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Notorious Murderers and Serial Killers
This category contains questions and answers about those people who committed a notorious murder, or a series of murders, often in a gruesome fashion. Their psychology and manner of murder continues to fascinate and repel people.
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Lowell Lee Andrews was an 18-year-old college student from Woolcott, Kansas. On Thanksgiving break in 1958, he shot and killed his father, mother, and 20-year-old sister. He rifled the house to give the appearance of a robbery-homicide. Then he dropped the guns into the river. He drove to his rooming house and spoke to several people, and then went to the movies, where he spoke to the cashier and the usher -- thus hoping to establish an alibi. Then he returned home and called the police.
He stated that his motive was to inherit his father's money, a smallish estate. No one knows what set him off on that particular night. He never showed any remorse for the killings, claiming he really didn't even know why he did it.
He was hanged at Leavenworth Prison in 1960.
"In Cold Blood," Truman Capote's account of the Cliutter family murders in 1959 led to widespread awareness of Andrews. He was incarcerated with Perry Smith and Dick Hickock who murdered the Clutters and were hanged for their crimes in 1965.
Who was the serial killer in the World Fair of 1893?
Erik Larson in his very interesting book, The Devil in the White City, explains how Dr. H. H. Holmes became the serial killer during the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893.
Theodore (Ted) Kaczynski is a convicted US criminal who used letter bombs against various individuals from 1978 to 1995 as part of an anti-technology delusion.
The Unabomber, named for his initial attacks on universities and airlines, ("un" in his FBI code name was short for university, and "a" referred to airlines), was responsible for placing or mailing 16 package bombs and letter bombs that resulted in three deaths and nearly two dozen injuries in the United States.
After one of the longest and most expensive manhunts in the nation's history, the FBI seized Ted Kaczynski, a Harvard-educated mathematician turned recluse, who later pleaded guilty for the attacks.
How many serial killers are from New York?
New York has had no shortage of serial killers. Although I don't think this is a complete list, it will give you an idea of the number of killers in this one state.
Earl Nelson with 22+ kills
(known as Gorilla)
Albert Fish 15 kills
Arthur Shawcross 14 kills
Joseph Christopher 13 kills
Ray Fernandez and Marth Beck 12+ kills
Richard Angelo 10+ kills
Kendall Francois 8 kills
Michael Ross 6+ kills
Richard Biegenwald 6+ kills
David Berkowitz 6 kills
Waneta Hoyt 5 kills
Gary Evans 5 kills
Foxglove Killers 5 kills
Robert Shulman 5 kills
Ricardo Caputo 4+ kills
Heriberto Seda 3 kills
Sometimes it's hard to get an accurate body count with serial killers. Their honesty is always suspect. Always keep in mind there may be other victims that were never found and remain a missing person. There is also the possiblity that some killers may not even remember how many victiims they had. And some of these figures may by just convictions. Conviction numbers may be much lower than actual accused or suspected.
Why is the book Final Truth The Autobiography of a Serial Killer so expensive?
I had seen in Ámazon books in hardcover for $68.85, but Adeptbooks.com for $27.50.
Final Truth is the confessional of Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins whose acts of sexual torture, serial rape and murder are unsurpassed in the annals of American crime.
In graphic detail, and without remorse, Gaskins describes his escalating pattern of crime that brought him inexorably to a September morning when he committed his initial Coastal Kill, the first in a series of murders of teenage hitch-hikers - the random rape and sexual torture of girls and boys without names, buried in graves without markers - obsessive carnage perpetrated to relieve the rage that burned inside him; acts that made it easier for him to commit what he called his Serious Murders - killing victims he knew, including friends and family.
--Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins and Wilton Earle--
The many different police departments that were involved in the Zodiak case were as follows: Napa Sheriff's Dept., Solano County Sheriff's Dept., San Francisco Police, Sonoma County Sheriff's Dept. Riverside County Police, Modesto Police, Santa Rosa Police. There were several others indirectly involved with this case. It is harder to decide which department worked the most on the case. Certainly Napa and Solano worked very hard to catch the Zodiak as did San Francisco detectives Dave Toschi and Bill Armstrong. To a much lessor degree Riverside County in Southern California and Sonoma County where suspect Arthur Lee Allen lived for several years while completing his degree at Sonoma State University near Santa Rosa.
And although not a detective in any formal fashion, SF Chronical cartoonist turned author Robert Graysmith who stayed with the case for two decades, despite the personal price he paid.
How many women did the Boston Strangler kill in 1964?
The Boston Strangler murdered Mary Sullivan in 1964. His twelve previous victims had died in 1962 and 1963.
Who is the most recent imfamous serial killer?
Although many have come after him, the most recognized name in serial murder by far is the 19th century London killer, Jack The Ripper. His crimes are still some of the most brutal on record and the interest in this killer never wanes. Mostly due to the fact that the killer was never caught which has made way for outragious theories and second and third guessing.
The crimes of JTR were not the result of Freemasons, a Royal conspiracy, a woman, nor was the Ripper neccessarily a medical doctor, butcher or furrier. Many times, serial killers don't come with a 'neon sign' that alerts the world to what they really are. They are master mimics, with the ability to blend in to the world around them. The real Ripper was probably never susupected in his lifetime.
What type or serial killer is Herbert mullin?
Mullin would be called an disorganized killer. They seemed completely random and without motive. There is no doubt that Mullin had serious problems. He is an excellent example of why most serial killers are not mentally ill. Mullin was, and he was arrested after only 4 months. To be a successful serial killer you must plan each murder very carefully. Mullin was not able to do this.
Did a serial killer ever work with the police?
One of the more memorable collaborations was serial killer Ted Bundy and Robert Keppel, a member of the Green River Task Force in Washington State. Bundy offered his unique 'take' on the serial killer known as the Green River Killer. Although it is doubtful how much help he really was, police would have tried anything to catch the killer. And Bundy drummed up some publicity for himself, which of course made it worth his while.
Added: The key word in the question is "work WITH" the police - it does not imply they worked for the police
If you write to paul bernardo will he receive it?
yes as long as you have the correct address and his prisoner id#. it would help to call the prison with any questions, although in my experience the prison workers are very short with you and dont seem to want to answer your questions. him writing bak to you? well thats another story. i have written to several high profile criminals and have never recieved a response, but good luck maybe for you it'll be different!
A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people over a period of more than thirty days, with a "cooling off" period between each murder, and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification.
What serial killers were schizophrenic?
Richard Chase, Tsutomu Miyazaki, Hadden Clark, Marc Sappington, Herbert Mullin, Robert Napper, Ottis Toole, Raman Raghev, Juan Corona, James Clay Lawson, David Berkowitz (faked insanity?), Peter Sutcliffe (faked insanity?)
How did the unabomber change privacy rights?
I posted a site with the Pysychological Evaluation of Theodore Kaczynski in the related links box below. Understanding the unabomber takes some reading.
At the time of Ridgeway's arrest in 2001 there was only one person left on the Green River Task Force, detective Tom Jensen. Jensen and Seattle police officers finally arrested Ridgeway for the murders of dozens of young women in and around the Seattle area.
Ironically, Dave Reichert, with the Green River Task Force from the beginnig until he was promoted to the King County Sheriff's Office, was not present for the arrest. Reichert worked the case longer than any one person, and without a doubt knew more about the case than anyone else. For almost 20 years, Reichert lived and breathed Green River killer and it most definitely took a personal toll.
Where can a find a forum for serial killer groupies?
check out the serial killer central forum. In the related links box below, I posted the forum.
What was the name of the serial killer from Springfield Ohio?
William Sapp was convicted of three people. The Ohio Supreme Court upheld Sapp's death sentence. There is no DOE (date of execution) as yet in this case.
Is the Boston Strangler case considered an open case?
Whether it was ever closed I have not been able to verify, but the files have been dusted off and are being reworked by cold case detectives after DNA testing has eliminated Albert DeSolvo as the murderer of Mary Sullivan, the last victim in the series of murders known as the Boston Strangler killings.
What many people are not aware of is DeSolvo was never charged with the Strangler crimes and was in fact serving time for other crimes when he was stabbed to death in his prison cell. After his arrest, DeSolvo confessed to the Strangler crimes and while he knew far too much about certain murders, others, he didn't have a clue, giving weight to the theory that there was more than one killer at large in the Boston area.
Whatever the case, it will be very interesting to see what cold case investigators will turn up in one of the the most facinating crimes in American history.
Where is Elizabeth bathory's castle?
The most popular castle is in Cachtice, Slovakia. But it´s still ruin today.
He released a statement recently saying at the time he was obviously drunk and he may or may not of known him but at the time he thought he did.
Who is Ian Brandy the serial killer?
Cause he had to much brandy ( That was a pun :p )
Ian Brady was one of the Moors Murderers. The other one was Myra Hindley. Ian was a follower of the Nazi doctrine and he convinced Myra to help him torture and kill child victims. Some whose remains have never been found. Myra was called the Most Evil Woman in Britain.
