Charles Whitman killed his mother and wife before going on his killing spree and It is known that Henry Lee Lucas killed his own mother in 1960.
Serial killer Ed Kemper also murdered his mother (as well as his grandparents)
You could be refering to Ed Kemper, aka The Co-Ed Killer. Kemper, from Northern California killed his grandparents while still a teenager. After serving several years in a youth facility Kemper was released and he started on his killing career in ernest. First to go was his mother, whom he had always had problems with, and her best friend. He decapitated his mother's corpse. Then he started killing young college-age women. If you haven't got the idea yet Kemper had a problem with women.
You may be thinking about another killer but Kemper is the one that seemed to fit the description the best.
DeMeo or List
//Ronald DeFeo, Jr. killed his entire family (mother, father, siblings) in Amityville New York in the 1970's. These murders were the basis for the Amityville Horror book and movie. John List killed his entire family and was finally arrested over two decades later living in a different state. It is not uncommon for family members to kill their own. But this does not qualify them for serial murder. According to the FBI a serial killer must kill at least three victims with a 'cooling off' period in between kills. DeFeo and List were evil to be sure but were not serial killers.
California serial killer Edmund Kemper killed his grandparents while still a teen. After spending his time in a youth detention center he was released and promtly killed his mother, a family friend and 6 or 8 co-eds living in the Santa Cruz area. Kemper was a serial killer.//
Classification of serial killer is that they have killed three or more people.
There was a rumor that Tommy Debarge's wife Duckie, was killed by Alton Coleman, a black serial killer. I have not found any document to that effect and the list of the Alton Coleman's victims did not include her. Being killed by a serial killer is supposed to make head lines.
Jeffrey Dahmer.
The Old Testament portrays Joshua as a serial killer who mercilessly killed all the inhabitants of every city he conquered.
I Killed My BFF - 2012 My Best Friend the Serial Killer 1-8 was released on: USA: April 2013
Cherie Ayers had been bludgeoned and stabbed repeatedly in the neck and killed on October 9, 1980 by Randall Brent "Randy" Woodsfield who is an American serial killer who was dubbed The I-5 Killer or The I-5 Bandit.
Andrew cucanon a serial killer killed shot johnny versace in front of his house
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Charles Manson for part in the murder of LaBianca family Andrew Cunanan One of his victims was Gianni Versace, the Italian designer.
For some odd reasons some serial killers choose children as prey. Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo was a notorious Russian children serial killer who also killed women.
This is new to me. Now that I think about it, there is one of those in history, Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a countess from the renowned Báthory family. Although in modern times she has been labeled the most prolific female serial killer in history. She killed to be bathed in his victims blood because it will keep her younger.
Missy Phillips, the daughter of Mack, was killed by the serial killer known as the Little Lady Killer. The Little Lady Killer kidnapped and murdered several young girls, including Missy, in the novel "The Shack".