Bonecrusher"; strangled black prostitutes at his house in Peoria, burning some of them afterwards
Britt, Eugene
Britt, Eugene
Name
Britt, Eugene
Yearsactive
1995
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
10
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and murdered girls and women in Gary and Portage, Indiana
Briley Brothers
Briley Brothers
Name
Briley Brothers
Yearsactive
1979
Provenvictims
12
Possiblevictims
21
Status
Executed 1984/1985 (Linwood and James)
Sentenced to life imprisonment (Anthony)
Notes
Three brothers and an accomplice responsible for eleven murders
Broadnax, Donald
Broadnax, Donald
Name
Broadnax, Donald
Yearsactive
1977–1996
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Shot his friend to death; later murdered his wife and her grandson while out on work release
Brockelhurst, Lester
Brockelhurst, Lester
Name
Brockelhurst, Lester
Yearsactive
1937
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Executed 1938
Notes
Robbed and murdered men across three states
Brooks, Shelly
Brooks, Shelly
Name
Brooks, Shelly
Yearsactive
2001–2006
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
20+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and murdered middle aged women around Detroit, Michigan
Brown, Curtis Don
Brown, Curtis Don
Name
Brown, Curtis Don
Yearsactive
1985–1986
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
18
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered three women around Arlington and Fort Worth, Texas between 1985 and 1986; suspected of up to eighteen murders.
Brown, Debra Denise
Brown, Debra Denise
Name
Brown, Debra Denise
Yearsactive
1984
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Accomplice of Alton Coleman
Brown, Kenyel
Brown, Kenyel
Name
Brown, Kenyel
Yearsactive
2019–2020
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Known as "The Metro Detroit Serial Killer"; lifelong criminal who killed six people in the course of robberies between December 2019 and February 2020 in Wayne County, Michigan
Brown, Raymond Eugene
Brown, Raymond Eugene
Name
Brown, Raymond Eugene
Yearsactive
1960–1987
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Killed three relatives as a teenager; paroled, and later killed and mutilated his girlfriend and her young daughter
Brudos, Jerry
Brudos, Jerry
Name
Brudos, Jerry
Yearsactive
1968–1969
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Lust Killer" and "The Shoe Fetish Slayer"; necrophile and foot fetishist who assaulted, murdered and dismembered women in Oregon
Brummett, Lyle
Brummett, Lyle
Name
Brummett, Lyle
Yearsactive
1975–1976
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and strangled three women in Texas with an accomplice
Buenoano, Judy
Buenoano, Judy
Name
Buenoano, Judy
Yearsactive
1971–1983
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Executed 1998
Notes
Murdered her husband, son and a boyfriend. Apprehended in 1983 after poisoning and car bombing a fiancé
Bullock, David
Bullock, David
Name
Bullock, David
Yearsactive
1981–1982
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Sentenced to 150 years to life
Notes
Known as "The .38 Caliber Killer"; shot people at random around New York City to "amuse himself"
Bunday, Thomas
Bunday, Thomas
Name
Bunday, Thomas
Yearsactive
1979–1981
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
United States Air Force non-commissioned officer who targeted women and young girls in Fairbanks, Alaska, while serving at Eielson Air Force Base
Bundy, Ted
Bundy, Ted
Name
Bundy, Ted
Yearsactive
1971–1978
Provenvictims
20
Possiblevictims
30+
Status
Executed 1989
Notes
Preyed on young white women throughout the United States
Buono, Angelo, Jr.
Buono, Angelo, Jr.
Name
Buono, Angelo, Jr.
Yearsactive
1977–1978
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
10
Status
Died in prison
Notes
With accomplice Kenneth Bianchi, known as "The Hillside Stranglers". Murdered young women in Los Angeles
Burchart, Leslie
Burchart, Leslie
Name
Burchart, Leslie
Yearsactive
1994–1996
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Schizophrenic vagrant who killed fellow homeless men; prime suspect in the Golden Years Murders
Burkett, Nathaniel
Burkett, Nathaniel
Name
Burkett, Nathaniel
Yearsactive
1978–2002
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered women in Mississippi and Nevada during a 24-year period
Burkhart, Timothy
Burkhart, Timothy
Name
Burkhart, Timothy
Yearsactive
1986–2001
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Murdered young girls and women in Pierce County, Washington
Busch, Henry
Busch, Henry
Name
Busch, Henry
Yearsactive
1960
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1962
Notes
Strangled three women to death in California, saying that he felt an irresistible urge to kill
Bush, Jason Eugene
Bush, Jason Eugene
Name
Bush, Jason Eugene
Yearsactive
1997–2009
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Neo-Nazi who killed at least three Hispanic people in racially motivated slayings
Butler, Eugene
Butler, Eugene
Name
Butler, Eugene
Yearsactive
1900–1906
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Died in North Dakota State Hospital
Notes
Mentally ill farmer in Niagara, North Dakota who killed six men and buried their bodies under his home; his crimes were discovered two years after his death during a home renovation
Cable, James Ray
Cable, James Ray
Name
Cable, James Ray
Yearsactive
1977–1989
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered an inmate while imprisoned for rape; released, then killed at least three women in Kentucky
Campbell, Charles Rodman
Campbell, Charles Rodman
Name
Campbell, Charles Rodman
Yearsactive
1975–1982
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Executed 1994
Notes
Murdered a woman, her daughter, and a neighbor in Clearview, Washington in 1982. DNA test would later connect Campbell to the murder of a University of Washington student in 1975.
Canaday, John Dwight
Canaday, John Dwight
Name
Canaday, John Dwight
Yearsactive
1968–1969
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Considered Washington state's first known serial killer; sexually assaulted and murdered women in Seattle
Cannon, Patty
Cannon, Patty
Name
Cannon, Patty
Yearsactive
1802–1829
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
25+
Status
Died in prison awaiting trial
Notes
Gang leader who kidnapped slaves and free blacks to either sell or torture them
Cantu, Peter Anthony
Cantu, Peter Anthony
Name
Cantu, Peter Anthony
Yearsactive
1993
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2010
Notes
Leader of the "Black and White" gang that kidnapped, raped, and murdered a woman and two teenage girls in a Texas
Caputo, Ricardo
Caputo, Ricardo
Name
Caputo, Ricardo
Yearsactive
1971–1977
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Argentine-born man who killed three women in the U.S. and one in Mexico
Carignan, Harvey
Carignan, Harvey
Name
Carignan, Harvey
Yearsactive
1949–1974
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Want-Ad Killer"; escaped hanging for a 1949 killing on a technicality
Caro, Fernando Eros
Caro, Fernando Eros
Name
Caro, Fernando Eros
Yearsactive
1979–1980
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Kidnapped, raped and shot children and teenagers around Fresno County, California
Carpenter, David
Carpenter, David
Name
Carpenter, David
Yearsactive
1979–1981
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
10+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Trailside Killer"; serial rapist known for stalking and murdering women hiking on trails in state parks in California
Carr, Robert Frederick
Carr, Robert Frederick
Name
Carr, Robert Frederick
Yearsactive
1972–1976
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Pedophile who targeted children in both Florida and Connecticut.
Carson, Michael Bear
Carson, Michael Bear
Name
Carson, Michael Bear
Yearsactive
1981–1983
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to 75 years to life
Notes
With his wife, Suzan Carson, dubbed "The San Francisco Witch Killers"; considered suspects in nearly a dozen other deaths in the U.S. and Europe
Carson, Suzan
Carson, Suzan
Name
Carson, Suzan
Yearsactive
1981–1983
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to 75 years to life
Notes
With her husband, Michael Bear Carson, dubbed "The San Francisco Witch Killers"; considered suspects in nearly a dozen other deaths in the U.S. and Europe
Castro, Edward
Castro, Edward
Name
Castro, Edward
Yearsactive
1986–1987
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2000
Notes
Robbed and murdered gay men across three Florida counties
Catlin, Steven David
Catlin, Steven David
Name
Catlin, Steven David
Yearsactive
1976–1984
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Poisoned his mother and two wives with Paraquat
Catoe, Jarvis
Catoe, Jarvis
Name
Catoe, Jarvis
Yearsactive
1935–1941
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
11
Status
Executed 1943
Notes
Sometimes referred to as the "D.C. Strangler"; active in Washington, D.C.
Chadd, Billy Lee
Chadd, Billy Lee
Name
Chadd, Billy Lee
Yearsactive
1974–1978
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and murdered two women in California. He also murdered a man in Nevada.
Chandler, Oba
Chandler, Oba
Name
Chandler, Oba
Yearsactive
1989–1990
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Executed 2011
Notes
Also known as "Dave Posner" and "Dave Posno"
Chase, Richard
Chase, Richard
Name
Chase, Richard
Yearsactive
1977–1978
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Committed suicide prior to execution
Notes
Known as "The Vampire of Sacramento"; necrophile and cannibal who murdered six people in the span of a month, between December 1977 and January 1978 in Sacramento, California
Chaves, Louis
Chaves, Louis
Name
Chaves, Louis
Yearsactive
1968–1987
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Released in 2022
Notes
Murdered a couple in 1968 and later killed a police officer in 1987
Chavez, Juan
Chavez, Juan
Name
Chavez, Juan
Yearsactive
1986–1990
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Committed suicide in prison
Notes
Robbed and killed gay men in three cities in Los Angeles County
Chavez, Juan Rodriguez
Chavez, Juan Rodriguez
Name
Chavez, Juan Rodriguez
Yearsactive
1985–1995
Provenvictims
12
Possiblevictims
12
Status
Executed 2003
Notes
Known as "The Thrill Killer"; killed a neighbor during a burglary; paroled and went on a killing spree with a teenage accomplice
Cherry, Ervin
Cherry, Ervin
Name
Cherry, Ervin
Yearsactive
1993–1994
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Habitual criminal who strangled three women to death in North Florida
Chester, Elroy
Chester, Elroy
Name
Chester, Elroy
Yearsactive
1997–1998
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 2013
Notes
Killed five people in Texas, including his brother-in-law
Childs, Terry
Childs, Terry
Name
Childs, Terry
Yearsactive
1979–1985
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
12
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Kidnapped, tortured, raped and killed women across Nevada and California
Christensen, William Dean
Christensen, William Dean
Name
Christensen, William Dean
Yearsactive
1982–1983
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
24+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The American Jack the Ripper"; murdered and mutilated people between Canada and the United States
Christiansen, Thor Nis
Christiansen, Thor Nis
Name
Christiansen, Thor Nis
Yearsactive
1976–1979
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Murdered in prison by fellow inmate
Notes
Preyed on college-aged women in California
Christopher, Joseph
Christopher, Joseph
Name
Christopher, Joseph
Yearsactive
1980–1981
Provenvictims
12
Possiblevictims
12
Status
Died in prison
Notes
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
Clark, Doug
Clark, Doug
Name
Clark, Doug
Yearsactive
1980
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
With accomplice Carol Bundy, known as "The Sunset Strip Killers"; preyed on young women in West Hollywood and Los Angeles, California
Clark, Vernon Lee
Clark, Vernon Lee
Name
Clark, Vernon Lee
Yearsactive
1980–1989
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Sexually assaulted and killed at least four women in Maryland
Clement, Mary
Clement, Mary
Name
Clement, Mary
Yearsactive
1880–1885
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in 1944
Notes
Luxembourgish immigrant who poisoned her family members with arsenic; released in 1886
Code, Nathaniel
Code, Nathaniel
Name
Code, Nathaniel
Yearsactive
1984–1987
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
12
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Committed at least eight murders in Shreveport, Louisiana
Coffman, Cynthia
Coffman, Cynthia
Name
Coffman, Cynthia
Yearsactive
1986
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Kidnapped four women by ATMs before accomplice James Gregory Marlow strangled them
Cole, Carroll
Cole, Carroll
Name
Cole, Carroll
Yearsactive
1947–1980
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
35
Status
Executed 1985
Notes
Drowned an 8-year old classmate while still a child and strangled multiple women in California, Nevada and Texas as an adult
Coleman, Alton
Coleman, Alton
Name
Coleman, Alton
Yearsactive
1984
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Executed 2002
Notes
Multi-state killer who, with his accomplice, murdered a man and injured another, murdered four women and three young girls, and raped a young girl
Collins, Harvey
Collins, Harvey
Name
Collins, Harvey
Yearsactive
1953–1955
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1957
Notes
Marine who stabbed a woman to death in Kentucky; later killed two people in Washington during robberies
Colvin, Dellmus
Colvin, Dellmus
Name
Colvin, Dellmus
Yearsactive
1987–2005
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Truck driver who killed prostitutes in New Jersey and Ohio
Conde, Rory Enrique
Conde, Rory Enrique
Name
Conde, Rory Enrique
Yearsactive
1994–1995
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Tamiami Trail Strangler"; Colombian-born man who killed six prostitutes in Florida over a span of five months
Cook, Anthony
Cook, Anthony
Name
Cook, Anthony
Yearsactive
1973–1981
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Committed crimes with his brother Nathaniel Cook
Cook, Nathaniel
Cook, Nathaniel
Name
Cook, Nathaniel
Yearsactive
1973–1981
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9+
Status
Released in 2018
Notes
Committed crimes with his brother Anthony Cook
Cooks, Jessie Lee
Cooks, Jessie Lee
Name
Cooks, Jessie Lee
Yearsactive
1973–1974
Provenvictims
15
Possiblevictims
73+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Part of "The Death Angels", group responsible for the Zebra murders
Cooksey Jr., Cleophus
Cooksey Jr., Cleophus
Name
Cooksey Jr., Cleophus
Yearsactive
2017
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Awaiting sentencing
Notes
Murdered eight people in Phoenix, Arizona between November and December 2017.
Cooper, Samuel
Cooper, Samuel
Name
Cooper, Samuel
Yearsactive
2006–2007
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Shot and killed men in North Carolina
Copeland, Faye
Copeland, Faye
Name
Copeland, Faye
Yearsactive
1986–1989
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
12
Status
Died in 2003 after release on parole in 2002
Notes
With her husband, Ray Copeland, the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the United States
Copeland, Ray
Copeland, Ray
Name
Copeland, Ray
Yearsactive
1986–1989
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
12
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
With his wife, Faye Copeland, the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the United States
Corll, Dean
Corll, Dean
Name
Corll, Dean
Yearsactive
1970–1973
Provenvictims
29
Possiblevictims
29+
Status
Murdered by accomplice Elmer Wayne Henley
Notes
Known as "The Candy Man" and "The Pied Piper". Crimes referred to as "The Houston Mass Murders"; raped and murdered boys and young men in Texas with the aid of teenaged accomplices David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley
Corona, Juan
Corona, Juan
Name
Corona, Juan
Yearsactive
1971
Provenvictims
25
Possiblevictims
25
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Mexican farm contractor who murdered male migrant workers in Sutter County, California, and buried their bodies in peach orchards
Corwin, Daniel Lee
Corwin, Daniel Lee
Name
Corwin, Daniel Lee
Yearsactive
1987
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1998
Notes
Abducted and killed three women around Texas
Costa, Tony
Costa, Tony
Name
Costa, Tony
Yearsactive
1968–1969
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Committed suicide in prison
Notes
Preyed on women in and around Truro, Massachusetts
Cottingham, Richard
Cottingham, Richard
Name
Cottingham, Richard
Yearsactive
1967–1980
Provenvictims
18
Possiblevictims
85–100
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Torso Killer"; raped, strangled and dismembered numerous women across New York and New Jersey
Covington, Juan
Covington, Juan
Name
Covington, Juan
Yearsactive
1998–2005
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Shot people at random in Philadelphia due to paranoid hallucinations
Cowan, Mary
Cowan, Mary
Name
Cowan, Mary
Yearsactive
1884–1894
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Borgia of Maine". Poisoned two husbands and four children
Cox, Frederick Pete
Cox, Frederick Pete
Name
Cox, Frederick Pete
Yearsactive
1997
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered prostitutes in Orlando, Florida
Cox, Michael
Cox, Michael
Name
Cox, Michael
Yearsactive
1984
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Kidnapped and fatally stabbed three teenage girls in California, burying their bodies in the Eldorado National Forest
Craine, Louis
Craine, Louis
Name
Craine, Louis
Yearsactive
1984–1987
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Responsible for at least two of "The Southside Slayer" murders in South Los Angeles
Crawford, Andre
Crawford, Andre
Name
Crawford, Andre
Yearsactive
1993–1999
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
11
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Chicago transient who preyed on prostitutes and the destitute
Creech, Thomas Eugene
Creech, Thomas Eugene
Name
Creech, Thomas Eugene
Yearsactive
1974–1981
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
42
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Transient who killed people in various states, some allegedly as part of a biker gang or for human sacrifices
Crump, Thomas Wayne
Crump, Thomas Wayne
Name
Crump, Thomas Wayne
Yearsactive
1980–1982
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered three people during a five month crime spree in 1980 and a cab driver in 1982; confessed to murders dating back to 1956
Cullen, Charles
Cullen, Charles
Name
Cullen, Charles
Yearsactive
1988–2003
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
40+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Nurse in New Jersey and Pennsylvania who murdered patients
Cunanan, Andrew
Cunanan, Andrew
Name
Cunanan, Andrew
Yearsactive
1997
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace was among his victims
Cunningham, Mark William
Cunningham, Mark William
Name
Cunningham, Mark William
Yearsactive
1983
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Shot and killed three men in Southern California for no apparent reason
Curry, James Richard
Curry, James Richard
Name
Curry, James Richard
Yearsactive
1982–1983
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Committed suicide in custody
Notes
One victim was Mary Silvani, whose identity was not discovered for 37 years
Cutlip, Jeffrey Paul
Cutlip, Jeffrey Paul
Name
Cutlip, Jeffrey Paul
Yearsactive
1975–1993
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered two women and a teenage girl in Oregon
Dahmer, Jeffrey
Dahmer, Jeffrey
Name
Dahmer, Jeffrey
Yearsactive
1978–1991
Provenvictims
17
Possiblevictims
17
Status
Murdered in prison by fellow inmate Christopher Scarver
Notes
Milwaukee cannibal who retained various body parts of his victims
Daniels, James Edward
Daniels, James Edward
Name
Daniels, James Edward
Yearsactive
1963–1984
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in a car crash prior to apprehension
Notes
Killed acquaintances in minor disputes
Danielson, Robert Wayne
Danielson, Robert Wayne
Name
Danielson, Robert Wayne
Yearsactive
1970–1982
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Committed suicide prior to execution
Notes
Murdered people at campsites across three states
Danks, Joseph Martin
Danks, Joseph Martin
Name
Danks, Joseph Martin
Yearsactive
1986–1990
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Murdered his cellmate while serving a life sentence for murdering six homeless men during a stabbing spree
Daugherty, Jeffrey Joseph
Daugherty, Jeffrey Joseph
Name
Daugherty, Jeffrey Joseph
Yearsactive
1976
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1988
Notes
Robbed and murdered a total of four women and one man in Pennsylvania and Florida.
Davis, Bruce Alan
Davis, Bruce Alan
Name
Davis, Bruce Alan
Yearsactive
1971–1982
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
33
Status
Committed suicide in prison
Notes
Murdered two men during robberies, and later a prison guard; confessed to numerous sexually motivated murders of men across the country
Davis, Charles William
Davis, Charles William
Name
Davis, Charles William
Yearsactive
1975–1977
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Ambulance dispatcher who abducted, raped and killed women in Baltimore
Davis, Frank
Davis, Frank
Name
Davis, Frank
Yearsactive
1971–1983
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Raped and murdered three teenage boys in Indiana
Davis, Girvies
Davis, Girvies
Name
Davis, Girvies
Yearsactive
1978–1979
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
9+
Status
Executed 1995
Notes
Accomplice of Richard Holman; killed people during robberies since eliminating witnesses was "easier" than wearing a mask
Davis, William George
Davis, William George
Name
Davis, William George
Yearsactive
2017–2018
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Nurse who killed patients at the hospital where he worked
DeAngelo, Joseph James
DeAngelo, Joseph James
Name
DeAngelo, Joseph James
Yearsactive
1979–1986
Provenvictims
13
Possiblevictims
13+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Golden State Killer", "The Visalia Ransacker", "The East Area Rapist", and "The Original Night Stalker"; murdered three people in Sacramento and ten people in Southern California from 1975 through 1986; also linked to more than fifty rapes in the Sacramento area from 1976 to 1979
DeJesus, Carmello
DeJesus, Carmello
Name
DeJesus, Carmello
Yearsactive
1971–1973
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Itinerant gambler who killed female acquaintances during arguments
Dennis, Jerome
Dennis, Jerome
Name
Dennis, Jerome
Yearsactive
1991–1992
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Responsible for killing five women in Newark and East Orange, New Jersey, while on parole
Denton, Earl Van
Denton, Earl Van
Name
Denton, Earl Van
Yearsactive
1970–1977
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Executed 1997
Notes
Along with accomplice Paul Ruiz, escaped from prison and murdered seven people in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma while serving life sentence for previous murder
Devonshire, William
Devonshire, William
Name
Devonshire, William
Yearsactive
2003–2022
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died before trial
Notes
Murdered a neighbor in Delaware; paroled, then murdered two homeless women along the Tamiami Trail in Florida
Dewantoro, Harnoko
Dewantoro, Harnoko
Name
Dewantoro, Harnoko
Yearsactive
1991–1992
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death; released in 2019
Notes
Indonesian national who killed two business associates and his brother in Los Angeles, stashing their bodies in storage facilities
Dieteman, Samuel
Dieteman, Samuel
Name
Dieteman, Samuel
Yearsactive
2005–2006
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Targeted random strangers during drive-by shootings and arsons in Phoenix, Arizona. Accomplice Dale Hausner committed suicide in prison
Dillon, Thomas
Dillon, Thomas
Name
Dillon, Thomas
Yearsactive
1989–1992
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Shot men at random in southeastern Ohio
Dodd, Westley Allan
Dodd, Westley Allan
Name
Dodd, Westley Allan
Yearsactive
1989
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1993
Notes
Convicted sex offender who sexually assaulted and murdered three young boys in Vancouver, Washington, in 1989
Dominique, Ronald
Dominique, Ronald
Name
Dominique, Ronald
Yearsactive
1997–2006
Provenvictims
23
Possiblevictims
23+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and murdered male victims in Louisiana
Donaldson, Howell
Donaldson, Howell
Name
Donaldson, Howell
Yearsactive
2017
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Shot and killed four people, seemingly at random, in the Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida
Dorsey, Leon
Dorsey, Leon
Name
Dorsey, Leon
Yearsactive
1994
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2008
Notes
Murdered store employees around Texas
Doss, Nannie
Doss, Nannie
Name
Doss, Nannie
Yearsactive
1927–1954
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
11
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Giggling Granny" and "The Jolly Black Widow"; poisoned four husbands, two children, her two sisters, her mother, a grandson, and a mother-in-law
Dotson, Jessie
Dotson, Jessie
Name
Dotson, Jessie
Yearsactive
1994–2008
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Killed a man during a botched drug deal; after release, he killed six people, including his brother, brother's girlfriend, and two nephews
Dowler, David
Dowler, David
Name
Dowler, David
Yearsactive
1983–1987
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Poisoned three acquaintances in Odessa, Texas
Duffy, Charles Lee
Duffy, Charles Lee
Name
Duffy, Charles Lee
Yearsactive
1997
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Robbed, raped, and murdered women across two Georgia counties
Dugan, Brian
Dugan, Brian
Name
Dugan, Brian
Yearsactive
1983–1985
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Serial rapist active in and around Chicago, Illinois
DuMond, Wayne
DuMond, Wayne
Name
DuMond, Wayne
Yearsactive
1972–2001
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Gained notoriety after Governor Mike Huckabee commuted his life sentence for rape in Arkansas; later went on to rape and murder two women in Missouri
Duncan, Joseph Edward
Duncan, Joseph Edward
Name
Duncan, Joseph Edward
Yearsactive
1996–2005
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Raped at least seventeen young boys and three young girls
Duncan, Vender
Duncan, Vender
Name
Duncan, Vender
Yearsactive
1955–1957
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1959
Notes
Burglar who raped and violently beat elderly women in San Francisco, fatally injuring three
Dunkle, Jon
Dunkle, Jon
Name
Dunkle, Jon
Yearsactive
1981–1985
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Murdered three young boys in California, including his friend's younger brother
Durocher, Michael Alan
Durocher, Michael Alan
Name
Durocher, Michael Alan
Yearsactive
1983–1988
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed in Florida in 1993
Notes
Murdered five people in Florida, including his six-month-old son, his girlfriend and her daughter
Durousseau, Paul
Durousseau, Paul
Name
Durousseau, Paul
Yearsactive
1997–2003
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered seven women in the Southeastern United States, included two who were pregnant; German authorities suspect Durousseau may have killed several local women when he was stationed there with the Army during the early 1990s
Edwards, Andrew David
Edwards, Andrew David
Name
Edwards, Andrew David
Yearsactive
1987–1992
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered transients in alcohol-induced rages
Edwards, Edward
Edwards, Edward
Name
Edwards, Edward
Yearsactive
1977–1996
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
15+
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Sentenced to death for shooting his foster son in 1996 insurance murder
Edwards, Mack Ray
Edwards, Mack Ray
Name
Edwards, Mack Ray
Yearsactive
1953–1970
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Committed suicide prior to execution
Notes
Pedophile who preyed on children in Los Angeles County, California
Edwards, Thomas Francis
Edwards, Thomas Francis
Name
Edwards, Thomas Francis
Yearsactive
1970–1981
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Known as "The Bethesda Butcher"; shot and killed a young girl in California; posthumously linked to two murders in Maryland
Eichinger, John
Eichinger, John
Name
Eichinger, John
Yearsactive
1999–2005
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Stabbed three women and a child to death in Pennsylvania; two of the women had rejected his romantic advances
Eisele, Joseph
Eisele, Joseph
Name
Eisele, Joseph
Yearsactive
1867
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1868
Notes
Known as "The Parkersburg Murderer"; German emigrant who killed fellow emigrants in violent robberies
Ellis, Walter E.
Ellis, Walter E.
Name
Ellis, Walter E.
Yearsactive
1986–2007
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
10+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Milwaukee North Side Strangler"
Engleman, Glennon
Engleman, Glennon
Name
Engleman, Glennon
Yearsactive
1958–1980
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Dentist who worked as a contract killer and plotted with women to kill their husbands so they could share the insurance money
Erskine, Scott
Erskine, Scott
Name
Erskine, Scott
Yearsactive
1989–1993
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Raped and murdered two young boys in California and a woman in Florida
Ervin, Joe Michael
Ervin, Joe Michael
Name
Ervin, Joe Michael
Yearsactive
1969–1981
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Committed suicide in custody
Notes
Shot and killed a police officer in Denver, Colorado while avoiding a murder warrant in Texas; posthumously linked to four additional murders in the Denver metropolitan area
Escobar, Ramon
Escobar, Ramon
Name
Escobar, Ramon
Yearsactive
2018–2023
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Beat his uncle, aunt, and several homeless people to death between Texas and California
Espinosa, Felipe
Espinosa, Felipe
Name
Espinosa, Felipe
Yearsactive
1863
Provenvictims
32
Possiblevictims
32
Status
Killed by Tom Tobin
Notes
Murdered various people across the Colorado Territory
Evans, Donald Leroy
Evans, Donald Leroy
Name
Evans, Donald Leroy
Yearsactive
1985–1991
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
70
Status
Murdered in prison by a fellow death row inmate
Notes
Suspected of another dozen murders but recanted his confessions to over seventy more
Evans, Gary
Evans, Gary
Name
Evans, Gary
Yearsactive
1985–1997
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Committed suicide after escaping police custody
Notes
Leader of a ring of jewelry and antique thieves who operated in and around Capital District, New York
Evonitz, Richard
Evonitz, Richard
Name
Evonitz, Richard
Yearsactive
1996–1997
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Kidnapped, raped and murdered three girls in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and abducted and assaulted a 15-year-old girl in Richland County, South Carolina
Ewell, John
Ewell, John
Name
Ewell, John
Yearsactive
2010
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Advocate against the "3 strikes law" who robbed and murdered middle-aged and elderly people in Los Angeles
Eyler, Larry
Eyler, Larry
Name
Eyler, Larry
Yearsactive
1982–1984
Provenvictims
21
Possiblevictims
24
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Known as "The Interstate Killer" and the "Highway Killer"; preyed on boys and young men in the Midwest
Falling, Christine
Falling, Christine
Name
Falling, Christine
Yearsactive
1980–1982
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Epileptic who strangled infants in Florida because of voices in her head
Fautenberry, John
Fautenberry, John
Name
Fautenberry, John
Yearsactive
1990–1991
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Executed 2009
Notes
Befriended, murdered and robbed people across four states
Fayne, Lorenzo
Fayne, Lorenzo
Name
Fayne, Lorenzo
Yearsactive
1989–1993
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and murdered a woman and five children in Wisconsin and Illinois
Feltner, Jeffrey
Feltner, Jeffrey
Name
Feltner, Jeffrey
Yearsactive
1988–1989
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Nurse's aide who smothered patients to "end their suffering"
Ferguson, John Errol
Ferguson, John Errol
Name
Ferguson, John Errol
Yearsactive
1974–1978
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
12
Status
Executed 2013
Notes
Murdered multiple people in the Miami-Dade County, Florida area
Fernandes, Roberto Wagner
Fernandes, Roberto Wagner
Name
Fernandes, Roberto Wagner
Yearsactive
2000–2001
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Died in a plane crash
Notes
Brazilian flight attendant who killed prostitutes in Miami, Florida; suspected in other deaths
Fernandez, Raymond
Fernandez, Raymond
Name
Fernandez, Raymond
Yearsactive
1947–1949
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
20
Status
Executed 1951
Notes
With accomplice Martha Beck, became known as "The Lonely Hearts Killers"
Figueroa, Danny
Figueroa, Danny
Name
Figueroa, Danny
Yearsactive
1986
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Backwoods Sniper"; Self-styled survivalist who shot three people to death across Southern California
Fish, Albert
Fish, Albert
Name
Fish, Albert
Yearsactive
1924–1932
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Executed 1936
Notes
Known as "The Werewolf of Wysteria"; sadist and pedophile who cannibalized several children.
Fisher, Constance
Fisher, Constance
Name
Fisher, Constance
Yearsactive
1954–1966
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Accidentally drowned after escaping from a mental hospital
Notes
Paranoid schizophrenic who drowned her six children on two different occasions in Maine
Fitzsimmons, George
Fitzsimmons, George
Name
Fitzsimmons, George
Yearsactive
1969–1973
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Karate Chop Killer"; mental patient who killed his parents in New York, then was released and killed his aunt and uncle in Pennsylvania
Flowers, Norman
Flowers, Norman
Name
Flowers, Norman
Yearsactive
2004–2005
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped, beat, and strangled women in their Las Vegas apartments
Floyd, Cecil Henry
Floyd, Cecil Henry
Name
Floyd, Cecil Henry
Yearsactive
1973–1974
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
11
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered people during robberies, sometimes with the help of his wife or other accomplices
Ford, Lester
Ford, Lester
Name
Ford, Lester
Yearsactive
1991
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered three women and raped two others during a six-month crime spree in Queens, New York
Ford, Wayne Adam
Ford, Wayne Adam
Name
Ford, Wayne Adam
Yearsactive
1997–1998
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Killed and mutilated four women in California
Forte, Linwood
Forte, Linwood
Name
Forte, Linwood
Yearsactive
1990
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Nightstalker"; home invader who suffocated elderly residents at their homes in Goldsboro
Fountain, Clayton Anthony
Fountain, Clayton Anthony
Name
Fountain, Clayton Anthony
Yearsactive
1974–1983
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Killed his superior officer in the Philippines, then killed inmates and guards in federal prisons
Francois, Kendall
Francois, Kendall
Name
Francois, Kendall
Yearsactive
1996–1998
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
10+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Poughkeepsie Killer"; convicted of the murders of eight women in New York
Frank, Antoinette Renee
Frank, Antoinette Renee
Name
Frank, Antoinette Renee
Yearsactive
1993–1995
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
New Orleans Police Department officer who murdered three people during a robbery with accomplice Rogers LaCaze; previously murdered her father two years earlier
Franklin, Joseph Paul
Franklin, Joseph Paul
Name
Franklin, Joseph Paul
Yearsactive
1977–1980
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
22
Status
Executed 2013
Notes
Also attempted to assassinate Larry Flynt and Vernon Jordan
Franklin Jr., Lonnie David
Franklin Jr., Lonnie David
Name
Franklin Jr., Lonnie David
Yearsactive
1985–2007
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
25+
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Known as "The Grim Sleeper"; charged after DNA evidence linked him with ten murders in Los Angeles since 1985
Frederick, James Anthony
Frederick, James Anthony
Name
Frederick, James Anthony
Yearsactive
1991–1992
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed people during robberies in Lantana, Florida
Fry, Robert
Fry, Robert
Name
Fry, Robert
Yearsactive
1996–2000
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed four men and women in Farmington, New Mexico
Gacy, John Wayne
Gacy, John Wayne
Name
Gacy, John Wayne
Yearsactive
1972–1978
Provenvictims
33
Possiblevictims
33+
Status
Executed 1994
Notes
Known as "The Killer Clown"; preyed on young men and boys in and around Chicago
Gallego, Gerald
Gallego, Gerald
Name
Gallego, Gerald
Yearsactive
1978–1980
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
10+
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
With wife and accomplice Charlene Gallego known as the "Sex Slave Killers"; kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and murdered ten people in three states
Garcia, Anthony
Garcia, Anthony
Name
Garcia, Anthony
Yearsactive
2008–2013
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Former doctor who killed four people in Omaha, Nebraska, as revenge for being fired
Gardner, Earl
Gardner, Earl
Name
Gardner, Earl
Yearsactive
1925–1935
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1936
Notes
Killed a man during a fight; after release, he killed his wife and infant son
Gardner, Ray Dempsey
Gardner, Ray Dempsey
Name
Gardner, Ray Dempsey
Yearsactive
1941–1949
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1951
Notes
Killed people in North Dakota, Utah, and Montana
Garduno, Santiago
Garduno, Santiago
Name
Garduno, Santiago
Yearsactive
1900s–1932
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 1933
Notes
Killed at least three people in Colorado and New Mexico
Gargiulo, Michael
Gargiulo, Michael
Name
Gargiulo, Michael
Yearsactive
1993–2008
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
10
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Hollywood Ripper"; stabbed three women to death
Garrison, Wayne Henry
Garrison, Wayne Henry
Name
Garrison, Wayne Henry
Yearsactive
1972–1989
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered three children, two of which as a child himself, in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Gary, Carlton
Gary, Carlton
Name
Gary, Carlton
Yearsactive
1970–1978
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Executed 2018
Notes
Known as "The Stocking Strangler"; raped and murdered elderly women in Columbus, Georgia; also linked to a murder in New York
Gaskin, Louis Bernard
Gaskin, Louis Bernard
Name
Gaskin, Louis Bernard
Yearsactive
1986–1989
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2023
Notes
Known as the "Ninja Killer"; robbed and murdered a couple three years after killing a man who owed him money, in Florida
Gaskins, Donald Henry
Gaskins, Donald Henry
Name
Gaskins, Donald Henry
Yearsactive
1953–1982
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
100+
Status
Executed 1991
Notes
Convicted of nine murders; claimed to an author to have killed more than 100
Gay, Randy
Gay, Randy
Name
Gay, Randy
Yearsactive
1978–2011
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Murdered three people, including his father-in-law and his biological father, during arguments
Gayles, Clifford
Gayles, Clifford
Name
Gayles, Clifford
Yearsactive
1934–1947
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1948
Notes
Killed his girlfriend; paroled and went on a crime spree, resulting in the deaths of two others
Gaynor, Alfred
Gaynor, Alfred
Name
Gaynor, Alfred
Yearsactive
1995–1998
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and strangled drug-addicted women in Springfield, Massachusetts
Gecht, Robin
Gecht, Robin
Name
Gecht, Robin
Yearsactive
1981–1982
Provenvictims
18
Possiblevictims
18
Status
Sentenced to 120 years in prison
Notes
Leader of the organized crime group known as "The Ripper Crew" or "The Chicago Rippers"
Geralds, Hubert
Geralds, Hubert
Name
Geralds, Hubert
Yearsactive
1994–1995
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Englewood Strangler"; Illinois man who sexually assaulted and strangled sex workers
Getreu, John
Getreu, John
Name
Getreu, John
Yearsactive
1963–1974
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Raped and murdered a 15-year-old girl on a U.S. Army base in West Germany in 1963 and was released after six years, then returned to the United States and murdered two young women in the early 1970s near Stanford University
Gibbs, Janie Lou
Gibbs, Janie Lou
Name
Gibbs, Janie Lou
Yearsactive
1966–1967
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in 2010 after release in 1999
Notes
Killed her three sons, a grandson, and her husband, by arsenic poisoning
Gibson, Keith
Gibson, Keith
Name
Gibson, Keith
Yearsactive
2008–2021
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed strangers and his mother during robberies in Delaware and Pennsylvania after being paroled from prison
Gibson, Mose
Gibson, Mose
Name
Gibson, Mose
Yearsactive
1908–1920
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Executed 1920
Notes
Committed murders during burglaries or during the course of robberies across several states. Guilt has been questioned
Gibson, William Clyde
Gibson, William Clyde
Name
Gibson, William Clyde
Yearsactive
2002–2012
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
33
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Sexually assaulted and murdered women across Indiana
Gifford, Bertha
Gifford, Bertha
Name
Gifford, Bertha
Yearsactive
1900–1928
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
17
Status
Died in Missouri State Hospital #4
Notes
Missouri serial poisoner; found not guilty by reason of insanity
Gilbert, Kristen
Gilbert, Kristen
Name
Gilbert, Kristen
Yearsactive
1989–1996
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Induced cardiac arrest in patients and would then respond to the coded emergency, often resuscitating the patients herself
Giles, Bernard
Giles, Bernard
Name
Giles, Bernard
Yearsactive
1973
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Abducted, raped and murdered female hitchhikers in orange groves near Titusville, Florida
Gillis, Sean Vincent
Gillis, Sean Vincent
Name
Gillis, Sean Vincent
Yearsactive
1994–2004
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Stalked, kidnapped, raped, murdered, and mutilated Louisiana women
Gilyard, Lorenzo
Gilyard, Lorenzo
Name
Gilyard, Lorenzo
Yearsactive
1977–1993
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
13+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Kansas City Strangler"; targeted mostly sex workers in and around Kansas City, Missouri
Glatman, Harvey
Glatman, Harvey
Name
Glatman, Harvey
Yearsactive
1957–1958
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 1959
Notes
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
Glaze, Billy
Glaze, Billy
Name
Glaze, Billy
Yearsactive
1986–1987
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
20+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Guilt has come into question by the discovery of DNA evidence excluding Glaze and implicating another man
Gleason, Robert Charles
Gleason, Robert Charles
Name
Gleason, Robert Charles
Yearsactive
2007–2010
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Executed 2013
Notes
Killed two fellow inmates while serving a life sentence for another murder, and vowed to keep killing if he was not put to death
Goble, Sean Patrick
Goble, Sean Patrick
Name
Goble, Sean Patrick
Yearsactive
1994–1995
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Interstate Killer"; truck driver who kidnapped and murdered prostitutes along various highways
Gollehon, William
Gollehon, William
Name
Gollehon, William
Yearsactive
1985–1991
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Convicted of killing a woman, then killed six inmates in prison
Gomez, Lloyd
Gomez, Lloyd
Name
Gomez, Lloyd
Yearsactive
1950–1951
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Executed 1953
Notes
Known as "The Phantom Hobo Killer"; murdered nine homeless men across California
Gordon, Steven Dean
Gordon, Steven Dean
Name
Gordon, Steven Dean
Yearsactive
2013–2014
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Sex offender who raped and strangled prostitutes in Santa Ana and Anaheim, California, aided by accomplice Franc Cano
Gore, David Alan
Gore, David Alan
Name
Gore, David Alan
Yearsactive
1981–1983
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Executed 2012
Notes
One of the pair known as "The Killing Cousins"; murdered women in Vero Beach and Indian River County, Florida, with the aid of his cousin Fred Waterfield
Gosnell, Kermit Barron
Gosnell, Kermit Barron
Name
Gosnell, Kermit Barron
Yearsactive
1989–2010
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
48+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
A former abortion doctor who ran a Philadelphia abortion clinic, where authorities found remains of 47 late-term aborted and born-alive children. Gosnell was convicted in the death of three born-alive children and an abortion recipient, though staff testimony indicated hundreds of cases of children born alive during abortion procedures and then killed by Gosnell.
Goudeau, Mark
Goudeau, Mark
Name
Goudeau, Mark
Yearsactive
2005–2006
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Baseline Killer"; a serial kidnapper, rapist, thief, and serial killer that terrorized the Phoenix metro area
Graham, Gwendolyn
Graham, Gwendolyn
Name
Graham, Gwendolyn
Yearsactive
1987
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Accomplice of Cathy Wood; nurse's aide that preyed on elderly women in a Walker, Michigan nursing home
Graham, Harrison
Graham, Harrison
Name
Graham, Harrison
Yearsactive
1986–1987
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered seven women in Philadelphia and kept their remains in his apartment
Grant, Gary
Grant, Gary
Name
Grant, Gary
Yearsactive
1969–1971
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed three children and a young woman in Renton, Washington
Grant, Waldo
Grant, Waldo
Name
Grant, Waldo
Yearsactive
1973–1976
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered four gay men in New York City
Granviel, Kenneth
Granviel, Kenneth
Name
Granviel, Kenneth
Yearsactive
1974–1975
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Executed 1996
Notes
Raped and stabbed women and children in Fort Worth, Texas, in sexually motivated attacks
Grate, Shawn
Grate, Shawn
Name
Grate, Shawn
Yearsactive
2006–2016
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Murdered women in rural Ohio
Gray, Dana Sue
Gray, Dana Sue
Name
Gray, Dana Sue
Yearsactive
1994
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Preyed on elderly women, murdering three; caught after a fourth intended victim survived and identified her
Gray, Marvin
Gray, Marvin
Name
Gray, Marvin
Yearsactive
1971–1992
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
41
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Most dangerous prisoner in Colorado until his death; confessed to the murders of forty-one people across eight different states
Gray, Ricky Javon
Gray, Ricky Javon
Name
Gray, Ricky Javon
Yearsactive
2005–2006
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Executed 2017
Notes
Killed his wife in Pennsylvania, then went on a killing spree in Virginia with his cousin, Ray Dandridge
Gray, Ronald
Gray, Ronald
Name
Gray, Ronald
Yearsactive
1986–1987
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Soldier who raped and murdered women near Fort Bragg
Green, Larry
Green, Larry
Name
Green, Larry
Yearsactive
1973–1974
Provenvictims
15
Possiblevictims
73+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Part of "The Death Angels", group responsible for the Zebra murders
Green, Ricky Lee
Green, Ricky Lee
Name
Green, Ricky Lee
Yearsactive
1985–1986
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
12
Status
Executed 1997
Notes
Bisexual drifter; his wife helped in two of the murders
Green, Samuel
Green, Samuel
Name
Green, Samuel
Yearsactive
1817–1821
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Executed 1822
Notes
Known as "The Terror of New England"; robbed and murdered various people across New England and Canada with accomplice William Ash
Greenawalt, Randy
Greenawalt, Randy
Name
Greenawalt, Randy
Yearsactive
1974–1978
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Executed 1997
Notes
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
Greenwell, Harry Edward
Greenwell, Harry Edward
Name
Greenwell, Harry Edward
Yearsactive
1987–1989
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died before apprehension
Notes
Known as the "I-65 Killer"; posthumously linked to murders of motel clerks along Interstate 65
Greenwood, Vaughn
Greenwood, Vaughn
Name
Greenwood, Vaughn
Yearsactive
1964–1975
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
11
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Skid Row Slasher"; preyed mainly on transients and the homeless in Southern California
Ref.
[unreliable source?]
Gretzler, Douglas
Gretzler, Douglas
Name
Gretzler, Douglas
Yearsactive
1973
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
17
Status
Executed 1998
Notes
With accomplice Willie Steelman, killed witnesses to their robberies spree across California and Arizona
Griffin, Jeffery Lee
Griffin, Jeffery Lee
Name
Griffin, Jeffery Lee
Yearsactive
1978–1979
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1992
Notes
Stabbed to death three people during robberies in Houston
Grinder, James B.
Grinder, James B.
Name
Grinder, James B.
Yearsactive
1976–1984
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered three girls in Arkansas; later murdered a woman in Missouri
Grissom, Richard
Grissom, Richard
Name
Grissom, Richard
Yearsactive
1977–1989
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed three women in Johnson County, Kansas, after having been released from prison for a previous murder; the bodies of his latter victims have yet to be found
Groves, Vincent
Groves, Vincent
Name
Groves, Vincent
Yearsactive
1978–1988
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
20+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Raped and strangled prostitutes in Denver and the surrounding areas
Guerrero, Jose
Guerrero, Jose
Name
Guerrero, Jose
Yearsactive
1995–1998
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Raped, shot, and strangled women in Madera, California
Gunness, Belle
Gunness, Belle
Name
Gunness, Belle
Yearsactive
1900–1908
Provenvictims
14
Possiblevictims
14+
Status
Unknown
Notes
Norwegian-born murder-for-profit killer who killed her suitors and children
Hahn, Anna Marie
Hahn, Anna Marie
Name
Hahn, Anna Marie
Yearsactive
1933–1937
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1938
Notes
German-born murder-for-profit killer who poisoned five elderly men
Halbower, Rodney
Halbower, Rodney
Name
Halbower, Rodney
Yearsactive
1976
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Suspect in the Gypsy Hill killings
Hall, Andreas
Hall, Andreas
Name
Hall, Andreas
Yearsactive
1847–1848
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1849
Notes
Prolific thief who killed three people during robberies in New York
Hall, James Waybern
Hall, James Waybern
Name
Hall, James Waybern
Yearsactive
1938–1945
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
24+
Status
Executed 1946
Notes
Killed his wife in 1944 and three other men while hitchhiking in 1945. Confessed to 20 or more murders
Halliday, Lizzie
Halliday, Lizzie
Name
Halliday, Lizzie
Yearsactive
1891–1906
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Died in Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Notes
Irish immigrant who killed three people in Upstate New York. While incarcerated at Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, she killed a hospital attendant. First woman sentenced to be executed by the electric chair; commuted to a life sentence in a mental institution after a medical commission declared her insane.
Hammond, Andrew
Hammond, Andrew
Name
Hammond, Andrew
Yearsactive
2020–2022
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Shot three people to death in Fresno, California between 2020 and 2022
Hampton, T. J.
Hampton, T. J.
Name
Hampton, T. J.
Yearsactive
1887–1893
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1901
Notes
Drifter who murdered five people across three states
Hance, William Henry
Hance, William Henry
Name
Hance, William Henry
Yearsactive
1977–1978
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 1994
Notes
Known as "The Forces of Evil"; United States Army soldier who murdered four women on and around military bases
Hancock, Phillip Dean
Hancock, Phillip Dean
Name
Hancock, Phillip Dean
Yearsactive
1982–2001
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2023
Notes
Killed three men during drug-related disputes in Oklahoma
Hankins, Terry
Hankins, Terry
Name
Hankins, Terry
Yearsactive
2000–2001
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 2009
Notes
Mansfield, Texas man who murdered members of his own family
Hansen, Robert
Hansen, Robert
Name
Hansen, Robert
Yearsactive
1971–1983
Provenvictims
17
Possiblevictims
37
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Butcher Baker"; abducted, raped, and murdered women in and around Anchorage, Alaska. Hansen released many of his victims into the Alaskan wilderness after abducting them and hunted them with a semi-automatic rifle and a knife.
Harpe Brothers
Harpe Brothers
Name
Harpe Brothers
Yearsactive
1797–1804
Provenvictims
39
Possiblevictims
50+
Status
Lynched 1799 (Micajah)
Executed 1804 (Wiley)
Notes
Brothers or cousins; America's first known serial killers
Harris, DeWayne Lee
Harris, DeWayne Lee
Name
Harris, DeWayne Lee
Yearsactive
1997–1998
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to 94 years in prison
Notes
Known as "The Seattle Jungle Killer"; strangled prostitutes in Seattle, dumping their bodies in an area known as 'The Jungle'
Harris, Michael Darnell
Harris, Michael Darnell
Name
Harris, Michael Darnell
Yearsactive
1981–1982
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
10
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped, beat and strangled elderly women across Michigan; claims to be innocent
Harris, Robert Alton
Harris, Robert Alton
Name
Harris, Robert Alton
Yearsactive
1975–1978
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1992
Notes
Killed his brother's roommate; after release, robbed and killed two brothers
Harris, Robert Wayne
Harris, Robert Wayne
Name
Harris, Robert Wayne
Yearsactive
1999–2000
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Executed 2012
Notes
Killed a woman whom he suspected of stealing money from him, then killed five of his former coworkers three days after he was fired
Harris, Warren
Harris, Warren
Name
Harris, Warren
Yearsactive
1977
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Released on parole in 2024
Notes
Known as "The French Quarter Stabber"; attacked and stabbed people in homophobic attacks in New Orleans
Harrison, Kenneth
Harrison, Kenneth
Name
Harrison, Kenneth
Yearsactive
1967–1969
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Committed suicide in prison
Notes
Known as "The Giggler"; murdered people around Boston due to homicidal urges, and later called the police to inform of his crimes
Harrison, Lester
Harrison, Lester
Name
Harrison, Lester
Yearsactive
1951–1973
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Unknown
Notes
Murdered prison inmate; after release, raped and murdered women in Chicago's Grant Park
Harvey, Donald
Harvey, Donald
Name
Harvey, Donald
Yearsactive
1970–1987
Provenvictims
37
Possiblevictims
80
Status
Murdered in prison by fellow inmate
Notes
Known as "The Angel of Death"; hospital orderly who murdered patients in Ohio and Kentucky
Hassell, George
Hassell, George
Name
Hassell, George
Yearsactive
1917–1926
Provenvictims
13
Possiblevictims
13
Status
Executed 1928
Notes
Annihilated his family on two separate occasions
Hatcher, Charles Ray
Hatcher, Charles Ray
Name
Hatcher, Charles Ray
Yearsactive
1969–1982
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
16
Status
Committed suicide in prison
Notes
Convicted of two child murders in 1978 and 1982, also stabbed to death a fellow inmate and another man 20 years apart
Hausner, Dale
Hausner, Dale
Name
Hausner, Dale
Yearsactive
2006
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Committed suicide prior to execution
Notes
Accomplice of Samuel Dieteman. Convicted of killing people in random drive-by shootings in Phoenix, Arizona
Hayes, Robert
Hayes, Robert
Name
Hayes, Robert
Yearsactive
2005–2006
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Daytona Beach Killer"; assaulted and shot three women in Florida. DNA tests have linked him to a fourth murder committed in 2016
Hayter, John Price
Hayter, John Price
Name
Hayter, John Price
Yearsactive
1953–1986
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Drifter who killed a fellow prisoner and two women in Texas and Florida
Hazzard, Linda
Hazzard, Linda
Name
Hazzard, Linda
Yearsactive
1908–1911
Provenvictims
15
Possiblevictims
15+
Status
Died in 1938
Notes
Known as the "Starvation Doctor"; quack doctor and swindler who promoted fasting, pummeling and hours-long enemas as treatments. In 1911, she was found guilty of manslaughter in the state of Washington and was sentenced to two to twenty years of hard labor for killing at least fifteen people for financial gain at a sanitarium she operated near Seattle. Released on parole after only serving two years and later, for unknown reasons, received a full pardon from Governor Ernest Lister in 1916. Hazzard died after subjecting herself to her treatment methods.
Hearn, John Wayne
Hearn, John Wayne
Name
Hearn, John Wayne
Yearsactive
1985
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered three men for insurance money
Heirens, William
Heirens, William
Name
Heirens, William
Yearsactive
1945–1946
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Lipstick Killer"; Illinois teenager convicted of the murder of three Chicago women in the 1940s
Helm, Boone
Helm, Boone
Name
Helm, Boone
Yearsactive
1850–1864
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
11+
Status
Executed 1864
Notes
Known as "The Kentucky Cannibal"; mountain man and Old West gunfighter who murdered and partially consumed his victims throughout the American West
Henley, Elmer Wayne
Henley, Elmer Wayne
Name
Henley, Elmer Wayne
Yearsactive
1970–1973
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Crimes referred to as "The Houston Mass Murders"; accomplice of Dean Corll, whom he later killed in self-defense
Henry, John Ruthell
Henry, John Ruthell
Name
Henry, John Ruthell
Yearsactive
1975–1985
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2014
Notes
Murdered his first wife in Dade City in 1975; paroled, and later murdered his second wife and stepson
Hernandez, Alexander
Hernandez, Alexander
Name
Hernandez, Alexander
Yearsactive
2014
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Shot five people to death during a series of random drive-by shootings in California.
Hernandez, Ramon Torres
Hernandez, Ramon Torres
Name
Hernandez, Ramon Torres
Yearsactive
1994–2001
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Executed 2012
Notes
Kidnapped and murdered women in Bexar County, Texas
Herzog, Loren
Herzog, Loren
Name
Herzog, Loren
Yearsactive
1984–1999
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
19
Status
Committed suicide prior to release
Notes
With accomplice Wesley Shermantine, known as "The Speed Freak Killers"
Hickey, J. Frank
Hickey, J. Frank
Name
Hickey, J. Frank
Yearsactive
1883–1911
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Postcard Killer"; poisoned a coworker with laudanum in Massachusetts and strangled two young boys to death in New York
Hickey, Michael J.
Hickey, Michael J.
Name
Hickey, Michael J.
Yearsactive
1976–1977
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Released in 1999
Notes
Murdered and mutilated a 15-year-old girl who reported his friend to the police for drug possession, and later killed three people in a bombing at the behest of Mark Hopkinson
Hickson, Monroe
Hickson, Monroe
Name
Hickson, Monroe
Yearsactive
1946
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died while a fugitive
Notes
Known as "Bluecorns"; murdered shopkeepers around Aiken County, South Carolina
Hill, Clarence
Hill, Clarence
Name
Hill, Clarence
Yearsactive
1938–1940
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment; released in 1964
Notes
Attacked couples at lovers' lanes in Duck Island, New Jersey, and the surrounding area between 1938 and 1942
Hill, Ivan
Hill, Ivan
Name
Hill, Ivan
Yearsactive
1979–1994
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The 60 Freeway Killer"; responsible for at least one of the Southside Slayer murders
Hill, Walter
Hill, Walter
Name
Hill, Walter
Yearsactive
1952–1977
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1997
Notes
Killed three people after serving time for two separate murders
Hilton, Gary
Hilton, Gary
Name
Hilton, Gary
Yearsactive
2007–2008
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The National Forest Serial Killer"; abducted and killed hikers in national forests across three states
Hinton, Ronald
Hinton, Ronald
Name
Hinton, Ronald
Yearsactive
1996–1999
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
With two accomplices, strangled three women to death in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago
Hittle, Daniel
Hittle, Daniel
Name
Hittle, Daniel
Yearsactive
1973–1989
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Executed 2000
Notes
Killed his adoptive parents in Minnesota; paroled, and later killed five others in Texas during a shooting spree
Hodges, Henry Eugene
Hodges, Henry Eugene
Name
Hodges, Henry Eugene
Yearsactive
1988–1990
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Sentenced to death in Tennessee in 1990
Notes
Convicted of three murders of homosexual men in Georgia and Tennessee. Confessed to at least eight murders of homosexual men in total.
Holman, Richard
Holman, Richard
Name
Holman, Richard
Yearsactive
1978–1979
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
9+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Accomplice of Girvies Davis; killed people during robberies since eliminating witnesses was "easier" than wearing a mask
Holmes, H. H.
Holmes, H. H.
Name
Holmes, H. H.
Yearsactive
1891–1894
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
27+
Status
Executed 1896
Notes
Convicted of only one murder, but definitively tied to at least eight more; confessed to a total of 27
Hooker, John Michael
Hooker, John Michael
Name
Hooker, John Michael
Yearsactive
1971–1988
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2003
Notes
Killed a guest at a house party; later stabbed to death his common-law wife and her mother
Honken, Dustin Lee
Honken, Dustin Lee
Name
Honken, Dustin Lee
Yearsactive
1993
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 2020
Notes
Drug dealer who killed witnesses against him and their children with the help of his girlfriend, Angela Johnson
Hopewell, Raymont
Hopewell, Raymont
Name
Hopewell, Raymont
Yearsactive
1999–2005
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Attacked elderly residents of Baltimore, Maryland
Hopkins, John W.
Hopkins, John W.
Name
Hopkins, John W.
Yearsactive
1972–1978
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Committed suicide in prison
Notes
Known as "The Mohawk Ripper"; abducted, raped and stabbed college students in the Mohawk Valley region
Housel, Tracy
Housel, Tracy
Name
Housel, Tracy
Yearsactive
1985
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
17
Status
Executed 2002
Notes
Killed at least three people during a six-week crime spree across four states
Howell, William Devin
Howell, William Devin
Name
Howell, William Devin
Yearsactive
2003
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Convicted of killing seven people in 2003; believed to be the most prolific serial killer in Connecticut history
Hoyt, Waneta
Hoyt, Waneta
Name
Hoyt, Waneta
Yearsactive
1965–1971
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in prison
Notes
New York woman who murdered her five children; exonerated under New York law because she died before her appeal
Hughes, Mervin Ray
Hughes, Mervin Ray
Name
Hughes, Mervin Ray
Yearsactive
1986–1999
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Serial Shooter"; killed two people and injured ten others during a shooting spree in Oakland, after having been released from prison for a previous shooting death
Hughes, Michael
Hughes, Michael
Name
Hughes, Michael
Yearsactive
1986–1993
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Responsible for at least one of the Southside Slayer murders
Hughes, Philip Joseph
Hughes, Philip Joseph
Name
Hughes, Philip Joseph
Yearsactive
1972–1975
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed three women with his ex-wife in Contra Costa County, California
Hunter, Bert Leroy
Hunter, Bert Leroy
Name
Hunter, Bert Leroy
Yearsactive
1968–1988
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2000
Notes
Murdered a tavern owner; later paroled and murdered an elderly woman and her son with an accomplice
Hunter, Felando
Hunter, Felando
Name
Hunter, Felando
Yearsactive
2012
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered two men and two teenage boys during robberies in Detroit
Hunter, Richard Louis
Hunter, Richard Louis
Name
Hunter, Richard Louis
Yearsactive
1986
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and strangled elderly women in Atlanta
Huntsman, Megan
Huntsman, Megan
Name
Huntsman, Megan
Yearsactive
1996–2006
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to 30 years to life
Notes
Pleasant Grove, Utah woman who strangled six of her newborn children
Hyatt, Terry
Hyatt, Terry
Name
Hyatt, Terry
Yearsactive
1979–1987
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Kidnapped, raped and murdered women across North Carolina
Ingle, Phillip Lee
Ingle, Phillip Lee
Name
Ingle, Phillip Lee
Yearsactive
1991
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 1995
Notes
Murdered two elderly couples in North Carolina for no apparent reason
Irvin, Leslie
Irvin, Leslie
Name
Irvin, Leslie
Yearsactive
1954–1955
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
His Supreme Court case set a precedent for fair trials of highly publicized defendants
Irvin, Marvin
Irvin, Marvin
Name
Irvin, Marvin
Yearsactive
1979–1990
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Former police officer who murdered women in St. Joseph, Missouri
Jablonski, Phillip Carl
Jablonski, Phillip Carl
Name
Jablonski, Phillip Carl
Yearsactive
1978–1991
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Murdered women in California and Utah
Jackson, Calvin
Jackson, Calvin
Name
Jackson, Calvin
Yearsactive
1973–1974
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered and robbed women in Manhattan's East Side, abusing their corpses post-mortem
Jackson, Charles
Jackson, Charles
Name
Jackson, Charles
Yearsactive
1975–1982
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Responsible for at least eight of the East Bay Slayer murders
Jackson, Freddrick
Jackson, Freddrick
Name
Jackson, Freddrick
Yearsactive
2020–2022
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to 50 years in prison
Notes
Shot four men to death in Arkansas
Jackson, Homer
Jackson, Homer
Name
Jackson, Homer
Yearsactive
1983–1993
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Died in 2023 after release in 2022
Notes
Raped and strangled prostitutes across Portland, Oregon; case noted for messy trial and questionable evidence
Jackson, Mary Jane
Jackson, Mary Jane
Name
Jackson, Mary Jane
Yearsactive
1856–1861
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to 10 years in prison; freed after nine months
Notes
Known as "Bricktop"; prostitute who murdered four men in New Orleans
Jackson, Ray
Jackson, Ray
Name
Jackson, Ray
Yearsactive
1989–1990
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as the "Gillham Park Strangler"; murdered six sex workers in Kansas City, Missouri.
Jackson, Vickie Dawn
Jackson, Vickie Dawn
Name
Jackson, Vickie Dawn
Yearsactive
2000–2001
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
10+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Poisoned patients in Nocona, Texas, with Mivacron
Jackson, William Perry
Jackson, William Perry
Name
Jackson, William Perry
Yearsactive
1980
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Together with two accomplices, killed five people during robberies in Oregon and Washington
Jennings, Desmond Domnique
Jennings, Desmond Domnique
Name
Jennings, Desmond Domnique
Yearsactive
1993
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
20
Status
Executed 1999
Notes
Killed people in drug-related robberies in Fort Worth, Texas
Jennings, Wilbur Lee
Jennings, Wilbur Lee
Name
Jennings, Wilbur Lee
Yearsactive
1981–1984
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Known as "The Ditchbank Killer"; raped and murdered women in Fresno and Sacramento County, California, dumping their bodies in ditches afterwards
Jesperson, Keith Hunter
Jesperson, Keith Hunter
Name
Jesperson, Keith Hunter
Yearsactive
1990–1995
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Happy Face Killer"
Johansen, William
Johansen, William
Name
Johansen, William
Yearsactive
1933–1940
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1941
Notes
Sea merchant who murdered and mutilated three women, including his wife, in New York and California.
Johnson, Alvin
Johnson, Alvin
Name
Johnson, Alvin
Yearsactive
1972–1983
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Transient who killed people during alcoholic binges; one murder committed with Wilbur Lee Jennings
Johnson, Brandon Dewayne
Johnson, Brandon Dewayne
Name
Johnson, Brandon Dewayne
Yearsactive
2008–2009
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to 100 years in prison
Notes
Killed three men during robberies in Little Rock, Arkansas
Johnson, Matthew Steven
Johnson, Matthew Steven
Name
Johnson, Matthew Steven
Yearsactive
2000–2001
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Preyed on disenfranchised young women in Connecticut
Johnson, Melvin
Johnson, Melvin
Name
Johnson, Melvin
Yearsactive
1984–1988
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Sex offender posthumously linked to sexually motivated murders in Decatur, Illinois
Johnson, Michael
Johnson, Michael
Name
Johnson, Michael
Yearsactive
2008–2010
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to 190 years in prison
Notes
Responsible for the murders of four sex workers in Chicago
Johnson, Milton
Johnson, Milton
Name
Johnson, Milton
Yearsactive
1983–1984
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
10+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Committed what was called The Weekend Murders in Will County, Illinois. Victims included two deputy sheriffs
Johnson, Raymond Eugene
Johnson, Raymond Eugene
Name
Johnson, Raymond Eugene
Yearsactive
1995–2007
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Murdered an acquaintance; paroled, and later killed his ex-girlfriend and her infant daughter
Johnson, Vincent
Johnson, Vincent
Name
Johnson, Vincent
Yearsactive
1999–2000
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Brooklyn Strangler"; preyed on sex workers in and around New York City
Jones, Andre Vernell
Jones, Andre Vernell
Name
Jones, Andre Vernell
Yearsactive
1978–1979
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered a couple, then murdered three more people on the same day with Freddie Tiller
Jones, Daniel O.
Jones, Daniel O.
Name
Jones, Daniel O.
Yearsactive
1998–2001
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Stabbed young women to death during home invasions in Kansas City, Missouri
Jones, Genene
Jones, Genene
Name
Jones, Genene
Yearsactive
1977–1982
Provenvictims
2
Possiblevictims
60+
Status
Sentenced to 99 years in prison
Notes
Texas pediatric nurse who poisoned infants in her care; was due to be released March 2018; however, prosecutors charged her with two additional murders
Jones, George Lamar
Jones, George Lamar
Name
Jones, George Lamar
Yearsactive
1972–1997
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Drug addict who strangled prostitutes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jones, Jack Harold
Jones, Jack Harold
Name
Jones, Jack Harold
Yearsactive
1983–1995
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Executed 2017
Notes
Murdered at least three women in Florida and Arkansas; a serial rapist was wrongfully convicted for one murder
Jones, Syd
Jones, Syd
Name
Jones, Syd
Yearsactive
1900s–1914
Provenvictims
13
Possiblevictims
13
Status
Executed 1915
Notes
Drifter who admitted to a dozen murders committed across the U.S.
Jones, Willie Ben
Jones, Willie Ben
Name
Jones, Willie Ben
Yearsactive
1980–1990
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to 60 years in prison
Notes
Killed sex workers because "they had to be punished"
Joubert, John
Joubert, John
Name
Joubert, John
Yearsactive
1982–1983
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1996
Notes
Known as "The Nebraska Boy Snatcher"; murdered young boys in Maine and Nebraska
Joyner, Anthony
Joyner, Anthony
Name
Joyner, Anthony
Yearsactive
1983
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
18
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and killed elderly women at the Philadelphia nursing home he worked at
Junco, Francisco del
Junco, Francisco del
Name
Junco, Francisco del
Yearsactive
1995–1996
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Cuban immigrant who murdered and then burned the bodies of prostitutes in Miami
Kadamovas, Jurijus
Kadamovas, Jurijus
Name
Kadamovas, Jurijus
Yearsactive
2001–2002
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Accomplice of Iouri Mikhel; Lithuanian immigrant who kidnapped five people for ransom money in California and killed them
Kallinger, Joseph
Kallinger, Joseph
Name
Kallinger, Joseph
Yearsactive
1974–1975
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Committed crimes with his 15-year-old son Michael Kallinger
Kaczynski, Ted
Kaczynski, Ted
Name
Kaczynski, Ted
Yearsactive
1978–1995
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Committed suicide in prison
Notes
Nicknamed the 'Unabomber', Kaczynski murdered three individuals and injured twenty-three others in a nationwide mail bombing campaign against people he believed to be advancing modern technology and the destruction of the natural environment.
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Kaprat, Edwin
Kaprat, Edwin
Name
Kaprat, Edwin
Yearsactive
1991–1993
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Murdered in prison by fellow inmates
Notes
Known as "The Granny Killer"; robbed, murdered and set fire to the homes of his victims in Hernando County, Florida, most of whom were elderly women
Kearney, Patrick
Kearney, Patrick
Name
Kearney, Patrick
Yearsactive
1965–1977
Provenvictims
21
Possiblevictims
43
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Trash Bag Killer"; necrophile and sadist who targeted young men and boys in Southern California
Kee, Arohn
Kee, Arohn
Name
Kee, Arohn
Yearsactive
1991–1998
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as the "East-Harlem Rapist"; raped seven women in Manhattan from 1991 to 1998, killing three of them
Keith, Leroy
Keith, Leroy
Name
Keith, Leroy
Yearsactive
1934–1956
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1959
Notes
Shot three men during holdups in Ohio and New York
Kehoe, Chevie
Kehoe, Chevie
Name
Kehoe, Chevie
Yearsactive
1995–1996
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
White supremacist terrorist who killed fellow white supremacist and later killed a family of three with accomplice Daniel Lewis Lee
Kelley, John William
Kelley, John William
Name
Kelley, John William
Yearsactive
1986–1988
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Convicted rapist who killed a young hitchhiker and a married couple in rural California
Kelly, Alvin Andrew
Kelly, Alvin Andrew
Name
Kelly, Alvin Andrew
Yearsactive
1984
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 2008
Notes
Killed a family of three and later his roommate during robberies
Kelly Family
Kelly Family
Name
Kelly Family
Yearsactive
1887
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
11
Status
Killed by vigilantes
Notes
Family of serial killers who killed and robbed wealthy travellers in No Man's Land
Kemper, Edmund
Kemper, Edmund
Name
Kemper, Edmund
Yearsactive
1964–1973
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
10
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Co-Ed Killer"; murdered his grandparents at age 15; released at age 21, he then murdered six young women, as well as his mother and her friend, in California
Keyes, Israel
Keyes, Israel
Name
Keyes, Israel
Yearsactive
1990s–2012
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
11+
Status
Committed suicide in custody
Notes
Three confirmed victims; linked to eleven victims in four states
Kibbe, Roger
Kibbe, Roger
Name
Kibbe, Roger
Yearsactive
1977–1987
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Murdered in prison by fellow inmate
Notes
Known as "The I-5 Strangler"; murdered young women picked up on the freeways around Sacramento, California
Kimball, Scott Lee
Kimball, Scott Lee
Name
Kimball, Scott Lee
Yearsactive
2003–2004
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Sentenced to 70 years in prison
Notes
FBI Informant; proposed as a suspect in the West Mesa murders
Kinne, Sharon
Kinne, Sharon
Name
Kinne, Sharon
Yearsactive
1962–1964
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in 2022 after escape in 1969
Notes
Her arrest warrant is one of the longest outstanding in American history
Kennedy, Edward Dean
Kennedy, Edward Dean
Name
Kennedy, Edward Dean
Yearsactive
1978–1981
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1992
Notes
Killed a man during a robbery; killed two men, including a police officer, after escaping
Kirkland, Anthony
Kirkland, Anthony
Name
Kirkland, Anthony
Yearsactive
1987–2009
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Preyed on young women in the Cincinnati area
Klimek, Tillie
Klimek, Tillie
Name
Klimek, Tillie
Yearsactive
1914–1921
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Polish-born Chicago poisoner
Knapp, Alfred
Knapp, Alfred
Name
Knapp, Alfred
Yearsactive
1894–1902
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Executed 1904
Notes
Known as "The Hamilton Strangler"; murdered women and girls in Ohio and Indiana
Knight, Thomas
Knight, Thomas
Name
Knight, Thomas
Yearsactive
1974–1980
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 2014
Notes
Murdered four people between 1974 and 1980
Knighton, Robert Wesley
Knighton, Robert Wesley
Name
Knighton, Robert Wesley
Yearsactive
1973–1990
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 2003
Notes
Embarked on a two-state killing spree with his girlfriend and a teenage friend after serving time for killing a man
Knowles, Paul John
Knowles, Paul John
Name
Knowles, Paul John
Yearsactive
1974
Provenvictims
18
Possiblevictims
35
Status
Killed by police
Notes
Known as "The Casanova Killer"
Koedatich, James
Koedatich, James
Name
Koedatich, James
Yearsactive
1971–1982
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed a man and a cellmate in Florida, he went on to kill two others in New Jersey
Kohlhepp, Todd
Kohlhepp, Todd
Name
Kohlhepp, Todd
Yearsactive
2003–2016
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Responsible for several murders in South Carolina, including the "Superbike Murders".
Kokoraleis, Andrew
Kokoraleis, Andrew
Name
Kokoraleis, Andrew
Yearsactive
1981–1982
Provenvictims
18
Possiblevictims
18
Status
Executed 1999
Notes
Member of the organized crime group known as "The Ripper Crew" or "The Chicago Rippers"
Kokoraleis, Thomas
Kokoraleis, Thomas
Name
Kokoraleis, Thomas
Yearsactive
1981–1982
Provenvictims
18
Possiblevictims
18
Status
Released in 2019
Notes
Member of organized crime group known as "The Ripper Crew" or "The Chicago Rippers"
Koster, Brent Eugene
Koster, Brent Eugene
Name
Koster, Brent Eugene
Yearsactive
1972
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Released in 2020
Notes
Teenage accomplice of Danny Ranes, who actively participated in three of his four murders
Kraft, Randy
Kraft, Randy
Name
Kraft, Randy
Yearsactive
1971–1983
Provenvictims
16
Possiblevictims
67
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
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
Krajcir, Timothy
Krajcir, Timothy
Name
Krajcir, Timothy
Yearsactive
1977–1982
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Confessed to killing five women in Missouri and four others in Illinois and Pennsylvania
Kudzinowski, Peter
Kudzinowski, Peter
Name
Kudzinowski, Peter
Yearsactive
1924–1928
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1929
Notes
Imprisoned for the murder of a friend. Murdered two children following his release
Ladd, Robert Charles
Ladd, Robert Charles
Name
Ladd, Robert Charles
Yearsactive
1978–1996
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 2015
Notes
Killed a woman and three children in Dallas; paroled and later killed another woman in Tyler
Lagrone, Edward
Lagrone, Edward
Name
Lagrone, Edward
Yearsactive
1976–1991
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Executed 2004
Notes
Murdered an acquaintance; later killed a 10-year-old girl he had impregnated and two of her great-aunts
Lake, Leonard
Lake, Leonard
Name
Lake, Leonard
Yearsactive
1983–1985
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
25
Status
Committed suicide in custody
Notes
With accomplice Charles Ng, they are also known as "The Operation Miranda Killers"
LaLaurie, Delphine
LaLaurie, Delphine
Name
LaLaurie, Delphine
Yearsactive
1834
Provenvictims
?
Possiblevictims
?
Status
Died in Paris, France
Notes
New Orleans socialite who tortured and maimed her slaves
Lannon, Sean
Lannon, Sean
Name
Lannon, Sean
Yearsactive
2021
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
16
Status
Sentenced to 95 years in prison
Notes
Killed at least five people in New Jersey and New Mexico, including his ex-wife
LaRette, Anthony
LaRette, Anthony
Name
LaRette, Anthony
Yearsactive
1976–1980
Provenvictims
16
Possiblevictims
31
Status
Executed 1995
Notes
Drifter who stalked, raped and stabbed to death women in multiple states
Lassor, Raymond
Lassor, Raymond
Name
Lassor, Raymond
Yearsactive
1984
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
First criminal to be successfully prosecuted under the 1984 Rhode Island 'Life Without Parole Statute'
Laudenberg, Adolph
Laudenberg, Adolph
Name
Laudenberg, Adolph
Yearsactive
1972–1975
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Santa Strangler"; murdered women in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles and one in San Francisco, and is the prime suspect for two similar murders
Lee, Daniel Lewis
Lee, Daniel Lewis
Name
Lee, Daniel Lewis
Yearsactive
1990–1996
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 2020
Notes
Neo-Nazi terrorist who killed man during a robbery; after release, he killed a family of three with accomplice Chevie Kehoe
Lee, Derrick Todd
Lee, Derrick Todd
Name
Lee, Derrick Todd
Yearsactive
1992–2003
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Known as "The Baton Rouge Serial Killer"; convicted of two murders; linked by DNA evidence to five others
Lehr, Scott Alan
Lehr, Scott Alan
Name
Lehr, Scott Alan
Yearsactive
1991–1992
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "Baby Seat Rapist"; convicted of three murders
Levins, Benjamin
Levins, Benjamin
Name
Levins, Benjamin
Yearsactive
1926–1927
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
10
Status
Executed 1927
Notes
Killed at least nine people, including from two families, in Tampa, Florida
Lewingdon, Gary
Lewingdon, Gary
Name
Lewingdon, Gary
Yearsactive
1977–1978
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
10
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Together with brother Thaddeus Lewingdon, known as "The .22 Caliber Killers"
Lewingdon, Thaddeus
Lewingdon, Thaddeus
Name
Lewingdon, Thaddeus
Yearsactive
1977–1978
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Together with brother Gary Lewingdon, known as "The .22 Caliber Killers"
Liberty, Robert
Liberty, Robert
Name
Liberty, Robert
Yearsactive
1966–1970
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Murdered by inmate while awaiting trial
Notes
Known as "The Candlelight Killer"; murdered his girlfriend and later two men in ritualistic style
Lindahl, Bruce
Lindahl, Bruce
Name
Lindahl, Bruce
Yearsactive
1974–1981
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
12+
Status
Died from accidental self-inflicted injuries
Notes
Posthumously connected to various rape-murders in DuPage County
Lindsey, William Darrell
Lindsey, William Darrell
Name
Lindsey, William Darrell
Yearsactive
1988–1996
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
25
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered seven prostitutes in Florida and North Carolina
Lipscomb, Nathaniel
Lipscomb, Nathaniel
Name
Lipscomb, Nathaniel
Yearsactive
1958–1959
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 1961
Notes
Known as "The Dawn Strangler"; beat, raped and strangled three women in Baltimore
Little, Jerry
Little, Jerry
Name
Little, Jerry
Yearsactive
1985–1988
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Raped and strangled women in St. Louis, Missouri
Little, Samuel
Little, Samuel
Name
Little, Samuel
Yearsactive
1970–2005
Provenvictims
61
Possiblevictims
93+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Choke-and-Stroke Killer"; transient who allegedly killed ninety-three women in fourteen states
Lockett, Will
Lockett, Will
Name
Lockett, Will
Yearsactive
1912–1920
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 1920
Notes
Lockett's trial resulted in an averted race riot and attempted lynching that was stopped when the police and National Guard opened fire on the lynch mob
Lockhart, Michael Lee
Lockhart, Michael Lee
Name
Lockhart, Michael Lee
Yearsactive
1987–1988
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Executed 1997
Notes
Received death sentences in three states; executed by the state of Texas
Long, Bobby Joe
Long, Bobby Joe
Name
Long, Bobby Joe
Yearsactive
1984
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
10+
Status
Executed 2019
Notes
Known as "The Classified Ad Rapist"; serial rapist who kidnapped, assaulted and murdered women in Florida's Tampa Bay area
Long, Neal
Long, Neal
Name
Long, Neal
Yearsactive
1972–1975
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Shotgun Slayer"; racist who murdered black people in drive-by shootings in Dayton, Ohio
Lucas, David Allen
Lucas, David Allen
Name
Lucas, David Allen
Yearsactive
1979–1984
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Murdered five women and one boy around San Diego County, California, by slashing their throats
Lucas, Henry Lee
Lucas, Henry Lee
Name
Lucas, Henry Lee
Yearsactive
1960–1983
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Convicted of eleven murders, confessed to approximately 3,000 murders, although most of his confessions are considered outlandish
Lunz, Christopher
Lunz, Christopher
Name
Lunz, Christopher
Yearsactive
2003–2009
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
20
Status
Committed suicide in prison
Notes
Murdered his father; killed his cellmate and confessed to killing a fugitive sex offender
Lyles, Anjette
Lyles, Anjette
Name
Lyles, Anjette
Yearsactive
1952–1958
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in a mental hospital
Notes
American restaurateur responsible for the poisoning deaths of four relatives in Macon, Georgia, apprehended on May 6, 1958, and sentenced to death yet later was involuntarily committed due to her diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenic
Lynch, Franklin
Lynch, Franklin
Name
Lynch, Franklin
Yearsactive
1987
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
13
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Day Stalker"; preyed on elderly women in the East Bay, California
Macek, Richard
Macek, Richard
Name
Macek, Richard
Yearsactive
1974
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Committed suicide in prison
Notes
Known as "The Mad Biter"; killed two women and one girl in sexually motivated attacks in Wisconsin and Illinois
Madison, Michael
Madison, Michael
Name
Madison, Michael
Yearsactive
2012–2013
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Preyed on women in East Cleveland, Ohio
Mailhot, Jeffrey
Mailhot, Jeffrey
Name
Mailhot, Jeffrey
Yearsactive
2003–2004
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Rhode Island Ripper"; murdered and dismembered prostitutes in Woonsocket.
Majors, Orville Lynn
Majors, Orville Lynn
Name
Majors, Orville Lynn
Yearsactive
1993–1995
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
130
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Licensed practical nurse who was convicted of murdering his patients in Clinton, Indiana
Malveaux, John Peter
Malveaux, John Peter
Name
Malveaux, John Peter
Yearsactive
1997
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and strangled women around Opelousas, Louisiana
Malvo, Lee Boyd
Malvo, Lee Boyd
Name
Malvo, Lee Boyd
Yearsactive
2002
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
17
Status
Life imprisonment without parole (overturned on May 26, 2017); Supreme Court of the United States heard the case on October 16, 2019
Notes
With accomplice John Allen Muhammad, perpetrated the D.C. sniper attacks
Mansfield, Billy
Mansfield, Billy
Name
Mansfield, Billy
Yearsactive
1975–1980
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered women and girls in Florida and California, burying most of them in the family home in Weeki Wachee with the aid of his father and younger brother
Marquette, Richard Laurence
Marquette, Richard Laurence
Name
Marquette, Richard Laurence
Yearsactive
1961–1975
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Oregon man who murdered three women, drained their blood, mutilated and dismembered their bodies. First 11th person named on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List
Martin, Deangelo Kenneth
Martin, Deangelo Kenneth
Name
Martin, Deangelo Kenneth
Yearsactive
2018–2019
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to 45–70 years in prison
Notes
Raped and murdered women in abandoned houses in Detroit.
Martin, James David
Martin, James David
Name
Martin, James David
Yearsactive
1989–2005
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to 42–64 years in prison
Notes
Strangled three across three states, including his wife
Martin, Lee Roy
Martin, Lee Roy
Name
Martin, Lee Roy
Yearsactive
1967–1968
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Murdered in prison by fellow inmate
Notes
Known as "The Gaffney Strangler". Sexually assaulted and killed two women and two young girls in South Carolina. Stabbed to death by a fellow prison inmate in 1972
Martin, Rhonda Belle
Martin, Rhonda Belle
Name
Martin, Rhonda Belle
Yearsactive
1926–1951
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Executed 1957
Notes
Alabama woman who poisoned family members
Masini, Frank
Masini, Frank
Name
Masini, Frank
Yearsactive
1991–1992
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Italian man who burglarized and murdered elderly people in New Jersey
Mason, David
Mason, David
Name
Mason, David
Yearsactive
1980–1982
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Executed 1993
Notes
Killed four elderly neighbours in 1980 and his cellmate in 1982 while imprisoned on lesser charges; suspected of shooting dead his boyfriend
Massof, Steven
Massof, Steven
Name
Massof, Steven
Yearsactive
2003–2008
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
100+
Status
Released in 2019
Notes
Accomplice of Kermit Gosnell
Matthews, Eric
Matthews, Eric
Name
Matthews, Eric
Yearsactive
1994–1998
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Rapist who his killed ex-girlfriends, wife and stepson
Matix, William
Matix, William
Name
Matix, William
Yearsactive
1985–1986
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Killed by police
Notes
With accomplice Michael Lee Platt, killed two men during robberies and two FBI agents during a shootout in which both men were killed; also suspected of killing his wife and a female coworker in 1984
Maupin, Thomas
Maupin, Thomas
Name
Maupin, Thomas
Yearsactive
1988–2001
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to 12 years
Notes
Itinerant criminal who killed an 8-year-old girl and two adult women in Washington and Tennessee
Maury, Robert
Maury, Robert
Name
Maury, Robert
Yearsactive
1985–1987
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Tipster Killer"; killed at least three women in California, then called into crime stoppers to report his crimes and receive award money
Maust, David Edward
Maust, David Edward
Name
Maust, David Edward
Yearsactive
1974–2003
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Committed suicide in prison
Notes
Convicted of killing five teenage boys; one in Germany in 1974, another in 1981, and three he buried in his basement
Mayrand, Edward
Mayrand, Edward
Name
Mayrand, Edward
Yearsactive
1983–1994
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Strangled to death three women in New England
Mays, Reta
Mays, Reta
Name
Mays, Reta
Yearsactive
2017–2018
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Nursing assistant who murdered seven elderly male military veterans with injections of insulin while employed at a VA hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia
McCarthy, Kimberly
McCarthy, Kimberly
Name
McCarthy, Kimberly
Yearsactive
1988–1997
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2013
Notes
Robbed and killed elderly people to support her cocaine addiction
McCoy, Stephen
McCoy, Stephen
Name
McCoy, Stephen
Yearsactive
1980–1981
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1989
Notes
With his accomplice James Paster, the pair murdered three people in the Houston Area
McCray, Jeremiah
McCray, Jeremiah
Name
McCray, Jeremiah
Yearsactive
1956–1958
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1958
Notes
Itinerant laborer who killed elderly people during robberies
McDuff, Kenneth
McDuff, Kenneth
Name
McDuff, Kenneth
Yearsactive
1966–1992
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
14+
Status
Executed 1998
Notes
Known as "The Broomstick Killer"; death sentence for 1966 triple-murder commuted; began killing again three days after 1989 parole
McFadden, Jerry Walter
McFadden, Jerry Walter
Name
McFadden, Jerry Walter
Yearsactive
1973–1986
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Executed 1999
Notes
Known as "The Animal"; murdered three people in Texas and posthumously linked to a previous murder in Oregon
McFadden, Reginald
McFadden, Reginald
Name
McFadden, Reginald
Yearsactive
1969–1994
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered an elderly woman as a teenager; later paroled and killed at least two people during a crime spree; his case greatly affected the parole system in both Pennsylvania and New York
McGhee, Timothy
McGhee, Timothy
Name
McGhee, Timothy
Yearsactive
1997–2001
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
12
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Monster of Atwater", he is alleged to have been responsible for at least twelve homicides between 1997 and 2001, three of which led to convictions.
McGregor, Edward George
McGregor, Edward George
Name
McGregor, Edward George
Yearsactive
1990–2006
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped, stabbed, and strangled women to death in Greater Houston
McKnight, Anthony
McKnight, Anthony
Name
McKnight, Anthony
Yearsactive
1985
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Rapist who killed young girls and women in Oakland, California; responsible for some of the East Bay Slayer murders
McKnight, Gregory
McKnight, Gregory
Name
McKnight, Gregory
Yearsactive
1992–2000
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Murdered three people in Ohio, burying the bodies of two on his property in Chillicothe afterwards
McWatters, Eugene
McWatters, Eugene
Name
McWatters, Eugene
Yearsactive
2004
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Salerno Strangler"; Murdered women in Port Salerno, Florida
Meach, Charles L.
Meach, Charles L.
Name
Meach, Charles L.
Yearsactive
1973–1982
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Beat a grocery store clerk to death in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1973 and later shot four teenagers to death at a campsite in 1982
Medellín, Jose
Medellín, Jose
Name
Medellín, Jose
Yearsactive
1993
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2008
Notes
Member of the "Black and White" gang that kidnapped, raped, and murdered a woman and two teenage girls in a Texas
Medley, Joseph Dunbar
Medley, Joseph Dunbar
Name
Medley, Joseph Dunbar
Yearsactive
1944–1945
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1946
Notes
Robbed and murdered three women after absconding from prison while serving time for armed robbery
Meekins, Duncan Eric
Meekins, Duncan Eric
Name
Meekins, Duncan Eric
Yearsactive
1979
Provenvictims
12
Possiblevictims
20
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Teenage accomplice of the Briley Brothers
Meirhofer, David
Meirhofer, David
Name
Meirhofer, David
Yearsactive
1967–1974
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Committed suicide in custody
Notes
First serial killer to be apprehended via usage of offender profiling
Melanson, Roy
Melanson, Roy
Name
Melanson, Roy
Yearsactive
1974–1988
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Drifter connected to the rape-murders of at least three women in three states
Mendenhall, Bruce
Mendenhall, Bruce
Name
Mendenhall, Bruce
Yearsactive
2007
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
9+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Rest Stop Killer"; truck driver who abducted and murdered prostitutes across several states
Metheny, Joe
Metheny, Joe
Name
Metheny, Joe
Yearsactive
1976–1996
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
10
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Raped and murdered women in Baltimore, allegedly cannibalizing his victims
Meza Jr., Raul
Meza Jr., Raul
Name
Meza Jr., Raul
Yearsactive
1982–2023
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
13+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and murdered an 8-year-old girl in 1982, later killed a woman in 2019 and his roommate in 2023; suspect in as many as ten other homicides
Mikhel, Iouri
Mikhel, Iouri
Name
Mikhel, Iouri
Yearsactive
2001–2002
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Accomplice of Jurijus Kadamovas; Russian immigrant who kidnapped five people in California for ransom money and killed them
Miller, Donald
Miller, Donald
Name
Miller, Donald
Yearsactive
1977–1981
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Raped and murdered a co-ed in Long Beach; later bludgeoned to death gay men in Hollywood
Miller, Donald Gene
Miller, Donald Gene
Name
Miller, Donald Gene
Yearsactive
1977–1978
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Incarcerated
Notes
Raped and killed women in East Lansing, Michigan
Miller, Joseph Daniel
Miller, Joseph Daniel
Name
Miller, Joseph Daniel
Yearsactive
1986–1990
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Kidnapped, raped and strangled black women around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Miller, Joseph Robert
Miller, Joseph Robert
Name
Miller, Joseph Robert
Yearsactive
1976–1993
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed prostitutes in Chicago and Peoria, some after being paroled for murder
Mills, Lawrence Paul
Mills, Lawrence Paul
Name
Mills, Lawrence Paul
Yearsactive
2017
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to 28–48 years in prison
Notes
Murdered two prostitutes and an unborn baby by running them over with his car in Detroit, Michigan
Misch, David
Misch, David
Name
Misch, David
Yearsactive
1986–1989
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered a woman in 1989 and committed a double homicide in 1986; suspected in and awaiting trial for the murder of 9-year-old Michaela Garecht
Moore, Manuel
Moore, Manuel
Name
Moore, Manuel
Yearsactive
1973–1974
Provenvictims
15
Possiblevictims
73+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Part of "The Death Angels", group responsible for the Zebra murders
Morin, Stephen
Morin, Stephen
Name
Morin, Stephen
Yearsactive
1969–1981
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
48
Status
Executed 1985
Notes
Suspected in over thirty unsolved violent crimes across the country
Morris, Cory
Morris, Cory
Name
Morris, Cory
Yearsactive
2002–2003
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Crackhead Killer"; necrophile who murdered at least five prostitutes at his trailer in Phoenix, Arizona
Morrison, Kelsie
Morrison, Kelsie
Name
Morrison, Kelsie
Yearsactive
1921–1922
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Killed by police
Notes
Perpetrator of the Osage Indian murders; granted immunity in exchange for his testimony
Mors, Frederick
Mors, Frederick
Name
Mors, Frederick
Yearsactive
1914–1915
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Murdered eight elderly patients by poison while employed in a nursing home in New York City; committed to Hudson River State Hospital; escaped in May 1916
Morse, Hugh
Morse, Hugh
Name
Morse, Hugh
Yearsactive
1959–1961
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Former fugitive who murdered four women during a cross-country crime spree
Morton, David Bruce
Morton, David Bruce
Name
Morton, David Bruce
Yearsactive
1983–1990
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Morton has also been considered a suspect in a series of highly publicized murders on young women in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mosley, Eddie
Mosley, Eddie
Name
Mosley, Eddie
Yearsactive
1973–1987
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
16+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Raped and murdered numerous young girls and women in and around Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Motts, Jeffrey Brian
Motts, Jeffrey Brian
Name
Motts, Jeffrey Brian
Yearsactive
1995–2005
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2011
Notes
Murdered a fellow inmate in 2005 while serving two life sentences for the 1995 murder of two relatives. Volunteered to be executed and waived his appeals
Muehlberg, Gary
Muehlberg, Gary
Name
Muehlberg, Gary
Yearsactive
1990–1993
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Package Killer"; tortured and murdered prostitutes and one male acquaintance around St. Louis
Muhammad, John Allen
Muhammad, John Allen
Name
Muhammad, John Allen
Yearsactive
2002
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
17
Status
Executed 2009
Notes
With accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo, perpetrated the D.C. sniper attacks
Mullin, Herbert
Mullin, Herbert
Name
Mullin, Herbert
Yearsactive
1972–1973
Provenvictims
13
Possiblevictims
13
Status
Died in prison
Notes
California schizophrenic who shot, stabbed and bludgeoned victims ranging in age from 4 to 72. Died in California Health Care Facility prison in 2022
Mullins, Michael
Mullins, Michael
Name
Mullins, Michael
Yearsactive
1999–2012
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered three women over the span of 13 years in Memphis, Tennessee
Nance, Wayne
Nance, Wayne
Name
Nance, Wayne
Yearsactive
1974–1986
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Killed by intended victim
Notes
Known as "The Missoula Mauler"
Nardello, Antonio
Nardello, Antonio
Name
Nardello, Antonio
Yearsactive
1884–1885
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1886
Notes
Italian laborer who robbed and murdered other laborers in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Naso, Joseph
Naso, Joseph
Name
Naso, Joseph
Yearsactive
1977–1994
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
10+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Murdered six women in California; suspect in the Alphabet murders
Neal, William Lee
Neal, William Lee
Name
Neal, William Lee
Yearsactive
1998
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Killed three women and raped a fourth woman in captivity after a long history of confidence tricks, domestic abuse, and abandonment of families.
Nelson, Earle
Nelson, Earle
Name
Nelson, Earle
Yearsactive
1926–1927
Provenvictims
22
Possiblevictims
29
Status
Executed 1928
Notes
Known as "The Gorilla Man". Executed for a murder he committed in Canada
Nemechek, Francis
Nemechek, Francis
Name
Nemechek, Francis
Yearsactive
1974–1976
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and killed four women and a young boy in Kansas
Newman, Allan Patterson
Newman, Allan Patterson
Name
Newman, Allan Patterson
Yearsactive
1991–1992
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered carjacking victims during a three-state crime spree
Ng, Charles
Ng, Charles
Name
Ng, Charles
Yearsactive
1983–1985
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
25
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
With accomplice Leonard Lake, they are also known as "The Operation Miranda Killers"
Nissensohn, Joseph
Nissensohn, Joseph
Name
Nissensohn, Joseph
Yearsactive
1981–1989
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Raped and murdered teenagers and women in California and Washington
Nixon, Robert
Nixon, Robert
Name
Nixon, Robert
Yearsactive
1937–1938
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1939
Notes
Known as the "Brick Moron"; confessed to five murders and multiple assaults in Los Angeles and Illinois; Nixon served, in part, as the basis of the character of Bigger Thomas in Richard Wright's 1940 social protest novel Native Son
Noe, Marie
Noe, Marie
Name
Noe, Marie
Yearsactive
1949–1968
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Died in 2016
Notes
Pennsylvania woman who murdered eight of her children; two others died of natural causes
Normore, Mario
Normore, Mario
Name
Normore, Mario
Yearsactive
2017
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered four acquaintances during robberies or arguments
Norris, Roy
Norris, Roy
Name
Norris, Roy
Yearsactive
1979
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in prison
Notes
With accomplice Lawrence Bittaker known as "Tool Box Killers"; kidnapped, sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered teenage girls in Los Angeles County, California
Northcott, Gordon Stewart
Northcott, Gordon Stewart
Name
Northcott, Gordon Stewart
Yearsactive
1926–1928
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
20
Status
Executed 1930
Notes
Canadian immigrant who was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering three young boys in Wineville, California, in what become known as the Wineville Chicken Coop murders; his mother, Sarah Louise Northcott, was charged and convicted as an accomplice
O'Brien, Derrick Sean
O'Brien, Derrick Sean
Name
O'Brien, Derrick Sean
Yearsactive
1993
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2006
Notes
Member of the "Black and White" gang that kidnapped, raped, and murdered a woman and two teenage girls in a Texas
Ocampo, Itzcoatl
Ocampo, Itzcoatl
Name
Ocampo, Itzcoatl
Yearsactive
2011–2012
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Committed suicide in custody
Notes
Former marine suspected of killing six people around Orange County, California
O'Dell, Diane
O'Dell, Diane
Name
O'Dell, Diane
Yearsactive
1982–1985
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Sullivan County, New York woman who murdered her illegitimate infants by asphyxiation
Ortiz, Juan David
Ortiz, Juan David
Name
Ortiz, Juan David
Yearsactive
2018
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Border Patrol agent who shot four sex workers in Webb County, Texas and attempted to kill a fifth woman.
Pace, Lyndon Fitzgerald
Pace, Lyndon Fitzgerald
Name
Pace, Lyndon Fitzgerald
Yearsactive
1988–1989
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Robbed and murdered elderly women primarily in Atlanta's Vine City neighborhood. In 1990, he robbed the apartment of Coretta Scott King
Page, Ivan
Page, Ivan
Name
Page, Ivan
Yearsactive
1998–2001
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered prostitutes in Flint, Michigan
Panzram, Carl
Panzram, Carl
Name
Panzram, Carl
Yearsactive
1920–1929
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
22
Status
Executed 1930
Notes
Murderer, rapist, and arsonist; convicted of two murders, but confessed to nineteen others
Pardo, Manuel
Pardo, Manuel
Name
Pardo, Manuel
Yearsactive
1986
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Executed 2012
Notes
South Florida former police officer who acted in partnership with Rolando Garcia; the two claimed to be ridding the world of drug dealers
Parker, Gerald
Parker, Gerald
Name
Parker, Gerald
Yearsactive
1978–1979
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Bedroom Basher"; Orange County, California man who raped and murdered five women. Parker was not identified until 1996
Paster, James
Paster, James
Name
Paster, James
Yearsactive
1980–1981
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1989
Notes
With accomplice Stephen McCoy, the pair murdered three people in the Houston Area. Paster confessed to two other murders for which he was never tried.
Patton, Carl
Patton, Carl
Name
Patton, Carl
Yearsactive
1973–1977
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed four acquaintances and one accomplice for money and to cover up his crimes
Peete, Louise
Peete, Louise
Name
Peete, Louise
Yearsactive
1913–1944
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Executed 1947
Notes
Convicted of murdering a man and woman decades apart; four other acquaintances died suspiciously and four husbands committed suicide
Penton, David Elliott
Penton, David Elliott
Name
Penton, David Elliott
Yearsactive
1984–1988
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
9+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Child molester who abducted and murdered young children in Texas and Ohio
Perkins, Reginald
Perkins, Reginald
Name
Perkins, Reginald
Yearsactive
1980–2000
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Executed 2009
Notes
Murdered his stepmother in 2000 and two other women in Fort Worth in 1991. He also confessed to murdering another woman in Ohio in 1980 and is linked to two other murders in Cleveland
Perry, Donna
Perry, Donna
Name
Perry, Donna
Yearsactive
1990
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Formerly known as Douglas Perry prior to 2000 gender transition, which the prosecution claimed was an attempt to avoid suspicion
Peterson, Christopher
Peterson, Christopher
Name
Peterson, Christopher
Yearsactive
1990
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to 120 years in prison
Notes
Known as "The Shotgun Killer"
Pierce, William
Pierce, William
Name
Pierce, William
Yearsactive
1970–1971
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
One of his victims was the daughter of a South Carolina state senator
Pizzuto, Gerald
Pizzuto, Gerald
Name
Pizzuto, Gerald
Yearsactive
1985
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
He was convicted and sentenced to death in Idaho for a double murder, in addition to more than 69 years' jail for killing two more people in Washington
Platt, Michael Lee
Platt, Michael Lee
Name
Platt, Michael Lee
Yearsactive
1985–1986
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Killed by police
Notes
With accomplice William Matix, killed two men during robberies and two FBI agents during a shootout in which both men were killed; also suspected of killing his wife in 1984
Player, Michael
Player, Michael
Name
Player, Michael
Yearsactive
1986
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
10
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Known as "The Skid Row Slayer"; targeted mostly homeless individuals in the Skid Row neighborhood of Los Angeles
Pough, James Edward
Pough, James Edward
Name
Pough, James Edward
Yearsactive
1971–1990
Provenvictims
12
Possiblevictims
12
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Killed a friend in 1971, then went on a shooting rampage in 1990
Powers, Harry
Powers, Harry
Name
Powers, Harry
Yearsactive
1931
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Executed 1932
Notes
Known as "The West Virginia Bluebeard"; Dutch immigrant who lured victims through "lonely hearts" advertisements, murdering them for their money
Presley, Aeman
Presley, Aeman
Name
Presley, Aeman
Yearsactive
2014
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Shot and killed people in DeKalb and Fulton Counties, Georgia during robberies
Pressdee, Heather
Pressdee, Heather
Name
Pressdee, Heather
Yearsactive
2022–2023
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
17
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Nurse convicted of murdering three patients in her care and is suspected to have murdered an additional fourteen
Price, Craig
Price, Craig
Name
Price, Craig
Yearsactive
1987–1989
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Incarcerated
Notes
Convicted as a minor; given an additional 10–25 year sentence for assaulting a corrections officer in prison
Price, Larme
Price, Larme
Name
Price, Larme
Yearsactive
2003
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as the "Thrill Killer"; murdered four immigrants in New York in revenge for the September 11 attacks
Prieto, Alfredo
Prieto, Alfredo
Name
Prieto, Alfredo
Yearsactive
1988–1990
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Executed 2015
Notes
Attacked mainly couples in Virginia and California, shooting them both after raping the women
Prince Jr., Cleophus
Prince Jr., Cleophus
Name
Prince Jr., Cleophus
Yearsactive
1990
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Clairemont Killer"; raped and murdered women in San Diego County, California
Pruett, Marion Albert
Pruett, Marion Albert
Name
Pruett, Marion Albert
Yearsactive
1981
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1999
Notes
Committed his crimes while in the United States Federal Witness Protection Program
Pruitt, Pleasant
Pruitt, Pleasant
Name
Pruitt, Pleasant
Yearsactive
1888–1902
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Murdered his three wives in Indiana
Puente, Dorothea
Puente, Dorothea
Name
Puente, Dorothea
Yearsactive
1982–1988
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
15
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered elderly and mentally disabled boarders in Sacramento, California, before cashing their Social Security checks; convicted of three killings, suspected of six others
Queho
Queho
Name
Queho
Yearsactive
1909?–1919
Provenvictims
13
Possiblevictims
23
Status
Died while a fugitive
Notes
First Nevadan serial killer, found dead in cave five miles upriver from El Dorado Canyon. Cause of death uncertain.
Rader, Dennis
Rader, Dennis
Name
Rader, Dennis
Yearsactive
1974–1991
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
10
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The BTK Killer"; killed men, women and children in Wichita and Park City, Kansas, while sending taunting letters to local police and media outlets
Ralston, Larry
Ralston, Larry
Name
Ralston, Larry
Yearsactive
1975–1977
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Abducted young women and teenage girls in Ohio
Ramirez, Richard
Ramirez, Richard
Name
Ramirez, Richard
Yearsactive
1984–1985
Provenvictims
15
Possiblevictims
15+
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Known as "The Night Stalker"
Ranes, Danny
Ranes, Danny
Name
Ranes, Danny
Yearsactive
1972
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Kidnapped, raped and murdered women around Kalamazoo, Michigan, with teenage accomplice Brent Koster
Rardon, Gary
Rardon, Gary
Name
Rardon, Gary
Yearsactive
1962–1974
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in 2024 after release in 2020
Notes
Murdered a man whom he was hitchhiking with, then murdered three more men in a 4-day spree
Rasmussen, Terry Peder
Rasmussen, Terry Peder
Name
Rasmussen, Terry Peder
Yearsactive
1978–2002
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Chameleon Killer"; main suspect in the Bear Brook murders, as well as other murders
Ray, Clifton
Ray, Clifton
Name
Ray, Clifton
Yearsactive
1987–1994
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Responsible for the murders of three women in Kansas City, Missouri
Red Dog, James Allen
Red Dog, James Allen
Name
Red Dog, James Allen
Yearsactive
1973–1991
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1993
Notes
Killed four people personally; also provided a prison gang with a lethal dose of drugs so they could kill another inmate
Reece, William Lewis
Reece, William Lewis
Name
Reece, William Lewis
Yearsactive
1997
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Kidnapped, raped and murdered teenage girls and young women in Texas and Oklahoma
Reed, Todd Alan
Reed, Todd Alan
Name
Reed, Todd Alan
Yearsactive
1999
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Forest Park Killer"; sex offender who raped and strangled three homeless women in Portland, Oregon
Rees, Melvin
Rees, Melvin
Name
Rees, Melvin
Yearsactive
1957–1959
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
9+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Sex Beast"
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Reeves, Jack
Reeves, Jack
Name
Reeves, Jack
Yearsactive
1967–1994
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to 99 years in prison
Notes
Killed his three wives after they planned to leave him; also killed a man while stationed in Italy
Reid, Paul Dennis
Reid, Paul Dennis
Name
Reid, Paul Dennis
Yearsactive
1997
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Known as "The Fast Food Killer"; committed seven murders during three fast-food restaurant robberies in Metropolitan Nashville and Clarksville, Tennessee
Rembert, Robert
Rembert, Robert
Name
Rembert, Robert
Yearsactive
1997–2015
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Truck driver who killed people across Ohio
Reséndiz, Ángel Maturino
Reséndiz, Ángel Maturino
Name
Reséndiz, Ángel Maturino
Yearsactive
1986–1999
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
16
Status
Executed 2006
Notes
Known as "The Railroad/Railway/Railcar Killer"; primarily murdered people in their homes near railroad tracks
Respus, Asbury
Respus, Asbury
Name
Respus, Asbury
Yearsactive
1900s–1931
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Executed 1932
Notes
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
Rhoades, Robert Ben
Rhoades, Robert Ben
Name
Rhoades, Robert Ben
Yearsactive
1975–1990
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
50+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Truck Stop 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
Rice, Stanley
Rice, Stanley
Name
Rice, Stanley
Yearsactive
1963–1968
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Itinerant child molester who shot and killed young boys in Canada and the U.S.
Rich, Darrell Keith
Rich, Darrell Keith
Name
Rich, Darrell Keith
Yearsactive
1978
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 2000
Notes
Known as "The Hilltop Rapist"; preyed on young women and girls in Redding, California
Richards, Stephen D.
Richards, Stephen D.
Name
Richards, Stephen D.
Yearsactive
1876–1878
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9+
Status
Executed 1879
Notes
Known as "The Nebraska Fiend", Richards murdered nine people including a mother and her children. Suspected of additional murders.
Richmond, Earl
Richmond, Earl
Name
Richmond, Earl
Yearsactive
1991
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 2005
Notes
Ex-Sergeant who raped and murdered four women in New Jersey and North Carolina
Ridgway, Gary
Ridgway, Gary
Name
Ridgway, Gary
Yearsactive
1982–1998
Provenvictims
49
Possiblevictims
90+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Green River Killer"; targeted sex workers and runaways in Washington
Rifkin, Joel
Rifkin, Joel
Name
Rifkin, Joel
Yearsactive
1989–1993
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
17+
Status
Sentenced to 203 years to life
Notes
Mostly preyed on sex workers in New York City and Long Island
Rissell, Montie
Rissell, Montie
Name
Rissell, Montie
Yearsactive
1976–1977
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and murdered women in Alexandria, Virginia
Ritchie, James Dale
Ritchie, James Dale
Name
Ritchie, James Dale
Yearsactive
2016
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Killed by police
Notes
Known as "The Anchorage Serial Killer"; shot people at random in parks or along bike paths in and around Anchorage, Alaska
Rivera, Reinaldo
Rivera, Reinaldo
Name
Rivera, Reinaldo
Yearsactive
1999–2000
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Abducted, raped and killed women in the Augusta metropolitan area
Robbins, Malcolm
Robbins, Malcolm
Name
Robbins, Malcolm
Yearsactive
1979–1980
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Itinerant child molester who murdered young boys and teenagers in various states
Robinson, Harvey Miguel
Robinson, Harvey Miguel
Name
Robinson, Harvey Miguel
Yearsactive
1992–1993
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Teenager who stalked, raped and killed women in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Robinson, John Edward
Robinson, John Edward
Name
Robinson, John Edward
Yearsactive
1984–1999
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Sometimes referred to as "The Internet's first serial killer"
Robinson, John Wesley
Robinson, John Wesley
Name
Robinson, John Wesley
Yearsactive
1896–1913
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1915
Notes
Murdered his girlfriend; later paroled and choked to death his wife and stepdaughter before dismembering their bodies
Robinson, Sarah Jane
Robinson, Sarah Jane
Name
Robinson, Sarah Jane
Yearsactive
1881–1886
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
11
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Boston Borgia"; Irish-born poisoner who murdered family members and associates for profit in Massachusetts with the aid of accomplices Thomas R. Smith and Dr. Charles C. Beers
Roche, John Francis
Roche, John Francis
Name
Roche, John Francis
Yearsactive
1953–1954
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Executed 1956
Notes
Active primarily in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan
Rodriguez, Antonio
Rodriguez, Antonio
Name
Rodriguez, Antonio
Yearsactive
2010
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Kensington Strangler"; raped and killed drug-addicted women in Kensington, Philadelphia
Rodriguez, Robert Neal
Rodriguez, Robert Neal
Name
Rodriguez, Robert Neal
Yearsactive
1984–1992
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Committed suicide to avoid arrest
Notes
Former police officer who murdered a woman and two teenage girls in Florida
Rogers, Dayton Leroy
Rogers, Dayton Leroy
Name
Rogers, Dayton Leroy
Yearsactive
1983–1987
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Molalla Forest Killer"; raped and murdered sex workers in Oregon
Rogers, Glen Edward
Rogers, Glen Edward
Name
Rogers, Glen Edward
Yearsactive
1993–1995
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 2025
Notes
Known as the "Casanova Killer"; murdered women across several states
Rogers, Ramon
Rogers, Ramon
Name
Rogers, Ramon
Yearsactive
1993–1996
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Murdered his roommate and two ex-girlfriends in San Diego, dismembering their remains post-mortem
Rolling, Danny
Rolling, Danny
Name
Rolling, Danny
Yearsactive
1989–1990
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Executed 2006
Notes
Pleaded guilty to murdering five students in Gainesville, Florida
Ross, Michael Bruce
Ross, Michael Bruce
Name
Ross, Michael Bruce
Yearsactive
1981–1984
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Executed 2005
Notes
Known as "The Roadside Strangler"; sexually assaulted and murdered women and girls in Connecticut and New York
Roye, Norman
Roye, Norman
Name
Roye, Norman
Yearsactive
1953–1954
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1956
Notes
Known as "The Dreaded Strangler"; Manhattan youth who murdered women during home invasions
Rozier, Robert
Rozier, Robert
Name
Rozier, Robert
Yearsactive
1981–1986
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Serving 25 years to life on a conviction for check kiting under a third strike law
Notes
Former NFL player; sentenced to 22 years for murder after agreeing to testify against Yahweh ben Yahweh's organization
Rulloff, Edward H.
Rulloff, Edward H.
Name
Rulloff, Edward H.
Yearsactive
1844–1870
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1871
Notes
Known as "The Genius Killer"; Canadian-born doctor, lawyer, schoolmaster, photographer, inventor, carpet designer, phrenologist, philologist and career criminal active in New York. Rulloff's brain is said to be the second largest brain on record and is on display at the Wilder Brain Collection in the psychology department of Cornell University
Rundle, David Allen
Rundle, David Allen
Name
Rundle, David Allen
Yearsactive
1986
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Strangled young women and teenage girls in California's Sacramento and Placer counties
Runge, Paul
Runge, Paul
Name
Runge, Paul
Yearsactive
1995–1997
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Sexually assaulted and murdered women and one girl in Cook and DuPage counties in Illinois
Russell, George Waterfield
Russell, George Waterfield
Name
Russell, George Waterfield
Yearsactive
1990
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Charmer"; raped and murdered women in Seattle suburbs, mutilating and having sex with the corpses afterwards
Saenz, Kimberly Clark
Saenz, Kimberly Clark
Name
Saenz, Kimberly Clark
Yearsactive
2008
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
10+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed five patients by injecting bleach into their dialysis lines
Saldivar, Efren
Saldivar, Efren
Name
Saldivar, Efren
Yearsactive
1988–1998
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
50+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Respiratory therapist who murdered his patients at Adventist Health Glendale
Samartaney, Malik
Samartaney, Malik
Name
Samartaney, Malik
Yearsactive
1991–2019
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to 41 years in prison
Notes
Killed one of his friends, his son, and his daughter
Sanchez, Altemio
Sanchez, Altemio
Name
Sanchez, Altemio
Yearsactive
1990–2006
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Committed suicide in prison
Notes
Known as "The Bike Path Rapist"; responsible for three murders and numerous rapes spanning a 25-year period in Buffalo, New York
Sanders, Martin Lee
Sanders, Martin Lee
Name
Sanders, Martin Lee
Yearsactive
1980–1983
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Truck driver who sexually assaulted and murdered young women across Washington
Sapp, William
Sapp, William
Name
Sapp, William
Yearsactive
1992–1993
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Rapist who murdered women and children around Springfield, Ohio
Scarver, Christopher
Scarver, Christopher
Name
Scarver, Christopher
Yearsactive
1990–1994
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered fellow inmates Jeffrey Dahmer and Jesse Anderson while serving life sentence for murder
Schmid, Charles Howard
Schmid, Charles Howard
Name
Schmid, Charles Howard
Yearsactive
1964
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Murdered in prison by fellow inmates
Notes
Known as "The Pied Piper of Tucson"; murdered three teenage girls in Arizona with the aid of local teenagers
Seda, Heriberto
Seda, Heriberto
Name
Seda, Heriberto
Yearsactive
1990–1993
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
New York City copycat of the Zodiac Killer; selected his victims based on their astrological signs
Sellers, Sean
Sellers, Sean
Name
Sellers, Sean
Yearsactive
1985–1986
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1999
Notes
Only one of 22 juveniles executed in the United States in the modern era to have been executed for a crime committed under the age of 17
Segundo, Juan
Segundo, Juan
Name
Segundo, Juan
Yearsactive
1986–1995
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and killed young girls and women in the Fort Worth area
Sells, Tommy Lynn
Sells, Tommy Lynn
Name
Sells, Tommy Lynn
Yearsactive
1980–1999
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
22+
Status
Executed 2014
Notes
Confessed to murdering dozens of people, possibly in excess of 70, only six are confirmed
Seoung, Doeur
Seoung, Doeur
Name
Seoung, Doeur
Yearsactive
1985–1998
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Cambodian-born burglar who raped, strangled and robbed his victims, beginning when he was a teenager
Severance, Charles
Severance, Charles
Name
Severance, Charles
Yearsactive
2003–2014
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered elderly residents in Alexandria, Virginia, out of hatred for the rich
Sharp, Michael Eugene
Sharp, Michael Eugene
Name
Sharp, Michael Eugene
Yearsactive
1982
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Executed 1997
Notes
Abducted, raped and killed women and children across West Texas
Shaw, Sebastian
Shaw, Sebastian
Name
Shaw, Sebastian
Yearsactive
1991–1992
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
13
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered victims selected at random in Portland, Oregon; confessed to additional murders, including one in California
Shawcross, Arthur
Shawcross, Arthur
Name
Shawcross, Arthur
Yearsactive
1972–1989
Provenvictims
14
Possiblevictims
14
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Genesee River Killer"; raped and murdered two children in Watertown, New York in 1972. Paroled in 1987, he began murdering primarily sex workers in the Rochester area in 1988. Arrested in 1990.
Sherman, Lydia
Sherman, Lydia
Name
Sherman, Lydia
Yearsactive
1863–1877
Provenvictims
12
Possiblevictims
12
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Derby Poisoner"; poisoned eight children in her care, six of which were her own, and her three husbands in Connecticut and Rhode Island
Shermantine, Wesley
Shermantine, Wesley
Name
Shermantine, Wesley
Yearsactive
1984–1999
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
19
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
With accomplice Loren Herzog, known as "The Speed Freak Killers"
Shore, Anthony Allen
Shore, Anthony Allen
Name
Shore, Anthony Allen
Yearsactive
1986–1995
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Executed 2018
Notes
Known as "The Tourniquet Killer"; murdered three young girls and a young woman in Texas
Shulman, Robert
Shulman, Robert
Name
Shulman, Robert
Yearsactive
1991–1996
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Preyed on sex workers in New York
Siebert, Daniel Lee
Siebert, Daniel Lee
Name
Siebert, Daniel Lee
Yearsactive
1979–1986
Provenvictims
10
Possiblevictims
13
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Killed nine people across America in three months; responsible for at least one of the Southside Slayer murders
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Sifuentes, Jose
Sifuentes, Jose
Name
Sifuentes, Jose
Yearsactive
1998–2003
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Strangled three women to death in Dallas; after posting bail he fled the country for sixteen years before he was re-apprehended in 2019
Silva, Mauricio
Silva, Mauricio
Name
Silva, Mauricio
Yearsactive
1978–1984
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Monster"; killed an acquaintance as a teenager; paroled and went on to kill two teenage runaways and his half-sister
Silveria Jr., Robert Joseph
Silveria Jr., Robert Joseph
Name
Silveria Jr., Robert Joseph
Yearsactive
1981–1996
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
30+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Boxcar Killer"; alleged member of Freight Train Riders of America
Silverstein, Thomas
Silverstein, Thomas
Name
Silverstein, Thomas
Yearsactive
1981–1983
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Aryan Brotherhood leader who killed two fellow inmates and a guard at USP Marion
Simmons, Beoria
Simmons, Beoria
Name
Simmons, Beoria
Yearsactive
1981–1983
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Preyed on women and teenage girls in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Simon, J.C.X.
Simon, J.C.X.
Name
Simon, J.C.X.
Yearsactive
1973–1974
Provenvictims
15
Possiblevictims
73+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Part of "The Death Angels", group responsible for the Zebra murders
Sims, Ray Dell
Sims, Ray Dell
Name
Sims, Ray Dell
Yearsactive
1974–1977
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and strangled teenage girls in Fresno
Sinclair, Charles T.
Sinclair, Charles T.
Name
Sinclair, Charles T.
Yearsactive
1980–1990
Provenvictims
13
Possiblevictims
13+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Coin Shop Killer"; targeted coin shop owners in order to rob them of valuable coin collections
Singh, Michael
Singh, Michael
Name
Singh, Michael
Yearsactive
1975–1982
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Murdered in prison by a fellow inmate
Notes
Killed his girlfriend and two wives during violent outbursts
Sitts, George Sidney
Sitts, George Sidney
Name
Sitts, George Sidney
Yearsactive
1945–1946
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1947
Notes
Killed a man during a robbery; killed two police officers after escaping
Six, Andrew Wessel
Six, Andrew Wessel
Name
Six, Andrew Wessel
Yearsactive
1984–1987
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 1997
Notes
Found guilty of the 1987 murder of 12-year-old Kathy Allen, who was kidnapped in Iowa and later murdered in Missouri; posthumously linked to a 1984 triple murder in Iowa
Smallwood, Robert
Smallwood, Robert
Name
Smallwood, Robert
Yearsactive
1999–2006
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and murdered women in Lexington, Kentucky, and additionally linked to other rapes
Smith, Andrew Lavern
Smith, Andrew Lavern
Name
Smith, Andrew Lavern
Yearsactive
1980–1983
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 1998
Notes
Killed four people and attempted to kill a fifth along Interstate 85 in South Carolina
Smith, Anthony Wayne
Smith, Anthony Wayne
Name
Smith, Anthony Wayne
Yearsactive
1999–2001
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Former defensive end who, with accomplices, killed at least three people during personal disputes
Smith, Gayno
Smith, Gayno
Name
Smith, Gayno
Yearsactive
1961–1962
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Killed six family members in Iowa
Smith, Lemuel
Smith, Lemuel
Name
Smith, Lemuel
Yearsactive
1958–1981
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life
Notes
First convict to kill an on-duty female corrections officer
Smith, Mark Alan
Smith, Mark Alan
Name
Smith, Mark Alan
Yearsactive
1969–1970
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
12+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Convicted of killing at least four women in Illinois and Arkansas; claimed in his book to have murdered eight women while stationed in Germany
Smith, Michael Dewayne
Smith, Michael Dewayne
Name
Smith, Michael Dewayne
Yearsactive
2001–2002
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2024
Notes
Killed three people in gang-related murders in Oklahoma
Smith, William Scott
Smith, William Scott
Name
Smith, William Scott
Yearsactive
1981–1984
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Kidnapped, raped and strangled women in Salem, Oregon
Snyder, Leroy
Snyder, Leroy
Name
Snyder, Leroy
Yearsactive
1969
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Active in Camden, New Jersey, in a period of eight months.
Solomon Jr., Morris
Solomon Jr., Morris
Name
Solomon Jr., Morris
Yearsactive
1986–1987
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Known as "The Sacramento Slayer"
Soper, Edward Bates
Soper, Edward Bates
Name
Soper, Edward Bates
Yearsactive
1880–1897
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1899
Notes
Killed his father, wife and two children in Missouri in separate incidents; fled to Oregon, where he killed another young child before his capture
Sowell, Anthony
Sowell, Anthony
Name
Sowell, Anthony
Yearsactive
2007–2009
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
14
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Known as "The Cleveland Strangler" and "The Imperial Avenue Murderer"
Spangler, Robert
Spangler, Robert
Name
Spangler, Robert
Yearsactive
1978–1993
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered members of his own family in Colorado and Arizona
Spencer, Timothy Wilson
Spencer, Timothy Wilson
Name
Spencer, Timothy Wilson
Yearsactive
1984–1988
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1994
Notes
Known as "The Southside Strangler"; committed three rapes and murders in Richmond, Virginia, and one in Arlington County, Virginia, in the autumn of 1987. He is believed to have committed at least one previous murder, in 1984, for which a different man was wrongfully convicted.
Spillman, Jack Owen
Spillman, Jack Owen
Name
Spillman, Jack Owen
Yearsactive
1994–1995
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Werewolf Butcher"
Spisak, Frank
Spisak, Frank
Name
Spisak, Frank
Yearsactive
1982
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 2011
Notes
Neo-Nazi who shot people during a racist and antisemitic shooting spree at Cleveland State University
Spreitzer, Edward
Spreitzer, Edward
Name
Spreitzer, Edward
Yearsactive
1981–1982
Provenvictims
18
Possiblevictims
18
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Member of the organized crime group known as "The Ripper Crew" or "The Chicago Rippers"
Stafford, Roger Dale
Stafford, Roger Dale
Name
Stafford, Roger Dale
Yearsactive
1974–1978
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
34
Status
Executed 1995
Notes
His wife implicated him in thirty-four different murders in seven different states
Stano, Gerald
Stano, Gerald
Name
Stano, Gerald
Yearsactive
1969–1980
Provenvictims
22
Possiblevictims
41+
Status
Executed 1998
Notes
Murdered young women and girls in Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Stayner, Cary
Stayner, Cary
Name
Stayner, Cary
Yearsactive
1999
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Brother of kidnap victim Steven Stayner; murdered women in and around Yosemite National Park
Steeves, Richard
Steeves, Richard
Name
Steeves, Richard
Yearsactive
1965–1985
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered five people in three states from 1965 to 1966; was controversially released from prison in 1985 and later killed a sixth person
Stephani, Paul Michael
Stephani, Paul Michael
Name
Stephani, Paul Michael
Yearsactive
1980–1982
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
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 Minneapolis–Saint Paul area
Stevens, Charles
Stevens, Charles
Name
Stevens, Charles
Yearsactive
1989
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Murdered four people from April to July 1989 on California Interstate-580
Stickles, Martin
Stickles, Martin
Name
Stickles, Martin
Yearsactive
1899–1900
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1901
Notes
Known as "The Kelso Killer"; murdered three people during robberies in Cowlitz County, Washington
Stokes, Winford
Stokes, Winford
Name
Stokes, Winford
Yearsactive
1969–1978
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1990
Notes
Career criminal and prison escapee who murdered people in St. Louis
Strong, Preston
Strong, Preston
Name
Strong, Preston
Yearsactive
2005–2007
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Killed a doctor and a family-of-six in Arizona
Suff, William
Suff, William
Name
Suff, William
Yearsactive
1974–1992
Provenvictims
14
Possiblevictims
14+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Riverside Prostitute Killer"
Sully, Anthony
Sully, Anthony
Name
Sully, Anthony
Yearsactive
1983
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Died in prison awaiting execution
Notes
Ex-policeman who tortured and killed prostitutes and drug dealers at his Burlingame warehouse
Sumner, Jesse
Sumner, Jesse
Name
Sumner, Jesse
Yearsactive
1963–1973
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered his robbery accomplice; paroled and murdered three young women in the vicinity of the Illinois State University
Sumpter, Michael
Sumpter, Michael
Name
Sumpter, Michael
Yearsactive
1969–1973
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in 2001
Notes
Raped and murdered women in the Boston area, including Jane Britton
Surratt, Edward Arthur
Surratt, Edward Arthur
Name
Surratt, Edward Arthur
Yearsactive
1977–1978
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
18+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Serial rapist and murderer operating mainly in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, also known as "The Shotgun Killer". Although suspected in more than eighteen murders, Surratt was convicted of one murder in South Carolina. Surratt confessed to six additional murders in 2021.
Sutton, Nicholas Todd
Sutton, Nicholas Todd
Name
Sutton, Nicholas Todd
Yearsactive
1979–1985
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 2020
Notes
Killed two friends and his grandmother during money and drug-related disputes; later stabbed to death a prison inmate
Swango, Michael
Swango, Michael
Name
Swango, Michael
Yearsactive
1981–1997
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
60
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Physician and surgeon who poisoned patients and colleagues in the US and Zimbabwe
Swann, James
Swann, James
Name
Swann, James
Yearsactive
1993
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Found not guilty by reason of insanity and confined to Saint Elizabeths Hospital
Notes
Known as "The Shotgun Stalker"; responsible for random drive-by shotgun shootings in Washington, D.C.
Syed, Muhammad
Syed, Muhammad
Name
Syed, Muhammad
Yearsactive
2022
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to 30 years to life
Notes
Killed three Muslim men in drive-by shootings from July to August 2022. He is also suspected in the fourth murder in November 2021, but has not been charged so far.
Taborsky, Joseph "Mad Dog"
Taborsky, Joseph "Mad Dog"
Name
Taborsky, Joseph "Mad Dog"
Yearsactive
1950–1957
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Executed 1960
Notes
Only convict in Connecticut to be sentenced to death twice for different crimes
Tavares, Daniel
Tavares, Daniel
Name
Tavares, Daniel
Yearsactive
1988–2007
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered a woman, his mother and later two others after release from prison
Taylor, Alvin
Taylor, Alvin
Name
Taylor, Alvin
Yearsactive
1985–1987
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to involuntary commitment
Notes
Schizophrenic who murdered friends and acquaintances across Wisconsin during psychotic episodes.
Taylor, Kevin
Taylor, Kevin
Name
Taylor, Kevin
Yearsactive
2001
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Preyed on sex workers in Southside Chicago
Terry, Michael
Terry, Michael
Name
Terry, Michael
Yearsactive
1985–1986
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered six men in Atlanta, Georgia, in a 10-month period
Tersargyan, Alberd
Tersargyan, Alberd
Name
Tersargyan, Alberd
Yearsactive
2008–2010
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Committed suicide in custody
Notes
Armenian immigrant who murdered a family of three and a prostitute in Hollywood, Los Angeles
Tholmer, Brandon
Tholmer, Brandon
Name
Tholmer, Brandon
Yearsactive
1981–1983
Provenvictims
12
Possiblevictims
34
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The West Side Rapist"; preyed on elderly women in Westside, Los Angeles County
Thomas Jr., John Floyd
Thomas Jr., John Floyd
Name
Thomas Jr., John Floyd
Yearsactive
1972–1986
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
15+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Southland Strangler" and "The Westside Rapist"
Thomas, Regis Deon
Thomas, Regis Deon
Name
Thomas, Regis Deon
Yearsactive
1992–1993
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Gang member who killed three people, including two police officers, in Compton, Los Angeles
Thompson, William Paul
Thompson, William Paul
Name
Thompson, William Paul
Yearsactive
1984
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Executed 1989
Notes
Robbed and killed two men at a bar, then killed another man while on the run
Thornburg, Jason Alan
Thornburg, Jason Alan
Name
Thornburg, Jason Alan
Yearsactive
2017–2021
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Murdered and dismembered three people in Texas in September 2021; additionally confessed to killing his girlfriend and his roommate
Toole, Ottis
Toole, Ottis
Name
Toole, Ottis
Yearsactive
1976–1983
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Accomplice of Henry Lee Lucas; claimed to have murdered Adam Walsh
Toppan, Jane
Toppan, Jane
Name
Toppan, Jane
Yearsactive
1895–1901
Provenvictims
12
Possiblevictims
31+
Status
Died in Taunton State Hospital
Notes
Known as "Jolly Jane"; nurse who poisoned both patients and family members in Massachusetts
Torrence, Michael
Torrence, Michael
Name
Torrence, Michael
Yearsactive
1987
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1996
Notes
Robbed and killed two men with his brother and his wife; later killed a prostitute in Charleston during an argument
Travis, Maury
Travis, Maury
Name
Travis, Maury
Yearsactive
2000–2002
Provenvictims
12
Possiblevictims
20+
Status
Committed suicide in custody
Notes
Suspected of kidnapping, torturing and killing women at his home in Ferguson, Missouri
Trawick, Jack
Trawick, Jack
Name
Trawick, Jack
Yearsactive
1972–1992
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
14
Status
Executed 2009
Notes
Executed for murdering a student in 1992. Confessed to killing five to 14 women in Alabama and other states, but only three victims were confirmed.
Ture Jr., Joseph
Ture Jr., Joseph
Name
Ture Jr., Joseph
Yearsactive
1978–1980
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered a family of four and two other women in Minnesota
Turner, Chester
Turner, Chester
Name
Turner, Chester
Yearsactive
1987–1998
Provenvictims
15
Possiblevictims
16+
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Convicted of murdering ten women and a viable unborn baby in South Los Angeles
Turner, Douglas
Turner, Douglas
Name
Turner, Douglas
Yearsactive
1987–1991
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Committed suicide prior to execution
Notes
Convicted of killing a family of three, then killed six inmates in prison
Urdiales, Andrew
Urdiales, Andrew
Name
Urdiales, Andrew
Yearsactive
1986–1996
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Committed suicide prior to execution
Notes
United States Marine who murdered women in Indiana, Illinois and California
Vann, Darren Deon
Vann, Darren Deon
Name
Vann, Darren Deon
Yearsactive
2013–2014
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Indiana murderer who killed seven women; five of which were found in abandoned structures in the city of Gary
Vaultz, Horace Van
Vaultz, Horace Van
Name
Vaultz, Horace Van
Yearsactive
1981–1986
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped and murdered women across California; his home contained photographs of over twenty potential victims
Van Dyke, David
Van Dyke, David
Name
Van Dyke, David
Yearsactive
1979–1980
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered six people in their homes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vermilya, Louise
Vermilya, Louise
Name
Vermilya, Louise
Yearsactive
1893–1911
Provenvictims
9
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Died in 1913
Notes
Charges dismissed
Victor, Clarence
Victor, Clarence
Name
Victor, Clarence
Yearsactive
1964–1987
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Killed three people in Omaha, Nebraska, the latter two while on parole
Villarreal, David
Villarreal, David
Name
Villarreal, David
Yearsactive
1979–1981
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Gay drifter who tortured and murdered acquaintances in San Antonio and Dallas
Wade, Joshua
Wade, Joshua
Name
Wade, Joshua
Yearsactive
1994–2007
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered people across Alaska during angry outbursts or robberies
Wagner, Kenny
Wagner, Kenny
Name
Wagner, Kenny
Yearsactive
1925–1926
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered three police officers and two other men during prison escapes and as a fugitive
Waldrop, Billy
Waldrop, Billy
Name
Waldrop, Billy
Yearsactive
1973–1982
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1997
Notes
Killed an elderly man during a robbery after serving time in prison for two other murders
Walker, Anthony Guy
Walker, Anthony Guy
Name
Walker, Anthony Guy
Yearsactive
1975–1986
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6+
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Career criminal who murdered mainly across Lenawee County, Michigan
Walker, Gary Alan
Walker, Gary Alan
Name
Walker, Gary Alan
Yearsactive
1984
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 2000
Notes
Known as the "Roaming Rapist"; murdered four women and one man in Oklahoma and Kentucky
Walker, Tracy
Walker, Tracy
Name
Walker, Tracy
Yearsactive
1991–2021
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed a security guard during an argument; released and later killed fellow homeless people in Rancho Dominguez
Wallace, Henry Louis
Wallace, Henry Louis
Name
Wallace, Henry Louis
Yearsactive
1990–1994
Provenvictims
11
Possiblevictims
11
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Taco Bell Strangler"; preyed on women in and around Charlotte, North Carolina
Walton, Edward
Walton, Edward
Name
Walton, Edward
Yearsactive
1896–1908
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1908
Notes
Confessed to murdering five people across five states
Walls, Frank Athen
Walls, Frank Athen
Name
Walls, Frank Athen
Yearsactive
1985–1987
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Confessed to murdering five people across Ocean City, Florida
Ward, Ronald James
Ward, Ronald James
Name
Ward, Ronald James
Yearsactive
2000
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered at least three women and one man in three states, in the span of four months
Wardrip, Faryion
Wardrip, Faryion
Name
Wardrip, Faryion
Yearsactive
1984–1986
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Serial rapist who assaulted and murdered women in Wichita Falls, Texas and the surrounding counties. Death sentence currently under appeal
Warren, Edward Delon
Warren, Edward Delon
Name
Warren, Edward Delon
Yearsactive
1976–1979
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered a couple in Brookings, Oregon; later linked via DNA to an unsolved murder in Portland
Warren, Lesley Eugene
Warren, Lesley Eugene
Name
Warren, Lesley Eugene
Yearsactive
1987–1990
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
8
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Babyface Killer"; raped and murdered women in New York and the Carolinas
Washington, Steven
Washington, Steven
Name
Washington, Steven
Yearsactive
1963
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Window-Screen Rapist"; juvenile who raped and killed elderly women around St. Petersburg, Florida
Watson, Alexander Wayne
Watson, Alexander Wayne
Name
Watson, Alexander Wayne
Yearsactive
1986–1994
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Raped, stabbed and strangled women in two Maryland counties
Watts, Carl Eugene
Watts, Carl Eugene
Name
Watts, Carl Eugene
Yearsactive
1974–1982
Provenvictims
14
Possiblevictims
100+
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Known as "The Sunday Morning Slasher"; assaulted, tortured and murdered teenaged girls and young women in Michigan and Texas
Webb, Emanuel Lovell
Webb, Emanuel Lovell
Name
Webb, Emanuel Lovell
Yearsactive
1990–1994
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Sentenced to 60 years in prison
Notes
Known as "The East End Killer"; raped and killed four women in Connecticut and a fifth woman in Georgia
Weldon, Stewart
Weldon, Stewart
Name
Weldon, Stewart
Yearsactive
2017–2018
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Tortured and murdered women in Springfield, Massachusetts
Werner, Karl F.
Werner, Karl F.
Name
Werner, Karl F.
Yearsactive
1969–1971
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered teenage girls in Santa Clara County, California
Wheeler-Weaver, Khalil
Wheeler-Weaver, Khalil
Name
Wheeler-Weaver, Khalil
Yearsactive
2016
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to 160 years in prison
Notes
Killed women he met through dating apps in Orange, New Jersey
Whisenhant, Thomas
Whisenhant, Thomas
Name
Whisenhant, Thomas
Yearsactive
1963–1976
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4+
Status
Executed 2010
Notes
Kidnapped and murdered female clerks from convenience stores in Mobile County, Alabama
White, Larry Lamont
White, Larry Lamont
Name
White, Larry Lamont
Yearsactive
1983
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Shot and killed women in Louisville, Kentucky, during apparent robberies
White, Nathaniel
White, Nathaniel
Name
White, Nathaniel
Yearsactive
1991–1992
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
6
Status
Sentenced to 150 years to life
Notes
Confessed to bludgeoning and stabbing six women to death in Hudson Valley, New York, while on parole
White, Robert
White, Robert
Name
White, Robert
Yearsactive
1980–2013
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to 50 years in prison
Notes
Sexually assaulted and beat three women to death in Hartford, Connecticut, while on parole for an earlier murder
Whiteling, Sarah
Whiteling, Sarah
Name
Whiteling, Sarah
Yearsactive
1888
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Executed 1889
Notes
Known as "The Wholesale Poisoner"
Whitten, Hattie
Whitten, Hattie
Name
Whitten, Hattie
Yearsactive
1900–1902
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Committed suicide in custody
Notes
Maine woman who poisoned her husband and two children
Wickline, William
Wickline, William
Name
Wickline, William
Yearsactive
1979–1982
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Executed 2004
Notes
Known as "The Butcher"; drug addict who killed people in West Virginia and Ohio, dismembering and beheading their bodies post-mortem
Wilder, Christopher
Wilder, Christopher
Name
Wilder, Christopher
Yearsactive
1984
Provenvictims
8
Possiblevictims
8+
Status
Killed by police
Notes
Known as "The Beauty Queen Killer"; Australian man who abducted and murdered women across the US
Wiley, Nicholas
Wiley, Nicholas
Name
Wiley, Nicholas
Yearsactive
2004
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Syracuse Serial Killer"; sex offender who confessed to killing seven people in Syracuse, New York
Williams, Dorothy
Williams, Dorothy
Name
Williams, Dorothy
Yearsactive
1987–1989
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Robbed and killed elderly people to support her heroin addiction
Williams, Kenneth Dewayne
Williams, Kenneth Dewayne
Name
Williams, Kenneth Dewayne
Yearsactive
1998–1999
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 2017
Notes
Killed two people on the same day, then killed two more people after escaping from prison
Williams, Laron
Williams, Laron
Name
Williams, Laron
Yearsactive
1977–1981
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5+
Status
Murdered in prison by fellow inmates
Notes
Strangled a prostitute in Nashville, Tennessee; later escaped from prison, murdering a police officer and priest; suspect in other murders across several states
Williams, Leslie Allen
Williams, Leslie Allen
Name
Williams, Leslie Allen
Yearsactive
1991–1992
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Necrophile who killed and raped at least four women in Michigan while on parole for rape from 1991 to 1992.
Williams, Ronald Turney
Williams, Ronald Turney
Name
Williams, Ronald Turney
Yearsactive
1975–1981
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Criminal who murdered a police officer in 1975, another police officer while escaping from prison, and a final victim while he was a fugitive
Williams, Scott
Williams, Scott
Name
Williams, Scott
Yearsactive
1997–2006
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Killed women in Charlotte and Monroe, North Carolina
Williamson, Thomas Andrew
Williamson, Thomas Andrew
Name
Williamson, Thomas Andrew
Yearsactive
1868–1890
Provenvictims
4
Possiblevictims
4
Status
Executed 1891
Notes
Murdered four people in Illinois and Missouri, including his wife
Willie, Robert Lee
Willie, Robert Lee
Name
Willie, Robert Lee
Yearsactive
1978–1980
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1984
Notes
Murdered at least three people in Louisiana
Wimberly, Anthony
Wimberly, Anthony
Name
Wimberly, Anthony
Yearsactive
1984–1985
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Murdered three women in Oakland during a crime spree
Wise, Martha
Wise, Martha
Name
Wise, Martha
Yearsactive
1924–1925
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Poisoned seventeen members of her own family in Ohio
Wood, Cathy
Wood, Cathy
Name
Wood, Cathy
Yearsactive
1987
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Released in 2020
Notes
Accomplice of Gwendolyn Graham; nurse's aide that preyed on elderly women in a Walker, Michigan nursing home
Wood, David Leonard
Wood, David Leonard
Name
Wood, David Leonard
Yearsactive
1987
Provenvictims
6
Possiblevictims
9
Status
Sentenced to death
Notes
Known as "The Desert Killer"; raped and murdered young girls and women in El Paso, Texas, burying their bodies in the desert afterwards
Wood, Frederick Charles
Wood, Frederick Charles
Name
Wood, Frederick Charles
Yearsactive
1926–1960
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Executed 1963
Notes
Violent habitual criminal who killed people in various New York cities, starting at age 14
Woodfield, Randall
Woodfield, Randall
Name
Woodfield, Randall
Yearsactive
1979–1981
Provenvictims
18
Possiblevictims
44
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The I-5 Killer" and "The I-5 Bandit"; serial rapist, kidnapper, robber and burglar who preyed on women along the Interstate 5 corridor running through Washington, Oregon and California
Woodward, Arthur T.
Woodward, Arthur T.
Name
Woodward, Arthur T.
Yearsactive
1923–1925
Provenvictims
5
Possiblevictims
5
Status
Died before apprehension
Notes
Perpetrator of the Osage Indian murders
Wooten, Charles
Wooten, Charles
Name
Wooten, Charles
Yearsactive
1969–1993
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
3
Status
Sentenced to life imprisonment
Notes
Killed two gas station attendants in Fort Worth during robberies; paroled, and later killed his father during an argument
Wright, Douglas Franklin
Wright, Douglas Franklin
Name
Wright, Douglas Franklin
Yearsactive
1969–1991
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7+
Status
Executed 1996
Notes
First criminal executed by lethal injection in Oregon
Wuornos, Aileen
Wuornos, Aileen
Name
Wuornos, Aileen
Yearsactive
1989–1990
Provenvictims
7
Possiblevictims
7
Status
Executed 2002
Notes
Known as the "Damsel of Death"; shot seven men to death in Florida between 1989 and 1990
Yates, Robert Lee
Yates, Robert Lee
Name
Yates, Robert Lee
Yearsactive
1975–1998
Provenvictims
16
Possiblevictims
16+
Status
Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment
Notes
Known as "The Grocery Bag Killer"; targeted women in and around Spokane, Washington
Zarinsky, Robert
Zarinsky, Robert
Name
Zarinsky, Robert
Yearsactive
1965–1974
Provenvictims
3
Possiblevictims
10
Status
Died in prison
Notes
Murdered three teenage girls in Monmouth County, New Jersey; was also acquitted in the murder of a police officer
| Name | Yearsactive | Provenvictims | Possiblevictims | Status | Notes | Ref. |
| Ables, Tony | 1970–1990 | 4 | 4+ | Sentenced to life imprisonment | Murdered robbery victim; paroled and later killed at least three women in St. Petersburg, Florida | |
| Acevedo, Francisco | 1989–1996 | 3 | 3 | Sentenced to 75 years to life | Strangled three prostitutes in New York between 1989 and 1996 | |
| Adams, Edward James | 1920–1921 | 7 | 7 | Killed by police | Murdered seven people, including three policemen | |
| Agrue, John | 1966–1982 | 3 | 3+ | Died in 2009 | Killed his sister-in-law in Illinois; paroled and moved to Colorado, where he killed two more women | |
| Albanese, Charles | 1980–1981 | 3 | 3 | Executed 1995 | Poisoned family members with arsenic in Fox Lake, Illinois to receive their inheritance | |
| Alcala, Rodney | 1971–1979 | 8 | 50–130+ | Died in prison awaiting execution | Sometimes called "The Dating Game Killer" because of his 1978 appearance on the television show The Dating Game in the midst of his murder spree | |
| Alix, Franklin DeWayne | 1997–1998 | 4 | 4 | Executed 2010 | Murdered people in Houston, Texas, during robberies | |
| Allen, Herman | 1930–1942 | 4 | 4 | Executed 1942 | Killed a lodger in 1930; after release, he killed three more people in a fit of jealousy | |
| Allen, Howard | 1974–1987 | 3 | 3 | Died in prison | Targeted elderly victims during burglaries in Indiana | |
| Allen, Quincy | 2002 | 4 | 4 | Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment | Murdered four people in North and South Carolina between July–August 2002 | |
| Allridge, Ronald | 1976–1985 | 3 | 3 | Executed 1995 | Murdered people in Fort Worth, Texas, in robberies alongside his brother | |
| Alston, Robert Sylvester | 1991–1993 | 4 | 6 | Sentenced to life imprisonment | Raped and strangled prostitutes and drug addicts around Greensboro, North Carolina, dismembering their bodies post-mortem | |
| Anderson, Joshua | 2006–2007 | 4 | 5 | Sentenced to life imprisonment | Fatally shot at least four people in Tulsa, Oklahoma, cannibalizing one, in a series of robbery and revenge-related murders. | |
| Anderson, Stephen Wayne | 1973–1980 | 9 | 9+ | Executed 2002 | Murdered people in Utah, Nevada, and California | |
| Andrews, Patrick | 1997–2007 | 3 | 3 | Sentenced to life imprisonment | Killed three people between 1997 and 2007, including one while incarcerated at USP Hazelton | |
| Angelo, Richard | 1987 | 4 | 10 | Sentenced to 61 years to life | Long Island nurse who poisoned patients in his care | |
| Archerd, William Dale | 1947–1966 | 3 | 6 | Died in prison | First person convicted of using insulin as a murder weapon | |
| Archer-Gilligan, Amy | 1910–1917 | 10 | 50 | Died in Connecticut Hospital for the Insane | Poisoned a husband and residents of her nursing home in Windsor, Connecticut | |
| Arguelles, Roberto | 1992 | 4 | 4+ | Died in prison | Known as "The Salt Lake City Strangler"; violent sex offender who kidnapped and murdered women and girls | |
| Armstrong, John Eric | 1992–1999 | 5 | 18 | Sentenced to life imprisonment | Navy sailor convicted for murdering prostitutes in Michigan and Illinois; confessed to more murders around the world | |
| Atkins, Benjamin | 1991–1992 | 11 | 11 | Died in prison | Known as "The Woodward Corridor Killer"; serial rapist who preyed on women in Highland Park and Detroit, Michigan | |
| Atkins, Joseph | 1969–1985 | 3 | 3 | Executed 1999 | Murdered his half-brother; paroled, and later murdered his adoptive father and a neighboring couple's daughter during a drunken shooting spree | |
| Avalos, Johnny | 2012–2015 | 5 | 5 | Sentenced to life imprisonment | Raped and strangled women in San Antonio, Texas | |
| Avila-Torrez, Jorge | 2005–2009 | 3 | 3 | Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment | Murdered two underage girls in 2005 in Illinois and a 20-year-old Navy Petty Officer in Virginia in 2009 | |
| Balaam, Anthony | 1994–1996 | 4 | 4 | Sentenced to life imprisonment | Known as "The Trenton Strangler"; raped and murdered four women in Trenton, New Jersey | |
| Baldi, Joseph | 1970–1972 | 4 | 4 | Died in prison | Known as "The Queens Creeper"; mentally-ill burglar who stabbed women to death in the Jamaica, Queens neighborhood after breaking into their apartments | |
| Baldwin, Clark Perry | 1991–1992 | 3 | 3+ | Died in prison | Long-haul trucker linked via DNA to the murders of three women in Wyoming and Tennessee | |
| Barber, Danny | 1978–1980 | 4 | 4 | Executed 1999 | Murdered three women and one man in Dallas County, Texas, having sex with the corpses of two of his victims | |
| Barfield, Velma | 1971–1978 | 7 | 7 | Executed 1984 | North Carolina serial poisoner who was the first woman in the United States to be executed after the 1976 resumption of capital punishment and the first since 1962. She was also the first woman to be executed by lethal injection. | |
| Barnes, James Antonio | 1988 | 3 | 7 | Released in 2016 | Mentally-ill factory worker who shot and killed prostitutes around Memphis | |
| Barone, Cesar | 1991–1993 | 4 | 4+ | Died in prison awaiting execution | Killed four women around the Portland area and sexually assaulted a number of others | |
| Barr, Charles | 1923 | 3 | 3 | Executed 1926 | Known as "The Petting Party Bandit"; shot couples in lovers' lanes in Memphis during robberies | |
| Barrett, Eugene | 1959–1995 | 3 | 3 | Died in prison | Killed three women he was romantically involved with in Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| Bartlett, Polly | 1868 | 22 | 22 | Murdered in police custody | Wyoming's first serial killer before it was even a state. Innkeeper who poisoned her rich male patrons with arsenic to rob them with her father Jim. Was arrested by a would-be victim from a bounty on her head, then shot dead while in jail by an employee of her last victim's father. | |
| Baumeister, Herb | 1980–1996 | 11 | 20 | Committed suicide to avoid arrest | Responsible for murdering at least eleven victims who were found buried on his property in Westfield, Indiana | |
| Baxter, Patrick | 1987–1990 | 3 | 3 | Sentenced to life imprisonment | Raped and murdered one girl and two women in Westchester County, New York | |
| Beamon, Rocky | 2005–2017 | 3 | 3 | Committed suicide prior to execution | Robbed and murdered a woman in Florida, then murdered two sex offenders in prison | |
| Beardslee, Donald | 1969–1981 | 3 | 3 | Executed 2005 | Murdered a woman in Missouri; paroled, and later murdered two more women on separate occasions in California | |
| Beasley, Richard | 2011 | 3 | 3 | Sentenced to death in Ohio | Murdered three men after luring them with online advertisements of fake job offers | |
| Beck, Martha | 1947–1949 | 3 | 20 | Executed 1951 | With accomplice Raymond Fernandez, became known as "The Lonely Hearts Killers" | |
| Bell, Cimarron | 2003–2004 | 4 | 4 | Sentenced to death | Shot his girlfriend, and then a trio of men in financially motivated schemes | |
| Bell, Larry Gene | 1984–1985 | 3 | 4+ | Executed in 1996 | Abducted, raped and murdered women in the Carolinas, then made taunting phone calls to their families | |
| Bender Family | 1869–1872 | 11 | 11+ | Unknown | Family of serial killers who lived and operated in Labette County, Kansas | |
| Berdella, Robert | 1984–1987 | 6 | 6 | Died in prison | Known as "The Kansas City Butcher" and "The Collector"; kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered young men in Missouri | |
| Berkowitz, David | 1976–1977 | 6 | 6 | Sentenced to life imprisonment | Known as "The Son of Sam" and the ".44 Caliber Killer"; shot eight random strangers, killing six, in and around New York City | |
| Betterton, Monroe | 1904–1919 | 3 | 3 | Executed 1920 | Murdered his wives in Missouri and Oklahoma during violent arguments | |
| Bianchi, Kenneth | 1977–1978 | 12 | 12 | Sentenced to life imprisonment | With accomplice Angelo Buono Jr., known as "The Hillside Stranglers". Murdered young women in Los Angeles and Washington | |
| Bible, Danny | 1979–1983 | 4 | 4 | Executed in 2018 | Known as "The Ice Pick Killer"; serial rapist who raped and murdered a neighbor, then committed a triple murder four years later | |
| Biegenwald, Richard | 1958–1983 | 6 | 11 | Died in prison | Active in New Jersey, suspected in at least two other murders |
· Unidentified serial killers
Alphabet murders
Alphabet murders
Name
Alphabet murders
Years active
1971–1973
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
3
Region where active
NY
Notes
Also known as the "Double Initial Murders"; murders of three young girls in the Rochester, New York area in the early 1970s
Ann Arbor Hospital murders
Ann Arbor Hospital murders
Name
Ann Arbor Hospital murders
Years active
1975
Proven victims
10
Possible victims
10
Region where active
MI
Notes
Poisonings of ten patients at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in 1975. Two nurses, Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez, were convicted but a new trial was ordered because of prosecutorial misconduct. The prosecution chose to drop the charges rather than retry.
Atlanta child murders
Atlanta child murders
Name
Atlanta child murders
Years active
1979–1981
Proven victims
28
Possible victims
30
Region where active
GA
Notes
A series of murders committed in Atlanta, Georgia, between July 1979 and May 1981. Over the two-year period, at least twenty-eight children, adolescents, and adults were killed. Wayne Williams was charged and sentenced for the two adult murders, with twenty-four of the other murders attributed to him.
Atlanta Lover's Lane Murders
Atlanta Lover's Lane Murders
Name
Atlanta Lover's Lane Murders
Years active
1977
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
3
Region where active
GA
Notes
A series of unsolved shootings of couples in Atlanta from January to March 1977
Atlanta Ripper
Atlanta Ripper
Name
Atlanta Ripper
Years active
1911
Proven victims
15
Possible victims
15–21
Region where active
GA
Notes
Mystery murderer(s) of fifteen Atlanta women in 1911
Axeman of New Orleans
Axeman of New Orleans
Name
Axeman of New Orleans
Years active
1918–1919
Proven victims
6
Possible victims
6
Region where active
LA
Notes
Responsible for the deaths of six or seven people in New Orleans and the surrounding areas from 1918 to 1919
Bag murders
Bag murders
Name
Bag murders
Years active
1975–1977
Proven victims
6
Possible victims
6
Region where active
NY
Notes
Murders and dismemberment of gay men in Lower Manhattan, whose body parts were wrapped in garbage bags and thrown into the Hudson River; convicted murderer Paul Bateson was a prime suspect in the killings, but never charged
Bigfoot Killer
Bigfoot Killer
Name
Bigfoot Killer
Years active
1975
Proven victims
7
Possible victims
7
Region where active
MI
Notes
Raped and murdered sex workers in Detroit; nicknamed derived from the suspect's large hands and feet
Boca Raton murders
Boca Raton murders
Name
Boca Raton murders
Years active
2007
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
3
Region where active
FL
Notes
Three unsolved murders of women committed at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Florida in 2007
Boston Strangler
Boston Strangler
Name
Boston Strangler
Years active
1962–1964
Proven victims
13
Possible victims
13
Region where active
MA
Notes
1960s deaths of thirteen women (five young, eight older), mostly with their own stockings as ligature. Albert DeSalvo confessed to the murders, but was never indicted; DNA evidence tested in 2013 suggested his guilt in one of the cases
Bouncing Ball Killer
Bouncing Ball Killer
Name
Bouncing Ball Killer
Years active
1959–1960
Proven victims
6
Possible victims
7+
Region where active
CA
Notes
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 lie detector proving he was being untruthful
Bra murders
Bra murders
Name
Bra murders
Years active
1967–1971
Proven victims
5
Possible victims
5
Region where active
CT
Notes
Strangulations of five sex workers in Stamford, Connecticut; schizophrenic preacher Benjamin Franklin Miller was prosecuted for the crimes, but acquitted by reason of insanity, leaving his true guilt in question
Castration serial murders
Castration serial murders
Name
Castration serial murders
Years active
1980–1986
Proven victims
2
Possible victims
5+
Region where active
WY, PA, UT, GA, CT
Notes
Series of murders of men who were shot in the back of the head and then castrated post-mortem
Charlie Chop-off
Charlie Chop-off
Name
Charlie Chop-off
Years active
1972–1974
Proven victims
4
Possible victims
4
Region where active
NY
Notes
Murders of five boys in Manhattan in 1972 and 1973. A mental patient confessed to one slashing death. Four stabbings also involving mutilation remain unsolved
Chicago Strangler
Chicago Strangler
Name
Chicago Strangler
Years active
2001–2021
Proven victims
55
Possible victims
75+
Region where active
IL
Notes
Raped and strangled predominantly African-American prostitutes and other vulnerable women in Chicago; could possibly be multiple serial killers
Cincinnati Strangler
Cincinnati Strangler
Name
Cincinnati Strangler
Years active
1965–1966
Proven victims
7
Possible victims
7
Region where active
OH
Notes
Raped and strangled seven mostly elderly women in Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1965 and 1966; Cab driver Posteal Laskey Jr. is commonly believed to be culprit
Cleveland Torso Murderer
Cleveland Torso Murderer
Name
Cleveland Torso Murderer
Years active
1935–1938
Proven victims
12
Possible victims
20+
Region where active
OH, possibly PA and CA
Notes
Also known as the "Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run"; responsible for 12–13 murders in the Cleveland, Ohio area in the 1930s
Colonial Parkway Killer
Colonial Parkway Killer
Name
Colonial Parkway Killer
Years active
1986–1989
Proven victims
8
Possible victims
8
Region where active
VA
Notes
Believed to have murdered at least eight people in Virginia between 1986 and 1989; left three couples dead and one couple missing and presumed dead. In January 2024, authorities announced that at least two of the murders had been conclusively linked to an official suspect, Alan W. Wilmer Sr., a local fisherman who died in 2017. Wilmer was also identified as a suspect in an unrelated third murder.
Columbus murders
Columbus murders
Name
Columbus murders
Years active
1965–1966
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
3
Region where active
OH
Notes
Three fatal shootings committed in Columbus and West Jefferson
Connecticut River Valley Killer
Connecticut River Valley Killer
Name
Connecticut River Valley Killer
Years active
1978–1987
Proven victims
7
Possible victims
7+
Region where active
MA, NH, VT
Notes
Stabbed at least six women to death in New England in the 1980s, severely injured one
Cumminsville Killer
Cumminsville Killer
Name
Cumminsville Killer
Years active
1904–1910
Proven victims
5
Possible victims
5
Region where active
OH
Notes
Murdered and mutilated women in the Cincinnati neighborhood of South Cumminsville
Dayton Strangler
Dayton Strangler
Name
Dayton Strangler
Years active
1900–1909
Proven victims
6
Possible victims
6
Region where active
OH
Notes
Murdered five women and one man in Dayton, Ohio, in the early 20th century; one man was wrongfully convicted for the murders
Denver Prostitute Killer
Denver Prostitute Killer
Name
Denver Prostitute Killer
Years active
1975–1995
Proven victims
17
Possible victims
27
Region where active
CO
Notes
Abducted, raped and strangled young girls and women around Denver and its various suburbs
Denver Strangler
Denver Strangler
Name
Denver Strangler
Years active
1894–1903
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
5
Region where active
CO
Notes
Strangled three prostitutes in Denver in ten weeks; also thought to be responsible in two more murders
Doodler
Doodler
Name
Doodler
Years active
1974–1975
Proven victims
6
Possible victims
16
Region where active
CA
Notes
Sketched then stabbed to death gay men in San Francisco, California in the 1970s
Dr. No
Dr. No
Name
Dr. No
Years active
1981–1990
Proven victims
9
Possible victims
9+
Region where active
OH, IL, NY, PA
Notes
Suspected of raping and strangling prostitutes alongside the Interstate 71; his first suspected victim is Marcia King, who was identified in 2018. Samuel Legg III, a trucker, has been arrested and charged but thus far (as of 2020) is incompetent to stand trial. He is receiving psychiatric treatment while they try to restore competency.
Eastbound Strangler
Eastbound Strangler
Name
Eastbound Strangler
Years active
2006
Proven victims
4
Possible victims
4
Region where active
NJ
Notes
Murdered four women near Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 2006.
Edgecombe County serial killer
Edgecombe County serial killer
Name
Edgecombe County serial killer
Years active
2005–2009
Proven victims
10
Possible victims
11
Region where active
NC
Notes
Murders of nine women and disappearance of another since 2005 around Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Antwan Pittman has been convicted in one case
Essex County prostitute killings
Essex County prostitute killings
Name
Essex County prostitute killings
Years active
1993–1998
Proven victims
14
Possible victims
15
Region where active
NJ
Notes
Murders of at least fourteen women involved with prostitution in Essex County, New Jersey. Multiple perpetrators are suspected, and in 1998 Harrison Hogue was arrested for one of the murders but was ruled incompetent to stand trial.
Flat-Tire murders
Flat-Tire murders
Name
Flat-Tire murders
Years active
1975–1976
Proven victims
12
Possible victims
35
Region where active
FL
Notes
Killed young girls and women in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties by offering help with fixing their car tires, before he sexually assaulted them and drowned them in canals
Flint Serial Slasher
Flint Serial Slasher
Name
Flint Serial Slasher
Years active
2009–2010
Proven victims
5
Possible victims
5
Region where active
MI, OH, VA
Notes
Stabbing attacks against mostly small-framed African-American men, with the main area being Flint, Michigan; an Israeli national, Elias Abuelazam, has been convicted in one of the murders and remains the prime suspect in the other four
Fort Myers Eight murders
Fort Myers Eight murders
Name
Fort Myers Eight murders
Years active
Mid-1990s
Proven victims
8
Possible victims
8
Region where active
FL
Notes
The remains of eight adult men discovered murdered in a wooded area in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 23, 2007. The men are believed to have been at the location since the mid-1990s. Convicted murderer and serial rapist Daniel Conahan has been named as the prime suspect
Frankford Slasher
Frankford Slasher
Name
Frankford Slasher
Years active
1985–1990
Proven victims
8
Possible victims
9
Region where active
PA
Notes
Allegedly responsible for nine murders in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Christopher was convicted of one murder; another murder was committed in same style while he was incarcerated; believed to still be at large
Freeway Phantom
Freeway Phantom
Name
Freeway Phantom
Years active
1971–1972
Proven victims
6
Possible victims
6
Region where active
DC
Notes
Raped and strangled six young women and girls in Washington, D.C., in the early 1970s, dumping their bodies by freeways
Gilgo Beach serial killings
Gilgo Beach serial killings
Name
Gilgo Beach serial killings
Years active
1996–2010
Proven victims
11
Possible victims
11+
Region where active
NY
Notes
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. The killer has been referred to as the Gilgo Beach killer because of the location where the first bodies were found. In July 2023, Rex Heuerman was arrested and has been charged with four of the murders.
Gold Sock Killer
Gold Sock Killer
Name
Gold Sock Killer
Years active
1973
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
3
Region where active
FL
Notes
Strangled a woman and two teenage girls to death with socks in Broward County, Florida between July and August.
Golden Years Murders
Golden Years Murders
Name
Golden Years Murders
Years active
1990–1996
Proven victims
13
Possible victims
13+
Region where active
VA
Notes
Murders of elderly women in Richmond, Virginia; murderer Leslie Burchart was convicted for some of the killings, but his guilt is disputed
Great Basin Killer
Great Basin Killer
Name
Great Basin Killer
Years active
1983–1997
Proven victims
4
Possible victims
4+
Region where active
WY, UT, NV, ID
Notes
Allegedly responsible for the "Great Basin Murders", in which young girls and women were raped and killed across the Great Basin area; initially consisting of nine supposed murders, those have since been solved and attributed to different perpetrators
Gulf Killer
Gulf Killer
Name
Gulf Killer
Years active
1971–1979
Proven victims
16
Possible victims
16+
Region where active
FL
Notes
A series of unsolved murders that occurred primarily in Pasco County, Florida in the 1970s; likely multiple killers
Gypsy Hill killings
Gypsy Hill killings
Name
Gypsy Hill killings
Years active
1976
Proven victims
5
Possible victims
5+
Region where active
CA
Notes
Known as the "San Mateo slasher"; five unsolved killings, of young women in San Mateo County, California, during early 1976; in 2014, the FBI named Rodney Halbower as a person of interest in the Gypsy Hill killings; as of 2018[update], he has been convicted in two of the murders
Hog Trail Murders
Hog Trail Murders
Name
Hog Trail Murders
Years active
1993–1996
Proven victims
6
Possible victims
11
Region where active
FL
Notes
Mutilated bodies of young men found in Charlotte County, Florida; thought to be linked to Daniel Conahan, who was charged and convicted of one of the murders
Harbor City serial shootings
Harbor City serial shootings
Name
Harbor City serial shootings
Years active
1993
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
3
Region where active
CA
Notes
Shot four black men from his Jeep, three of them fatally
Honolulu Strangler
Honolulu Strangler
Name
Honolulu Strangler
Years active
1985–1986
Proven victims
5
Possible victims
5
Region where active
HI
Notes
Raped and strangled five young women in Hawaii in 1985 and 1986
I-45 Killer
I-45 Killer
Name
I-45 Killer
Years active
1980
Proven victims
0
Possible victims
4+
Region where active
TX
Notes
Strangled four known victims in 1980 and sexually assaulted some. Two of the four women have never been identified.
I-70 killer
I-70 killer
Name
I-70 killer
Years active
1992–2001
Proven victims
6
Possible victims
9+
Region where active
IN, MO, KSTX (suspected)
Notes
Killed and robbed six store clerks around the Midwestern United States
I-70 Strangler
I-70 Strangler
Name
I-70 Strangler
Years active
1980–1991
Proven victims
12
Possible victims
12+
Region where active
IN, OH
Notes
Killed gay men and dumped their bodies near I-70; suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister is considered the prime suspect in the case
Jeff Davis 8
Jeff Davis 8
Name
Jeff Davis 8
Years active
2005–2009
Proven victims
8
Possible victims
8
Region where active
LA
Notes
The bodies of eight women were found in swamps and canals surrounding Jennings, Louisiana. Originally thought to be a serial killer, but multiple suspects may be involved
Little Rock serial stabbings
Little Rock serial stabbings
Name
Little Rock serial stabbings
Years active
2020–2021
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
3
Region where active
AR
Notes
Random stabbing murders against strangers that occurred in Little Rock, Arkansas
Lone Woman Murders
Lone Woman Murders
Name
Lone Woman Murders
Years active
1943–1949
Proven victims
9
Possible victims
12+
Region where active
CA
Notes
Over nine unsolved femicides committed in Los Angeles that involved sexual mutilation, including the famous Black Dahlia murder
Main South Woodsman
Main South Woodsman
Name
Main South Woodsman
Years active
2002–2004
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
5
Region where active
MA
Notes
Murdered prostitutes picked up from Worcester's Main South neighborhood, dumping the bodies in various towns across the state and neighboring Maine. Convicted murderer Alex Scesny is considered the prime suspect, but has never been charged.
The Man from the Train
The Man from the Train
Name
The Man from the Train
Years active
1890–1912
Proven victims
0
Possible victims
59+
Region where active
USA
Notes
Probably Paul Mueller. Killed whole families in their sleep, from the East Coast to the West, arriving and departing by train. Existence (probable but identity unproven) was discovered over 100 years after the murders by analysis of contemporary records, showing a markedly common modus operandi for many previously unconnected crimes.
Miami Strangler
Miami Strangler
Name
Miami Strangler
Years active
1964–1970
Proven victims
9
Possible victims
11
Region where active
FL
Notes
Murdered at least nine women in Miami, Florida, between 1964 and 1970
Michigan Murders
Michigan Murders
Name
Michigan Murders
Years active
1967–1969
Proven victims
1
Possible victims
7
Region where active
MI
Notes
Raped, stabbed, and strangled young women between the ages of 13 and 21 in the Washtenaw County area of Michigan. John Norman Collins was convicted of the last murder in the series and strongly suspected to be responsible for all seven murders attributed to the same perpetrator.
Missouri River Killer
Missouri River Killer
Name
Missouri River Killer
Years active
1982–1994
Proven victims
7
Possible victims
7+
Region where active
MO
Notes
Abducted and killed women and young girls in Kansas City, Missouri, and surrounding areas. The killer was noted for amputating his victims' legs before dumping their remains in the Missouri River. Gregory Breeden, a then-Kansas City resident, remains the prime suspect in the case due to his relations with several of the victims, but he vehemently denied being the killer.
Mulatto Axe Murders
Mulatto Axe Murders
Name
Mulatto Axe Murders
Years active
1911–1912
Proven victims
35
Possible victims
49+
Region where active
LA, TX
Notes
Axe murders of a minimum of twelve African-American and interracial families along the Southern Pacific railroad line running through Louisiana and Texas. Raymond Barnabet was tried and convicted of the murders of one family. His teenage daughter, Clementine Barnabet was arrested shortly afterwards following the murder of another family and confessed to the murders of thirty-five others. She was later convicted of one murder, but released from prison in 1923. Both convictions have been disputed by historians. No one has ever been charged with the other slayings
Nassau County serial murders
Nassau County serial murders
Name
Nassau County serial murders
Years active
1984–1989
Proven victims
5
Possible victims
5
Region where active
NY
Notes
Murders of five prostitutes committed in the Nassau County area; Allen Gormely, convicted of murdering two prostitutes in Long Beach in 1990, is considered the current prime suspect
New Bedford Highway Killer
New Bedford Highway Killer
Name
New Bedford Highway Killer
Years active
1988–1989
Proven victims
9
Possible victims
11
Region where active
MA
Notes
Murders of nine women and disappearance of two others between 1988 and 1989
Oakland County Child Killer
Oakland County Child Killer
Name
Oakland County Child Killer
Years active
1976–1977
Proven victims
4
Possible victims
4+
Region where active
MI
Notes
Also known as the "Babysitter"; responsible for the murders of four or more children in Oakland County, Michigan in 1976 and 1977
Oklahoma City Butcher
Oklahoma City Butcher
Name
Oklahoma City Butcher
Years active
1976–1986
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
3
Region where active
OK
Notes
Killed and mutilated three women in Oklahoma City between 1976 and 1986
Phantom Killer
Phantom Killer
Name
Phantom Killer
Years active
1946
Proven victims
5
Possible victims
5
Region where active
TX
Notes
Believed to have committed the Texarkana Moonlight Murders in Texas between February 23 and May 4, 1946
Pittsburg serial murders
Pittsburg serial murders
Name
Pittsburg serial murders
Years active
1998–1999
Proven victims
5
Possible victims
5
Region where active
CA
Notes
Single or multiple offenders who murdered one man and four women over three months in the city of Pittsburg, California
1996 Raleigh murders
1996 Raleigh murders
Name
1996 Raleigh murders
Years active
1996
Proven victims
6
Possible victims
6
Region where active
NC
Notes
Series of murders and rapes across the Raleigh, North Carolina area; multiple killers are suspected, including one who was convicted of two murders
Redhead murders
Redhead murders
Name
Redhead murders
Years active
1978–1992
Proven victims
5
Possible victims
14+
Region where active
TN, AR, KY, MS, PA, WV
Notes
Series of unsolved homicides believed to have been committed by an unidentified serial killer in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, also known as "The Bible Belt Strangler"
Sacramento Mad Killer
Sacramento Mad Killer
Name
Sacramento Mad Killer
Years active
1940–1941
Proven victims
5
Possible victims
6+
Region where active
CA
Notes
Unidentified serial killer who murdered middle-aged men picked up from bars in the Sacramento area
San Diego serial murders
San Diego serial murders
Name
San Diego serial murders
Years active
1985–1990
Proven victims
43
Possible victims
43+
Region where active
CA
Notes
Murders of women, predominantly prostitutes and drug addicts, across San Diego County. Initially believed to be a single serial killer, but later determined to be multiple killers.
Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders
Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders
Name
Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders
Years active
1972–1973
Proven victims
7
Possible victims
7+
Region where active
CA
Notes
A series of at least seven unsolved homicides involving female hitchhikers that took place in Sonoma County and Santa Rosa of the North Bay area of California in 1972 and 1973
Servant Girl Annihilator
Servant Girl Annihilator
Name
Servant Girl Annihilator
Years active
1884–1885
Proven victims
8
Possible victims
8
Region where active
TX
Notes
Also known as the "Austin Axe Murderer"; responsible for at least seven murders and severe injuries to seven others in Austin, Texas between 1884 and 1885
Skid Row Stabber
Skid Row Stabber
Name
Skid Row Stabber
Years active
1978–1979
Proven victims
11
Possible victims
11
Region where active
CA
Notes
Murdered homeless men in Los Angeles' Skid Row neighborhood; Bobby Joe Maxwell was falsely convicted of two of the murders and accused of the rest, and died while in a coma prior to being exonerated
South Florida serial murders
South Florida serial murders
Name
South Florida serial murders
Years active
1997–2001
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
10+
Region where active
FL
Notes
Murdered women, most of whom were homeless or prostitutes, primarily by strangling, four of the ten murders have been solved
South Memphis prostitute killings
South Memphis prostitute killings
Name
South Memphis prostitute killings
Years active
2011
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
4
Region where active
TN
Notes
Murders of three sex workers in Memphis, Tennessee, in the winter of 2011; possibly linked to a fourth murder committed in 2015
Storyville Slayer
Storyville Slayer
Name
Storyville Slayer
Years active
1991–1996
Proven victims
24
Possible victims
24+
Region where active
LA
Notes
Abducted, strangled and drowned predominantly female prostitutes around New Orleans; thought to be multiple killers
Stockton serial shootings
Stockton serial shootings
Name
Stockton serial shootings
Years active
2021–2022
Proven victims
7
Possible victims
7
Region where active
CA
Notes
Shot one man to death in Oakland and five in Stockton and shot a woman in Stockton who survived her injuries. Wesley Brownlee was arrested for the murders on October 15, 2022.
Suitland murders
Suitland murders
Name
Suitland murders
Years active
1986–1987
Proven victims
5
Possible victims
9
Region where active
MD, DC
Notes
Abducted, raped and stabbed to death women around Suitland, Maryland; convicted murderer Alton Alonso Best is considered the prime suspect
Texas Killing Fields
Texas Killing Fields
Name
Texas Killing Fields
Years active
1970s–2000s
Proven victims
4
Possible victims
30+
Region where active
TX
Notes
Since the early 1970s, roughly thirty bodies have been extracted from the fields, mainly consisting of young girls. As of March 2024, six of the cases have been definitively solved, and authorities now believe that multiple offenders are involved.
Tube Sock Killings
Tube Sock Killings
Name
Tube Sock Killings
Years active
1985
Proven victims
4
Possible victims
6
Region where active
WA
Notes
Unsolved murders which occurred in the remote community of Mineral in Washington
Ventura Strangler
Ventura Strangler
Name
Ventura Strangler
Years active
1977
Proven victims
3
Possible victims
3+
Region where active
CA
Notes
Targeted sex workers in Ventura County, California, over several months in 1977; a suspect, Warren Alexander, was arrested in 2024
West Mesa murders
West Mesa murders
Name
West Mesa murders
Years active
2003–2009
Proven victims
11
Possible victims
11+
Region where active
NM
Notes
Remains of eleven women, who disappeared between 2003 and 2005, found buried in the desert in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2009 and attributed to a bone collector
Zodiac Killer
Zodiac Killer
Name
Zodiac Killer
Years active
1968–1974
Proven victims
5
Possible victims
37
Region where active
CANV (possible)
Notes
Targeted young couples. Remains unsolved but open in the California jurisdictions the five certain Zodiac murders occurred. Potentially thirty-seven total victims claimed but unverified.
| Name | Years active | Proven victims | Possible victims | Region where active | Notes | Ref. |
| Alphabet murders | 1971–1973 | 3 | 3 | NY | Also known as the "Double Initial Murders"; murders of three young girls in the Rochester, New York area in the early 1970s | |
| Ann Arbor Hospital murders | 1975 | 10 | 10 | MI | Poisonings of ten patients at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in 1975. Two nurses, Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez, were convicted but a new trial was ordered because of prosecutorial misconduct. The prosecution chose to drop the charges rather than retry. | |
| Atlanta child murders | 1979–1981 | 28 | 30 | GA | A series of murders committed in Atlanta, Georgia, between July 1979 and May 1981. Over the two-year period, at least twenty-eight children, adolescents, and adults were killed. Wayne Williams was charged and sentenced for the two adult murders, with twenty-four of the other murders attributed to him. | |
| Atlanta Lover's Lane Murders | 1977 | 3 | 3 | GA | A series of unsolved shootings of couples in Atlanta from January to March 1977 | |
| Atlanta Ripper | 1911 | 15 | 15–21 | GA | Mystery murderer(s) of fifteen Atlanta women in 1911 | |
| Axeman of New Orleans | 1918–1919 | 6 | 6 | LA | Responsible for the deaths of six or seven people in New Orleans and the surrounding areas from 1918 to 1919 | |
| Bag murders | 1975–1977 | 6 | 6 | NY | Murders and dismemberment of gay men in Lower Manhattan, whose body parts were wrapped in garbage bags and thrown into the Hudson River; convicted murderer Paul Bateson was a prime suspect in the killings, but never charged | |
| Bigfoot Killer | 1975 | 7 | 7 | MI | Raped and murdered sex workers in Detroit; nicknamed derived from the suspect's large hands and feet | |
| Boca Raton murders | 2007 | 3 | 3 | FL | Three unsolved murders of women committed at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Florida in 2007 | |
| Boston Strangler | 1962–1964 | 13 | 13 | MA | 1960s deaths of thirteen women (five young, eight older), mostly with their own stockings as ligature. Albert DeSalvo confessed to the murders, but was never indicted; DNA evidence tested in 2013 suggested his guilt in one of the cases | |
| Bouncing Ball Killer | 1959–1960 | 6 | 7+ | CA | 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 lie detector proving he was being untruthful | |
| Bra murders | 1967–1971 | 5 | 5 | CT | Strangulations of five sex workers in Stamford, Connecticut; schizophrenic preacher Benjamin Franklin Miller was prosecuted for the crimes, but acquitted by reason of insanity, leaving his true guilt in question | |
| Castration serial murders | 1980–1986 | 2 | 5+ | WY, PA, UT, GA, CT | Series of murders of men who were shot in the back of the head and then castrated post-mortem | |
| Charlie Chop-off | 1972–1974 | 4 | 4 | NY | Murders of five boys in Manhattan in 1972 and 1973. A mental patient confessed to one slashing death. Four stabbings also involving mutilation remain unsolved | |
| Chicago Strangler | 2001–2021 | 55 | 75+ | IL | Raped and strangled predominantly African-American prostitutes and other vulnerable women in Chicago; could possibly be multiple serial killers | |
| Cincinnati Strangler | 1965–1966 | 7 | 7 | OH | Raped and strangled seven mostly elderly women in Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1965 and 1966; Cab driver Posteal Laskey Jr. is commonly believed to be culprit | |
| Cleveland Torso Murderer | 1935–1938 | 12 | 20+ | OH, possibly PA and CA | Also known as the "Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run"; responsible for 12–13 murders in the Cleveland, Ohio area in the 1930s | |
| Colonial Parkway Killer | 1986–1989 | 8 | 8 | VA | Believed to have murdered at least eight people in Virginia between 1986 and 1989; left three couples dead and one couple missing and presumed dead. In January 2024, authorities announced that at least two of the murders had been conclusively linked to an official suspect, Alan W. Wilmer Sr., a local fisherman who died in 2017. Wilmer was also identified as a suspect in an unrelated third murder. | |
| Columbus murders | 1965–1966 | 3 | 3 | OH | Three fatal shootings committed in Columbus and West Jefferson | |
| Connecticut River Valley Killer | 1978–1987 | 7 | 7+ | MA, NH, VT | Stabbed at least six women to death in New England in the 1980s, severely injured one | |
| Cumminsville Killer | 1904–1910 | 5 | 5 | OH | Murdered and mutilated women in the Cincinnati neighborhood of South Cumminsville | |
| Dayton Strangler | 1900–1909 | 6 | 6 | OH | Murdered five women and one man in Dayton, Ohio, in the early 20th century; one man was wrongfully convicted for the murders | |
| Denver Prostitute Killer | 1975–1995 | 17 | 27 | CO | Abducted, raped and strangled young girls and women around Denver and its various suburbs | |
| Denver Strangler | 1894–1903 | 3 | 5 | CO | Strangled three prostitutes in Denver in ten weeks; also thought to be responsible in two more murders | |
| Doodler | 1974–1975 | 6 | 16 | CA | Sketched then stabbed to death gay men in San Francisco, California in the 1970s | |
| Dr. No | 1981–1990 | 9 | 9+ | OH, IL, NY, PA | Suspected of raping and strangling prostitutes alongside the Interstate 71; his first suspected victim is Marcia King, who was identified in 2018. Samuel Legg III, a trucker, has been arrested and charged but thus far (as of 2020) is incompetent to stand trial. He is receiving psychiatric treatment while they try to restore competency. | |
| Eastbound Strangler | 2006 | 4 | 4 | NJ | Murdered four women near Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 2006. | |
| Edgecombe County serial killer | 2005–2009 | 10 | 11 | NC | Murders of nine women and disappearance of another since 2005 around Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Antwan Pittman has been convicted in one case | |
| Essex County prostitute killings | 1993–1998 | 14 | 15 | NJ | Murders of at least fourteen women involved with prostitution in Essex County, New Jersey. Multiple perpetrators are suspected, and in 1998 Harrison Hogue was arrested for one of the murders but was ruled incompetent to stand trial. | |
| Flat-Tire murders | 1975–1976 | 12 | 35 | FL | Killed young girls and women in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties by offering help with fixing their car tires, before he sexually assaulted them and drowned them in canals | |
| Flint Serial Slasher | 2009–2010 | 5 | 5 | MI, OH, VA | Stabbing attacks against mostly small-framed African-American men, with the main area being Flint, Michigan; an Israeli national, Elias Abuelazam, has been convicted in one of the murders and remains the prime suspect in the other four | |
| Fort Myers Eight murders | Mid-1990s | 8 | 8 | FL | The remains of eight adult men discovered murdered in a wooded area in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 23, 2007. The men are believed to have been at the location since the mid-1990s. Convicted murderer and serial rapist Daniel Conahan has been named as the prime suspect | |
| Frankford Slasher | 1985–1990 | 8 | 9 | PA | Allegedly responsible for nine murders in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Christopher was convicted of one murder; another murder was committed in same style while he was incarcerated; believed to still be at large | |
| Freeway Phantom | 1971–1972 | 6 | 6 | DC | Raped and strangled six young women and girls in Washington, D.C., in the early 1970s, dumping their bodies by freeways | |
| Gilgo Beach serial killings | 1996–2010 | 11 | 11+ | NY | 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. The killer has been referred to as the Gilgo Beach killer because of the location where the first bodies were found. In July 2023, Rex Heuerman was arrested and has been charged with four of the murders. | |
| Gold Sock Killer | 1973 | 3 | 3 | FL | Strangled a woman and two teenage girls to death with socks in Broward County, Florida between July and August. | |
| Golden Years Murders | 1990–1996 | 13 | 13+ | VA | Murders of elderly women in Richmond, Virginia; murderer Leslie Burchart was convicted for some of the killings, but his guilt is disputed | |
| Great Basin Killer | 1983–1997 | 4 | 4+ | WY, UT, NV, ID | Allegedly responsible for the "Great Basin Murders", in which young girls and women were raped and killed across the Great Basin area; initially consisting of nine supposed murders, those have since been solved and attributed to different perpetrators | |
| Gulf Killer | 1971–1979 | 16 | 16+ | FL | A series of unsolved murders that occurred primarily in Pasco County, Florida in the 1970s; likely multiple killers | |
| Gypsy Hill killings | 1976 | 5 | 5+ | CA | Known as the "San Mateo slasher"; five unsolved killings, of young women in San Mateo County, California, during early 1976; in 2014, the FBI named Rodney Halbower as a person of interest in the Gypsy Hill killings; as of 2018[update], he has been convicted in two of the murders | |
| Hog Trail Murders | 1993–1996 | 6 | 11 | FL | Mutilated bodies of young men found in Charlotte County, Florida; thought to be linked to Daniel Conahan, who was charged and convicted of one of the murders | |
| Harbor City serial shootings | 1993 | 3 | 3 | CA | Shot four black men from his Jeep, three of them fatally | |
| Honolulu Strangler | 1985–1986 | 5 | 5 | HI | Raped and strangled five young women in Hawaii in 1985 and 1986 | |
| I-45 Killer | 1980 | 0 | 4+ | TX | Strangled four known victims in 1980 and sexually assaulted some. Two of the four women have never been identified. | |
| I-70 killer | 1992–2001 | 6 | 9+ | IN, MO, KSTX (suspected) | Killed and robbed six store clerks around the Midwestern United States | |
| I-70 Strangler | 1980–1991 | 12 | 12+ | IN, OH | Killed gay men and dumped their bodies near I-70; suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister is considered the prime suspect in the case | |
| Jeff Davis 8 | 2005–2009 | 8 | 8 | LA | The bodies of eight women were found in swamps and canals surrounding Jennings, Louisiana. Originally thought to be a serial killer, but multiple suspects may be involved | |
| Little Rock serial stabbings | 2020–2021 | 3 | 3 | AR | Random stabbing murders against strangers that occurred in Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| Lone Woman Murders | 1943–1949 | 9 | 12+ | CA | Over nine unsolved femicides committed in Los Angeles that involved sexual mutilation, including the famous Black Dahlia murder |
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