Most Well Known Serial Killers.
- Jack The Ripper - His reign only lasted 3 months, but those were among the longest 3 months in history for the town Whitechapel at the East End of London. Of the five confirmed victims, all were prostitutes, though experts believe the body count to be closer to eleven.
- Ed Gein - Weird to say, but Ed Gein is the most influential serial killer ever to emerge from the underground. The inspiration of Psycho, Buffalo Bill and Leatherface... The idea it that he was the original skinner.
- The Zodiac Killer - He killed five people and left two wounded in Vallejo, CA, near San Francisco. The symbol of "Zodiac" was a circle with a cross in the middle. He sent letters to many San Francisco papers taunting journalists and detectives alike.
- Charles Manson - He was a manipulator who preached religion to attract and brainwash young women with troubled histories. Manson gained followers, adopting them into what became known as "The Family," who all lived in a movie ranch owned by George Spahn. The women began to call Manson 'Jesus Christ' and would do anything for him, including sexual favors. He brainwashed them into believing that African-Americans would gain power, kill all the white families, and that the Manson Family will be the only white family left alive.
- Ted Bundy - Ted Bundy had nineteen known victims (and another dozen or so suspected) between the ages of 12 and 26. A well-educated, good looking man, Bundy's charm and wit made him an attractive person to be around. He had no difficulty attracting women female victims and earning their trust so he could assault, rape, and murder them.
- Jeffrey Dahmer - His murders were gruesome and involved torture, forced sodomy, dismemberment (removing their limbs), necrophilia, and cannibalism. The Milwaukee Killer took the lives of seventeen Asian and African boys.