25 Things You Didn’t Know About Serial Killers
In the research done by Radford University in 2013, the United States is home to more than twenty times the number of serial killers than England. 76% of serial killers come from the US, though England does have the second highest number of serial killers.
Most serial killers are white males aged between 20 and 35. However, as in more recent years, this has changed. The population of serial killers belonging to other races, age brackets, and gender identities has increased.
The majority of serial killers admit that their first victims were small creatures, like animals. They practiced their first killings on small animals before switching to humans where they found more pleasure and fulfillment of their fantasies. Since most of the time serial killers come from dysfunctional families, episodes of this abnormal behavior may have been disregarded.
‘The Co-Ed Killer’, Edmund Kemper, told police after killing his grandparents, “I just wanted to see how it felt to shoot Grandma.”
Jeffrey Dahmer didn’t aim to kill; rather, he said, “I just wanted to have the person under my complete control.” He liked the idea of being able to keep them for as long as he pleased.
Robert Berdella claimed he was inspired by the movie adaptation of John Fowles’ book, The Collector. After the death of his father and after a forced sexual encounter with a male coworker at 16, ‘The Texas City Butcher’ saw the movie and claimed that it left a great impression on him. The film is about a man his mid-20s named Frederick Clegg who becomes obsessed with a beautiful teenager, Miranda Grey. Clegg kidnaps Grey and keeps her in his house, believing that she will eventually fall in love with him.
Charles Manson was granted a license for a prison marriage but called the wedding off. He had got engaged to a fan-turned-fiancé, Afton Elaine ‘Star’ Burton, however, he changed his mind when he learned of the woman’s real intention: to have the right of possession over Manson’s corpse once he’d died. Burton’s plan was to display his cold, lifeless body and earn money from people who wanted to see it.
Most of Ted Bundy’s victims physically resembled his ex-girlfriend. Bundy had fallen in love with a girl who had dark-colored hair that was parted in the middle. Most of his victims were said to be similar to his ex, given that most of them were dark-haired and usually parted their hair in the middle.
H. Holmes, one of the first serial killers in America, undertook his tortures and killings on the upper floors of his Murder Castle. He lured guests there during the Columbian Expedition in the 1890s. There were more than 60 rooms, with hallways leading to dead ends, stairs leading nowhere, and doors opening to more doors.
Richard Chase placed oranges on his head. As odd as it seems, he believed this would allow him to absorb vitamin C.
David Berkowitz claimed a demon spoke to him – through a dog. In 1977, the ‘Son of Sam’ confessed to killing six New York citizens and leaving seven others wounded. He gave himself the nickname ‘Son of Sam’, using the moniker in a letter he wrote to Jimmy Breslin, a newspaper columnist.
Alexander Pichushkin’s goal was to kill 64 innocent people, corresponding the number of squares on a standard chess board. Hence, his nickname, ‘The Chessboard Killer’. His preferred victims were homeless men who wandered around carrying vodka. Most of his killings were done by repeatedly hammering their heads and inserting a vodka bottle into the gaping skull wound.
Robert Berdella kept a notebook in which he wrote about his crimes in detail. He took Polaroid photographs that showed his victims’ torture and deaths.
‘The Butcher of Rostov’, serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, claimed he knew he had to be destroyed, and that he was “a mistake of nature.” He raped, killed and mutilated a total of 53 people, including women and youths, from 1978 to 1990. Sentenced in 1994, he was shot by firing squad after two years of incarceration.
H. Holmes made sure he was the only one who had knowledge of the real blueprint and purpose of his hotel, ‘The Murder Castle’. Holmes constantly accused his workers of not being competent enough and took them off the job whenever he thought they were getting suspicious about the construction.
Karla Homolka helped her boyfriend rape her younger sister. Homolka’s boyfriend preyed on teenage girls. Together, they raped and murdered a total of three teenagers, including her younger sister. She was jailed for 12 years and was released in 2005. She is now remarried with three children.
Ted Bundy rescued a drowning kid. He was not bad all the time; despite killing around 30 innocent people, he did save one life. He was also once commended by the Seattle Police Department for chasing down a thief who had robbed a purse.
Luis Alfredo Garavito’s targets were boys with ages ranging from 8 to 16. Despite his proven count of 138 murders (and more suspected), sources infer that he will still be granted the eligibility to be released in the future.
‘The Vampire of Sacramento’, Richard Chase, only went into houses whose doors were unlocked. He saw unlocked doors as an invitation for him to go inside. He was given the name ‘Vampire’ because he drank the blood of his victims in Sacramento.
Richard Chase performed vampirism in an attempt to counteract his feeling that his heart stopped beating often. He was a hypochondriac. His first vampire activity was to inject himself with rabbit blood. From there he moved on to human blood. He shot and killed five people.
“I always had the desire to inflict pain on others and to have others inflict pain on me. UI always seemed to enjoy everything that hurt. The desire to inflict pain that is all that is uppermost,” said Albert Fish, a pedophile who raped and killed. He was one of the first to experience the electric chair at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, New York City.
The man behind the creepy Pogo the Clown, John Wayne Gacy, said, “The only thing they can get me for is running a funeral parlor without a license.” Gacy raped and murdered more than 30 men, including boys, in the 1970s.
“Even psychopaths have emotions; then again, maybe not,” said ‘The Night Strangler’, Richard Ramirez, known for being a rapist, murderer, burglar who invaded the homes of elderly women.
Known as the Moors Murders, this five-children killing spree was perpetrated by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady. As for Hindley’s cooperation with Brady, she said, “He dominated me completely.” She claimed that Brady had threatened, raped, whipped, and caned her. According to Hindley, Brady had also threatened to kill her family.
The still unidentified, Zodiac Killer said, “If the blue meanies are going to get me they’d better get off their asses and do something.” The Zodiac Killer has five confirmed murders dating to the 1960s and 1970s, however, has not been arrested by police.
Most serial killers are white males aged between 20 and 35. However, as in more recent years, this has changed. The population of serial killers belonging to other races, age brackets, and gender identities has increased.
The majority of serial killers admit that their first victims were small creatures, like animals. They practiced their first killings on small animals before switching to humans where they found more pleasure and fulfillment of their fantasies. Since most of the time serial killers come from dysfunctional families, episodes of this abnormal behavior may have been disregarded.
‘The Co-Ed Killer’, Edmund Kemper, told police after killing his grandparents, “I just wanted to see how it felt to shoot Grandma.”
Jeffrey Dahmer didn’t aim to kill; rather, he said, “I just wanted to have the person under my complete control.” He liked the idea of being able to keep them for as long as he pleased.
Robert Berdella claimed he was inspired by the movie adaptation of John Fowles’ book, The Collector. After the death of his father and after a forced sexual encounter with a male coworker at 16, ‘The Texas City Butcher’ saw the movie and claimed that it left a great impression on him. The film is about a man his mid-20s named Frederick Clegg who becomes obsessed with a beautiful teenager, Miranda Grey. Clegg kidnaps Grey and keeps her in his house, believing that she will eventually fall in love with him.
Charles Manson was granted a license for a prison marriage but called the wedding off. He had got engaged to a fan-turned-fiancé, Afton Elaine ‘Star’ Burton, however, he changed his mind when he learned of the woman’s real intention: to have the right of possession over Manson’s corpse once he’d died. Burton’s plan was to display his cold, lifeless body and earn money from people who wanted to see it.
Most of Ted Bundy’s victims physically resembled his ex-girlfriend. Bundy had fallen in love with a girl who had dark-colored hair that was parted in the middle. Most of his victims were said to be similar to his ex, given that most of them were dark-haired and usually parted their hair in the middle.
H. Holmes, one of the first serial killers in America, undertook his tortures and killings on the upper floors of his Murder Castle. He lured guests there during the Columbian Expedition in the 1890s. There were more than 60 rooms, with hallways leading to dead ends, stairs leading nowhere, and doors opening to more doors.
Richard Chase placed oranges on his head. As odd as it seems, he believed this would allow him to absorb vitamin C.
David Berkowitz claimed a demon spoke to him – through a dog. In 1977, the ‘Son of Sam’ confessed to killing six New York citizens and leaving seven others wounded. He gave himself the nickname ‘Son of Sam’, using the moniker in a letter he wrote to Jimmy Breslin, a newspaper columnist.
Alexander Pichushkin’s goal was to kill 64 innocent people, corresponding the number of squares on a standard chess board. Hence, his nickname, ‘The Chessboard Killer’. His preferred victims were homeless men who wandered around carrying vodka. Most of his killings were done by repeatedly hammering their heads and inserting a vodka bottle into the gaping skull wound.
Robert Berdella kept a notebook in which he wrote about his crimes in detail. He took Polaroid photographs that showed his victims’ torture and deaths.
‘The Butcher of Rostov’, serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, claimed he knew he had to be destroyed, and that he was “a mistake of nature.” He raped, killed and mutilated a total of 53 people, including women and youths, from 1978 to 1990. Sentenced in 1994, he was shot by firing squad after two years of incarceration.
H. Holmes made sure he was the only one who had knowledge of the real blueprint and purpose of his hotel, ‘The Murder Castle’. Holmes constantly accused his workers of not being competent enough and took them off the job whenever he thought they were getting suspicious about the construction.
Karla Homolka helped her boyfriend rape her younger sister. Homolka’s boyfriend preyed on teenage girls. Together, they raped and murdered a total of three teenagers, including her younger sister. She was jailed for 12 years and was released in 2005. She is now remarried with three children.
Ted Bundy rescued a drowning kid. He was not bad all the time; despite killing around 30 innocent people, he did save one life. He was also once commended by the Seattle Police Department for chasing down a thief who had robbed a purse.
Luis Alfredo Garavito’s targets were boys with ages ranging from 8 to 16. Despite his proven count of 138 murders (and more suspected), sources infer that he will still be granted the eligibility to be released in the future.
‘The Vampire of Sacramento’, Richard Chase, only went into houses whose doors were unlocked. He saw unlocked doors as an invitation for him to go inside. He was given the name ‘Vampire’ because he drank the blood of his victims in Sacramento.
Richard Chase performed vampirism in an attempt to counteract his feeling that his heart stopped beating often. He was a hypochondriac. His first vampire activity was to inject himself with rabbit blood. From there he moved on to human blood. He shot and killed five people.
“I always had the desire to inflict pain on others and to have others inflict pain on me. UI always seemed to enjoy everything that hurt. The desire to inflict pain that is all that is uppermost,” said Albert Fish, a pedophile who raped and killed. He was one of the first to experience the electric chair at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, New York City.
The man behind the creepy Pogo the Clown, John Wayne Gacy, said, “The only thing they can get me for is running a funeral parlor without a license.” Gacy raped and murdered more than 30 men, including boys, in the 1970s.
“Even psychopaths have emotions; then again, maybe not,” said ‘The Night Strangler’, Richard Ramirez, known for being a rapist, murderer, burglar who invaded the homes of elderly women.
Known as the Moors Murders, this five-children killing spree was perpetrated by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady. As for Hindley’s cooperation with Brady, she said, “He dominated me completely.” She claimed that Brady had threatened, raped, whipped, and caned her. According to Hindley, Brady had also threatened to kill her family.
The still unidentified, Zodiac Killer said, “If the blue meanies are going to get me they’d better get off their asses and do something.” The Zodiac Killer has five confirmed murders dating to the 1960s and 1970s, however, has not been arrested by police.
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