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Famous American Serial Killers
Web Infoguy American serial killers list - a comprehensive list of known serial killers. Who are some famous serial killers? America's serial killers are catalogued here. Serial killers in the USA outnumber other countries on a per capita basis, but this may be due to better law enforcement records. These killers have many victims to their name. Who are the most infamous serial killers? This list of US serial killers is alphabetical by first name; you can sort by any column. This is a list of famous American serial killers. US notable serial killers are on this list. The most notorious US serial killers found here can be copied to make your very own list of the most famous serial killers in the United States. List can then be re-ordered to fit your needs.
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1896“ aka "The Alligator Man"; killed at least 20 women in the early 20th century in Texas
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1947“ suspected of killing 20+ men along I-70; fled and committed suicide after remains of 11 were found on his Westfield, Indiana property
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1953“ aka "Son of Sam" and "The .44 Caliber Killer"; convicted of six murders in New York
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Bloody Benders
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1949“ convicted of killing six men in 1988 in Kansas City, Missouri; sexually tortured and dismembered his victims
„ - 7 1951“ aka the "Hillside Strangler"; killers of 13 women and possibly involved in three other killings „
- 8 1934“ aka the "Hillside Strangler"; killers of 13 women and possibly involved in three other killings „
- 9 1940“ convicted of killing five people in the early 1980s in the Asbury Park, New Jersey area; suspected in at least six other murders
„ - 10 1951“ Utah man who murdered five young boys; executed in 1988
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Roy Norris
“ kidnapped, tortured, raped and murdered five girls in 1979
„ - 12 1940“ kidnapped, tortured, raped and murdered five girls in 1979
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Terry Blair
“ Kansas City serial killer and rapist; active 1982
„ - 14 1947“ aka "The Freeway Killer"; with several accomplices, claimed the lives of 20 boys in California
„ - 15 1952“ convicted of two murders in Colorado; confessed to 48 murders
„ - 16 1939“ aka "The Lust Killer" and "Shoe Fetish Slayer"; killed at least five women in Oregon
„ - 17 1946“ law student who raped and murdered more than 35 women in six states; executed in Florida State Prison on January 24, 1989
„ - 18 1930“ aka the "Trailside Killer"; murdered five women on San Francisco-area hiking trails between 1979 and 1981
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Michael Bear Carson and Suzan Carson
“ nomadic hippie killers involved in the counter-culture movement; suspects in 12 homicides; sentenced to life imprisonment for three San Francisco Bay Area murders in 1983
„ - 20 1955“ murdered at least four women
„ - 21 1950“ aka "The Vampire of Sacramento"; murdered six people in California the 1970s
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Doug Clark
“ aka "Sunset Strip Killers"; killed at least seven people during 1980 „ - 23 1942“ aka "Sunset Strip Killers"; killed at least seven people during 1980 „
- 24 1938“ killed 16 people between 1948 and 1980; executed in 1985
„ - 25 1955“ multi-state killer whose killings took place during two months in 1984 aided by Debra Denise Brown; was convicted of murder in three states
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