Name: Kenneth Erskine AKA: Stockwell Strangler, Heatwave Killer Born: Jul 1, 1963 Died: N/A Nationality: British Victims: 7+ Early Life: Kenneth Erskine is one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers, who was commonly known as the “Stockwell Strangler”. He was born in Hammersmith, a district of London. His mother Margaret was British, and his father …
Name: Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer AKA: Milwaukee Cannibal, Milwaukee Monster Born: May 21, 1960 Died: November 28, 1994 Nationality: American Victims: 17 Early Life: Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was born on May 21, 1960 to Joyce and Lionel Dahmer and is the older brother of David. Dahmer had been described by his parents as a ‘happy’ child, …
Name: Issei Sagawa AKA: Pang Born: April 26, 1949 Died: N/A Nationality: Japanese Victims: 1 Early Life: Issei Sagawa was born on April 26, 1949 in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan to wealthy parents. Sagawa was born prematurely and was reported to be small enough to fit in the palm of his father’s hand. Sagawa has …
Name: Theodore Robert Bundy (ne Cowell) Born: November 24, 1946 Died: January 24, 1989 Nationality: American Victims: 30+ Early Life: Theodore Robert Bundy Born Theodore Robert Cowell was born on November 24, 1946 to Eleanor Louise Cowell (known as Louise). He was born out of wedlock at the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers in …
Name: Dean Corll AKA: The Candy Man Born: Dec 24, 1939 Died: Aug 8, 1973 Nationality: American Victims: 28+ Early Life: Dean Corll was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1939. His parents divorced when he was about the age of seven. Reportedly, they never had a good marriage. His father was also known for …
Name: Richard Ramirez AKA: The Night Stalker Born: Feb 29, 1960 Died: Jun 7, 2013 Nationality: American Victims: 14+ Early Life: Ricardo “Richard” Leyva Muñoz Ramírez was a Mexican American serial killer, burglar, and rapist. Through terrorizing the state of California, he obtained the name of “The Night Stalker.” He murdered at least 14 people, …
Events leading up to the torment: Sylvia Likens, age 16, was the victim extreme torture which led up to her death in 1965. Sylvia along with her sister Jenny, were left under the care of Gertrude Baniszewski while they left to work their traveling carnival. In exchange for caring for their daughters, Gertrude would …