Who was the first black serial killer?

Answer 1

Due to the fact that accurate records were not kept for black serial killers the earliest found was Sydney Jones who was hung on June 25, 1915.

Jake Bird killed at least 44 women between the 1920's and 1947.

Answer 2

Possibly Wayne Williams, the Atlanta Child Murderer, who is believed to have killed approximately 27 young boys and men, from 1979 to 1981, in Atlanta, GA. Williams was convicted of only two of the killings. Many people think that the wrong man was convicted or Wayne was only guilty of some and that maybe there were two killers working simultaneasly due to conflicting evidence. But the strongest indicator of William's guilt would be the end of the killings after his arrest.