Murdered three women around Arlington and Fort Worth, Texas between 1985 and 1986; suspected of up to 18 murders. February 7, 1987", "The story of Jesse Pomeroy, 14-year-old serial killer", "Police Release Dramatic 911 Tapes from Florida Office Massacre", "Convicted murderer says he was helping homeless man by killing him. September 1, 2012", "The Untold Story of the Doodler Murders", "Mysterious "Dr. No" May Have Been Serial Killer Responsible for Rash of 1980s Murders. Also known as the "Double Initial Murders"; murders of three young girls in the. Serial Killers by State (2020) California 2017 2020 Number of serial killings: 1507 1628 Population: 39,562,900 Serial killings per 100,000 people: 4.11 Texas 2017 2020 Number of serial killings: 793 893 2020 Population: 29,363,100 Serial killings per 100,000 people: 3.04 Florida 2017 2020 Number of serial killings: 778 845 This is a list of serial killers who were active between 2020 and the present. Here are some of the other most famous serial killers from the area. [1][2] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines serial murder as "a series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone".[2][3]. Crimes referred to as "The Houston Mass Murders"; raped and murdered boys and young men in Texas with the aid of teenaged accomplices, Mexican farm contractor who murdered male migrant workers in, Abducted and killed three women around Texas, Convicted rapist who kidnapped, raped, tortured and killed women near, Known as "The Torso Killer"; raped, strangled and dismembered numerous women across New York and New Jersey, Shot people at random in Philadelphia due to paranoid hallucinations, Known as "The Borgia of Maine". Killed a friend in 1971, then went on a shooting rampage in 1990, Known as "The West Virginia Bluebeard"; Dutch immigrant who lured victims through "lonely hearts" advertisements, murdering them for their money, Shot and killed people in DeKalb and Fulton Counties, Georgia during robberies, Convicted as a minor; given an additional 1025 year sentence for assaulting a corrections officer in prison, Known as the "Thrill Killer"; murdered four immigrants in New York in revenge for the, Convicted of murdering a young girl and one man in both Missouri and Kansas; acquitted, but still main suspect, in three other deaths, Attacked mainly couples in Virginia and California, shooting them both after raping the women, Known as "The Clairemont Killer"; raped and murdered women in, Murdered elderly and mentally disabled boarders in, First Nevadan serial killer, found dead in cave 5 miles upriver from, Abducted young women and teenage girls in Ohio, Kidnapped, raped and murdered women around, Robbed and murdered up to five men across four states, Murdered a man who he was hitchhiked with, then murdered three more men in a 4-day spree, Known as "The Chameleon Killer"; main suspect in the, Responsible for the murders of three women in, Killed four people personally; also provided a prison gang with a lethal dose of drugs so they could kill another inmate, Kidnapped, raped and murdered teenage girls and young women in Texas and Oklahoma, Known as "The Forest Park Killer"; sex offender who raped and strangled three homeless women in, Killed his three wives after they planned to leave him; also killed a man while stationed in Italy, Reid is also a prime suspect for "The Denver Prostitute Killer", Truck driver who killed people across Ohio, Known as "The Railroad/Railway/Railcar Killer"; truck driver who converted the sleeper cab of his truck into a torture chamber where he kept women, torturing and sexually assaulting them, before killing them, Serial killer active in North Carolina with no particular victim profile; victims' ages ranged from 8 to 80, both male and female, and both white and black; claimed that mental health episodes prompted him to commit random murders, Drug addict who killed clerks during robberies in Idaho; suspected of similar murders in Utah and Wyoming. The vast majority of serial killers fail to achieve any sort of lasting national or global notoriety. Worst serial killers in the USA. NOV. 21, 1986", "DNA reveals John Floyd Thomas as LA's most prolific serial killer", "Prosecutors link John Floyd Thomas to five more slayings", "Serial killer John Floyd Thomas Jr., dubbed the Westside Rapist, is sentenced to life", "The Twisted Life of Serial Killer Ottis Elwood Toole", "Jane Toppan: A Greed, Power, and Lust Serial Killer", "Convicted SoCal killers Andrew Urdiales, Virendra Govin found dead in San Quentin", "Police: Abandoned homes searched after man admits to 7 killings", "Who is Indiana serial killer suspect Darren Deon Vann? Poisoned two husbands and four children, Suspected in various murders across Oregon, Washington and possibly Canada, Responsible for at least two of "The Southside Slayer" murders in, Transient who killed people in various states, some allegedly as part of a biker gang or for human sacrifices, Murdered three people during a five month crime spree in 1980 and a cab driver in 1982; confessed to murders dating back to 1956, Nurse in New Jersey and Pennsylvania who murdered patients, Shot and killed three men in Southern California for no apparent reason, Murdered two women and a teenage girl in Oregon, Milwaukee cannibal who retained various body parts of his victims, Died in a car crash prior to apprehension, Murdered people at campsites across three states, Murdered his cellmate while serving a life sentence for murdering six homeless men during a stabbing spree, Murdered two men during robberies, and later a prison guard; confessed to numerous sexually-motivated murders of men across the country, Ambulance dispatcher who abducted, raped and killed women in Baltimore, Nurse who killed patients at the hospital where he worked, Known as "The Golden State Killer", "The Visalia Ransacker", "The East Area Rapist", and "The Original Night Stalker"; murdered three people in Sacramento and 10 people in Southern California from 1975 through 1986; also linked to more than 50 rapes in the Sacramento area from 1976 to 1979, Itinerant gambler who killed female acquaintances during arguments, Murdered a neighbor in Delaware; paroled, then murdered two homeless women along the, Indonesian national who killed two business associates and his brother in Los Angeles, stashing their bodies in storage facilities, Convicted sex offender who sexually assaulted and murdered three young boys in, Known as "The Giggling Granny" and "The Jolly Black Widow"; serial poisoner who killed four husbands, two children, her two sisters, her mother, a grandson, and a mother-in-law, Robbed, raped, and murdered women across two Georgia counties, Raped at least 17 young boys and three young girls, Burglar who raped and violently beat elderly women in, Murdered three young boys in California, including his friend's younger brother, Eaton is also suspected of being behind the killings known as "The Great Basin Murders", Murdered transients in alcohol-induced rages, Sentenced to death for shooting his foster son in 1996 insurance murder, Pedophile who preyed on children in Los Angeles County, California, Stabbed to death women who rejected his romantic advances, Known as "The Parkersburg Murderer"; German emigrant who killed fellow emigrants in violent robberies, Known as "The Milwaukee North Side Strangler", Dentist who worked as a contract killer and plotted with women to kill their husbands so they could share the insurance money, Shot and killed a police officer in Denver, Colorado while avoiding a murder warrant in Texas; posthumously linked to four additional murders in the, Murdered various people across the Colorado Territory, Died in prison; murdered by a fellow death row inmate, Suspected of another dozen murders but recanted his confessions to over 70 more, Known as "The Northwood Murderer"; vagrant who murdered at least two young girls in New Hampshire, and possibly more in Maine and Massachusetts, Committed suicide after escaping police custody, Leader of a ring of jewelry and antique thieves who operated in and around, Kidnapped, raped and murdered three girls in, Known as "The Interstate Killer" and the "Highway Killer"; preyed on boys and young men in the Midwest, Epileptic who strangled infants because of voices in her head, Suspected of killing up to 10 women before being killed in, Befriended, murdered and robbed people across four states, Raped and murdered a woman and five children in Wisconsin and Illinois, Nurse's aide who smothered patients to "end their suffering", Brazilian flight attendant who killed prostitutes in Miami, Florida; suspected in other deaths, Known as "The Backwoods Sniper"; Self-styled survivalist who shot three people to death across Southern California. He was active in the 1970s and is believed to have murdered at least 30 women across several states. Page 1 of 22 ( 327 Killers ) # 1 Samuel Little Samuel McDowell 60 Victims 36 Years # 2 Gary Ridgway The Green River Killer, The Riverman 49 Victims 19 Years # 3 A serial killer was really the culprit", "Anthony Joyner, convicted of raping and killing six elderly", "Federal jury finds businessmen guilty in kidnapping, killing of five", "Edwin Bernard 'Mike' Kaprat and the bad old days of serial killers", "Suspect said confessed to more "trash-bag" killings", "Manhattan Man Guilty in Rape and Murder Spree", "Keith Died in Chair; Killed Greist Here 25 Yrs. The three men killed in sub-districts of Bangladesh were identified as Sajal, Ripon, and Rakib Molla. According to archivist and researcher Thomas Hargrove, tracking the habits and . A total of 12,746 victims of serial killings were registered nationwide between 1990 and 2020. Wilkes, Donald E. Wagner, Mark and Mary R. McCorvie, "Going to See the Varmint: Piracy in Myth and Reality on the Ohio River, 17851830", In. The given number is proven victims - the exact number of victims assigned to a serial killer in many cases is not known. Two nurses, Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez, were convicted but a new trial was ordered because of prosecutorial misconduct. This is a list of unidentified serial killers who committed crimes within the United States. The killer's identity remains unknown. ", "Unwanted Woman Back to Jail Where She Has Spent 37 years", "Death in the Desert: The David Leonard Wood murders 30 years later", "Wanted to 'Ride the Lightning', Killer Executed in Electric Chair", "Execution of Isaac L. Wood, for Murder of Brother's Wife", "Ex-Hurst man gets life term in father's slaying", "Oregon and South Carolina Execute Killers", "Robert Zarinsky: Why he's 1 of N.J.'s most notorious killers", "Suspect in the killings of Muslim men in Albuquerque makes his first court appearance", "The Murders at Ann Arbor's Veterans Hospital; What Went Right and What Ultimately Went Wrong in the - Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, Inc", "How the Bag Murders and the Last Call Killer Put in Focus the Dangers the New York LGBTQ+ Community Faces", "Bigfoot Suspect Is Cleared: Mayweather still held in 3 rapes", "Authorities: DNA test of remains confirms link between Boston Strangler suspect, last victim", "LA Strangler Of Women Strikes Again, Leaves No. With over 120 serial killers to its name, equalling a total of around 1600 serial killing-related deaths, the Golden State has been the hunting grounds of some of the most brutal and terrifying criminals in US history. 9 Currently Active Serial Killers: Unsolved Cases in 2022 Long Island Serial Killer Joe TurnerDec 31, 2021 83 comments At any one time, it's believed that there are around 25-50 active serial killers lurking in the dark corners of the USA, stalking the streets and highways for their next potential victim. 43 years later, she wasn't so lucky, according to new charges", The suspect in 3 murders and 8 rapes blended in, Bike Path Killer Altemio Sanchez arrested five years ago, "Gerard Schaefer Jr.'s horrifying 'Killer Fiction' stories could have been filed on memoir shelf", "Suspect Is Charged in 4 Zodiac Cases in Queens", "Public Safety Virginia serial killer Charles Severance sentenced to life in prison", "CASTRO VALLEY / How man convicted in Oregon became suspect in girl's killing", "The Derby Poisoner. Bundy was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1946 to a single mother. Nevertheless, according to the Britannica, a few of the most notorious murderers include the following:. March 21, 2007", "Five-time killer executed in Alabama electric chair", "Convicted serial killer Gary Michael Hilton's appeal denied", "Man admits in court to strangling 3 women", "Convicted Cop Killer Put To Death Wednesday", "Suspected Slayer's Death Leaves Lot of Loose Ends", "OC man put to death for 1988 double slaying", "From meth to murder: How a small-town Iowa boy became the state's first death row inmate in 50 years", "Serial killer, rapist gets life without parole", "Serial killer says he hopes his "slow, painful death in prison" will comfort families", "7th victim named in Connecticut serial killer case", "COLUMN ONE: A Mother Who Lost Five Babies: One after another, Waneta Hoyt's children died.