Famous Serial Killers Who Are Still Alive (2024)

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Gilles de Rais (1404-40)

However, Breton Nobleman Gilles de Rais is accredited as one of the earliest serial killers in history. He led an outstanding career, as a soldier in the Hundred Year's War and a comrade in arms of Joan of Arc.

A serial killer is conventionally defined as a person who murders three or more people in a period of over a month, with a “cooling down” time between murders. For a serial killer, the murders must be separate events, which are most often driven by a psychological thrill or pleasure.

Reader's discretion is advised. According to ABP News, Amarjeet Sada was responsible for the murders of three, out of which two went unreported. His horrific actions made him known as the world's youngest serial killer.

But both Hitler and Stalin were outdone by Mao Zedong. From 1958 to 1962, his Great Leap Forward policy led to the deaths of up to 45 million people – easily making it the biggest episode of mass murder ever recorded.

For now, psychologists tend to agree that serial killers are neither purely born nor entirely made and that the truth lies somewhere in between.

Joe Berlinger has made a career out of Netflix serial killer content, having helmed both The Ted Bundy Tapes and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), the narrative twist on Bundy's crimes.

H.H. Holmes (born May 16, 1861?, Gilmanton, New Hampshire, U.S.—died May 7, 1896, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American swindler and confidence trickster who is widely considered the country's first known serial killer. Born: May 16, 1861?, Gilmanton, New Hampshire, U.S.

Who was the first female serial killer? ›

The legend of Lavinia Fisher, the first known female serial killer in the U.S., is over a century old, dating back to the early 1800s. She is said to have rolled with a group of highway robbers and outlaws, including her husband John Fisher.

Bright Young Women is inspired by the real-life sorority targeted by America's first 'celebrity' serial killer, Ted Bundy.

America remains fascinated with its serial killers. Yet, in recent years, serial killings have plummeted. One scholarly study found that the number of active serial killers dwindled from 198 in 1987, the largest number on record, to 12 in 2018.

In the US alone, the FBI estimates there are between 25 to 50 active serial killers at any given time, despite the authorities not being aware of them or connecting the killings together.

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This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 June 2024. Aileen Carol Wuornos (/ˈwɔːrnoʊs/; born Pittman; February 29, 1956 – October 9, 2002) was an American serial killer.