A Vancouver, BC area hog farmer named Robert Pickton murdered at least 60 women. After killing them he fed the bodies of his victims to his hogs. The pigs did a fine job of eliminating evidence. When finally arrested, Pickton's hogs had left only small pieces of bones. Pickton's trial was the longest in Canadian history and came to a whopping $100 million to prosecute.
Serial Killer Michael Ross.
Pickton was for the most part an organized killer. He picked his victims, had a secluded place to take them, and after murdering them he had an ingenius method of disposing of the evidence (the bodies).
The serial killer in 'Red Dragon' puts mirrors in the eye sockets of his victims.
He was not in serial killer for the thrill of the suffering, he was a serial killer based on finacial gain so he kept the money as a trophy.
This does happen occasionally. The Green River Killer Gary Leon Ridgeway broke down when a relative of one of his victims forgave him.
Jeffrey Dahmer's victims were usually asian or black.
Kansas has it's well known convicted serial killer named Dennis Lynn Rader known as the BTK killer. Richard Grissom also from kansas was a serial killer aprehended for the killing of 3 women. Another serial killer was aprehended in Kansas even dough he was from Illioins, was John Edward Robinson. In the related links box below, I posted the THE BLOODY BENDERS article. It has the Mass Murderers from the History of Kansas.
Of course he is not a serial killer in reality. Actors often portray people who are NOT like them.
That was Luis Aguilar Perez.
The crimes of Jack The Ripper remain some of the most brutal in criminal history. Overkill is a gross understatement when speaking of London's most notorious killer. With few exceptions, his victims throat's were cut, several victims were almost decapitated, then they were stabbed, cut open and disembowelled, and mutilated. Some victims were missing internal organs, which is not uncommon for serial killers to take some kind of trophy from their victims as a way to relive the murder over and over again. JTR's crimes were sexual in nature, yet there was no sign of sexual assault on the bodies. Even in the 21st century where serial murder has become almost common, Jack The Ripper is probably the most recognized serial killer of all time.
I could find no serial killer from Stockton, CA. But an English serial killer was named The Stockwell Strangler. Kenneth Erskine killed 7 to 11 elderly women from April 9, 1986 to July 23,1986. That's a large number of victims for such a short period of time.
When a person decides to become a serial killer, there is a chance he could be aprehended after his second kill. Most researchers define serial killers as having three to four victims, but also includes in his database of serial killers some individuals who "killed only two victims but were suspect in other slayings or in which evidence indicated their intent to kill others". The problem with using a definition based strictly on three victims omits the two-time signature killer who has obsessive qualities and would be expected to continue to kill.