1. Jack the Ripper. It's hard to say why London's Jack the Ripper is arguably the world's most famous serial killer. It could be because he committed his crimes so long ago — in 1888 — they're so far removed from current times that no one connected to the case is still alive.
1: Pedro Alonso Lopez. In 2002, Pedro Alonso Lopez received 14 years in prison in Ecuador for killing mostly young girls. He claimed to have killed over 300 people. The "Monster of the Andes" just might be the world's most prolific serial killer.
From Australia's first serial killer (William MacDonald) to its worst (the "Snowtown" murders), Australia has suffered a wide range of homicidal psychopaths who were compelled to keep killing until they were caught.
Unveiling the horrifying story of Amarjeet Sada, the. world's youngest serial killer whose murderous spree. began at the age of 8.
A number of studies have focused on some of the most well-known cases of serial murder and serial killers who have reported child abuse in their history. John Wayne Gacy, Gary Ridgeway, and Ed Gein are three infamous serial killers who were physically and verbally abused as children by a parent.
H.H. Holmes, byname of Herman Mudgett, (born May 16, 1861?, Gilmanton, New Hampshire, U.S.—died May 7, 1896, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), American swindler and confidence trickster who is widely considered the country's first known serial killer.
Due to the nature of her alleged crimes, the media nicknamed Folbigg "Australia's worst female serial killer."
Joseph Hakan Ayik, also known as Hakan Reis (born 31 January 1979) is a Turkish - Australian drug trafficker. He has an estimated net worth of 1.2 billion dollars, and was described in June 2021 as "Australia's most wanted man".
One of the most prevalent crimes in Australia is sexual assault, with the largest proportion of victims being female.
Research shows that certain genes can predispose people to violence. Many serial killers experience childhood trauma or early separation from their mothers.
According to Fox, a criminology professor at Northeastern University, it comes down to several major changes in forensic science, policing, criminal justice and technology that have made it harder than ever for the BTK Killers of the world to escape capture.
The "Zodiac Killer," a self-given pseudonym of an unidentified serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s, and whose crimes are widely considered the most famous unsolved murder case in American history.
Ted Bundy
Bundy is considered to be the most charming serial killer in history. He raped and mutilated many women.
The Stoneman Killer
The serial killer is from India who killed 13 homeless people. The incident took place in the 80's in Mumbai where the serial killing of 13 homeless people took place while they were sleeping. The killer used stone to kill its victims and was never caught.
The man once dubbed Australia's most notorious gangster has returned to the Gold Coast, but he's almost unrecognisable. Gold Coast gangster Tim 'Sharky' Ward about being rich.
Flannery is rumoured to have murdered as many as 14 people, and police believe his first contract was the barrister Roger Anthony Wilson who was forced off the road, abducted, and taken to a bush in Pakenham where he was shot by Flannery. Police are yet to recover his body.
Ivan Milat, (1944–2019) convicted of the murder of seven young men and women between 1989 and 1993; known as Australia's most prolific serial killer. His crimes are collectively referred to as the "Backpacker murders".
Frederick Deeming was likely Australia's first serial killer - and a one-time Jack the Ripper suspect. Sue Williams follows the DNA trail to a man of murder and mystery.
Kathleen Folbigg: Woman once dubbed 'Australia's worst female serial killer' pardoned and freed after 20 years in prison | The Independent.
Lavinia Fisher: Lavinia Fisher has the dubious distinction of being the first female serial killer in the United States, or at least the first one to grip to the public consciousness and earn the title.
Legend has held that the first widely recognized first female serial killer in the United States is Lavinia Fisher, born in 1793, but the location of her birth, her maiden name, or any information about her childhood is unknown.
It is estimated that there have been over 400 female serial killers throughout history with an average age at arrest being 33 years old and African Americans accounting for 20%.