He confessed to 33 murders, later recanted, and was finally convicted of all 33. At least five of the 33 remain unidentified.
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Charles Manson
Greek serial killer Antonis Daglis, aka Athens Ripper, was convicted in 1997 for the strangulation and dismemberment of three women, and six attempted murders.
20 years in prison
There was a serial killer known as Elifasi Msomi, otherwise known as "The Axe Killer" who was convicted of 15 murders and was sentenced to be hung until dead, in 1955.
The movie Killer Joe (2012) features a killer who flicks his cigarette lighter repeatedly.
Anthony Hopkins, the actor, in real life has never been accused or indeed convicted of any criminal offence which would warrant a prison sentence. In the movie 'The Silence of The Lambs' (1991) Anthony Hopkins played the part of a convicted serial killer, Dr Hannibal Lecter who was a convicted killer in a high security prison.
Carl Panzram was the United States most sadistic serial killer convicted of 21 murders and over 100 cases of rape all he plead guilty to.
John Wayne Gacy is an American seriel killer and rapist. He was also known as the Killer clown.He was convicted of sexual assault and murder of 33 teenage boys between 1972 and 1978.
Serial adjective version of series. Many The serial killer was finally arrested.
Edward G. Edwards of Doylestown, OH was convicted for the murder of two teens in 1977.