Serial Killers.....
A serial killer a person who murders three or more people, usually in service of abnormal psychological gratification, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant break (a "cooling off period") between them. Some can go on for days, weeks, months, and some for several years. Some have been caught, some have never been found. There are many famous serial killers that have been around through the years, many listed here you may not see them as what another would be labeled directly as a serial killer due to the nature of their kills. Updates to this site and information will be added as often as more research is collected.
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History of serial killings
According to the FBI-(on serial killing)
"Serial murder is neither a new phenomenon, nor is it uniquely American. Dating back to ancient times, serial murderers have been chronicled around the world. In 19th century Europe, Dr. Richard von Krafft-Ebing conducted some of the first documented research on violent, sexual offenders and the crimes they committed. Best known for his 1886 textbook Psychopathia Sexualis, Dr. Kraft-Ebing described numerous case studies of sexual homicide, serial murder, and other areas of sexual proclivity. Serial murder is a relatively rare event, estimated to comprise less than one percent of all murders committed in any given year. However, there is a macabre interest in the topic that far exceeds its scope and has generated countless articles, books, and movies. This broad-based public fascination began in the late 1880s, after a series of unsolved prostitute murders occurred in the Whitechapel area of London. These murders were committed by an unknown individual who named himself “Jack the Ripper” and sent letters to the police claiming to be the killer."-
(FBI, 2005)
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"Serial murder is neither a new phenomenon, nor is it uniquely American. Dating back to ancient times, serial murderers have been chronicled around the world. In 19th century Europe, Dr. Richard von Krafft-Ebing conducted some of the first documented research on violent, sexual offenders and the crimes they committed. Best known for his 1886 textbook Psychopathia Sexualis, Dr. Kraft-Ebing described numerous case studies of sexual homicide, serial murder, and other areas of sexual proclivity. Serial murder is a relatively rare event, estimated to comprise less than one percent of all murders committed in any given year. However, there is a macabre interest in the topic that far exceeds its scope and has generated countless articles, books, and movies. This broad-based public fascination began in the late 1880s, after a series of unsolved prostitute murders occurred in the Whitechapel area of London. These murders were committed by an unknown individual who named himself “Jack the Ripper” and sent letters to the police claiming to be the killer."-
(FBI, 2005)
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Famous and infamous
Many do remember those like Ted Bundy, Jefferey Dahmer, and Ed Gein, but there are many of those serial killers that didn't get as much notoriety. Those like Roy Melanson, Faryion Wardrip, Kenneth Granviel and several others you will find on Criminal to Life are still listed as a serial killer but some may not have heard of them, no movie of the week. Those are the ones I like to research and read about.