List of Famous Serial Killers

Carlton Michael Gary was an American serial killer convicted of the murders of three elderly women in Columbus, Georgia, between 1977 and 1978, though he is suspected of at least four more. Gary was arrested in December 1978 for an armed robbery and sentenced to 21 years in prison.

Joseph Kallinger was an American serial killer who murdered three people, and tortured four families. He committed these crimes with his 12-year-old son Michael.

Carl Anthony Williams was an Australian convicted murderer and drug trafficker from Melbourne, Victoria. He was the central figure in the Melbourne gangland killings as well as its final victim.

The story of Christman Genipperteinga tells of a German serial killer and bandit of the 16th century. He reportedly murdered 964 individuals starting in his youth over a 13-year period, from 1569 until his capture in 1581. The story of Christman Genipperteinga was printed in 1581 or shortly thereafter. In 1587 a condensed account was included in a collection of calendar histories. An even more condensed Czech translation of that account appeared in 1590. Remarkable is also a French translation in a 1598 wonder book, illustrated with a woodcut exhibiting the various details of the tale.

Hélène Jégado was a French domestic servant and serial killer. She is believed to have murdered as many as 36 people with arsenic over a period of 18 years. After an initial period of activity, between 1833 and 1841, she seems to have stopped for nearly ten years before a final spree in 1851.

Robert Andrew Berdella Jr. was an American serial killer, known as The Kansas City Butcher and The Collector, who kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered at least six men between 1984 and 1987 in Kansas City, Missouri after having forced his victims to endure periods of up to six weeks of captivity.

The Oakland County Child Killer (OCCK) is the name given to the perpetrator(s) responsible for the killings of at least four children in Oakland County, Michigan in 1976 and 1977. The victims were held captive before being killed, and forensic DNA testing has indirectly implicated two suspects, one of whom has since died, with the other serving life in prison for offenses against children. A DNA profile created from samples taken from some of the victims' bodies is from the main perpetrator, but does not match the DNA of anyone named in connection with the case, and his identity is unknown.

Marie-Madeleine d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers, was a French aristocrat who was accused and convicted of murdering her father and two of her brothers in order to inherit their estates. After her death, there was speculation that she poisoned upwards of 30 sick people in hospitals to test out her poisons, but these rumors were never confirmed. Her crimes were discovered after the death of her lover and co-conspirator, Captain Godin de Sainte-Croix who saved letters detailing dealings of poisonings between the two. After being arrested, she was tortured, forced to confess, and finally executed. Her trial and death spawned the onset of the Affair of the Poisons, a major scandal during the reign of Louis XIV accusing aristocrats of practicing witchcraft and poisoning people. Components of her life have been adapted into various different mediums including: short stories, poems, and songs to name a few.

Peter Stumpp was a German serial killer and farmer, accused of werewolfery, witchcraft and cannibalism. He was known as 'the Werewolf of Bedburg'.

Enriqueta Martí i Ripollés was a Catalan child serial killer, kidnapper, prostitute and procuress of children. She was called The Vampire of carrer Ponent , The Vampire of Barcelona and The Vampire of the Raval in the press.