List of Famous Serial Killers

The Atlanta Ripper was an unidentified serial killer who is suspected of killing at least fifteen Atlanta women in 1911 and 1912.

The Doodler, also known as the Black Doodler, is an unidentified serial killer believed responsible for up to 16 murders and three assaults of men in San Francisco, California, between January 1974 and September 1975. The nickname was given due to the perpetrator's habit of sketching his victims prior to their sexual encounters and slayings by stabbing. The perpetrator met his victims at gay nightclubs, bars and restaurants.

The Sleepy Hollow Killer is the name of an unidentified South African rapist and serial killer, thought to be responsible for the rapes and murders of at least 13 women, most likely sex workers, around Pietermaritzburg and the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. His signature was to strangle his victims using their panties, a characteristic shared with the murders of three prostitutes in 2007, who are also considered possible victims.

Baekuni, also known as Babe, is an Indonesian serial killer who mutilated and sexually abused several boys.

Roshu Kha, also called Rasu Khan, is a Bangladeshi confessed serial killer. Arrested in 2009, he admitted to killing 11 female garment workers in Chandpur District. He was sentenced to death in 2015 for the 2008 rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman.

The Cleveland Torso Murderer was an unidentified serial killer who was active in Cleveland, Ohio, United States in the 1930s. The killings were characterized by the dismemberment of twelve known victims and the disposal of their remains in the impoverished neighborhood of Kingsbury Run. Most victims came from an area east of Kingsbury Run called The Roaring Third, known for its bars, gambling dens and brothels. Another name for this area was "Hobo Jungle", as it was home to many vagrants. Despite an investigation of the murders, which at one time was led by famed lawman Eliot Ness, then Cleveland's Public Safety Director, the murderer was never apprehended.

El Psicópata, an unidentified Costa Rican serial killer responsible for the murders of 19 people from 1986 to 1996 in the cities of Cartago, Curridabat, and Desamparados.

Ramiro Adame López, also known by many other aliases, is a Mexican serial killer who killed at least three women in Ciudad Juárez. He is known as the Rio Bravo Assassin, alluding to his motive. He was captured and sentenced to prison time for three murders in 1986, but he escaped in 1990 and after remaining a fugitive from justice, he was recaptured in New Mexico and deported from the US back to Ciudad Juárez. On January 24, 2014 he was delivered halfway through the Reforma International Bridge, from Lerdo Avenue by ICE agents to agents from the Mexican Ministerial Police. Currently, he is one of the main suspects in the unsolved femincides in Ciudad Juárez. He was a disorganized, sedentary, hedonistic murderer motivated by sexual compulsion and predatory behaviour.

Zhang Jun was a Chinese robber and serial killer. From June 1993 to September 2000, Zhang and his associates robbed a total of 22 stores in Chongqing, Hunan, Hubei, Yunnan and Guangxi, killing 28 people and wounding 23. The total amount stolen was alleged to be 5.36 million yuan.

The Monster of Florence is the name commonly used by the media in Italy for a serial killer who killed 16 people between 1968 and 1985 in the Province of Florence. Law enforcement conducted several investigations into the cases over the course of several years. The courts reached the conclusion that the murders were not committed by a single person but by a group of at least four perpetrators who were convicted and later became known as the "Snacks companions". The victims were young amorous couples parked or camped in countryside areas in the vicinity of Florence during new moons. The murderers used multiple weapons, including a .22 caliber Beretta gun and knife, and in half of the cases excised sex organs from the bodies of the female victims, which appeared to be the motive for the crimes.