Gary Ridgway — Green River Killer Fast Facts: Born in 1949 in Utah Murdered at least 49 women Was discovered when a DNA test revealed a match Confessed to around 75 to 80 murders Received multiple life sentences Ridgway was raised in a deprived neighbourhood. He wasn’t a good student and after finishin high school…
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Roy Fontaine — The Monster Butler Fast Facts: Born Archibald Hall in 1924 in Scotland, died in 2002 in England Murdered 5 people as he had a “a side of me, when aroused, that is cold and completely heartless” The owner of a hotel he was staying in became suspicious and police found one of…
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Edmund Kemper — Co-ed Killer Fast Facts: Born in 1948 in California Killed 6 women and several members of his family, initially to see what it felt like He called the police and confessed, although at first they didn’t believe him Charged with 8 counts of murder Initially convicted of killing his grandparents for which…
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Dennis Rader — BTK Killer Fast Facts: Born in 1945 in Kansas Murdered 10 people over 15 years (’74-’91) taking sexual pleasure from the killings He taunted police with letters and clues, one of which led police to him Charged with 10 counts of murder Sentenced to 10 life sentences Rader, the oldest of three…
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Charles Manson Fast Facts: Born Charles Milles Maddox in 1934 in Ohio, died in 2017 in California A cult leader suspected of 35 killings, who believed he was the harbinger of doom regarding the planet’s future Arrested for vandalism and the confessions of a follower led to the murder charges Charged with first-degree murder for…