THERE may be up to 4,000 unidentified serial killers in the United States, experts say, with as many as 50 active at any one given time. Among the latest and active serial killers in New York is Kevin Gavin, a 66-year-old man who slew most of his elderly neighbours. The FBI says there are between 25 and 50 active serial killers in the United States at any given time, and there probably isn't even a real Dexter trying to take them all out. In 2016, active serial killers traveled in the United States, Thailand, Kenya, Canada, Italy, Germany, Columbia, Costa Rica, Russia, Turkey, the U.K., India, and China. Also known as the "Double Initial Murders"; murders of three young girls in the. Known as "The Nebraska Fiend", Richards murdered nine people including a mother and her children. Although suspected in more than 18 murders, Surratt was convicted of one murder in South Carolina. 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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? Serial Killers of the World 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. Since the early 1970s, roughly 30 bodies have been extracted from the fields, mainly consisting of young girls. 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Series of murders targeted towards elderly women in Los Angeles; convicted murderer Raymond Ward Clemmons confessed to the murders, but he was never charged due to a, Strangulations of five black women, mostly prostitutes and drug addicts, in, Series of murders of men who were shot in the back of the head and then castrated post-mortem, Murders of five boys in Manhattan in 1972 and 1973. ", "Ohio executes John Fautenberry, the trucker who went on a killing spree", "Convicted Ill. serial killer charged in Wis. death. Child murder victims' families question Wayne Williams guilt (May 2, 2015). New York State Reception Center in Almira, Sing Sing Correctional Facility and San Quentin State Prison. Strangled four known victims in 1980 and sexually assaulted some. Monday, December 11, 1978 Page 7", "Candlelight Killer Found Strangled With Shirt in Cell", "Man Linked to 1976 Murder Now a Suspect in 12 Killings, 9 Rapes", "Jerry Little gets life sentence. October 31, 1958. This is a list of serial killers who were active between 2020 and the present. 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[1] Imprisoned for the murder of a friend. Among the most well-known serial murderers who terrorized California's citizens include cult leader Charles Manson, the so-called "Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez, "Freeway Killer" William Bonin, Charles Ng, and the still unidentified "Zodiac Killer". Killed vagrants with her partner-in-crime, Killed five patients by injecting bleach into their dialysis lines, Respiratory therapist who murdered his patients at, Killed one of his friends, his son, and his daughter, Known as "The Bike Path Rapist"; responsible for three murders and numerous rapes spanning a 25-year period in, Juvenile who murdered two cousins and a girl during "mad spells", Rapist who murdered women and children around, Murdered in prison by fellow inmate Vincent Rivera, Imprisoned in 1973 for the murders of two women while he was a sheriff's deputy in, Known as "The Pied Piper of Tucson"; murdered three teenage girls in Arizona with the aid of local teenagers, German-born bigamist known as "The American Bluebeard", Raped and killed young girls and women in the Fort Worth area, Confessed to murdering dozens of people, possibly in excess of 70, only six are confirmed, Abducted, raped and killed women and children across, Murdered victims selected at random in Portland, Oregon; confessed to additional murders, including one in California, Known as "The Derby Poisoner"; poisoned eight children in her care, six of which were her own, and her three husbands in, Known as "The Tourniquet Killer"; murdered three young girls and a young woman in Texas, Killed nine people across America in three months; responsible for at least one of the Southside Slayer murders, Known as "The Monster"; killed an acquaintance as a teenager; paroled and went on to kill two teenage runaways and his half-sister, Known as "The Boxcar Killer"; alleged member of, Preyed on women and teenage girls in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Known as "The Coin Shop Killer"; targed coin shop owners in order to rob them of valuable coin collections, Killed his girlfriend and two wives during violent outbursts, First convict to kill an on-duty female corrections officer, Convicted of killing at least four women in Illinois and Arkansas; claimed in his book to have murdered eight women while stationed in Germany, Killed his father, wife and two children in Missouri in separate incidents; fled to Oregon, where he killed another young child before his capture, Known as "Flypaper Lyda"; serial poisoner who killed four husbands, a young daughter and a brother-in-law, Known as "The Cleveland Strangler" and "The Imperial Avenue Murderer", Known as "The Southside Strangler"; committed three rapes and murders in, Neo-Nazi sympathizer who shot people during a racist and anti-Semitic shooting spree at, His wife implicated him in 34 different murders in seven different states, After being paroled for murdering his first wife in 1975, he married twice more, murdering both, Murdered five people in three states from 1965 to 1966; was controversially released from prison in 1985 and later killed a sixth person, Known as "The Weepy-Voiced Killer" due to a series of telephone calls he made to police, anonymously reporting his crimes in a remorseful and high-pitched voice; active in the, Murdered four people from April to July 1989 on, Known as "The Kelso Killer"; murdered three people during robberies in, Career criminal and prison escapee who murdered people in St. Louis, Known as "The Riverside Prostitute Killer", Ex-policeman who tortured and killed prostitutes and drug dealers at his, Raped and murdered women in the Boston area, including. Not really. October 27, 2009", "Miami killer John Errol Ferguson executed", "ID of plane crash victim leads to incredible twist in murder of three women", "Survivalist Sought for Questioning in 3 Ambush Slayings Captured", "Jury Sentences Linwood Forte To Death In Nightstalker Cases", "The Story of the Murderer Who Became a Monk", "Man Found Guilty For All 10 'Grim Sleeper' Killings Of Women", "Mother And Daughter's Murder Case, Stalled By Florida Hurricane, Finally Solved Years Later", "Garcia death sentence comes ten years after first of four Omaha murders", "Summary of the execution of Ray Gardner", "The Chiller Killer Michael Gargiulo, Accused of Killing Ashton Kutcher's Girlfriend and Other L.A. Beauties, Got Close as the Helpful Air-Conditioning Repairman", "Newly released man arrested in Tulsa death", "Carlton Gary: The Columbus, Georgia Stocking Strangler", "Jury sentences man to death for 2011 killing", "Electrocuted Xenia Slayer Requested Eyes Removed And Given To Eye Bank", "Handyman admits to killing at least 8 Mass. The killer's identity remains unknown. The killer has been referred to as the Gilgo Beach killer because of the location where the first bodies were found, Probably Paul Mueller. Ex-Sergeant who raped and murdered four women in New Jersey and North Carolina, Mostly preyed on sex workers in New York City and Long Island, Grave robber and cannibal convicted of a double murder; also suspected of murdering four women, Teenager who stalked, raped and killed women in, Sometimes referred to as "The Internet's first serial killer", Murdered his girlfriend; later paroled and choked to death his wife and stepdaughter before dismembering their bodies, Known as "The Boston Borgia"; Irish-born poisoner who murdered family members and associates for profit in, Known as "The Kensington Strangler"; raped and killed drug-addicted women in, Known as "The Molalla Forest Killer"; raped and murdered sex workers in Oregon, Known as "The Last Call Killer"; murdered and dismembered gay and bisexual men, Pleaded guilty to murdering five students in, Known as "The Dreaded Strangler"; Manhattan youth who murdered women during home invasions, Serving 25 years to life on a conviction for, Known as "The Genius Killer"; Canadian-born doctor, lawyer, schoolmaster, photographer, inventor, carpet designer, phrenologist, philologist and career criminal active in New York. Also known as "Dave Posner" and "Dave Posno", Robbed and killed gay men in three cities in, Known as "The Thrill Killer"; killed a neighbor during a burglary; paroled and went on a killing spree with a teenage accomplice, Strangled women and discarded their clothing, Killed five people, including his brother-in-law, Kidnapped, tortured, raped and killed women across Nevada and California, Known as "The American Jack the Ripper"; murdered and mutilated people between Canada and the United States, Preyed on college-aged women in California, Known as "The Midtown Slasher" and the ".22-Caliber Killer"; targeted mainly African-American men and boys in New York, shooting some victims and stabbing and dismembering others, Cannibal convicted of two murders; confessed to killing 12, Michigan doctor who poisoned his assistants, Sexually assaulted and killed at least four women in Maryland, Murdered his wives with poisoned buttermilk after persuading them to will their possessions to his name, Kidnapped four women by ATMs before accomplice strangled them, Strangled fifteen women and one boy in California, Nevada and Texas, Multi-state killer who, along with his accomplice, murdered a man and injured another, murdered four women and three young girls, and raped a young girl, Killed people during robberies in Montana; confessed to more murders across the US and Canada, Marine who stabbed a woman to death in Kentucky; later killed two people in Washington during robberies, Truck driver who killed prostitutes in New Jersey and Ohio, Known as "The Tamiami Trail Strangler"; Colombian-born man who killed six prostitutes in Florida over a span of five months, Part of "The Death Angels" cult responsible for the, Released to a nursing home shortly before her death, Known as "The Candy Man" and "The Pied Piper". A new report from The New Yorker estimates that 2,000 serial killers are currently at large in the United States. Some experts believe that serial killers are responsible for a significant number of these unsolved murders. The United States reportedly has three times more serial killers per capita than any other country globally and has 67.58% of known serial assassins. A mental patient confessed to one slashing death. According to archivist and researcher Thomas Hargrove, tracking the habits and . AP-75,049)", "An Inmate On Death Row Pleads Guilty In More Killings", "Murderer in Alabama Confesses 2 L.A. Killings", "Serial killer who fled to Mexico gets life in prison for murdering 3 women in Dallas", "Murderer to plead guilty to killings in two states", "Plea deal changes death sentence to life sentence for convicted killer", "Sims Guilty for Murder of Fresno Teenage Girl", "Texan suspected of masterminding coin shop slayings", "Cold case of Salem woman missing from Oregon Museum Tavern solved in 2012", "California Handyman Charged in 6 Murders", "Anthony Sowell guilty of killing 11 women found at Imperial Avenue home, attacking three others", "Man Pleads Guilty To Mutilation Slayings", "Yosemite killer sentenced to death / Terrible details of Stayner case stun even the judge", "The case of a lifetime / For Cary Stayner, there was something about Jeff Rinek that put him at easeand made him want to talk", "Serial Killer's Push for Freedom: I'm a 'Better Person', "Obituary:'Weepy-voiced killer' Paul Stephani, 53, dies in prison", "Jury Assesses Penalty At Death For Slaying Of U. Antwan Pittman has been convicted in one case, 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, Stabbing attacks against mostly small-framed African-American men, with the main area being, 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, Raped and strangled six young women and girls in Washington, D.C. in the early 1970s, dumping their bodies by freeways, Strangled a woman and two teenage girls to death with socks, Allegedly responsible for the "Great Basin Murders", in which young girls and women were raped and killed across the, Known as the "San Mateo slasher"; five unsolved killings, of young women in. Killed sex workers because "they had to be punished", Known as "The Nebraska Boy Snatcher"; murdered young boys in Maine and Nebraska, Raped and killed elderly women at the Philadelphia nursing home he worked at, Committed crimes with his 15-year-old son Michael Kallinger, Known as "The Granny Killer"; robbed, murdered and set fire to the homes of his victims in, Known as the "East-Harlem Rapist"; raped seven women in Manhattan from 1991 to 1998, killing three of them, Shot three men during holdups in Ohio and New York, Convicted rapist who killed a young hitchhiker and a married couple in rural California, Killed a family of three and later his roommate during robberies, Family of serial killers who killed and robbed wealthy travellers in, 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, Three confirmed victims; linked to 11 victims in four states, Known as "The I-5 Strangler"; murdered young women picked up on the freeways around, FBI Informant; proposed as a suspect in the. The activities of serial killers spiked . List of serial killers in the United States, Henderson (2008), "Rescuing African Americans", p. 328. Serial killers such as the Green River Killer, the BTK Killer and the Golden State Killer are remembered for their heinous acts. May 24, 2017", "Possible serial killer lived strange life here - SanTan Sun News SanTan Sun News", "Authorities Search Home of Ex-Motel Worker During Probe of 4 Dead Atlantic City Prostitutes", "Rocky Mount police chief suspects serial killer in deaths", "Killer's play; vandalize cars, then offer help", Flint serial slasher Elias Abuelezam sentenced to life in prison, "Hollywood Girl Victim Of Sock Strangler", "LIVING A LIFE OF FEAR IN RICHMOND'S WEST END", "Is Serial Killer Stalking Hookers In Great Basin? Two of the four women have never been identified. Murdered three women around Arlington and Fort Worth, Texas between 1985 and 1986; suspected of up to 18 murders. 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Although his exact name is unknown, the killer appeared in London's Whitechapel district .
