Real Serial KillersLists about infamous repeat murderers to chill your blood and remind you to lock your doors and windows and maybe keep a knife under your pillow.
List of serial killers who were never caught in their lifetime. It’s comforting to know that most serial killers get caught and put behind bars to pay for their crimes. Families of the victims get some sort of peace knowing that justice has been served, while locals get the relief of knowing that a dangerous person has been taken off the streets. Unfortunately, not all serial killers are apprehended. Throughout history, a few serial killers have escaped the grasps of law enforcement, due to their cunning and ability to stay under the radar.
Many of the unsolved serial killer crimes became huge mysteries in human history, from the elusive Zodiac Killer to the menacing Jack the Ripper, with no definitive suspects attached to the crimes. Other serial killers got away with the crimes until after their deaths, when their names were attached to the crimes nobody knew they committed in their lifetime. Some of these are serial killers on the loose, currently under investigation.
Which serial killers managed to never get caught? The killers on this list are mostly known by their media-given nicknames due to their elusive nature. Whether they will ever be discovered is still a mystery.
In a terrifying period between 1972 and 1974, at least five Black children were attacked, and often murdered, in Manhattan. No one was ever sentenced, but one suspect, Erno Soto, confessed to one of the murders. Unfortunately, he was considered unfit to stand trial and committed to a psychiatric hospital.
As one of the most notorious serial killers of all time, the Zodiac Killer made a name for himself as he killed several people in the San Francisco Bay Area and taunted local newspapers with letters about his crimes. While multiple suspects have been named, the case currently remains unsolved and inactive.
In 1946, eight people were attacked by an unknown killer that was sometimes dubbed the Phantom Killer. The town of Texarkana lived in terror for months as couples were brutally attacked. Throughout the history of the case, almost 400 people were arrested on suspicion of being the Moonlight Murderer.
In 1888, at least five sex workers in London were murdered by an unknown serial killer. Much of the information known about the killer known as Jack the Ripper is based on rumors and several letters from the alleged killer that appeared in London newspapers. It was widely believed the the Ripper was likely a doctor or a butcher, due to the precision of the mutilations.
The Axeman of New Orleans was an active serial killer from 1917 to 1919 who brutally attacked 12 men and women with an axe. The Axeman famously sent letters to the newspapers claiming he would spare any house that played jazz music loudly.
