Who has the most human kills in the world?

Serial killers with the highest known victim count. The most prolific modern serial killer is arguably Dr. Harold Shipman, with 218 probable murders and possibly as many as 250 (see "Medical professionals", below).

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Name Country Years active Proven victims Possible victims Notes

Carl Eugene Watts United States 1974–1982 14 100+ Believed to have killed over 80 women in multiple states, in 1982 Watts accepted a plea bargain in Texas in which he would plead guilty to a lesser charge and be granted immunity from murder charges in exchange for providing information on his victims; as a result he confessed to 12 murders and was sentenced to 60 years in prison on the lesser charge. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in separate trials in Michigan in 2004 and 2007, and died of cancer a week after the 2007 sentence was handed down.[124] Watts is now suspected to have killed more than 100 women, which would make him the most prolific serial killer in American history.[125] Belle Gunness United States 1884–1908 14 40 Norwegian-born murder-for-profit killer who murdered her suitors and relatives in Indiana. High possibility of committing over 40 murders. May have faked her own death in the fire that destroyed her home in 1908; her children had died of strychnine poisoning before the fire, and the woman's body found next to them was decapitated and, reportedly, smaller than Gunness' own.[126] Ultimate fate unknown. Philipp Tyurin Soviet Union 1945–1946 14 29 Known as the "Leningrad Maniac" and the "Hellraiser"; murdered people for monetary reasons at his hut in Leningrad; executed 1947.[127] Zdzisław Marchwicki Poland 1964–1970 14 21+ Also known as Vampire of Zagłębie. Killed 14 women in 1964–1970 in Poland's region of Dąbrowa Basin. Zdzisław Marchwicki was most likely the man responsible for the killings; however, his guilt remains in dispute. Executed in 1977.[128] Monster of Florence Italy 1968–1985 14 16 Unidentified killer who shot couples in lovers lanes and mutilated the women, taking their sexual organs and in the last two cases, also their left breast. 69-year-old farmer Pietro Pacciani was controversially convicted of 14 crimes in 1994 and sentenced to life in prison, but he was released following allegations that the scant evidence had been planted in an attempt to close the case, which was by then the largest and most mediatic in Italy's criminal history. Pacciani was scheduled for retrial in 1998 when he died after taking medication contraindicated to his heart problems. Pacciani's two alleged accomplices, Mario Vanni and Giancarlo Lotti, were sentenced to life and 30 years in prison, respectively. Some believe that none of the accused were guilty, and that Lotti incriminated himself and the other two because he was homeless and wanted to live in prison.[129][130] Julio Pérez Silva Chile 1998–2001 14 14+ Known as The Psychopath from Alto Hospicio; killed 14 women. Sentenced to life imprisonment in 2004.[131] Joachim Kroll West Germany 1955–1976 14 14 Known as the "Ruhr Cannibal" and "The Duisburg Man-Eater"; died from a heart attack in prison in 1991.[132] Arthur Shawcross United States 1972–1989 14 14 Committed arson and burglary, served two years of a five-year sentence. Within a year of his release, he raped and murdered two children in 1972. Under a plea bargain, he was sentenced to 25 years. Released after serving 14 1 / 2 years, he began killing again a year later, targeting prostitutes. Known as the "Genesee River Killer", "Genesee River Strangler", "Rochester Strangler", and "Monster of the Rivers", he strangled and battered his victims. Sentenced to life without parole. Died of cardiac arrest in 2008.[133] Naceur Damergi Tunisia 1980–1988 14 14 Raped and killed minors in the Nabeul region; executed by hanging in 1990.[134] Marcelo Costa de Andrade Brazil 1991 14 14 Known as The Vampire of Niterói. Raped and killed 14 children in Rio de Janeiro and Niterói. Drank the blood of his victims. Found not guilty by reason of insanity. Sergey Shipilov Russia 1995–1999 14 14 Known as the "Velsk Chikatilo"; killed female hitchhikers in the town of Velsk, most of them while out on prison leave; sentenced to life imprisonment.[135] Dorángel Vargas Venezuela 1997–1999 14 14 Homeless cannibal known as "The People Eater" (El Comegente) and "The Hannibal Lecter of the Andes". Murdered a homeless man and was institutionalized. After escaping the institution, he went on to kill ten other men and was arrested. In 2016, he and several other inmates killed three others and Vargas fed their remains to them.[136][137] Hua Ruizhuo China 1998–2001 14 14 Was responsible for the murders of 14 prostitutes in Beijing's Chaoyang District.[138] Denis Pischikov Russia 2002–2003 14 14 Known at the "Shivering Creature"; robbed and killed elderly people around the Moscow Oblast and Vladimir Oblast; sentenced to life imprisonment.[139] Abdufatto Zamanov Russia 2002–2004 14 14 Killed people out of personal hostility; also raped two young girls; sentenced to life imprisonment.[140] Amir Qayyum Pakistan 2005 14 14 Known as "The brick killer". Killed 14 homeless men with rocks or bricks when they were asleep. Sentenced to death in May 2006.[142] Jake Bird United States 1930–1947 13 46 Sentenced to death for the murders of two people; confessed to 44 other murders; 11 were substantiated and he was suspected in the others.[143] Executed by hanging in 1949. Cleveland Torso Murderer United States 1934–1938 13 40+ Unidentified serial killer, also known as "The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run", who targeted drifters and derelicts, of whom only two were identified, between 1934 and 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio.[144] Kaspars Petrovs Latvia 2003 13 38+ Confessed to strangling 38 elderly residents of Riga, Latvia, in 2003. Convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the robbery and murder of 13.[145] Peter Sutcliffe United Kingdom 1975–1980 13 33 Killed at least 13 women between 30 October 1975 and 17 November 1980. Most victims were killed by a combination of bludgeoning and stabbing, and all but two were killed in the county of Yorkshire. Owing to the modus operandi and location of the murders, Sutcliffe became known as the "Yorkshire Ripper."[146] Sentenced to 20 concurrent life sentences. After three years he was sent to a secure psychiatric facility, where he served 25 years before being found "fit to leave" in 2009. Government officials and courts ruled in 2010 that he would never be released. In 2015, he was declared "no longer mentally ill", and transferred to a maximum security prison. After his 1981 conviction police investigated 60 unsolved murders and attempted murders across Britain they thought Sutcliffe could be responsible for, but were able to eliminate him from 40.[147] He has since also been linked by several investigators to the murder of Carol Wilkinson, for which an innocent man spent many years in prison for.[148][149] Sutcliffe died in hospital on 13 November 2020 at age 74, after being diagnosed with COVID-19.[150] Fosaville Serial Killer South Africa 1999–2003 13 26 Kidnapped, bound, and strangled at least 13 women in Fosaville, South Africa. He may also be responsible for the "Riverman" murders.[151] Richard Ramirez United States 1984–1985 13[152] 20 Killed 13 people between 28 June 1984, and 24 August 1985, in Los Angeles. Known as the "Night Stalker".[152][153] Ramirez was sentenced to death in 1989, and died of B-cell lymphoma in 2013 while still on death row. Francisco Antonio Laureana Argentina 1974–1975 13 13+ Raped 15 women in San Isidro, killing 13 of them. Shot and killed during a firefight with police.[155] Joseph James DeAngelo United States 1979–1986 13 13+ Known as the "Golden State Killer", "Original Night Stalker", and "East Area Rapist". Committed at least 13 murders, 50 rapes, and 120 burglaries across California in the 1970s and 1980s. He was identified and arrested in 2018 after DNA evidence confirmed it was him.[156][157] In 2020, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.[158] Tamara Samsonova Russia 1995–2015 13 13+ Known as the "Granny Ripper"; killed and allegedly cannibalized people in her apartment; committed to a psychiatric clinic.[159][160] Boston Strangler United States 1962–1964 13 13 Although Albert DeSalvo was widely thought to be the Boston Strangler, police and others analysing the case have long doubted the truth of his confession.[161] Sentenced to life for a series of rapes, he was murdered in prison. DeSalvo's body was exhumed for DNA testing, and compared to a substance found on the exhumed body of the Boston Strangler's last victim. In 2001, it was declared not to match, but in 2013 officials announced that improvements in DNA extraction technology produced viable samples from the degraded evidence. DeSalvo's body was reexhumed and found to match. Herbert Mullin United States 1972–1973 13 13 Despite detailed confessions, prosecutors decided not to try him for the first three crimes, instead focusing on crimes that conflicted with his insanity plea. Sentenced to imprisonment for life.[162] Vladimir Storozhenko Soviet Union 1978–1981 13 13 Known as the "Smolensky Strangler"; tortured and murdered women for sexual pleasure; four other innocent men were initially convicted for his crimes; executed 1982.[163] Johannes Mashiane South Africa 1982–1989 13 13 Known as "The Beast of Atteridgeville", he was found guilty of 13 counts of murder and 12 counts of sodomy from 1982 to 1989. Committed suicide by throwing himself under a bus while being pursued by police in 1989.[164] Vasiliy Kulik Soviet Union 1984–1986 13 13 Known as the Irkutsk Monster;[165] killed at least 13 victims from 1984 to 1986. Executed by firing squad in 1989.

Nikolai Dudin Soviet Union

Russia 1987–2002 13 13 Known as the "Grim Maniac"; killed his father in 1987, and after release, killed 12 more people while intoxicated; sentenced to life imprisonment.[166] Mukosi Freddy Mulaudzi South Africa 1990–2006 13 13 Known as "The Limpopo Serial Killer"; escaped convict, originally responsible for two murders, who murdered 11 more after his prison escape; given 11 life sentences.[167] Duan Guocheng China 1999–2001 13 13 Nicknamed "The Red-dress killer" or "The Red-dress slasher" because his victims were lone women walking alone either wearing red-dresses or another type of red. He sparked panic among women in Central China, with public officials warning them to stop wearing red during the years which he was at large.[168] Nikolay Shubin Russia 2004–2006 13 13 Paranoid schizophrenic who killed people who beat him in chess games; sentenced to compulsory treatment.[169] Thozamile Taki South Africa 2007 13 13 Known as the "Sugar cane serial killer",[170] he murdered 13 women. Convicted in 2010. "Rainbow Maniac" Brazil 2007–2008 13 13 Unidentified serial killer who shot gay men in the head (except one, who was bludgeoned) in the Paturis Park of Carapicuiba.[171] Adolf Seefeldt Germany 1908–1935 12 100 Known as the "Sandman"; sexually abused young boys in their sleep, then poisoned them; suspected of 100 murders in total.[172] Executed by guillotine in 1936.

Charles Sobhraj Thailand

Nepal

India

Malaysia 1975–1976 12 30 French con man known as "The Bikini Killer" or "The Serpent" that targeted Western tourists in vacation spots of South-east Asia, often with the help of female accomplices. Imprisoned in India from 1976 to 1997, and sentenced to life imprisonment in Nepal in 2004.[173] He was released from prison in Nepal in 2022.[174] William Suff United States 1986–1992 12 22 Previously served 10 years of a 70-year sentence for beating his baby daughter to death. Beginning two years after his release, this county store clerk raped, stabbed, strangled, and sometimes mutilated 12 or more prostitutes in Riverside County, California. Known as the "Riverside Prostitute Killer" and the "Lake Elsinore Killer." Sentenced to death.[175]

Vladimir Romanov Soviet Union

Russia 1991–2005 12 20 Known as the "Kaliningrad Maniac"; pedophile who raped and murdered girls and young women in the Kaliningrad Oblast; committed suicide while imprisoned.[176] Maury Travis United States 2000–2002 12 17 Killed prostitutes in the St. Louis area from 2000 to 2002. Caught when he mailed an Expedia.com map showing where to find a body to a St. Louis newspaper. Committed suicide by hanging in prison.[177] Dennis Nilsen United Kingdom 1978–1983 12 15–16[178] Picked up young men in London between 1978 and 1983 and dismembered them, keeping various body parts around his home.[179] Died from surgical complications in 2018. Kenneth Bianchi United States 1977–1978 12 15 Convicted of strangling 12 female victims aged 12 to 28 and suspected in another three cases. One of the "Hillside Stranglers".[180] Sentenced to imprisonment for life. Enriqueta Martí Spain c.1900–1912 12 12+ Self-proclaimed witch that abducted, prostituted, murdered and made potions with the bodies of small children that she sold in Barcelona. Remains of 12 different children were identified in her home, but she is believed to have murdered more. Murdered in prison by fellow immates while awaiting trial in 1913.[181] Recent investigations by writer Jordi Corominas and historian Elsa Plaza question the popular version of the black legend of Enriqueta Martí and warned about multiples misinformation, because Enriqueta "was never formally charged with murder nor was any corpse of a child found in her home".[182][183] Abdallah al-Hubal Yemen 1990–1998 12 12 Killed seven people after a Yemeni reunion; fled prison, then proceeded to kill a young couple and three more people; killed during a shootout with police.[184] Nikolai Shestakov Soviet Union 1975 12 12 Known as the "Luberetsky Maniac"; truck driver who raped and killed girls and young women; supposedly executed in 1977.[185] Joseph Christopher United States 1980–1981 12 12 Known as "The Midtown Slasher"; racist who killed 12 people, all but one of them African Americans, in 1980 and 1981, between upstate New York and Georgia, mutilating two of them. Sentenced to life imprisonment, died in prison age 33 of breast cancer.[186] "Paraquat murders" killer Japan 1985 12 12 Unidentified serial killer who carried out a series of indiscriminate poisonings in Japan in 1985 that killed 12.

Sergey Golovkin Soviet Union

Russia 1986–1992 11 40+ Killed at least 11 boys in the Moscow area between 1986 and 1992.[187] Executed by gunshot in 1996; last person executed in Russia before the death penalty was abolished. Herb Baumeister United States 1990–1996 11 23 Strangled gay men and buried their bodies in his backyard in Indiana and Ohio; 11 men were found in the yard but only five were identified. Committed suicide by shooting himself when faced with arrest.[188] Zhang Yongming China 2008–2012 11 17–20 Sold flesh of his victims as 'ostrich meat' and kept eyeballs in wine. Executed.[189]

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Jack Unterweger Austria

United States

Czechoslovakia 1974–1992 11 15 Served 14 years in Austrian prison because of a murder in 1974; killed at least nine prostitutes after his release. Was a small media star in Austrian media in the early 1990s and, on behalf of Austrian police, was arrested in the US, where he may have killed another three prostitutes. Hanged himself in 1994 after being sentenced to life in prison.[190] Vaughn Greenwood United States 1964–1975 11 13 Known as the "Skid Row Slasher". Killed 11 people, suspected of two more. Cut victims' throats from ear to ear and may have drunk their blood. Sentenced to imprisonment for life.[191] Anthony Sowell United States 2007–2009 11 11+ Known as The Cleveland Strangler, he was convicted of killing 11 women between 2007 and 2009, and is suspected in another series of murders in the 1980s, with the two sets of killings separated by a 15-year stint in prison. Sentenced to death.[192] Henri Désiré Landru France 1915–1919 11 11 Nicknamed "Bluebeard", he put notes in the lonely hearts section of newspapers under different aliases, presenting himself as a widower that wanted to marry a war widow. He killed at least 10 women and the teenage son of one of them, and burned their bodies after he had gained access to their assets. Executed by guillotine in 1922.[193] Nannie Doss United States 1927–1954 11 11 Responsible for 11 deaths between 1927 and 1954. Known as the "Giggling Nanny", the "Giggling Granny", and the "Jolly Black Widow". Sentenced to imprisonment for life. Died of leukemia in 1965, age 59.[194] Marie Alexandrine Becker Belgium 1933–1936 11 11 Poisoned wealthy clients while working as a seamstress. Died in prison in 1942. Seisaku Nakamura Japan 1938–1942 11 11 Teenage serial killer known as the "Hamamatsu Deaf Killer" for having been born deaf. Murdered 11 people (including his brother) and attacked many others, among them his father, sister, brother-in-law and nephew. Tried as an adult and executed by hanging.[195] Robledo Puch Argentina 1971 11 11 Convicted of 11 murders and multiple other crimes including attempted murder and sexual assault. Sentenced to life imprisonment in 1980.[196] Clifford Olson Canada 1980–1981 11 11 Considered a dangerous offender, meaning that Olson could never have been released from prison. He had three parole applications rejected.[197] Died from cancer in 2011. Francisco García Escalero Spain 1987–1994 11 11 Known as "The Killer Beggar". A necrophilic, schizophrenic homeless man found insane and confined to a psychiatric hospital after killing 11 prostitutes and other homeless people between 1987 and 1994.[198] Died in 2014. Henry Louis Wallace United States 1990–1994 11 11 Murdered 11 black women in Charlotte, North Carolina. The victims were all women that he knew. Benjamin Atkins United States 1991–1992 11 11 Known as "The Woodward Corridor Killer". Raped and strangled his victims before abandoning their bodies in vacant buildings. Died in prison in 1997, age 29, from AIDS.[199] Adnan Çolak Turkey 1992–1995 11 11 Killed 11 elderly women aged 68 to 95 and raped six others. Sentenced to death but commuted to life in prison after Turkey abolished the death penalty in 2004. Andre Crawford United States 1993–1999 11 11 Murdered 11 women between 1993 and 1999. Sentenced to life in prison.[200] Francisco de Assis Pereira Brazil 1997–1998 11 11 Rapist and serial killer, known as "O Maníaco do Parque" (The Park Maniac). He was arrested for the torture, rape and death of 11 women and for assaulting nine in a park in São Paulo, Brazil during the 1990s. Pereira found his victims by posing as a talent scout for a modeling agency. Sentenced to 268 years.[201] Barnaul Maniac Russia 1997–2000 11 11 The Barnaul Maniac was an unidentified Russian serial killer who murdered nine women and two girls in the city of Barnaul and the village of Buranovo. The main suspect was arrested in October 2000 but committed suicide in jail in the November of that year. Gao Chengyong China 1998–2002 11 11 Known as "Chinese Jack the Ripper"; killed women and then mutilated their corpses.[202] Executed in 2019. Yevgeny Petrov Russia 1998–2003 11 11 Known as the "Novouralsk Ripper"; pedophile who kidnapped, raped and killed young girls around Novouralsk, mutilating and burning their corpses afterwards; sentenced to life imprisonment.[203] Ruslan Khamarov Ukraine 2000–2003 11 11 Seduced, raped and then killed women in his home; sentenced to life imprisonment.[204] West Mesa Killer United States 2003–2005 11 11 Remains of 11 women, who disappeared between 2003 and 2005, were found buried in the desert in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2009 and attributed to a bone collector.[205] Very Idham Henyansyah Indonesia 2006–2008 11 11 Known as the "singing serial killer" and "Ryan", the artistic name he adopted while awaiting his execution in prison, where he recorded an album and wrote his autobiography. "Ryan" confessed to murdering 11 people including a toddler; 10 of his victims were buried in his parents' home backyard while the last one was butchered and hidden in a suitcase. Sentenced to death.[206] Roshu Kha Bangladesh 2008 11 11 Raped and murdered garment workers after being rejected by his lover. Sentenced to death.[207] Lonnie David Franklin Jr. United States 1985–2007 10 25+ Known as the "Grim Sleeper" for the alleged 14-year hiatus he took from murdering between 1988 and 2002. Shot and strangled his victims, mostly women, around South Los Angeles. Sentenced to death.[208][209] Rudolf Pleil West Germany 1946–1947 10 25 Known as Der Totmacher ("The Deadmaker"). Convicted of killing a salesman and nine women. Claimed to have killed 25.[210] Committed suicide by hanging in 1958. Milton Johnson United States 1983 10 17 Known as "The Weekend Murderer" killed up to 17 people.[211] Sentenced to life without parole. Long Island serial killer United States 1996–2010 10 16 Unidentified serial killer also known as "The Gilgo Beach Killer". Believed to have murdered 10 to 14 people associated with the sex trade over a period of 15 years.[212] Daniel Lee Siebert United States 1979–1986 10 13 Convicted of a 1979 manslaughter; killed 10 people across America in three months in mid-1980s including two children and a Southside Slayer victim.[213] Sentenced to death; died from cancer in prison in 2008. Sergey Cherny Russia 1999 10 11 Strangled women around Smolensk; suspected of the drowning death of another woman; died in 2001 from pneumonia while in a special psychiatric hospital.[214] Jeanne Weber France 1905–1908 10 10+ Transient baby-sitter who strangled children in her care. Declared insane. Hanged herself in prison in 1918.[215] Nikolai Dzhumagaliev Soviet Union 1979–1991 10 10+ Lured women in a park at night and hacked them with an axe as part of a plan to rid the world of prostitution. Also cooked parts of his victims and ate them himself or served them to other people as part of ethnic dishes. Found innocent by reason of insanity and interned in a mental institution. Bobby Joe Long United States 1984 10 10+ Known as "The Classified Ad Rapist"; killed 10 women in Tampa Bay, Florida in 1984. Sentenced to death. Executed by lethal injection on 23 May 2019.[216] Stewart Wilken South Africa 1990–1997 10 10+ Known as "Boetie Boer"; raped, sodomised and murdered 10 victims from 1990 to 1997. Sentenced to seven life terms.[217] Viktor Fokin Russia 1996–2000 10 10+ Known as the "Grandfather Ripper"; pensioner who lured, killed and then dismembered prostitutes and alcohol abusers in his home, disposing of the remains in garbage containers after; died while imprisoned at a corrective labor colony. David Randitsheni South Africa 2004–2008 10 10+ Kidnapped 19 people, raped 17, and murdered 10. Sentenced to 16 consecutive life sentences plus 220 years in prison; hanged himself three weeks after conviction.[218] Edmund Kemper United States 1964–1973 10 10 Called "The Co-ed Butcher." At age 15, he confessed to murdering his grandparents and served six years as a criminally insane juvenile. He was released in 1969. In 1972 and 1973, he murdered and dismembered six young women, then killed his mother and her friend. He was sentenced to eight counts of seven years to life.[219] Dennis Rader United States 1974–2004 10 10 Known as the BTK Killer. Murdered 10 people in Sedgwick County (in and around Wichita), Kansas, between 1974 and 1991. Sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole for 175 years.[220] Stanislav Rogolev Soviet Union 1980–1982 10 10 Known as "Agent 000"; killed and raped women, managing to avoid capture through suspected knowledge of the investigation against him; executed by firing squad in 1984.[221]

Oleg Kuznetsov Soviet Union

Russia

Ukraine 1991–1992 10 10 Robbed, raped and killed people around Russia and Ukraine; sentenced to death but commuted to life imprisonment.[222] Robert Wagner Australia 1992–1999 10 10 Secondary ringleader in the Snowtown murders and best friend of John Justin Bunting; sentenced to 10 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.[223] Satish India 1995–1998 10 10 Killed 10 girls who were between the ages of five and nine. He was arrested from Bahadurgargh, Haryana after a long chase by Haryana police.[224] Eduard Shemyakov Russia 1996–1998 10 10 Known as the "Resort Maniac"; Ukrainian who raped, killed and dismembered women in St. Petersburg, supposedly cannibalizing one of the victims; sentenced to compulsory treatment.[225] Ali Kaya Turkey 1997–present 10 10 Known as "The Baby Faced Killer"; responsible for 10 murders. Escaped from prison and later recaptured.[226] Chen Yongfeng China 2003 10 10 Known as "The Butcher"; killed and dismembered 10 people at his house in the city of Wenzhou in the Zhejiang province within the span of a few months.[227] Zhou Kehua China 2004–2012 10 10 A former soldier who targeted ATM users. He killed 10 people and evaded the law for eight years, before being shot in a shootout with police after a year-long manhunt.[228] Kang Ho-sun South Korea 2006–2008 10 10 Sentenced to death in 2010 for killing 10 women, including his wife and mother-in-law.[229] Masten Wanjala Kenya 2015–2021 10 10 Described as a "bloodthirsty vampire"; confessed to killing and drinking the blood of multiple children in Nairobi and led police to the bodies of some of the victims.[230] Wanjala escaped from police custody while awaiting trial, but was later found in Bungoma and murdered by angry locals.[231] Louis van Schoor South Africa 1986–1989 9 100 Former security guard who was convicted of seven murders and two assassinations, but confessed to a reporter that he murdered 100 people; sentenced to 20 years in prison and released on parole in 2004.[232]

Peter Kürten German Empire

Germany 1913–1930 9 79 Charged with nine murders and seven attempted murders. Dubbed "The Vampire of Düsseldorf" by the contemporary media. Executed by guillotine in 1931.[233] Roger Dale Stafford United States 1974–1978 9 34 Killed nine people in two states, including a family of three; his wife implicated him in 34 total murders in different states; executed by lethal injection in 1995.[234] Norman Afzal Simons South Africa 1986–1994 9 22 Known as the "Station Strangler", convicted of only one of 22 cases of murder and sodomy of young children near Cape Town.[235] Sentenced to imprisonment for life. Francis Heaulme France 1984–1992 9 20 Convicted of killing nine people, but suspected in the murder of dozens. He is known as the "Criminal Backpacker" due to his travels throughout France. He left a trail of bodies wherever he went.[236] Joel Rifkin United States 1989–1993 9 17 Known as "The Drifter",[237] killed prostitutes in New York City, most of them drug addicts. Convicted of nine murders but believed to have committed 17; also suspected of being the unidentified Long Island serial killer. Sentenced to 203 years to imprisonment for life. Dagmar Overbye Denmark 1913–1920 9 15 Murdered between nine and 25 children—of which one was her own—during a seven-year period. In 1921, she was sentenced to death in one of the most talked about trials in Danish history, that changed legislation on childcare. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison. Overbye was working as a professional child minder, caring for babies born outside of marriage, murdering her charges. She strangled them, drowned them or burned them to death in her masonry heater. The corpses were either cremated, buried or hidden in the loft.[238] Died in prison in 1929. Kenneth McDuff United States 1966–1992 9 14+ Known as "The Broomstick Killer"; death sentence for 1966 triple-murder was commuted. Killed again three days after 1989 parole and 10 further times in Waco, Texas until 1992. Executed by lethal injection in 1998.[239] Robert Joseph Silveria Jr. United States 1981–1996 9 14+ Known as "The Boxcar Killer"; freight train rider convicted of beating to death fellow transients and confessed to dozens more.[240] Dr. No United States 1981–1990 9 12 Supposedly murdered prostitutes and exotic dancers; his first victim was Marcia King, who was identified in 2018.[241][242] Richard Biegenwald United States 1958–1983 9 11+ Known as "The Thrill Killer". Killed at least nine people in Monmouth County, New Jersey and is suspected in at least two other murders.[243] Died of respiratory and kidney failure in 2008. New Bedford Highway Killer United States 1988–1989 9 11 Unidentified serial killer who killed nine women and disappearance of two others between 1988 and 1989.[244] Alexander Bychkov Russia 2009–2012 9 11 Described in his personal diary how he killed 11 men who were alcoholics and tramps. Confessed to eating body parts of his victims. Found guilty of nine murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.[245] Maryvale serial shooter United States 2015–2016 9 11 Motorist who shot 12 people in separate events in Phoenix, Arizona, killing nine. Aaron Saucedo was charged with the shootings and two additional murders in 2017.[246] Edgecombe County Serial Killer United States 2000s 9 10 Unidentified serial killer who killed nine women and possibly another who disappeared since 2005 around Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Antwan Pittman was convicted in one case.[247] Lloyd Gomez United States 1950–1951 9 9 Known as "The Phantom Hobo Killer"; homeless man who killed other homeless men across California in the early 1950s.[248]

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Keith Hunter Jesperson United States 1990–1995 8 160 Dubbed the "Happy Face Killer", Jesperson was convicted of killing eight women by strangulation.[250] Rodney Alcala United States 1971–1979 8 130+ Known as the "Dating Game Killer" for appearing on the game show The Dating Game in the middle of his killing years. Was convicted of at least five murders, though his actual total is estimated to be much higher. Diego Alexánder Ruiz Restrepo Chile 2018–2020 8 28 Known as the "Psycopath of Meiggs". Illegal Colombian inmigrant who has been living in Chile since 2013, often resorting to robbing and killing homeless people. Although he has had only 8 confirmed victims, he is currently being investigated for 20 more, which, if confirmed, would turn him into the most murderous serial killer in Chilean history.[251] Kiyotaka Katsuta Japan 1982–1983 8 22 Strangled or shot people to rob them, using a gun he had stolen from a policeman after running him over with his car. Hanged in 2000.[252] Joseph Paul Franklin United States 1977–1980 8 20+ White supremacist shooter who confessed to 20 murders and several attempted murders. Executed by lethal injection in 2013.[253] Pierre Chanal France 1980–1988 8 17 Military instructor suspected of killing boys and men in Marne; committed suicide before trial.[254] Christopher Wilder United States 1984 8 13+ Killed eight women during a spree before accidentally shooting himself; suspected in the disappearance and murder of more than five more.[255] Axeman of New Orleans United States 1918–1919 8 12+ Unidentified serial killer of at least eight people in the New Orleans area from May 1918 to October 1919.[256] Vladimir Retunsky Russia 1990–1996 8 12 Known as the "Povorinsky Maniac"; kidnapped, raped and killed hitchhikers in his hometown of Povorino, possibly abusing their corpses; initially sentenced to death, but later reduced to 15 years imprisonment and released in 2015.[257] Gilbert Paul Jordan Canada 1965–1987 8 10 Known as the "Boozing Barber", he would typically find alcoholic women in bars in Vancouver's destitute Downtown Eastside, buy them drinks or pay them for sex and encourage them to drink with him. When they passed out, he would pour more liquor down their throats. The resulting deaths were reported as alcohol poisoning and generally ignored by police as the intentional murders blended in with the common occurrence in that neighbourhood. Died in 2006.[258]

Yoshio Kodaira China

Japan 1932–1946 8 8+ A serial rapist, Kodaira killed his father-in-law in 1932 and seven to 10 women in Japan between 1945 and 1946, engaging in necrophilia after the fifth murder. Previously (1920s) he had been deployed to Northern China as a sailor in the Imperial Japanese Navy, where he was free to target the locals. Hanged in 1949. John Christie United Kingdom 1943–1953 8 8+ Serial killer and alleged necrophile active during the 1940s and early 1950s. He murdered at least eight people—including his wife, Ethel—by strangling them in his flat at 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill, London. The bodies of three of Christie's victims were found in a wallpaper-covered kitchen alcove soon after Christie moved out of Rillington Place during March 1953. The remains of two more victims were discovered in the garden, and his wife's body was found beneath the floorboards of the front room. Christie was arrested and convicted of his wife's murder, for which he was hanged. Eric Edgar Cooke Australia 1958–1963 8 8+ Known as the "Night Caller" and later the "Nedlands Monster"; killed at least eight people and attempted to kill at least fourteen in and around Perth between 1959 and 1963; he was the last person to be hanged in Western Australia.[259] Forest City Killer Canada 1969-1970 8 8+ Unidentified serial killer from the late 1960s to early 1970s. Based on the number of unsolved murders of women in the era, there is probably at least one other victim.[260] Elizabeth Wettlaufer Canada 2007–2018 8 8 Confessed to murdering eight senior citizens and attempting to murder six others in southwestern Ontario.[261] With a total of fourteen victims either killed or injured by her actions, she is described as one of the worst serial killers in Canadian history.[262] Bruce McArthur Canada 2010–2017 8 8 One of the oldest known serial killers, active at 65, he lured men to secret sexual encounters involving drugs and bondage, killed them and dismembered their bodies which he hid in garden planters.[263]

Manuel Delgado Villegas Spain

France (claimed)

Italy (claimed) 1964–1971 7 48 Wandering criminal known as El Arropiero ("The Arrope Trader") and El Estrangulador del Puerto ("The Strangler of Puerto"). Confessed to the impulsive murders of 48 people of different sex, age, wealth and sexual orientation in three countries (including his girlfriend, whom he strangled during sex), but police only investigated him for 22 murders in Spain and was considered proven author of seven. Some of his victims were killed with hand to hand combat techniques that he had learned in the Spanish Foreign Legion. Diagnosed with XYY syndrome and interned in a mental institution until his death in 1998.[264] Ershad Sikder Bangladesh 1991–1999 7 43+ Career criminal and corrupt politician responsible for numerous torture murders in the 1990s; convincted on seven counts and executed 2004.[265] Ivan Milat Australia 1990s 7 23–37 Convicted of the Backpacker murders; sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences plus 18 years without the possibility of parole. May have had accomplices.[266] Reta Mays United States 2017–2018 7 20 Nursing assistant who killed elderly military veterans at a VA hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia by injecting them with lethal doses of insulin.[267]

Michael Wayne McGray Canada

United States 1985–1988 7 18+ Convicted of the murder of six people in the late 1990s, including a woman and her 11-year-old daughter. Claims to have killed 11 others, including murders committed while on parole and while on a three-day pass from prison. Finally imprisoned for life, killed a cellmate in 2010.[268] John Floyd Thomas Jr. United States 1957–2009 7 15+ Serial murderer and rapist with one of the longest criminal careers in the US. Kenneth Erskine United Kingdom 1986 7 11 Known as "The Stockwell Strangler", he was a burglar who raped and strangled at least seven elderly women after breaking into their homes.[269] David Carpenter United States 1979–1981 7 11 Known as "The Trailside Killer"; murdered women on San Francisco-area hiking trails between 1979 and 1981. Sentenced to death.[270] Vladimir Kuzmin Russia 1997 7 11 Raped, murdered and robbed mostly young boys and men in Moscow; assisted in his first two murders by Denis Kalistratov; sentenced to life imprisonment.[271] Tommy Recco France 1960–1980 7 10 Murdered his godfather in 1960; after release, killed six cashiers in two separate store raids; also suspected of murdering a trio of German tourists.[272] Derrick Todd Lee United States 2002 7 10 Known as the "Baton Rouge or South Louisiana Serial Killer" convicted of three murders. Believed to have murdered several other women in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Sentenced to death, died in 2016.[273] Tomás Maldonado Cera Colombia 2002–2018 7 10 Known as "The Satanist"; killed people in Barranquila for the purpose of satanic rituals.[274] Paul Durousseau United States 1997–2003 7 7+ A former soldier who strangled several women between the ages of 17 and 26 in the southeastern United States. He had the moniker of the Jacksonville Ripper and had the reputation of being a lewd womanizer. Todd Kohlhepp United States 2003–2016 7 7+ A registered sex offender; Shot up a motorcycle shop in 2003, killing 4; killed 3 more victims in 2015 and 2016; is currently serving 7 life sentences for the crimes.[275] Aileen Wuornos United States 1989–1990 7 7 Sex worker that shot her victims at point blank range.[276] Executed in 2002. Hu Daoping China 2003–2005 7 7 Career criminal who, following a jail escape in 1998, killed seven people during robberies.[277] Nikos Metaxas Cyprus 2016–2018 7 7 A 35-year-old Cypriot Army officer who killed five women and two children between September 2016 and August 2018. These became known as the "Mitsero murders." Sentenced to 7 life sentences.[278][279] Tommy Lynn Sells United States 1980–1999 6 22–70 Drifter active throughout the United States who specialized in killing children and multiple victims after breaking into their homes. Caught when a 10-year-old girl survived his attack and provided a description of him. Executed in 2014.[280] Robert Pickton Canada 1983–2002 6 49 Canadian serial killer convicted of murdering six women. Twenty further charges were stayed in 2010.[281] Reportedly claimed to have killed 49.[282]

Volker Eckert East Germany

Germany

France

Spain

Czech Republic (suspected)

Italy (suspected) 1974–2006 6 19+ German trucker who confessed to having abducted, tortured and killed five prostitutes through his route in Western Europe, plus strangling a 14-year-old girl in his native West Germany in 1974, when he was 15. Police considered him perpetrator of nine murders (with four more being possible); he hanged himself in prison before being convicted. Lorenzo Gilyard United States 1977–1993 6 13+ Known as "The Kansas City Strangler". Killed up to 13 prostitutes in the Kansas City area from 1977 to 1993. Sentenced to life in 2007.[283] Władysław Mazurkiewicz Poland 1950s 6 30 Known as "The Gentleman Killer". Indicted of, and confessed to having committed 30 murders; convicted of six and hanged in 1957.[284] Gong Runbo China 2005–2006 6 20+ Found guilty of the murders of six children and teenagers aged between nine and 16 from 2005 to 2006; executed in 2007.[285] The Doodler United States 1974–1975 6 16 Unidentified serial killer who sketched then stabbed to death 14 gay men in San Francisco. Surviving victims did not wish to testify, so the killer was not identified.[286] Cristopher Chávez Cuellar Colombia 1990s–2015 6 15+ Known as "The Soulless"; killed between 6 and at least 15 people starting from the 1990s, including 4 underage brothers; sentenced to 40 years imprisonment.[287] András Pándy Belgium 1986–1990 6 14+ Former clergyman nicknamed "Father Bluebeard", killed his two wives and four of his children with the help of a fifth he was having an incestuous affair with, and whom denounced him to the authorities seven years later. Sentenced to life imprisonment in 2002.[288] John Wayne Glover Australia 1989–1990 6 13 British ex-pat living in Australia. Known by the media as "The Granny Killer" as he targeted elderly women; committed suicide while in prison in 2005.[289] Alexander Sergeychik Belarus 2000–2006 6 12 Killed between six and 12 people under the influence of alcohol. Executed in 2007.[290] Joseph Naso United States 1977–1994 6 10 A freelance photographers who raped and strangled to death women in California. Arrested in 2011 and sentenced to death two years later. Known as "The Double Initial Killer" since first four victims to be identified bore double initials.[292] David Berkowitz United States 1976–1977 6 6 Known as "Son of Sam", he went after young women and couples killing 6 people and wounding 7 others with a .44 caliber Bulldog revolver. He was caught when an eyewitness to his last murder saw he had a parking ticket on his car. He was sentenced to life in prison with parole in 1978.[295] Lázaro Barbosa de Sousa Brazil 2006–2021 6 6 Convicted of a double murder in 2007; later escaped from prison and murdered a family of 4 before dying in a shootout with the police.[299] Zodiac Killer United States 1968–1969 5 37 Targeted young couples. Remains unsolved but open in the California jurisdictions where the five certain Zodiac murders occurred. Potentially 37 total victims claimed but unverified.[300]

Carl Panzram United States

Portuguese Angola 1915–1929 5 22 From 1920 to 1928, he claimed in a posthumous autobiography to have committed over 22 killings, and sodomy of more than 1000 young men. Executed in 1930 by hanging.[301] Stephen Akinmurele United Kingdom 1995–1998 5 15 Nigerian man who killed himself after being charged for the murders of 5 elderly people in Blackpool and Isle of Man. He confessed to the murders. Links to 10 other unsolved murders in the areas were investigated by police.[304] Joe Metheny United States 1976–1996 5 13 Butchered his victims, then served them at BBQs at his roadside stand; died in prison.[305]

Michel Peiry Switzerland

France

United States

Yugoslavia (suspected)

Italy (suspected) 1981–1987 5 11 Known as the "Sadist of Romont"; Swiss soldier who sexually abused and murdered at least 5 hitchhikers in several countries; sentenced to life imprisonment.[306] Hubert Pilčík Czechoslovakia 1948–1951 5 10+ Made money smuggling people across the Czechoslovakia-Germany border, but killed most of his customers. Total number of his victims is unknown. Willem van Eijk Netherlands 1971–2001 5 8 Dutch serial killer known as "Het Beest van Harkstede" (The Beast of Harkstede). All proven victims he killed were all prostitutes. Sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for his first two murders and killed 3 more after his release. Sentenced to life imprisonment in 2002 and died in 2019 in prison. Suspected of having killed 3 more prostitutes. Thomas Dillon United States 1989–1992 5 5+ Killed outdoorsmen in rural Ohio by sniping them from afar with a hunting rifle. Marc Dutroux Belgium 1995–1996 5 5+ Child molester who killed 4 of possibly 11 victims. He was also convicted for murdering one of his partners in crime.

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