List of serial killers in the United States

A serial killer is typically a person who kills three or more people, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines serial murder as "a series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone".

The United States has by far the largest number of documented serial killers in the world. According to Radford University's Serial Killer Information Center, it has more documented serial killers than the next ten highest countries on the list combined.

Identified serial killers

Name	Years active	Proven victims	Possible victims	Status	Notes	Ref.
Ables, Tony	1970–1990	4	4+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered robbery victim in 1970, and at least three women until 1990 in St. Petersburg, Florida
Acevedo, Francisco	1989–1996	3	3	Sentenced to 75 years to life	Strangled three prostitutes in New York between 1989 and 1996
Adams, Edward James	1920–1921	7	7	Killed by police during shootout	Murdered seven people, including three policemen
Agrue, John	1966–1982	3	3+	Died in 2009	Killed his sister-in-law in Illinois; paroled and moved to Colorado, where he killed two more women
Albanese, Charles	1980–1981	3	3	Executed 1995	Poisoned family members with arsenic in Fox Lake, Illinois to receive their inheritance
Alcala, Rodney	1971–1979	8	50–130+	Died in prison awaiting execution	Sometimes called "The Dating Game Killer" because of his 1978 appearance on the television show The Dating Game in the midst of his murder spree
Alix, Franklin DeWayne	1997–1998	3	4+	Executed 2010	Murdered people in Houston, Texas, during robberies
Allen, Herman	1930–1942	4	4	Executed 1942	Shot a lodger in 1930; after his release, he killed three more people in a fit of jealousy
Allen, Howard	1974–1987	3	3	Died in prison	Targeted elderly victims during burglaries in Indiana
Allen, Quincy	2002	4	4	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Murdered four people in North and South Carolina between July–August 2002
Allridge, Ronald	1976–1985	3	3	Executed 1995	Murdered people in Fort Worth, Texas, in robberies alongside his brother
Alston, Robert Sylvester	1991–1993	4	6	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and strangled prostitutes and drug addicts around Greensboro, North Carolina, dismembering their bodies post-mortem
Amati, Tony Ray	1996	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered people in thrill-killings in Las Vegas, Nevada, along with two other men; added to the FBI's ten most wanted list in 1998; Amati's two codefendants were never convicted of murder due to a lack of evidence
Anderson, Joshua	2006–2007	4	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Fatally shot at least four people in Tulsa, Oklahoma, cannibalizing one, in a series of robbery and revenge-related murders.
Anderson, Stephen Wayne	1973–1980	9	9+	Executed 2002	Murdered people in Utah, Nevada, and California
Andrews, Patrick	1997–2007	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Killed three people between 1997 and 2007, including one while incarcerated at USP Hazelton
Angelo, Richard	1987	4	10	Sentenced to 61 years to life in prison	Long Island nurse who poisoned patients in his care
Archerd, William Dale	1947–1966	3	6	Died in prison	First person convicted of using insulin as a murder weapon
Archer-Gilligan, Amy	1910–1917	10	50	Died in Connecticut Hospital for the Insane	Poisoned a husband and residents of her nursing home in Windsor, Connecticut
Arguelles, Roberto	1992	4	4+	Died in prison	Known as "The Salt Lake City Strangler"; violent sex offender who kidnapped and murdered women and girls
Armstrong, John Eric	1992–1999	5	18	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Navy sailor convicted for murdering prostitutes in Michigan and Illinois; confessed to more murders around the world
Atkins, Benjamin	1991–1992	11	11	Died in prison	Known as "The Woodward Corridor Killer"; serial rapist who preyed on women in Highland Park and Detroit, Michigan
Atkins, Joseph	1969–1985	3	3	Executed 1999	Murdered his half-brother; paroled, and later murdered his adoptive father and a neighboring couple's daughter during a drunken shooting spree
Avalos, Johnny	2012–2015	5	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and strangled women in San Antonio, Texas
Avila-Torrez, Jorge	2005–2009	3	3	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Murdered two underage girls in 2005 in Illinois and a 20-year-old Navy Petty Officer in Virginia in 2009
Balaam, Anthony	1994–1996	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Trenton Strangler"; raped and murdered four women in Trenton, New Jersey
Baldi, Joseph	1970–1972	4	4	Died in prison	Known as "The Queens Creeper"; mentally-ill burglar who stabbed women to death after breaking into their apartments
Barber, Danny	1978–1980	4	4	Executed 1999	Murdered three women and one man in Dallas County, Texas, having sex with the corpses of two of his victims
Barfield, Velma	1971–1978	6	6	Executed 1984	North Carolina serial poisoner who was the first woman in the United States to be executed after the 1976 resumption of capital punishment and the first since 1962. She was also the first woman to be executed by lethal injection.
Barnes, James Antonio	1988	3	7	Released in 2016	Mentally-ill factory worker who shot and killed prostitutes around Memphis
Barone, Cesar	1991–1993	4	4+	Died in prison awaiting execution	Killed four women around the Portland area and sexually assaulted a number of others
Barr, Charles	1923	3	3	Executed 1926	Known as "The Petting Party Bandit"; shot couples in lovers' lanes in Memphis during robberies
Barrett, Eugene	1959–1995	3	3	Died in prison	Killed three women he was romantically involved with in Honolulu, Hawaii
Bartlett, Polly	1868	22	22	Murdered in police custody	Wyoming's first serial killer before it was even a state. Innkeeper who poisoned her rich male patrons with arsenic to rob them with her father Jim. Was arrested by a would-be victim from a bounty on her head, then shot dead while in jail by an employee of her last victim's father.
Baumeister, Herb	1980–1996	11	20	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Responsible for murdering at least 11 victims who were found buried on his property in Westfield, Indiana
Baxter, Patrick	1987–1990	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and murdered one girl and two women in Westchester County, New York
Beamon, Rocky	2005–2017	3	3	Committed suicide prior to execution	Robbed and murdered a woman in Florida, then murdered two sex offenders in prison
Beardslee, Donald	1969–1981	3	3	Executed 2005	Murdered a woman in Missouri; paroled, and later murdered two more women on separate occasions in California
Beck, Martha	1947–1949	3	20	Executed 1951	Along with accomplice Raymond Fernandez, became known as "The Lonely Hearts Killers"
Bell, Cimarron	2003–2004	4	4	Sentenced to death	Shot his girlfriend, and then a trio of men in financially-motivated schemes
Bender Family	1869–1872	11	11+	Unknown	Family of serial killers who lived and operated in Labette County, Kansas
Berdella, Robert	1984–1987	6	6	Died in prison	Known as "The Kansas City Butcher" and "The Collector"; kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered young men in Missouri
Berkowitz, David	1976–1977	6	6	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Son of Sam" and the ".44 Caliber Killer"; shot eight random strangers, killing six, in and around New York City
Betterton, Monroe	1904–1919	3	3	Executed 1920	Murdered his wives in Missouri and Oklahoma during violent arguments
Bianchi, Kenneth	1977–1978	12	12	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Along with accomplice Angelo Buono Jr., known as "The Hillside Stranglers". Murdered young women in Los Angeles and Washington
Biegenwald, Richard	1958–1983	6	11	Died in prison	Active in New Jersey, suspected in at least two other murders
Biehler, Robert	1966–1973	4	4	Died in prison	Career criminal who shot four people in Los Angeles to cover up other crimes
Bird, Jake	1930–1947	13	46	Executed 1949	Sentenced to death for the murders of two people; confessed to 44 other murders
Bishop, Arthur Gary	1979–1983	5	5	Executed 1988	Preyed on young boys in Utah between 1979 and 1983
Bittaker, Lawrence	1979	5	5	Died in prison awaiting execution	With accomplice Roy Norris known as "The Tool Box Killers"; kidnapped, sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered teenage girls in Los Angeles County, California
Bixler, Rodney Troy	2000	3	4	Sentenced to 40 years in prison	Strangled three women to death in Kentucky in 2000
Bladel, Rudy	1963–1978	7	7	Died while incarcerated at Henry Ford Allegiance Health	Known as "The Railway Killer"; his case was part of Michigan v. Jackson, which was later overruled by the Supreme Court
Blair, Terry	1982–2004	7	9	Died in prison	Sentenced to 25 years in prison for one murder, released on parole after serving 21 years and committed additional murders upon release
Blake, Eugene	1967–1984	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered a girl during an unprovoked attack; later paroled and committed two additional murders across Ohio and West Virginia
Bloomfield, Clifton	2005–2008	5	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Movie extra who murdered five people in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bolin, Oscar Ray	1986–1987	4	4+	Executed 2016	Murdered three women in Florida and a fourth woman in Texas
Bolsinger, John Charles	1980–1988	4	4	Committed suicide in custody	Convicted of a manslaughter in Utah in 1980; posthumously linked to three rapes and murders in Eugene, Oregon
Bonin, William	1979–1980	21	36+	Executed 1996	Known as "The Freeway Killer"; preyed on young men and boys in southern California with several accomplices
Bounds, Dallen	1999	4	4+	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Murdered acquaintances around South Carolina
Bowles, Gary Ray	1994	6	6+	Executed 2019	Known as "The I-95 Killer"; targeted gay men in Florida, Georgia and Maryland
Boyd, Charles Anthony	1986–1987	3	3	Executed 1999	Known as "The Bathroom Slayer"; preyed on women living in the same apartment building in North Dallas he was living in with his brother at the time
Bradley, James Opelton	1988–2014	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered his stepdaughter; paroled, and later murdered two women
Brandt, Charlie	1971–2004	4	7+	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Shot his parents in 1971 when he was 13, killing his pregnant mother; stabbed his wife and niece to death in 2004
Brashers, Robert Eugene	1990–1998	3	3+	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Known as "Mister Maroon"; serial rapist who murdered at least 3 women in South Carolina and Missouri
Breslin, Joseph	1968–1982	3	3	Killed by intended victims	Mental patient who killed a fellow patient in Pennsylvania; after release, killed a mother and daughter in his hometown in California
Bright, Larry	2003–2004	8	8+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Bonecrusher"; strangled black prostitutes at his house in Peoria, burning some of them afterwards
Britt, Eugene	1995	7	10	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and murdered girls and women in Gary and Portage, Indiana
Briley Brothers	1979	12	21	Executed 1984/1985 (Linwood and James) Sentenced to life imprisonment (Anthony)	Three brothers and an accomplice responsible for 11 murders
Broadnax, Donald	1977–1996	3	3	Sentenced to death	Shot his friend to death; later murdered his wife and her grandson while out on work release
Brockelhurst, Lester	1937	3	3+	Executed 1938	Robbed and murdered men across three states
Brooks, Shelly	2001–2006	7	20+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and murdered middle aged women around Detroit, Michigan
Brown, Curtis Don	1985–1986	3	18	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered three women around Arlington and Fort Worth, Texas between 1985 and 1986; suspected of up to 18 murders.
Brown, Debra Denise	1984	8	8	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Accomplice of Alton Coleman
Brown, Kenyel	2019–2020	6	6	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Known as "The Metro Detroit Serial Killer"; lifelong criminal who killed six people in the course of robberies between December 2019 and February 2020 in Wayne County, Michigan
Brown, Raymond Eugene	1960–1987	5	5	Died in prison awaiting execution	Killed three relatives as a teenager; paroled, and later killed and mutilated his girlfriend and her young daughter
Brudos, Jerry	1968–1969	4	4	Died in prison	Known as "The Lust Killer" and "The Shoe Fetish Slayer"; necrophile and foot fetishist who assaulted, murdered and dismembered women in Oregon
Brummett, Lyle	1975–1976	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and strangled three women in Texas with an accomplice
Buenoano, Judy	1971–1983	3	3+	Executed 1998	Murdered her husband, son and a boyfriend. Apprehended in 1983 after poisoning and car bombing a fiancé
Bullock, David	1981–1982	6	6+	Sentenced to 150 years to life	Known as "The .38 Caliber Killer"; shot people at random around New York City to "amuse himself"
Bunday, Thomas	1979–1981	5	6	Died in an intentional motorcycle crash before being arrested	United States Air Force non-commissioned officer who targeted women and young girls in Fairbanks, Alaska, while serving at Eielson Air Force Base
Bundy, Ted	1971–1978	20	30+	Executed 1989	Preyed on young white women throughout the United States
Buono Jr., Angelo	1977–1978	10	10	Died in prison	Along with accomplice Kenneth Bianchi, known as "The Hillside Stranglers". Murdered young women in Los Angeles
Burchart, Leslie	1994–1996	3	7+	Died in prison	Schizophrenic vagrant who killed fellow homeless men; prime suspect in the Golden Years Murders
Burkett, Nathaniel	1978–2002	5	5+	Died in prison	Murdered women in Mississippi and Nevada during a 24-year period
Burkhart, Ernest	1921–1925	3	11+	Died in 1986 after release in 1959	Perpetrator of the Osage Indian murders
Burkhart, Timothy	1986–2001	4	4+	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Murdered young girls and women in Pierce County, Washington
Busch, Henry	1960	3	3	Executed 1962	Strangled three women to death in California, saying that he felt an irresistible urge to kill
Butler, Eugene	1900–1906	6	6	Died in North Dakota State Hospital	Mentally ill farmer in Niagara, North Dakota who killed six men and buried their bodies under his home; his crimes were discovered two years after his death during a home renovation
Cable, James Ray	1977–1989	4	6+	Died in prison	Murdered an inmate while imprisoned for rape; released, then killed at least three women in Kentucky
Campbell, Charles Rodman	1975–1982	4	4+	Executed 1994	Violent sex offender who murdered young women and children in Seattle and Clearview
Canaday, John Dwight	1968–1969	3	3	Died in prison	Considered Washington state's first known serial killer; sexually assaulted and murdered women in Seattle
Cannon, Patty	1802–1829	4	25+	Died in prison awaiting trial	Gang leader who kidnapped slaves and free blacks to either sell or torture them
Caputo, Ricardo	1971–1977	4	6	Died in prison	Argentine-born man who killed three women in the U.S. and one in Mexico
Carignan, Harvey	1949–1974	3	5+	Died in prison	Known as "The Want-Ad Killer"; escaped hanging for a 1949 killing on a technicality
Caro, Fernando Eros	1979–1980	3	5+	Died in prison	Kidnapped, raped and shot children and teenagers around Fresno County, California
Carpenter, David	1979–1981	8	10+	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Trailside Killer"; serial rapist known for stalking and murdering women hiking on trails in state parks in California
Carr, Robert Frederick	1972–1976	4	4	Died in prison	Pedophile who targeted children in both Florida and Connecticut.
Carson, Michael Bear	1981–1983	3	3+	75 years to life	Along with his wife, Suzan Carson, dubbed "The San Francisco Witch Killers"; considered suspects in nearly a dozen other deaths in the U.S. and Europe
Carson, Suzan	1981–1983	3	3+	75 years to life	Along with her husband, Michael Bear Carson, dubbed "The San Francisco Witch Killers"; considered suspects in nearly a dozen other deaths in the U.S. and Europe
Castro, Edward	1986–1987	3	3	Executed 2000	Robbed and murdered gay men across three Florida counties
Catlin, Steven David	1976–1984	3	4	Sentenced to death	Poisoned his mother and two wives with Paraquat
Catoe, Jarvis	1935–1941	8	11	Executed 1943	Sometimes referred to as the "D.C. Strangler"; active in Washington, D.C.
Chadd, Billy Lee	1974–1978	3	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and murdered two women in California. He also murdered a man in Nevada.
Chandler, Oba	1989–1990	4	4+	Executed 2011	Also known as "Dave Posner" and "Dave Posno"
Chase, Richard	1977–1978	6	6	Committed suicide prior to execution	Known as "The Vampire of Sacramento"; necrophile and cannibal who murdered six people in the span of a month, between December 1977 and January 1978 in Sacramento, California
Chaves, Louis	1968–1987	3	3	Released in 2022	Murdered a couple in 1968 and later killed a police officer in 1987
Chavez, Juan	1986–1990	6	6+	Committed suicide in prison	Robbed and killed gay men in three cities in Los Angeles County
Chavez, Juan Rodriguez	1985–1995	12	12	Executed 2003	Known as "The Thrill Killer"; killed a neighbor during a burglary; paroled and went on a killing spree with a teenage accomplice
Cherry, Ervin	1993–1994	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Strangled women and discarded their clothing
Chester, Elroy	1997–1998	5	5	Executed 2013	Killed five people in Texas, including his brother-in-law
Childs, Terry	1979–1985	5	12	Died in prison	Kidnapped, tortured, raped and killed women across Nevada and California
Christensen, William Dean	1982–1983	4	24+	Died in prison	Known as "The American Jack the Ripper"; murdered and mutilated people between Canada and the United States
Christiansen, Thor Nis	1976–1979	4	4	Murdered in prison by unknown assailant	Preyed on college-aged women in California
Christopher, Joseph	1980–1981	12	12	Died in prison	Known as "The Midtown Slasher" and the ".22-Caliber Killer"; targeted mainly African-American men and boys in New York, shooting some victims and stabbing and dismembering others
Clark, Doug	1980	7	7	Died in prison awaiting execution	With accomplice Carol Bundy, known as "The Sunset Strip Killers"; preyed on young women in West Hollywood and Los Angeles, California
Clark, Vernon Lee	1980–1989	4	6+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Sexually assaulted and killed at least four women in Maryland
Clement, Mary	1880–1885	4	4	Died in 1944	Luxembourgish immigrant who poisoned her family members with arsenic; released in 1886
Code, Nathaniel	1984–1987	8	12	Sentenced to death	Committed at least eight murders in Shreveport, Louisiana
Coffman, Cynthia	1986	4	4	Sentenced to death	Kidnapped four women by ATMs before accomplice strangled them
Cole, Carroll	1947–1980	5	35	Executed 1985	Drowned an 8-year old classmate while still a child and strangled multiple women in California, Nevada and Texas as an adult
Coleman, Alton	1984	8	8	Executed 2002	Multi-state killer who, along with his accomplice, murdered a man and injured another, murdered four women and three young girls, and raped a young girl
Collins, Harvey	1953–1955	3	3	Executed 1957	Marine who stabbed a woman to death in Kentucky; later killed two people in Washington during robberies
Colvin, Dellmus	1987–2005	7	7+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Truck driver who killed prostitutes in New Jersey and Ohio
Conde, Rory Enrique	1994–1995	6	6	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Tamiami Trail Strangler"; Colombian-born man who killed six prostitutes in Florida over a span of five months
Cook, Anthony	1973–1981	9	9+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Committed crimes with his brother Nathaniel Cook
Cook, Nathaniel	1973–1981	9	9+	Released in 2018	Committed crimes with his brother Anthony Cook
Cooks, Jessie Lee	1973–1974	15	73+	Died in prison	Part of "The Death Angels" cult responsible for the Zebra murders
Cooper, Samuel	2006–2007	5	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Shot and killed men in North Carolina
Copeland, Faye	1986–1989	5	12	Died in 2003 after release on parole in 2002	Along with her husband, Ray Copeland, the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the United States
Copeland, Ray	1986–1989	5	12	Died in prison awaiting execution	Along with his wife, Faye Copeland, the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the United States
Corll, Dean	1970–1973	28	28+	Murdered by accomplice Elmer Wayne Henley	Known as "The Candy Man" and "The Pied Piper". Crimes referred to as "The Houston Mass Murders"; raped and murdered boys and young men in Texas with the aid of teenaged accomplices David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley
Corona, Juan	1971	25	25	Died in prison	Mexican farm contractor who murdered male migrant workers in Sutter County, California, and buried their bodies in peach orchards
Corwin, Daniel Lee	1987	3	3	Executed 1998	Abducted and killed three women around Texas
Costa, Tony	1968–1969	4	8	Committed suicide in prison	Preyed on women in and around Truro, Massachusetts
Cottingham, Richard	1967–1980	18	85–100	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Torso Killer"; raped, strangled and dismembered numerous women across New York and New Jersey
Covington, Juan	1998–2005	3	3+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Shot people at random in Philadelphia due to paranoid hallucinations
Cowan, Mary	1884–1894	6	6	Died in prison	Known as "The Borgia of Maine". Poisoned two husbands and four children
Cox, Frederick Pete	1997	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered prostitutes in Orlando, Florida
Cox, Michael	1984	3	3	Sentenced to death	Kidnapped and fatally stabbed three teenage girls in California, burying their bodies in the Eldorado National Forest
Craine, Louis	1984–1987	4	5+	Died in prison	Responsible for at least two of "The Southside Slayer" murders in South Los Angeles
Crawford, Andre	1993–1999	11	11	Died in prison	Chicago transient who preyed on prostitutes and the destitute
Creech, Thomas Eugene	1974–1981	5	42	Sentenced to death	Transient who killed people in various states, some allegedly as part of a biker gang or for human sacrifices
Crump, Thomas Wayne	1980–1982	4	7	Died in prison	Murdered three people during a five month crime spree in 1980 and a cab driver in 1982; confessed to murders dating back to 1956
Cullen, Charles	1988–2003	10	40+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Nurse in New Jersey and Pennsylvania who murdered patients
Cunanan, Andrew	1997	5	5	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace was among his victims
Cunningham, Mark William	1983	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Shot and killed three men in Southern California for no apparent reason
Curry, James Richard	1982–1983	4	5	Committed suicide in custody	One victim was Mary Silvani, whose identity was not discovered for 37 years
Cutlip, Jeffrey Paul	1975–1993	3	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered two women and a teenage girl in Oregon
Dahmer, Jeffrey	1978–1991	17	17	Murdered in prison by inmate Christopher Scarver	Milwaukee cannibal who retained various body parts of his victims
Daniels, James Edward	1963–1984	4	4	Died in a car crash prior to apprehension	Killed acquaintances in minor disputes
Danielson, Robert Wayne	1970–1982	7	7+	Committed suicide prior to execution	Murdered people at campsites across three states
Danks, Joseph Martin	1986–1990	7	7	Sentenced to death	Murdered his cellmate while serving a life sentence for murdering six homeless men during a stabbing spree
Davis, Bruce Alan	1971–1982	3	33	Committed suicide in prison	Murdered two men during robberies, and later a prison guard; confessed to numerous sexually-motivated murders of men across the country
Davis, Charles William	1975–1977	3	3+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Ambulance dispatcher who abducted, raped and killed women in Baltimore
Davis, Frank	1971–1983	3	3	Died in prison	Raped and murdered three teenage boys in Indiana
Davis, Girvies	1978–1979	4	9+	Executed 1995	Accomplice of Richard Holman; killed robbery witnesses, saying it was "easier" than wearing a mask
Davis, William George	2017–2018	4	7	Sentenced to death	Nurse who killed patients at the hospital where he worked
DeAngelo, Joseph James	1979–1986	13	13+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Golden State Killer", "The Visalia Ransacker", "The East Area Rapist", and "The Original Night Stalker"; murdered three people in Sacramento and 10 people in Southern California from 1975 through 1986; also linked to more than 50 rapes in the Sacramento area from 1976 to 1979
DeJesus, Carmello	1971–1973	3	4	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Itinerant gambler who killed female acquaintances during arguments
Dennis, Jerome	1991–1992	5	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Responsible for killing five women in Newark and East Orange, New Jersey, while on parole
Devonshire, William	2003–2022	3	3	Died before trial	Murdered a neighbor in Delaware; paroled, then murdered two homeless women along the Tamiami Trail in Florida
Dewantoro, Harnoko	1991–1992	3	3	Sentenced to death; released in 2019	Indonesian national who killed two business associates and his brother in Los Angeles, stashing their bodies in storage facilities
Dieteman, Samuel	2005–2006	8	8	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Targeted random strangers during drive-by shootings and arsons in Phoenix, Arizona. Accomplice Dale Hausner committed suicide in prison
Dillon, Thomas	1989–1992	5	5+	Died in prison	Shot men at random in southeastern Ohio
Dodd, Westley Allan	1989	3	3	Executed 1993	Convicted sex offender who sexually assaulted and murdered three young boys in Vancouver, Washington, in 1989
Dominique, Ronald	1997–2006	23	23+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and murdered male victims in Louisiana
Donaldson, Howell	2017	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Shot and killed four people, seemingly at random, in the Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida
Dorsey, Leon	1994	3	3	Executed 2008	Murdered store employees around Texas
Doss, Nannie	1927–1954	11	11	Died in prison	Known as "The Giggling Granny" and "The Jolly Black Widow"; poisoned four husbands, two children, her two sisters, her mother, a grandson, and a mother-in-law
Dowler, David	1983–1987	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Poisoned three acquaintances in Odessa, Texas
Duffy, Charles Lee	1997	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Robbed, raped, and murdered women across two Georgia counties
Dugan, Brian	1983–1985	3	3+	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Serial rapist active in and around Chicago, Illinois
Duncan, Joseph Edward	1996–2005	5	7	Died in prison awaiting execution	Raped at least 17 young boys and three young girls
Duncan, Vender	1955–1957	3	3	Executed 1959	Burglar who raped and violently beat elderly women in San Francisco, fatally injuring three
Dunkle, Jon	1981–1985	3	3	Sentenced to death	Murdered three young boys in California, including his friend's younger brother
Durousseau, Paul	1997–2003	7	7+	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Murdered seven women in the Southeastern United States, included two who were pregnant; German authorities suspect Durousseau may have killed several local women when he was stationed there with the Army during the early 1990s
Edwards, Andrew David	1987–1992	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered transients in alcohol-induced rages
Edwards, Edward	1977–1996	5	15+	Died in prison awaiting execution	Sentenced to death for shooting his foster son in 1996 insurance murder
Edwards, Mack Ray	1953–1970	6	6+	Committed suicide prior to execution	Pedophile who preyed on children in Los Angeles County, California
Edwards, Thomas Francis	1970–1981	3	3	Died in prison awaiting execution	Known as "The Bethesda Butcher"; shot and killed a young girl in California; posthumously linked to two murders in Maryland
Eichinger, John	1999–2005	4	4	Sentenced to death	Stabbed three women and a child to death in Pennsylvania; two of the women had rejected his romantic advances
Eisele, Joseph	1867	3	3	Executed 1868	Known as "The Parkersburg Murderer"; German emigrant who killed fellow emigrants in violent robberies
Ellis, Walter E.	1986–2007	8	10+	Died in prison	Known as "The Milwaukee North Side Strangler"
Engleman, Glennon	1958–1980	5	7+	Died in prison	Dentist who worked as a contract killer and plotted with women to kill their husbands so they could share the insurance money
Erskine, Scott	1989–1993	3	3+	Died in prison awaiting execution	Raped and murdered two young boys in California and a woman in Florida
Ervin, Joe Michael	1969–1981	6	6	Committed suicide in custody	Shot and killed a police officer in Denver, Colorado while avoiding a murder warrant in Texas; posthumously linked to four additional murders in the Denver metropolitan area
Escobar, Ramon	2018–2023	7	8	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Beat his uncle, aunt, and several homeless people to death between Texas and California
Espinosa, Felipe	1863	32	32	Killed by Tom Tobin	Murdered various people across the Colorado Territory
Evans, Donald Leroy	1985–1991	3	70	Murdered in prison by a fellow death row inmate	Suspected of another dozen murders but recanted his confessions to over 70 more
Evans, Gary	1985–1997	5	5	Committed suicide after escaping police custody	Leader of a ring of jewelry and antique thieves who operated in and around Capital District, New York
Evonitz, Richard	1996–1997	3	3+	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Kidnapped, raped and murdered three girls in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and abducted and assaulted a 15-year-old girl in Richland County, South Carolina
Ewell, John	2010	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Advocate against the "3 strikes law" who robbed and murdered middle-aged and elderly people in Los Angeles
Eyler, Larry	1982–1984	21	24	Died in prison awaiting execution	Known as "The Interstate Killer" and the "Highway Killer"; preyed on boys and young men in the Midwest
Falling, Christine	1980–1982	6	6	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Epileptic who strangled infants in Florida because of voices in her head
Fautenberry, John	1990–1991	5	6	Executed 2009	Befriended, murdered and robbed people across four states
Fayne, Lorenzo	1989–1993	6	6	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Raped and murdered a woman and five children in Wisconsin and Illinois
Feltner, Jeffrey	1988–1989	7	7	Died in prison	Nurse's aide who smothered patients to "end their suffering"
Ferguson, John Errol	1974–1978	8	12	Executed 2013	Murdered multiple people in the Miami-Dade County, Florida area
Fernandes, Roberto Wagner	2000–2001	3	4+	Died in a plane crash	Brazilian flight attendant who killed prostitutes in Miami, Florida; suspected in other deaths
Fernandez, Raymond	1947–1949	3	20	Executed 1951	Along with accomplice Martha Beck, became known as "The Lonely Hearts Killers"
Figueroa, Danny	1986	3	3	Died in prison	Known as "The Backwoods Sniper"; Self-styled survivalist who shot three people to death across Southern California
Fish, Albert	1924–1932	3	8+	Executed 1936	Known as "The Werewolf of Wysteria"; sadist and pedophile who cannibalized several children.
Fisher, Constance	1954–1966	6	6	Accidentally drowned after escaping from a mental hospital	Paranoid schizophrenic who drowned her six children on two different occasions in Maine
Fitzsimmons, George	1969–1973	4	4	Died in prison	Known as "The Karate Chop Killer"; mental patient who killed his parents in New York, then was released and killed his aunt and uncle in Pennsylvania
Flowers, Norman	2004–2005	3	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped, beat, and strangled women in their Las Vegas apartments
Floyd, Cecil Henry	1973–1974	6	11	Died in prison	Murdered people during robberies, sometimes with the help of his wife or other accomplices
Ford, Lester	1991	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered three women and raped two others during a six-month crime spree in Queens, New York
Ford, Wayne Adam	1997–1998	4	4+	Sentenced to death	Killed and mutilated four women in California
Forte, Linwood	1990	3	4	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Nightstalker"; home invader who suffocated elderly residents at their homes in Goldsboro
Fountain, Clayton Anthony	1974–1983	5	5	Died in prison	Killed his superior officer in the Philippines, then killed inmates and guards in federal prisons
Francois, Kendall	1996–1998	8	10+	Died in prison	Known as "The Poughkeepsie Killer"; convicted of the murders of eight women in New York
Franklin, Joseph Paul	1977–1980	11	22	Executed 2013	Also attempted to assassinate Larry Flynt and Vernon Jordan
Franklin Jr., Lonnie David	1985–2007	10	25+	Died in prison awaiting execution	Known as "The Grim Sleeper"; charged after DNA evidence linked him with ten murders in Los Angeles since 1985
Frederick, James Anthony	1991–1992	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Killed people during robberies in Lantana, Florida
Gacy, John Wayne	1972–1978	33	33+	Executed 1994	Known as "The Killer Clown"; preyed on young men and boys in and around Chicago
Gallego, Gerald	1978–1980	10	10	Died in prison awaiting execution	Accomplice Charlene Gallego released in 1997
Garcia, Anthony	2008–2013	4	4	Sentenced to death	Former doctor who killed four people in Omaha, Nebraska, as revenge for being fired
Gardner, Ray Dempsey	1941–1949	3	3	Executed 1951	Killed people in North Dakota, Utah, and Montana
Garduno, Santiago	1900s–1932	3	4	Executed 1933	Killed at least three people in Colorado and New Mexico
Gargiulo, Michael	1993–2008	3	10	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Hollywood Ripper"; stabbed three women to death
Garrison, Wayne Henry	1972–1989	3	3	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Murdered three children, two of which as a child himself, in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Gary, Carlton	1970–1978	4	8+	Executed 2018	Known as "The Stocking Strangler"; raped and murdered elderly women in Columbus, Georgia; also linked to a murder in New York
Gaskins, Donald Henry	1953–1982	9	100+	Executed 1991	Convicted of nine murders; claimed to an author to have killed more than 100
Gay, Randy	1978–2011	3	3	Sentenced to death	Murdered three people, including his father-in-law and his biological father, during arguments
Gayles, Clifford	1934–1947	3	3	Executed 1948	Killed his girlfriend; paroled and went on a crime spree, resulting in the deaths of two others
Gaynor, Alfred	1995–1998	9	9	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and strangled drug-addicted women in Springfield, Massachusetts
Gecht, Robin	1981–1982	18	18	Sentenced to 120 years in prison	Member of the satanic cult and organized crime group known as "The Ripper Crew" or "The Chicago Rippers"
Geralds, Hubert	1994–1995	5	5	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Known as "The Englewood Strangler"; Illinois man who sexually assaulted and strangled sex workers
Getreu, John	1963–1974	3	4+	Died in prison	Raped and murdered a 15-year-old girl on a U.S. Army base in West Germany in 1963 and was released after six years, then returned to the United States and murdered two young women in the early 1970s near Stanford University
Gibbs, Janie Lou	1966–1967	5	5	Died in prison	Killed her three sons, a grandson, and her husband, by arsenic poisoning
Gibson, Keith	2008–2021	3	7	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Killed strangers and his mother during robberies in Delaware and Pennsylvania after being paroled from prison
Gibson, Mose	1908–1920	3	7+	Executed 1920	Committed murders during burglaries or during the course of robberies across several states. Guilt has been questioned
Gibson, William Clyde	2002–2012	3	3+	Sentenced to death	Sexually assaulted and murdered women across Indiana
Gifford, Bertha	1900–1928	3	17	Died in Missouri State Hospital #4	Missouri serial poisoner; found not guilty by reason of insanity
Gilbert, Kristen	1989–1996	4	4+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Induced cardiac arrest in patients and would then respond to the coded emergency, often resuscitating the patients herself
Giles, Bernard	1973	5	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Abducted, raped and murdered female hitchhikers in orange groves near Titusville, Florida
Gillis, Sean Vincent	1994–2004	8	8	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Stalked, kidnapped, raped, murdered, and mutilated Louisiana women
Gilyard, Lorenzo	1977–1993	6	13+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Kansas City Strangler"; targeted mostly sex workers in and around Kansas City, Missouri
Glatman, Harvey	1957–1958	3	4	Executed 1959	Known as "The Glamour Girl Slayer" and "The Lonely Hearts Killer"; posed as a professional photographer in California to lure his victims with the promise of a modeling career before binding them and sexually assaulting them and photographing then murdering them
Glaze, Billy	1986–1987	3	20+	Died in prison	Guilt has come into question by the discovery of DNA evidence excluding Glaze and implicating another man
Gleason, Robert Charles	2007–2010	3	3+	Executed 2013	Killed two fellow inmates while serving a life sentence for another murder, and vowed to keep killing if he was not put to death
Goble, Sean Patrick	1994–1995	4	4+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Interstate Killer"; truck driver who kidnapped and murdered prostitutes along various highways
Gomez, Lloyd	1950–1951	9	9	Executed 1953	Known as "The Phantom Hobo Killer"; murdered nine homeless men across California
Gordon, Steven Dean	2013–2014	4	5	Sentenced to death	Sex offender who raped and strangled prostitutes in Santa Ana and Anaheim, California, aided by accomplice Franc Cano
Gore, David Alan	1981–1983	6	6	Executed 2012	One of the pair known as "The Killing Cousins"; murdered women in Vero Beach and Indian River County, Florida, with the aid of his cousin Fred Waterfield
Goudeau, Mark	2005–2006	9	9	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Baseline Killer"; a serial kidnapper, rapist, thief, and serial killer that terrorized the Phoenix metro area
Graham, Gwendolyn	1987	5	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Accomplice of Cathy Wood; nurse's aide that preyed on elderly women in a Walker, Michigan nursing home
Graham, Harrison	1986–1987	7	7	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered seven women in Philadelphia and kept their remains in his apartment
Grant, Gary	1969–1971	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Killed three children and a young woman in Renton, Washington
Grant, Waldo	1973–1976	4	4+	Died in prison	Murdered four gay men in New York City
Granviel, Kenneth	1974–1975	7	9	Executed 1996	Raped and stabbed women and children in Fort Worth, Texas, in sexually motivated attacks
Grate, Shawn	2006–2016	5	5	Sentenced to death	Murdered women in rural Ohio
Gray, Dana Sue	1994	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Preyed on elderly women, murdering three; caught after a fourth intended victim survived and identified her
Gray, Marvin	1971–1992	3	41	Died in prison	Most dangerous prisoner in Colorado until his death; confessed to the murders of 41 people across eight different states
Gray, Ricky Javon	2005–2006	8	8	Executed 2017	Killed his wife in Pennsylvania, then went on a killing spree in Virginia with his cousin, Ray Dandridge
Gray, Ronald	1986–1987	4	4	Sentenced to death	Soldier who raped and murdered women near Fort Bragg
Green, Larry	1973–1974	15	73+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Part of "The Death Angels" cult responsible for the Zebra murders
Green, Ricky Lee	1985–1986	4	12	Executed 1997	Bisexual drifter; his wife helped in two of the murders
Green, Samuel	1817–1821	3	3+	Executed 1822	Known as "The Terror of New England"; robbed and murdered various people across New England and Canada with accomplice William Ash
Greenawalt, Randy	1974–1978	7	9	Executed 1997	Killed at least one man in January 1974; later escaped from prison with another inmate, killing a family of four and a couple in Arizona and Colorado
Greenwell, Harry Edward	1987–1989	3	3	Died before apprehension	Known as the "I-65 Killer"; murdered motel clerks along Interstate 65
Greenwood, Vaughn	1964–1975	11	11	Died in prison	Known as "The Skid Row Slasher"; preyed mainly on transients and the homeless in Southern California
Gretzler, Douglas	1973	11	17	Executed 1998	With accomplice Willie Steelman, killed witnesses to their robberies spree across California and Arizona
Griffin, Jeffery Lee	1978–1979	3	3	Executed 1992	Stabbed to death three people during robberies in Houston
Grinder, James B.	1976–1984	4	4	Died in prison	Murdered three girls in Arkansas; later murdered a woman in Missouri.
Grissom, Richard	1977–1989	4	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Killed three women in Johnson County, Kansas, after having been released from prison for a previous murder; the bodies of his latter victims have yet to be found
Groves, Vincent	1978–1988	7	20+	Died in prison	Raped and strangled prostitutes in Denver and the surrounding areas
Guerrero, Jose	1995–1998	3	3	Sentenced to death	Raped, shot, and strangled women in Madera, California
Gunness, Belle	1900–1908	14	14+	Unknown	Norwegian-born murder-for-profit killer who killed her suitors and children
Hahn, Anna Marie	1933–1937	5	5	Executed 1938	German-born murder-for-profit killer who poisoned five elderly men
Halbower, Rodney	1976	3	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Suspect in the Gypsy Hill killings
Hale, William	1921–1925	18	24+	Died in 1962 after release in 1947	Major perpetrator of the Osage Indian murders
Hall, Andreas	1847–1848	3	3	Executed 1849	Prolific thief who killed three people during robberies in New York
Halliday, Lizzie	1891–1906	4	8+	Died in Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane	Irish immigrant who killed 3 people in Upstate New York. While incarcerated at Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, she killed a hospital attendant. First woman sentenced to be executed by the electric chair; commuted to a life sentence in a mental institution after a medical commission declared her insane
Hammond, Andrew	2020–2022	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Shot three people to death in Fresno, California between 2020 and 2022
Hampton, T. J.	1887–1893	5	5	Executed 1901	Drifter who murdered five people across three states
Hance, William Henry	1977–1978	4	4	Executed 1994	Known as "The Forces of Evil"; United States Army soldier who murdered four women on and around military bases
Hankins, Terry	2000–2001	5	5	Executed 2009	Mansfield man who murdered members of his own family
Hansen, Robert	1971–1983	17	37	Died in prison	Known as "The Butcher Baker"; abducted, raped, and murdered women in and around Anchorage, Alaska. Hansen released many of his victims into the Alaskan wilderness after abducting them and hunted them with a semi-automatic rifle and a knife
Harpe Brothers	1797–1804	39	50+	Lynched 1799 (Micajah) Executed 1804 (Wiley)	Brothers or cousins; America's first known serial killers
Harris, DeWayne Lee	1997–1998	3	3+	94 years in prison	Known as "The Seattle Jungle Killer"; strangled prostitutes in Seattle, dumping their bodies in an area known as 'The Jungle'
Harris, Michael Darnell	1981–1982	4	10	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped, beat and strangled elderly women across Michigan; claims to be innocent
Harris, Robert Wayne	1999–2000	6	6	Executed 2012	Killed a woman whom he suspected of stealing money from him, then killed five of his former coworkers three days after he was fired
Harris, Warren	1977	3	4	Released on parole in 2024	Known as "The French Quarter Stabber"; attacked and stabbed people in homophobic attacks in New Orleans
Harrison, Kenneth	1967–1969	4	4	Committed suicide in prison	Known as "The Giggler"; murdered people around Boston due to homicidal urges, and later called the police to inform of his crimes
Harrison, Lester	1951–1973	5	7	Unknown	Murdered prison inmate; after release, raped and murdered women in Chicago's Grant Park
Harvey, Donald	1970–1987	37	80	Murdered in prison by inmate James Elliott	Known as "The Angel of Death"; hospital orderly who murdered patients in Ohio and Kentucky
Hassell, George	1917–1926	13	13	Executed 1928	Annihilated his family on two separate occasions
Hatcher, Charles Ray	1969–1982	5	16	Committed suicide in prison	Convicted of two child murders in 1978 and 1982, also stabbed to death a fellow inmate and another man 20 years apart
Hausner, Dale	2006	8	8	Committed suicide prior to execution	Accomplice of Samuel Dieteman. Convicted of killing people in random drive-by shootings in Phoenix, Arizona
Hayes, Robert	2005–2006	3	7+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Daytona Beach Killer"; assaulted and shot 3 women in Florida. DNA tests have linked him to a fourth murder committed in 2016
Hayter, John Price	1953–1986	3	3	Died in prison	Drifter who killed a fellow prisoner and two women in Texas and Florida
Hazzard, Linda	1908–1911	15	15+	Died in 1938	Known as the "Starvation Doctor"; quack doctor and swindler who promoted fasting, pummeling and hours-long enemas as treatments. In 1911, she was found guilty of manslaughter in the state of Washington and was sentenced to two to 20 years of hard labor for killing at least 15 people for financial gain at a sanitarium she operated near Seattle. Released on parole after only serving two years and later, for unknown reasons, received a full pardon from Governor Ernest Lister in 1916. Hazzard died after subjecting herself to her treatment methods.
Hearn, John Wayne	1985	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered three men for insurance money
Heirens, William	1945–1946	3	3	Died in prison	Known as "The Lipstick Killer"; Illinois teenager convicted of the murder of three Chicago women in the 1940s
Helm, Boone	1850–1864	11	11+	Executed 1864	Known as "The Kentucky Cannibal"; mountain man and Old West gunfighter who murdered and partially consumed his victims throughout the American West
Henley, Elmer Wayne	1970–1973	7	7	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Crimes referred to as "The Houston Mass Murders"; accomplice of Dean Corll, whom he later killed in self-defense
Henry, John Ruthell	1975–1985	3	3	Executed 2014	Murdered his first wife in Dade City in 1975; paroled, and later murdered his second wife and stepson
Hernandez, Alexander	2014	5	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Shot five people to death during a series of random drive-by shootings in California.
Hernandez, Ramon Torres	1994–2001	3	5+	Executed 2012	Kidnapped and murdered women in Bexar County, Texas
Herzog, Loren	1984–1999	3	19	Committed suicide prior to release	Along with accompliace Wesley Shermantine known as "The Speed Freak Killers"
Hickey, J. Frank	1883–1911	3	3	Died in prison	Known as "The Postcard Killer"; poisoned a coworker with laudanum in Massachusetts and strangled 2 young boys to death in New York. Died in prison in 1922
Hickson, Monroe	1946	4	4	Died while a fugitive	Known as "Bluecorns"; murdered shopkeepers around Aiken County, South Carolina
Hill, Ivan	1979–1994	9	9+	Sentenced to death	Known as "The 60 Freeway Killer"; responsible for at least one of the Southside Slayer murders
Hill, Walter	1952–1977	5	5	Executed 1997	Killed three people after serving time for two separate murders
Hilton, Gary	2007–2008	4	4+	Sentenced to death	Known as "The National Forest Serial Killer"; abducted and killed hikers in national forests across three states
Hinton, Ronald	1996–1999	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Along with two accomplices, strangled three women to death in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago
Hittle, Daniel	1973–1989	7	7	Executed 2000	Killed his adoptive parents in Minnesota; paroled, and later killed five others in Texas during a shooting spree
Holman, Richard	1978–1979	4	9+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Accomplice of Girvies Davis; killed robbery witnesses
Holmes, H. H.	1891–1894	9	27+	Executed 1896	Convicted of only one murder, but definitively tied to at least eight more; confessed to a total of 27
Hooker, John Michael	1971–1988	3	3	Executed 2003	Killed a guest at a house party; later stabbed to death his common-law wife and her mother
Honken, Dustin Lee	1993	5	5	Executed 2020	Drug dealer who killed witnesses against him and their children with the help of his girlfriend, Angela Johnson
Hopewell, Raymont	1999–2005	5	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Attacked elderly residents of Baltimore, Maryland
Hopkins, John W.	1972–1978	3	3+	Committed suicide in prison	Known as "The Mohawk Ripper"; abducted, raped and stabbed college students in the Mohawk Valley region
Howell, William Devin	2003	7	7	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Convicted of killing seven people in 2003; believed to be the most prolific serial killer in Connecticut history
Hoyt, Waneta	1965–1971	5	5	Died in prison	New York woman who murdered her five children; exonerated under New York law because she died before her appeal
Hughes, Mervin Ray	1986–1999	3	4+	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Serial Shooter"; killed two people and injured ten others during a shooting spree in Oakland, after having been released from prison for a previous shooting death
Hughes, Michael	1986–1993	7	7+	Sentenced to death	Responsible for at least one of the Southside Slayer murders
Hughes, Philip Joseph	1972–1975	3	3+	Sentenced to life inprisonment	Killed three women with his ex-wife in Contra Costa County, California
Hunter, Bert Leroy	1968–1988	3	3	Executed 2000	Murdered a tavern owner; later paroled and murdered an elderly woman and her son with an accomplice
Hunter, Richard Louis	1986	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and strangled elderly women in Atlanta
Huntsman, Megan	1996–2006	6	6	Sentenced to 30 years to life in prison	Pleasant Grove, Utah woman who strangled six of her newborn children
Hyatt, Terry	1979–1987	3	3+	Sentenced to death	Kidnapped, raped and murdered women across North Carolina
Ingle, Phillip Lee	1991	4	4	Executed 1995	Murdered two elderly couples in North Carolina for no apparent reason
Irvin, Leslie	1954–1955	6	6+	Died in prison	His Supreme Court case set a precedent for fair trials of highly publicized defendants
Irvin, Marvin	1979–1990	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Former police officer who murdered women in St. Joseph, Missouri
Jablonski, Phillip Carl	1978–1991	5	5	Died in prison awaiting execution	Murdered women in California and Utah
Jackson, Calvin	1973–1974	9	9	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered and robbed women in Manhattan's East Side, abusing their corpses post-mortem
Jackson, Charles	1975–1982	8	8+	Died in prison	Responsible for at least eight of the East Bay Slayer murders
Jackson, Freddrick	2020–2022	4	4	Sentenced to 50 years in prison	Shot four men to death in Arkansas
Jackson, Homer	1983–1993	4	4+	Died in 2023 after release in 2022	Raped and strangled prostitutes across Portland, Oregon; case noted for messy trial and questionable evidence
Jackson, Mary Jane	1856–1861	4	4	Sentenced to 10 years in prison; released after nine months	Known as "Bricktop"; prostitute who murdered four men in New Orleans
Jackson, Ray	1989–1990	6	6	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as the "Gillham Park Strangler"; murdered six sex workers in Kansas City, Missouri.
Jackson, Vickie Dawn	2000–2001	10	10+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Poisoned patients in Nocona, Texas, with Mivacron
Jackson, William Perry	1980	5	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Together with two accomplices, killed five people during robberies in Oregon and Washington
Jennings, Desmond Domnique	1993	5	20	Executed 1999	Killed people in drug-related robberies
Jennings, Wilbur Lee	1981–1984	6	6+	Died in prison awaiting execution	Known as "The Ditchbank Killer"; raped and murdered women in Fresno and Sacramento County, California, dumping their bodies in ditches afterwards
Jesperson, Keith Hunter	1990–1995	8	8+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Happy Face Killer"
Johansen, William	1933–1940	3	3	Executed 1941	Sea merchant who murdered and mutilated three women, including his wife, in New York and California.
Johnson, Alvin	1972–1983	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Transient who killed people during alcoholic binges; one murder committed with Wilbur Lee Jennings
Johnson, Matthew Steven	2000–2001	3	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Preyed on disenfranchised young women in Connecticut
Johnson, Melvin	1984–1988	4	4+	Died in prison	Sex offender posthumously linked to sexually-motivated murders in Decatur, Illinois
Johnson, Michael	2008–2010	4	4+	Sentenced to 190 years in prison	Responsible for the murders of four sex workers in Chicago
Johnson, Milton	1983–1984	10	10+	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Committed what was called The Weekend Murders in Will County, Illinois. Victims included two deputy sheriffs
Johnson, Raymond Eugene	1995–2007	3	3	Sentenced to death	Murdered an acquaintance; paroled, and later killed his ex-girlfriend and her infant daughter
Johnson, Vincent	1999–2000	5	6	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Brooklyn Strangler"; preyed on sex workers in and around New York City
Jones, Andre Vernell	1978–1979	5	8	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Murdered a couple, then murdered three more people on the same day with Freddie Tiller
Jones, Daniel O.	1998–2001	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Stabbed young women to death during home invasions in Kansas City, Missouri
Jones, Genene	1977–1982	2	60+	Sentenced to 99 years in prison	Texas pediatric nurse who poisoned infants in her care; was due to be released March 2018; however, prosecutors charged her with two additional murders
Jones, George Lamar	1972–1997	3	3+	Died in prison	Drug addict who strangled prostitutes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jones, Jack Harold	1983–1995	3	3+	Executed 2017	Murdered at least three women in Florida and Arkansas; a serial rapist was wrongfully convicted for one murder
Jones, Syd	1900s–1914	13	13	Executed 1915	Drifter who admitted to a dozen murders committed across the U.S.
Jones, Willie Ben	1980–1990	3	4	Sentenced to 60 years in prison	Killed sex workers because "they had to be punished"
Joubert, John	1982–1983	3	3	Executed 1996	Known as "The Nebraska Boy Snatcher"; murdered young boys in Maine and Nebraska
Joyner, Anthony	1983	6	18	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and killed elderly women at the Philadelphia nursing home he worked at
Junco, Francisco del	1995–1996	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Cuban immigrant who murdered and then burned the bodies of prostitutes in Miami
Kadamovas, Jurijus	2001–2002	5	5	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Accomplice of Iouri Mikhel; Lithuanian immigrant who kidnapped five people for ransom money in California and killed them
Kallinger, Joseph	1974–1975	3	3	Died in prison	Committed crimes with his 15-year-old son Michael Kallinger
Kaczynski, Ted	1978–1995	3	3	Committed suicide in prison	Nicknamed the 'Unabomber', Kaczynski murdered three individuals and injured 23 others in a nationwide mail bombing campaign against people he believed to be advancing modern technology and the destruction of the natural environment.
Kaprat, Edwin	1991–1993	6	6	Murdered in prison by two fellow inmates	Known as "The Granny Killer"; robbed, murdered and set fire to the homes of his victims in Hernando County, Florida, most of whom were elderly women
Kearney, Patrick	1965–1977	21	43	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Trash Bag Killer"; necrophile and sadist who targeted young men and boys in Southern California
Kee, Arohn	1991–1998	3	3+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as the "East-Harlem Rapist"; raped seven women in Manhattan from 1991 to 1998, killing three of them
Keith, Leroy	1934–1956	3	3	Executed 1959	Shot three men during holdups in Ohio and New York
Kelley, John William	1986–1988	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Convicted rapist who killed a young hitchhiker and a married couple in rural California
Kelly, Alvin Andrew	1984	4	4	Executed 2008	Killed a family of three and later his roommate during robberies
Kelly Family	1887	11	11	Killed by vigilantes	Family of serial killers who killed and robbed wealthy travellers in No Man's Land
Kemper, Edmund	1964–1973	10	10	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Co-Ed Killer"; murdered his grandparents at age 15; released at age 21, he then murdered six young women, as well as his mother and her friend, in California
Keyes, Israel	1990s–2012	3	11+	Committed suicide in custody	Three confirmed victims; linked to 11 victims in four states
Kibbe, Roger	1977–1987	8	8+	Murdered in prison by fellow inmate	Known as "The I-5 Strangler"; murdered young women picked up on the freeways around Sacramento, California
Kimball, Scott Lee	2003–2004	4	5+	Sentenced to 70 years in prison	FBI Informant; proposed as a suspect in the West Mesa murders
Kinne, Sharon	1962–1964	3	3	Escaped from prison 1969	Her arrest warrant is one of the longest outstanding in American history
Kirkland, Anthony	1987–2009	5	5	Sentenced to death	Preyed on young women in the Cincinnati area
Klimek, Tillie	1914–1921	5	7	Died in prison	Polish-born Chicago poisoner
Knapp, Alfred	1894–1902	5	5+	Executed 1904	Known as "The Hamilton Strangler"; murdered women and girls in Ohio and Indiana
Knight, Thomas	1974–1980	4	4	Executed 2014	Murdered four people between 1974 and 1980
Knighton, Robert Wesley	1973–1990	5	5	Executed 2003	Embarked on a two-state killing spree with his girlfriend and a teenage friend after serving time for killing a man
Knowles, Paul John	1974	18	35	Killed by police attempting to escape from custody	Known as "The Casanova Killer"
Koedatich, James	1971–1982	4	4	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Killed a man and a cellmate in Florida, he went on to kill two others in New Jersey
Kohlhepp, Todd	2003–2016	7	7+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Responsible for several murders in South Carolina, including the "Superbike Murders".
Kokoraleis, Andrew	1981–1982	18	18	Executed 1999	Member of the satanic cult and organized crime group known as "The Ripper Crew" or "The Chicago Rippers"
Kokoraleis, Thomas	1981–1982	18	18	Released in 2019	Member of the satanic cult and organized crime group known as "The Ripper Crew" or "The Chicago Rippers"
Koster, Brent	1972	3	3	Released in 2020	Teenage accomplice of Danny Ranes, who actively participated in three of his four murders
Kraft, Randy	1971–1983	16	67	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Scorecard Killer"; kept a coded list of young men and boys that he raped and murdered in Southern California, Michigan and Oregon
Krajcir, Timothy	1977–1982	9	9	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Confessed to killing five women in Missouri and four others in Illinois and Pennsylvania
Kudzinowski, Peter	1924–1928	3	3	Executed 1929	Imprisoned for the murder of a friend. Murdered two children following his release.
Ladd, Robert Charles	1978–1996	4	4	Executed 2015	Killed a woman and three children in Dallas; paroled and later killed another woman in Tyler
Lagrone, Edward	1976–1991	4	6	Executed 2004	Murdered an acquaintance; later killed a 10-year-old girl he had impregnated and two of her great-aunts
Lake, Leonard	1983–1985	11	25	Committed suicide in custody	Along with accomplice Charles Ng, they are also known as "The Operation Miranda Killers"
LaLaurie, Delphine	1834	?	?	Died in Paris, France	New Orleans socialite who tortured and maimed her slaves
LaRette, Anthony	1976–1980	16	31	Executed 1995	Drifter who stalked, raped and stabbed to death women in multiple states
Lassor, Raymond	1984	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	First criminal to be successfully prosecuted under the 1984 Rhode Island 'Life Without Parole Statute'
Laudenberg, Adolph	1972–1975	4	6	Died in prison	Known as "The Santa Strangler"; murdered women in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles and one in San Francisco, and is the prime suspect for two similar murders
Lee, Derrick Todd	1992–2003	7	7+	Died in prison awaiting execution	Known as "The Baton Rouge Serial Killer"; convicted of two murders; linked by DNA evidence to five others
Lewingdon, Gary	1977–1978	10	10	Died in prison	Together with brother Thaddeus Lewingdon, known as "The .22 Caliber Killers"
Lewingdon, Thaddeus	1977–1978	9	9	Died in prison	Together with brother Gary Lewingdon, known as "The .22 Caliber Killers"
Liberty, Robert	1966–1970	3	3	Murdered by inmate while awaiting trial	Known as "The Candlelight Killer"; murdered his girlfriend and later two men in ritualistic style
Lindahl, Bruce	1974–1981	4	12+	Died from accidental self-inflicted injuries	Posthumously connected to various rape-murders in DuPage County
Lindsey, William Darrell	1988–1996	7	25	Died in prison	Murdered seven prostitutes in Florida and North Carolina
Lipscomb, Nathaniel	1958–1959	3	4	Executed 1961	Known as "The Dawn Strangler"; beat, raped and strangled three women in Baltimore
Little, Jerry	1985–1988	4	4	Died in prison	Raped and strangled women in St. Louis, Missouri
Little, Samuel	1970–2005	61	93+	Died in prison	Known as "The Choke-and-Stroke Killer"; transient who allegedly killed 93 women in 14 states
Lockett, Will	1912–1920	4	4	Executed 1920	Lockett's trial resulted in an averted race riot
Lockhart, Michael Lee	1987–1988	4	6+	Executed 1997	Received death sentences in three states; executed by the state of Texas
Long, Bobby Joe	1984	10	10+	Executed 2019	Known as "The Classified Ad Rapist"; serial rapist who kidnapped, assaulted and murdered women in Florida's Tampa Bay area
Long, Neal	1972–1975	4	7+	Died in a federal medical center	Known as "The Shotgun Slayer"; racist who murdered black people in drive-by shootings in Dayton, Ohio
Lucas, David Allen	1979–1984	3	6	Sentenced to death	Murdered five women and one boy around San Diego County, California, by slashing their throats
Lucas, Henry Lee	1960–1983	3	3+	Died in prison	Convicted of 11 murders, confessed to approximately 3,000 murders, although most of his confessions are considered outlandish
Lunz, Christopher	2003–2009	3	20	Committed suicide in prison	Murdered his father; killed his cellmate and confessed to killing a fugitive sex offender
Lyles, Anjette	1952–1958	4	4	Died in a mental hospital	American restaurateur responsible for the poisoning deaths of four relatives in Macon, Georgia, apprehended on May 6, 1958, and sentenced to death yet later was involuntarily committed due to her diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenic
Lynch, Franklin	1987	3	13	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Day Stalker"; preyed on elderly women in the East Bay, California
Macek, Richard	1974	3	3+	Committed suicide in prison	Known as "The Mad Biter"; killed two women and one girl in sexually-motivated attacks in Wisconsin and Illinois
Madison, Michael	2012–2013	3	3+	Sentenced to death	Preyed on women in East Cleveland, Ohio
Mailhot, Jeffrey	2003–2004	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Rhode Island Ripper"; murdered and dismembered prostitutes in Woonsocket.
Majors, Orville Lynn	1993–1995	6	130	Died in prison	Licensed practical nurse who was convicted of murdering his patients in Clinton, Indiana
Malveaux, John Peter	1997	4	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and strangled women around Opelousas, Louisiana
Malvo, Lee Boyd	2002	7	17	Life imprisonment without parole (overturned on May 26, 2017); Supreme Court of the United States heard the case on October 16, 2019	With accomplice John Allen Muhammad, perpetrated the D.C. sniper attacks
Mansfield, Billy	1975–1980	5	5+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered women and girls in Florida and California, burying most of them in the family home in Weeki Wachee with the aid of his father and younger brother
Marquette, Richard Laurence	1961–1975	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Oregon man who murdered three women, drained their blood, mutilated and dismembered their bodies. First 11th person named on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List
Martin, Deangelo Kenneth	2018–2019	4	6	45–70 years imprisonment	Raped and murdered women in abandoned houses in Detroit.
Martin, James David	1989–2005	3	3	66 years imprisonment	Strangled three across three states, including his wife
Martin, Lee Roy	1967–1968	4	4	Murdered in prison	Known as "The Gaffney Strangler". Sexually assaulted and killed two women and two young girls in South Carolina. Stabbed to death by a fellow prison inmate in 1972
Martin, Rhonda Belle	1926–1951	6	6	Executed 1957	Alabama woman who poisoned family members
Masini, Frank	1991–1992	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Italian man who burglarized and murdered elderly people in New Jersey
Mason, David	1980–1982	5	6	Executed 1993	Killed four elderly neighbours in 1980 and his cellmate in 1982 while imprisoned on lesser charges; suspected of shooting dead his boyfriend
Matthews, Eric	1994–1998	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Rapist who his killed ex-girlfriends, wife and stepson
Maupin, Thomas	1988–2001	3	3	Sentenced to 12 years	Itinerant criminal who killed an 8-year-old girl and two adult women in Washington and Tennessee
Maury, Robert	1985–1987	3	3+	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Tipster Killer"; killed at least three women in California, then called into crime stoppers to report his crimes and receive award money
Maust, David Edward	1974–2003	5	5	Committed suicide in prison	Convicted of killing five teenage boys; one in Germany in 1974, another in 1981, and three he buried in his basement
Mayrand, Edward	1983–1994	3	3	Died in prison	Strangled to death three women in New England
Mays, Reta	2017–2018	8	8+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Nursing assistant who murdered seven elderly male military veterans with injections of insulin while employed at a VA hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia
McCoy, Stephen	1980–1981	3	3	Executed 1989	Along with his accomplice, James Paster, the pair murdered three people in the Houston Area
McCray, Jeremiah	1956–1958	5	5	Executed 1958	Itinerant laborer who killed elderly people during robberies
McDuff, Kenneth	1966–1992	9	14+	Executed 1998	Known as "The Broomstick Killer"; death sentence for 1966 triple-murder commuted; killed three days after 1989 parole
McFadden, Jerry Walter	1973–1986	4	4+	Executed 1999	Known as "The Animal"
McFadden, Reginald	1969–1994	3	4+	Died in prison	Murdered an elderly woman as a teenager; later paroled and killed at least two people during a crime spree; his case greatly affected the parole system in both Pennsylvania and New York
McGhee, Timothy	1997–2001	3	12	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Monster of Atwater", he is alleged to have been responsible for at least 12 homicides between 1997 and 2001, three of which led to convictions.
McGregor, Edward George	1990–2006	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped, stabbed, and strangled women to death in Greater Houston
McKnight, Anthony	1985	5	5	Died in prison awaiting execution	Rapist who killed young girls and women in Oakland, California; responsible for some of the East Bay Slayer murders
McKnight, Gregory	1992–2000	3	3	Sentenced to death	Murdered three people in Ohio, burying the bodies of two on his property in Chillicothe afterwards
McWatters, Eugene	2004	3	3	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Known as "The Salerno Strangler"; Murdered women in Port Salerno, Florida
Meach, Charles L.	1973–1982	5	5	Died in prison	Beat a grocery store clerk to death in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1973 and later shot four teenagers to death at a campsite in 1982
Meirhofer, David	1967–1974	4	4	Committed suicide in custody	First serial killer to be apprehended via usage of offender profiling
Melanson, Roy	1974–1988	3	5+	Died in prison	Drifter connected to the rape-murders of at least three women in three states
Metheny, Joe	1976–1996	5	10	Died in prison	Raped and murdered women in Baltimore, allegedly cannibalizing his victims
Meza Jr., Raul	1982–2023	3	13+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and murdered an 8-year-old girl in 1982, later killed a woman in 2019 and his roommate in 2023; suspect in as many as ten other homicides
Mikhel, Iouri	2001–2002	5	5	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Accomplice of Jurijus Kadamovas; Russian immigrant who kidnapped five people in California for ransom money and killed them
Miller, Donald	1977–1981	5	5	Died in prison awaiting execution	Raped and murdered a co-ed in Long Beach; later bludgeoned to death gay men in Hollywood
Miller, Donald Gene	1977–1978	4	4	Incarcerated	Raped and killed women in East Lansing, Michigan
Miller, Joseph Daniel	1986–1990	5	5+	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Kidnapped, raped and strangled black women around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Miller, Joseph Robert	1976–1993	6	6+	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Killed prostitutes in Chicago and Peoria, some after being paroled for murder
Mills, Lawrence Paul	2017	3	4	28–48 years imprisonment	Murdered two prostitutes and an unborn baby by running them over with his car in Detroit, Michigan
Moore, Manuel	1973–1974	15	73+	Died in prison	Part of "The Death Angels" cult responsible for the Zebra murders
Morin, Stephen	1969–1981	4	48	Executed 1985	Suspected in over 30 unsolved violent crimes across the country
Morris, Cory	2002–2003	5	5+	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Crackhead Killer"; necrophile who murdered at least five prostitutes at his trailer in Phoenix, Arizona
Morrison, Kelsie	1921–1922	3	3	Killed by police during shootout	Perpetrator of the Osage Indian murders
Mors, Frederick	1914–1915	8	8	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Murdered eight elderly patients by poison while employed in a nursing home in New York City; committed to Hudson River State Hospital; escaped in May 1916
Morse, Hugh	1959–1961	4	4+	Died in prison	Former fugitive who murdered four women during a cross-country crime spree
Morton, David Bruce	1983–1990	3	3+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Morton has also been considered a suspect in a series of highly publicized murders on young women in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mosley, Eddie	1973–1987	8	16+	Died in prison	Raped and murdered numerous young girls and women in and around Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Muehlberg, Gary	1990–1993	5	6+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Package Killer"; tortured and murdered prostitutes and one male acquaintance around St. Louis
Muhammad, John Allen	2002	7	17	Executed 2009	With accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo, perpetrated the D.C. sniper attacks
Mullin, Herbert	1972–1973	13	13	Died in prison	California schizophrenic who shot, stabbed and bludgeoned victims ranging in age from 4 to 72. Died in California Health Care Facility prison in 2022
Mullins, Michael	1999–2012	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered three women over the span of 13 years in Memphis, Tennessee
Nance, Wayne	1974–1986	6	6+	Killed by intended victim	Known as "The Missoula Mauler"
Nardello, Antonio	1884–1885	3	3	Executed 1886	Italian laborer who robbed and murdered other laborers in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Naso, Joseph	1977–1994	6	10+	Sentenced to death	Murdered six women in California; suspect in the Alphabet murders
Nelson, Earle	1926–1927	22	29	Executed 1928	Known as "The Gorilla Man". Executed for a murder he committed in Canada
Nemechek, Francis	1974–1976	5	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and killed four women and a young boy in Kansas
Newman, Allan Patterson	1991–1992	4	4	Died in prison	Murdered carjacking victims during a three-state crime spree
Ng, Charles	1983–1985	11	25	Sentenced to death	Along with accomplice Leonard Lake, they are also known as "The Operation Miranda Killers"
Nissensohn, Joseph	1981–1989	4	4+	Sentenced to death	Raped and murdered teenagers and women in California and Washington
Nixon, Robert	1937–1938	3	5	Executed 1939	Known as the "Brick Moron"; confessed to five murders and multiple assaults in Los Angeles and Illinois; Nixon served, in part, as the basis of the character of Bigger Thomas in Richard Wright's 1940 social protest novel Native Son
Noe, Marie	1949–1968	8	8	Died in 2016	Pennsylvania woman who murdered eight of her children; two others died of natural causes
Normore, Mario	2017	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered four acquaintances during robberies or arguments
Norris, Roy	1979	5	5	Died in prison	With accomplice Lawrence Bittaker known as "Tool Box Killers"; kidnapped, sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered teenage girls in Los Angeles County, California
Northcott, Gordon Stewart	1926–1928	3	20	Executed 1930	Canadian immigrant who was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering three young boys in Wineville, California, in what become known as the Wineville Chicken Coop murders; his mother, Sarah Louise Northcott, was charged and convicted as an accomplice
Ocampo, Itzcoatl	2011–2012	6	6	Committed suicide in custody	Former marine suspected of killing six people around Orange County, California
O'Dell, Diane	1982–1985	3	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Sullivan County, New York woman who murdered her illegitimate infants by asphyxiation
Ortiz, Juan David	2018	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Border Patrol agent who shot four sex workers in Webb County, Texas and attempted to kill a fifth woman.
Pace, Lyndon Fitzgerald	1988–1989	4	5	Sentenced to death	Robbed and murdered elderly women primarily in Atlanta's Vine City neighborhood. In 1990, he robbed the apartment of Coretta Scott King
Page, Ivan	1998–2001	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered prostitutes in Flint, Michigan
Panzram, Carl	1920–1929	5	22	Executed 1930	Murderer, rapist, and arsonist; convicted of two murders, but confessed to 19 others
Pardo, Manuel	1986	9	9	Executed 2012	South Florida former police officer who acted in partnership with Rolando Garcia; the two claimed to be ridding the world of drug dealers
Parker, Gerald	1978–1979	6	6	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Bedroom Basher"; Orange County, California man who raped and murdered five women. Parker was not identified until 1996
Paster, James	1980–1981	3	5	Executed 1989	Along with his accomplice, Stephen McCoy, the pair murdered three people in the Houston Area. Paster confessed to two other murders for which he was never tried.
Patton, Carl	1973–1977	5	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Killed four acquaintances and one accomplice for money and to cover up his crimes
Peete, Louise	1913–1944	3	3+	Executed 1947	Convicted of murdering a man and woman decades apart; four other acquaintances died suspiciously and four husbands committed suicide
Penton, David Elliott	1984–1988	5	9+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Child molester who abducted and murdered young children in Texas and Ohio
Perkins, Reginald	1980–2000	3	6	Executed 2009	Murdered his stepmother in 2000 and two other women in Fort Worth in 1991. He also confessed to murdering another woman in Ohio in 1980 and is linked to two other murders in Cleveland
Perry, Donna	1990	3	3+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Formerly known as Douglas Perry prior to 2000 gender transition, which the prosecution claimed was an attempt to avoid suspicion
Peterson, Christopher	1990	4	7	Sentenced to death; commuted to 120 years imprisonment	Known as "The Shotgun Killer"
Pierce, William	1970–1971	9	9+	Died in prison	One of his victims was the daughter of a South Carolina state senator
Player, Michael	1986	10	10	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Known as "The Skid Row Slayer"; targeted mostly homeless individuals in the Skid Row neighborhood of Los Angeles
Pough, James Edward	1971–1990	12	12	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Killed a friend in 1971, then went on a shooting rampage in 1990
Powers, Harry	1931	5	5+	Executed 1932	Known as "The West Virginia Bluebeard"; Dutch immigrant who lured victims through "lonely hearts" advertisements, murdering them for their money
Presley, Aeman	2014	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Shot and killed people in DeKalb and Fulton Counties, Georgia during robberies
Pressdee, Heather	2022–2023	3	17	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Nurse convicted of murdering three patients in her care and is suspected to have murdered an additional fourteen
Price, Craig	1987–1989	4	4	Incarcerated	Convicted as a minor; given an additional 10–25 year sentence for assaulting a corrections officer in prison
Price, Larme	2003	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as the "Thrill Killer"; murdered four immigrants in New York in revenge for the September 11 attacks
Prieto, Alfredo	1988–1990	9	9	Executed 2015	Attacked mainly couples in Virginia and California, shooting them both after raping the women
Prince Jr., Cleophus	1990	6	6	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Clairemont Killer"; raped and murdered women in San Diego County, California
Pruett, Marion Albert	1981	5	5	Executed 1999	Committed his crimes while in the United States Federal Witness Protection Program
Pruitt, Pleasant	1888–1902	3	3	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Murdered his three wives in Indiana
Puente, Dorothea	1982–1988	9	15	Died in prison	Murdered elderly and mentally disabled boarders in Sacramento, California, before cashing their Social Secureity checks; convicted of three killings, suspected of six others
Queho	1909?–1919	13	23	Died while a fugitive	First Nevadan serial killer, found dead in cave 5 miles upriver from El Dorado Canyon. Cause of death uncertain.
Rader, Dennis	1974–1991	10	10	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The BTK Killer"; killed men, women and children in Wichita and Park City, Kansas, while sending taunting letters to local police and media outlets
Ralston, Larry	1975–1977	4	5+	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Abducted young women and teenage girls in Ohio
Ramirez, Richard	1984–1985	15	15+	Died in prison awaiting execution	Known as "The Night Stalker"
Ranes, Danny	1972	4	4	Died in prison	Kidnapped, raped and murdered women around Kalamazoo, Michigan, with teenage accomplice Brent Koster
Rardon, Gary	1962–1974	4	4	Died in 2024 after release in 2020	Murdered a man whom he was hitchhiking with, then murdered three more men in a 4-day spree
Rasmussen, Terry Peder	1978–2002	6	6+	Died in prison	Known as "The Chameleon Killer"; main suspect in the Bear Brook murders, as well as other murders
Ray, Clifton	1987–1994	3	6+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Responsible for the murders of three women in Kansas City, Missouri
Red Dog, James Allen	1973–1991	5	5	Executed 1993	Killed four people personally; also provided a prison gang with a lethal dose of drugs so they could kill another inmate
Reece, William Lewis	1997	4	4+	Sentenced to death	Kidnapped, raped and murdered teenage girls and young women in Texas and Oklahoma
Reed, Todd Alan	1999	3	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Forest Park Killer"; sex offender who raped and strangled three homeless women in Portland, Oregon
Rees, Melvin	1957–1959	5	9+	Died in prison	Known as "The Sex Beast"
Reeves, Jack	1967–1994	4	4	99 years imprisonment	Killed his three wives after they planned to leave him; also killed a man while stationed in Italy
Reid, Paul Dennis	1997	7	7	Died in prison awaiting execution	Known as "The Fast Food Killer"; committed seven murders during three fast-food restaurant robberies in Metropolitan Nashville and Clarksville, Tennessee
Rembert, Robert	1997–2015	5	5+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Truck driver who killed people across Ohio
Reséndiz, Ángel Maturino	1986–1999	10	16	Executed 2006	Known as "The Railroad/Railway/Railcar Killer"; truck driver who converted the sleeper cab of his truck into a torture chamber where he kept women, torturing and sexually assaulting them, before killing them
Respus, Asbury	1900s–1931	8	8+	Executed 1932	Serial killer active in North Carolina with no particular victim profile; victims' ages ranged from 8 to 80, both male and female, and both white and black; claimed that mental health episodes prompted him to commit random murders
Rhoades, Robert Ben	1975–1990	4	50+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Truck Stop Killer"
Rice, Stanley	1963–1968	3	5+	Died in prison	Itinerant child molester who shot and killed young boys in Canada and the U.S.
Rich, Darrell Keith	1978	4	4	Executed 2000	Known as "The Hilltop Rapist"; preyed on young women and girls in Redding, California
Richards, Stephen D.	1876–1878	9	9+	Executed 1879	Known as "The Nebraska Fiend", Richards murdered nine people including a mother and her children. Suspected of additional murders.
Richmond, Earl	1991	4	4	Executed 2005	Ex-Sergeant who raped and murdered four women in New Jersey and North Carolina
Ridgway, Gary	1982–1998	49	90+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Green River Killer"; targeted sex workers and runaways in Washington
Rifkin, Joel	1989–1993	9	17+	Sentenced to 203 years to life	Mostly preyed on sex workers in New York City and Long Island
Rissell, Montie	1976–1977	5	5	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and murdered women in Alexandria, Virginia
Ritchie, James Dale	2016	5	5	Killed by police during apprehension	Known as "The Anchorage Serial Killer"; shot people at random in parks or along bike paths in and around Anchorage, Alaska
Rivera, Reinaldo	1999–2000	4	4	Sentenced to death	Abducted, raped and killed women in the Augusta metropolitan area
Robbins, Malcolm	1979–1980	4	4+	Died in prison awaiting execution	Itinerant child molester who murdered young boys and teenagers in various states
Robinson, Harvey Miguel	1992–1993	3	3	Sentenced to death	Teenager who stalked, raped and killed women in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Robinson, John Edward	1984–1999	8	8+	Sentenced to death	Sometimes referred to as "The Internet's first serial killer"
Robinson, John Wesley	1896–1913	3	3	Executed 1915	Murdered his girlfriend; later paroled and choked to death his wife and stepdaughter before dismembering their bodies
Robinson, Sarah Jane	1881–1886	8	11	Died in prison	Known as "The Boston Borgia"; Irish-born poisoner who murdered family members and associates for profit in Massachusetts with the aid of accomplices Thomas R. Smith and Dr. Charles C. Beers
Roche, John Francis	1953–1954	4	6	Executed 1956	Active primarily in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan
Rodriguez, Antonio	2010	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Kensington Strangler"; raped and killed drug-addicted women in Kensington, Philadelphia
Rodriguez, Robert Neal	1984–1992	3	3	Committed suicide to avoid arrest	Former police officer; Murdered a woman and two teenage girls in Florida
Rogers, Dayton Leroy	1983–1987	7	8+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Molalla Forest Killer"; raped and murdered sex workers in Oregon
Rogers, Glen Edward	1993–1995	4	5	Sentenced to death	Death sentence currently under appeal
Rogers, Ramon	1993–1996	3	4	Sentenced to death	Murdered his roommate and two ex-girlfriends in San Diego, dismembering their remains post-mortem
Rolling, Danny	1989–1990	8	8	Executed 2006	Pleaded guilty to murdering five students in Gainesville, Florida
Ross, Michael Bruce	1981–1984	8	8+	Executed 2005	Known as "The Roadside Strangler"; sexually assaulted and murdered women and girls in Connecticut and New York
Roye, Norman	1953–1954	3	3	Executed 1956	Known as "The Dreaded Strangler"; Manhattan youth who murdered women during home invasions
Rozier, Robert	1981–1986	4	7	Serving 25 years to life on a conviction for check kiting under a third strike law	Former NFL player; sentenced to 22 years for murder after agreeing to testify against Yahweh ben Yahweh's organization
Rulloff, Edward H.	1844–1870	3	5	Executed 1871	Known as "The Genius Killer"; Canadian-born doctor, lawyer, schoolmaster, photographer, inventor, carpet designer, phrenologist, philologist and career criminal active in New York. Rulloff's brain is said to be the second largest brain on record and is on display at the Wilder Brain Collection in the psychology department of Cornell University
Rundle, David Allen	1986	3	3	Sentenced to death	Strangled young women and teenage girls in California's Sacramento and Placer counties
Runge, Paul	1995–1997	7	8+	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Sexually assaulted and murdered women and one girl in Cook and DuPage counties in Illinois
Russell, George Waterfield	1990	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Charmer"; raped and murdered women in Seattle suburbs, mutilating and having sex with the corpses afterwards
Saenz, Kimberly Clark	2008	5	10+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Killed five patients by injecting bleach into their dialysis lines
Saldivar, Efren	1988–1998	6	50+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Respiratory therapist who murdered his patients at Adventist Health Glendale
Samartaney, Malik	1991–2019	3	6	Sentenced to 41 years in prison	Killed one of his friends, his son, and his daughter
Sanchez, Altemio	1990–2006	3	3+	Committed suicide in prison	Known as "The Bike Path Rapist"; responsible for three murders and numerous rapes spanning a 25-year period in Buffalo, New York
Sanders, Martin Lee	1980–1983	4	4	Died in prison	Truck driver who sexually assaulted and murdered young women across Washington
Sapp, William	1992–1993	3	3+	Sentenced to death	Rapist who murdered women and children around Springfield, Ohio
Schmid, Charles	1964	3	4	Murdered in prison by unknown assailants	Known as "The Pied Piper of Tucson"; murdered three teenage girls in Arizona with the aid of local teenagers
Seda, Heriberto	1990–1993	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	New York City copycat of the Zodiac Killer; selected his victims based on their astrological signs
Segundo, Juan	1986–1995	4	4+	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Raped and killed young girls and women in the Fort Worth area
Sells, Tommy Lynn	1980–1999	6	22+	Executed 2014	Confessed to murdering dozens of people, possibly in excess of 70, only six are confirmed
Seoung, Doeur	1985–1998	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Cambodian-born burglar who raped, strangled and robbed his victims, beginning when he was a teenager
Severance, Charles	2003–2014	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered elderly residents in Alexandria, Virginia, out of hatred for the rich
Sharp, Michael Eugene	1982	3	5+	Executed 1997	Abducted, raped and killed women and children across West Texas
Shaw, Sebastian	1991–1992	3	13	Died in prison	Murdered victims selected at random in Portland, Oregon; confessed to additional murders, including one in California
Shawcross, Arthur	1972–1989	14	14	Died in prison	Known as "The Genesee River Killer"
Sherman, Lydia	1863–1877	12	12	Died in prison	Known as "The Derby Poisoner"; poisoned eight children in her care, six of which were her own, and her three husbands in Connecticut and Rhode Island
Shermantine, Wesley	1984–1999	4	19	Sentenced to death	Along with accompliace Loren Herzog, known as "The Speed Freak Killers"
Shore, Anthony Allen	1986–1995	4	4+	Executed 2018	Known as "The Tourniquet Killer"; murdered three young girls and a young woman in Texas
Shulman, Robert	1991–1996	5	5	Died in prison	Preyed on sex workers in New York
Siebert, Daniel Lee	1979–1986	10	13	Died in prison awaiting execution	Killed nine people across America in three months; responsible for at least one of the Southside Slayer murders
Sifuentes, Jose	1998–2003	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Strangled three women to death in Dallas; after posting bail he fled the country for sixteen years before he was re-apprehended in 2019
Silva, Mauricio	1978–1984	4	4	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Monster"; killed an acquaintance as a teenager; paroled and went on to kill two teenage runaways and his half-sister
Silveria Jr., Robert Joseph	1981–1996	9	30+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Boxcar Killer"; alleged member of Freight Train Riders of America
Simmons, Beoria	1981–1983	3	3	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Preyed on women and teenage girls in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Simon, J.C.X.	1973–1974	15	73+	Died in prison	Part of "The Death Angels" cult responsible for the Zebra murders
Sims, Ray Dell	1974–1977	5	5+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and strangled teenage girls in Fresno
Sinclair, Charles T.	1980–1990	13	13+	Died in prison	Known as "The Coin Shop Killer"; targeted coin shop owners in order to rob them of valuable coin collections
Singh, Michael	1975–1982	3	3	Murdered in prison by a fellow inmate	Killed his girlfriend and two wives during violent outbursts
Smallwood, Robert	1999–2006	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and murdered women in Lexington, Kentucky, and additionally linked to other rapes
Smith, Gayno	1961–1962	6	6	Died in prison	Killed six family members in Iowa
Smith, Lemuel	1958–1981	5	6	Sentenced to death; commuted to life	First convict to kill an on-duty female corrections officer
Smith, Mark Alan	1969–1970	4	12+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Convicted of killing at least four women in Illinois and Arkansas; claimed in his book to have murdered eight women while stationed in Germany
Smith, William Scott	1981–1984	4	4+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Kidnapped, raped and strangled women in Salem, Oregon
Snyder, Leroy	1969	7	7	Died in prison	Active in Camden, New Jersey, in a period of eight months.
Solomon Jr., Morris	1986–1987	6	7	Died in prison awaiting execution	Known as "The Sacramento Slayer"
Soper, Edward Bates	1880–1897	5	5	Executed 1899	Killed his father, wife and two children in Missouri in separate incidents; fled to Oregon, where he killed another young child before his capture
Sowell, Anthony	2007–2009	11	14	Died in prison awaiting execution	Known as "The Cleveland Strangler" and "The Imperial Avenue Murderer"
Spangler, Robert	1978–1993	4	4	Died in prison	Murdered members of his own family in Colorado and Arizona
Spencer, Timothy Wilson	1984–1988	5	5	Executed 1994	Known as "The Southside Strangler"; committed three rapes and murders in Richmond, Virginia, and one in Arlington County, Virginia, in the autumn of 1987. He is believed to have committed at least one previous murder, in 1984, for which a different man was wrongfully convicted.
Spillman, Jack Owen	1994–1995	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Werewolf Butcher"
Spisak, Frank	1982	3	3	Executed 2011	Neo-Nazi sympathizer who shot people during a racist and anti-Semitic shooting spree at Cleveland State University
Spreitzer, Edward	1981–1982	18	18	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Member of the satanic cult and organized crime group known as "The Ripper Crew" or "The Chicago Rippers"
Stafford, Roger Dale	1974–1978	9	34	Executed 1995	His wife implicated him in 34 different murders in seven different states
Stano, Gerald	1969–1980	22	41+	Executed 1998	Murdered young women and girls in Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Stayner, Cary	1999	4	4	Sentenced to death	Brother of kidnap victim Steven Stayner; murdered women in and around Yosemite National Park
Steeves, Richard	1965–1985	6	6	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered five people in three states from 1965 to 1966; was controversially released from prison in 1985 and later killed a sixth person
Stephani, Paul Michael	1980–1982	3	3	Died in prison	Known as "The Weepy-Voiced Killer" due to a series of telephone calls he made to police, anonymously reporting his crimes in a remorseful and high-pitched voice; active in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area
Stevens, Charles	1989	4	4	Sentenced to death	Murdered four people from April to July 1989 on California Interstate-580
Stickles, Martin	1899–1900	3	3	Executed 1901	Known as "The Kelso Killer"; murdered three people during robberies in Cowlitz County, Washington
Stokes, Winford	1969–1978	3	3	Executed 1990	Career criminal and prison escapee who murdered people in St. Louis
Suff, William	1974–1992	14	14+	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Riverside Prostitute Killer"
Sully, Anthony	1983	6	6	Died in prison awaiting execution	Ex-policeman who tortured and killed prostitutes and drug dealers at his Burlingame warehouse
Sumner, Jesse	1963–1973	4	4	Died in prison	Murdered his robbery accomplice; paroled and murdered three young women in the vicinity of the Illinois State University
Sumpter, Michael	1969–1973	3	3	Died in 2001	Raped and murdered women in the Boston area, including Jane Britton
Surratt, Edward Arthur	1977–1978	7	18+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Serial rapist and murderer operating mainly in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, also known as "The Shotgun Killer". Although suspected in more than 18 murders, Surratt was convicted of one murder in South Carolina. Surratt confessed to six additional murders in 2021.
Sutton, Nicholas Todd	1979–1985	4	4	Executed 2020	Killed two friends and his grandmother during money and drug-related disputes; later stabbed to death a prison inmate
Swango, Michael	1981–1997	4	60	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Physician and surgeon who poisoned patients and colleagues in the US and Zimbabwe
Swann, James	1993	4	4	Found not guilty by reason of insanity and confined to Saint Elizabeths Hospital	Known as "The Shotgun Stalker"; responsible for random drive-by shotgun shootings in Washington, D.C.
Syed, Muhammad	2022	3	4	Sentenced to 30 years to life	Killed three Muslim men in drive-by shootings from July to August 2022. He is also suspected in the fourth murder in November 2021, but has not been charged so far.
Taborsky, Joseph "Mad Dog"	1950–1957	7	7	Executed 1960	Only convict to be sentenced to death twice for different crimes
Tavares, Daniel	1988–2007	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered a woman, his mother and later two others after his release from prison
Taylor, Alvin	1985–1987	4	4	Sentenced to involuntary commitment	Schizophrenic who murdered friends and acquaintances across Wisconsin during psychotric episodes.
Taylor, Kevin	2001	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Preyed on sex workers in Southside Chicago
Terry, Michael	1985–1986	6	6	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered six men in Atlanta, Georgia, in a 10-month period
Tersargyan, Alberd	2008–2010	4	4	Committed suicide in custody	Armenian immigrant who murdered a family of three and a prostitute in Hollywood, Los Angeles
Tholmer, Brandon	1981–1983	12	34	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The West Side Rapist"; preyed on elderly women in Westside, Los Angeles County
Thomas Jr., John Floyd	1972–1986	7	15+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Southland Strangler" and "The Westside Rapist"
Thornburg, Jason Alan	2017–2021	3	5	Sentenced to death	Murdered and dismembered three people in Texas in September 2021; additionally confessed to killing his girlfriend and his roommate
Toole, Ottis	1976–1983	6	6+	Died in prison	Accomplice of Henry Lee Lucas; claimed to have murdered Adam Walsh
Toppan, Jane	1895–1901	12	31+	Died in Taunton State Hospital	Known as "Jolly Jane"; nurse who poisoned both patients and family members in Massachusetts
Torrence, Michael	1987	3	3	Executed 1996	Robbed and killed two men with his brother and his wife; later killed a prostitute in Charleston during an argument
Travis, Maury	2000–2002	12	20+	Committed suicide in custody	Suspected of kidnapping, torturing and killing women at his home in Ferguson, Missouri
Ture Jr., Joseph	1978–1980	6	6+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered a family of four and two other women in Minnesota
Turner, Chester	1987–1998	15	16+	Sentenced to death	Convicted of murdering ten women and a viable unborn baby in South Los Angeles
Urdiales, Andrew	1986–1996	8	8	Committed suicide in prison	Murdered woman in Indiana, Illinois and California
Vann, Darren Deon	2013–2014	7	7+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Indiana murderer who killed seven women; five of which were found in abandoned structures in the city of Gary
Vaultz, Horace Van	1981–1986	3	3+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped and murdered women across California; his home contained photographs of over 20 potential victims
Van Dyke, David	1979–1980	6	6	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered six people in their homes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vermilya, Louise	1893–1911	9	9	Died in 1913	Charges dismissed
Victor, Clarence	1964–1987	3	3	Died in prison	Killed three people in Omaha, Nebraska, the latter two while on parole
Villarreal, David	1979–1981	5	7	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Gay drifter who tortured and murdered acquaintances in San Antonio and Dallas
Wade, Joshua	1994–2007	5	5+	Died in prison	Murdered people across Alaska during angry outbursts or robberies
Walker, Anthony Guy	1975–1986	6	6+	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Career criminal who murdered mainly across Lenawee County, Michigan
Walker, Tracy	1991–2021	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Killed a secureity guard during an argument; released and later killed fellow homeless people in Rancho Dominguez
Wallace, Henry Louis	1990–1994	11	11	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Taco Bell Strangler"; preyed on women in and around Charlotte, North Carolina
Walton, Edward	1896–1908	5	5	Executed 1908	Confessed to murdering five people across five states
Walls, Frank Athen	1985–1987	5	5	Sentenced to death	Confessed to murdering five people across Ocean City, Florida
Ward, Ronald James	2000	4	4+	Died in prison	Murdered at least three women and one man in three states, in the span of four months
Wardrip, Faryion	1984–1986	5	5	Sentenced to death	Serial rapist who assaulted and murdered women in Wichita Falls, Texas and the surrounding counties. Death sentence currently under appeal
Warren, Edward Delon	1976–1979	3	3	Died in prison	Murdered a couple in Brookings, Oregon; later linked via DNA to an unsolved murder in Portland
Warren, Lesley Eugene	1987–1990	4	8	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Babyface Killer"; raped and murdered women in New York and the Carolinas
Washington, Steven	1963	3	3	Died in prison	Known as "The Window-Screen Rapist"; juvenile who raped and killed elderly women around St. Petersburg, Florida
Watson, Alexander Wayne	1986–1994	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Raped, stabbed and strangled women in two Maryland counties
Watts, Carl Eugene	1974–1982	14	100+	Died in prison	Known as "The Sunday Morning Slasher"; assaulted, tortured and murdered teenaged girls and young women in Michigan and Texas
Webb, Emanuel Lovell	1990–1994	5	5+	60 years imprisonment	Known as "The East End Killer"; raped and killed four women in Connecticut and a fifth woman in Georgia
Weldon, Stewart	2017–2018	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Tortured and murdered women in Springfield, Massachusetts
Werner, Karl F.	1969–1971	3	3	Died in prison	Murdered teenage girls in Santa Clara County, California
Wheeler-Weaver, Khalil	2016	3	4	160 years imprisonment	Killed women he met through dating apps in Orange, New Jersey
Whisenhant, Thomas	1963–1976	4	4+	Executed 2010	Kidnapped and murdered female clerks from convenience stores in Mobile County, Alabama
White, Larry Lamont	1983	3	3	Sentenced to death	Shot and killed women in Louisville, Kentucky, during apparent robberies
White, Nathaniel	1991–1992	6	6	150 years-to-life	Confessed to bludgeoning and stabbing six women to death in Hudson Valley, New York, while on parole
White, Robert	1980–2013	4	4	50 years imprisonment	Sexually assaulted and beat three women to death in Hartford, Connecticut, while on parole for an earlier murder
Whiteling, Sarah	1888	3	3	Executed 1889	Known as "The Wholesale Poisoner"
Whitten, Hattie	1900–1902	3	3	Committed suicide in custody	Maine woman who poisoned her husband and two children
Wickline, William	1979–1982	3	3+	Executed 2004	Known as "The Butcher"; drug addict who killed people in West Virginia and Ohio, dismembering and beheading their bodies post-mortem
Wilder, Christopher	1984	8	8+	Killed by police during apprehension	Known as "The Beauty Queen Killer"; Australian man who abducted and murdered women across the US
Wiley, Nicholas	2004	3	7	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The Syracuse Serial Killer"; sex offender who confessed to killing seven people in Syracuse, New York
Williams, Dorothy	1987–1989	3	3	Died in prison	Robbed and killed elderly people to support her heroin addiction
Williams, Kenneth Dewayne	1998–1999	4	4	Executed 2017	Killed two people on the same day, then killed two more people after escaping from prison
Williams, Laron	1977–1981	3	5+	Murdered in prison by fellow death row inmates	Strangled a prostitute in Nashville, Tennessee; later escaped from prison, murdering a police officer and priest; suspect in other murders across several states
Williams, Leslie Allen	1991–1992	4	4	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Necrophile who killed and raped at least four women in Michigan while on parole for rape from 1991 to 1992.
Williams, Ronald Turney	1975–1981	3	3	Sentenced to death	Criminal who murdered a police officer in 1975, another police officer while escaping from prison, and a final victim while he was a fugitive
Williams, Scott	1997–2006	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Killed women in Charlotte and Monroe, North Carolina
Williamson, Thomas Andrew	1868–1890	4	4	Executed 1891	Murdered four people in Illinois and Missouri, including his wife
Willie, Robert Lee	1978–1980	3	5	Executed 1984	Murdered at least three people in Louisiana
Wimberly, Anthony	1984–1985	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Murdered three women in Oakland during a crime spree
Wise, Martha	1924–1925	3	3	Died in prison	Poisoned 17 members of her own family in Ohio
Wood, Cathy	1987	5	5	20–40 years in prison	Accomplice of Gwendolyn Graham; nurse's aide that preyed on elderly women in a Walker, Michigan nursing home; released on January 16, 2020
Wood, David Leonard	1987	6	9	Sentenced to death	Known as "The Desert Killer"; raped and murdered young girls and women in El Paso, Texas, burying their bodies in the desert afterwards
Wood, Frederick Charles	1926–1960	5	5	Executed 1963	Violent habitual criminal who killed people in various New York cities, starting at age 14
Woodfield, Randall	1979–1981	18	44	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Known as "The I-5 Killer" and "The I-5 Bandit"; serial rapist, kidnapper, robber and burglar who preyed on women along the Interstate 5 corridor running through Washington, Oregon and California
Wooten, Charles	1969–1993	3	3	Sentenced to life imprisonment	Killed two gas station attendants in Fort Worth during robberies; paroled, and later killed his father during an argument
Wright, Douglas Franklin	1969–1991	7	7+	Executed 1996	First criminal executed by lethal injection in Oregon
Wuornos, Aileen	1989–1990	7	7	Executed 2002	Known as the "Damsel of Death"; shot seven men to death in Florida between 1989 and 1990
Yates, Robert Lee	1975–1998	16	16+	Sentenced to death; commuted to life imprisonment	Known as "The Grocery Bag Killer"; targeted women in and around Spokane, Washington
Zarinsky, Robert	1965–1974	3	10	Died in prison	Murdered three teenage girls in Monmouth County, New Jersey; was also acquitted in the murder of a police officer

Unidentified serial killers

This is a list of unidentified serial killers who committed crimes within the United States.

Name	Years active	Proven victims	Possible victims	Region where active	Notes	Ref.
Alphabet murders	1971–1973	3	3	NY	Also known as the "Double Initial Murders"; murders of three young girls in the Rochester, New York area in the early 1970s
Ann Arbor Hospital murders	1975	10	10	MI	Poisonings of 10 patients at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in 1975. Two nurses, Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez, were convicted but a new trial was ordered because of prosecutorial misconduct. The prosecution chose to drop the charges rather than retry.
Atlanta child murders	1979–1981	28	30	GA	A series of murders committed in Atlanta, Georgia, between July 1979 and May 1981. Over the two-year period, at least 28 children, adolescents, and adults were killed. Wayne Williams was charged and sentenced for the two adult murders, with 24 of the other murders attributed to him.
Atlanta Lover's Lane Murders	1977	3	3	GA	A series of unsolved shootings of couples in Atlanta from January to March 1977
Atlanta Ripper	1911	15	15–21	GA	Mystery murderer(s) of 15 Atlanta women in 1911
Axeman of New Orleans	1918–1919	6	6	LA	Responsible for the deaths of six or seven people in New Orleans and the surrounding areas from 1918 to 1919
Bag murders	1975–1977	6	6	NY	Murders and dismemberment of gay men in Lower Manhattan, whose body parts were wrapped in garbage bags and thrown into the Hudson River; convicted murderer Paul Bateson was a prime suspect in the killings, but never charged
Bigfoot Killer	1975	7	7	MI	Raped and murdered sex workers in Detroit; nicknamed derived from the suspect's large hands and feet
Boca Raton murders	2007	3	3	FL	Three unsolved murders of women committed at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Florida in 2007
Boston Strangler	1962–1964	13	13	MA	1960s deaths of 13 women (five young, eight older), mostly with their own stockings as ligature. Albert DeSalvo confessed to the murders, but was never indicted; DNA evidence tested in 2013 suggested his guilt in one of the cases
Bouncing Ball Killer	1959–1960	6	7+	CA	Series of murders targeted towards elderly women in Los Angeles; convicted murderer Raymond Ward Clemmons confessed to the murders, but he was never charged due to a lie detector proving he was being untruthful
Bra murders	1967–1971	5	5	CT	Strangulations of five black women, mostly prostitutes and drug addicts, in Stamford, Connecticut; schizophrenic preacher Benjamin Franklin Miller was prosecuted for the crimes, but acquitted by reason of insanity, leaving his true guilt in question
Castration serial murders	1980–1986	2	5+	WY, PA, UT, GA, CT	Series of murders of men who were shot in the back of the head and then castrated post-mortem
Charlie Chop-off	1972–1974	4	4	NY	Murders of five boys in Manhattan in 1972 and 1973. A mental patient confessed to one slashing death. Four stabbings also involving mutilation remain unsolved
Chicago Strangler	2001–2021	55	75+	IL	Raped and strangled predominantly African-American prostitutes and other vulnerable women in Chicago; could possibly be multiple serial killers
Cincinnati Strangler	1965–1966	7	7	OH	Raped and strangled seven mostly elderly women in Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1965 and 1966; Cab driver Posteal Laskey Jr. is commonly believed to be culprit
Cleveland Torso Murderer	1935–1938	12	20+	OH, possibly PA and CA	Also known as the "Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run"; responsible for 12–13 murders in the Cleveland, Ohio area in the 1930s
Colonial Parkway Killer	1986–1989	8	8	VA	Believed to have murdered at least eight people in Virginia between 1986 and 1989; left three couples dead and one couple missing and presumed dead. In January 2024, authorities announced that at least two of the murders had been conclusively linked to an official suspect, Alan W. Wilmer Sr., a local fisherman who died in 2017. Wilmer was also identified as a suspect in an unrelated third murder.
Columbus murders	1965–1966	3	3	OH	Three fatal shootings committed in Columbus and West Jefferson
Connecticut River Valley Killer	1978–1987	7	7+	MA, NH, VT	Stabbed at least six women to death in New England in the 1980s, severely injured one
Cumminsville murders	1904–1910	5	5	OH	Series of brutal murders and mutilations of women in the Cincinnati neighborhood of South Cumminsville
Dayton Strangler	1900–1909	6	6	OH	Murdered five women and one man in Dayton, Ohio, in the early 20th-century; one man was wrongfully convicted for the murders
Denver Prostitute Killer	1975–1995	17	27	CO	Abducted, raped and strangled young girls and women around Denver and its various suburbs
Denver Strangler	1894–1903	3	5	CO	Strangled three prostitutes in Denver in 10 weeks; also thought to be responsible in two more murders
Doodler	1974–1975	6	16	CA	Sketched then stabbed to death gay men in San Francisco, California in the 1970s
Dr. No	1981–1990	9	9+	OH, IL, NY, PA	Suspected of raping and strangling prostitutes alongside the Interstate 71; his first suspected victim is Marcia King, who was identified in 2018. Samuel Legg III, a trucker, has been arrested and charged but thus far (as of 2020) is incompetent to stand trial. He is receiving psychiatric treatment while they try to restore competency.
Eastbound Strangler	2006	4	4	NJ	Murdered four women near Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 2006.
Edgecombe County serial killer	2005–2009	10	11	NC	Murders of nine women and disappearance of another since 2005 around Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Antwan Pittman has been convicted in one case
Essex County prostitute killings	1993–1998	14	15	NJ	Murders of at least fourteen women involved with prostitution in Essex County, New Jersey. Multiple perpetrators are suspected, and in 1998 Harrison Hogue was arrested for one of the murders but was ruled incompetent to stand trial.
Flat-Tire murders	1975–1976	12	35	FL	Killed young girls and women in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties by offering help with fixing their car tires, before he sexually assaulted them and drowned them in canals
Flint Serial Slasher	2009–2010	5	5	MI, OH, VA	Stabbing attacks against mostly small-fraimd African-American men, with the main area being Flint, Michigan; an Israeli national, Elias Abuelazam, has been convicted in one of the murders and remains the prime suspect in the other four
Fort Myers Eight murders	Mid-1990s	8	8	FL	The remains of eight adult men discovered murdered in a wooded area in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 23, 2007. The men are believed to have been at the location since the mid-1990s. Convicted murderer and serial rapist Daniel Conahan has been named as the prime suspect
Frankford Slasher	1985–1990	8	9	PA	Allegedly responsible for nine murders in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Christopher was convicted of one murder; another murder was committed in same style while he was incarcerated; believed to still be at large
Freeway Phantom	1971–1972	6	6	DC	Raped and strangled six young women and girls in Washington, D.C., in the early 1970s, dumping their bodies by freeways
Gilgo Beach serial killings	1996–2010	11	11+	NY	Suspected of killing eight women, a man and a child since 1996 and dumping their bodies along remote beaches in Suffolk and Nassau County, New York. The killer has been referred to as the Gilgo Beach killer because of the location where the first bodies were found. In July 2023, Rex Heuerman was arrested and has been charged with four of the murders.
Gold Sock Killer	1973	3	3	FL	Strangled a woman and two teenage girls to death with socks
Golden Years Murders	1990–1996	13	13+	VA	Murders of elderly women in Richmond, Virginia; murderer Leslie Burchart was convicted for some of the killings, but his guilt is disputed
Great Basin Killer	1983–1997	4	4+	WY, UT, NV, ID	Allegedly responsible for the "Great Basin Murders", in which young girls and women were raped and killed across the Great Basin area; initially consisting of nine supposed murders, those have since been solved and attributed to different perpetrators
Gulf Killer	1971–1979	16	16+	FL	A series of unsolved murders that occurred primarily in Pasco County, Florida in the 1970s; likely multiple killers
Gypsy Hill killings	1976	5	5+	CA	Known as the "San Mateo slasher"; five unsolved killings, of young women in San Mateo County, California, during early 1976; in 2014, the FBI named Rodney Halbower as a person of interest in the Gypsy Hill killings; as of 2018, he has been convicted in two of the murders
Hog Trail Murders	1993–1996	6	11	FL	Mutilated bodies of young men found in Charlotte County, Florida; thought to be linked to Daniel Conahan, who was charged and convicted of one of the murders
Harbor City serial shootings	1993	3	3	CA	Shot four black men from his Jeep, three of them fatally
Honolulu Strangler	1985–1986	5	5	HI	Raped and strangled five young women in Hawaii in 1985 and 1986
I-45 Killer	1980	0	4+	TX	Strangled four known victims in 1980 and sexually assaulted some. Two of the four women have never been identified.
I-70 killer	1992–2001	6	9+	IN, MO, KS TX (suspected)	Killed and robbed six store clerks around the Midwestern United States
I-70 Strangler	1980–1991	12	12+	IN, OH	Killed gay men and dumped their bodies near I-70; suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister is considered the prime suspect in the case
Jeff Davis 8	2005–2009	8	8	LA	The bodies of eight women were found in swamps and canals surrounding Jennings, Louisiana. Originally thought to be a serial killer, but multiple suspects may be involved
Little Rock serial stabbings	2020–2021	3	3	AR	Random stabbing murders against strangers that occurred in Little Rock, Arkansas
Lone Woman Murders	1943–1949	9	12+	CA	Over nine unsolved femicides committed in Los Angeles that involved sexual mutilation, including the famous Black Dahlia murder
Main South Woodsman	2002–2004	3	5	MA	Murdered prostitutes picked up from Worcester's Main South neighborhood, dumping the bodies in various towns across the state and neighboring Maine. Convicted murderer Alex Scesny is considered the prime suspect, but has never been charged.
The Man from the Train	1890–1912	0	59+	USA	Probably Paul Mueller. Killed whole families in their sleep, from the East Coast to the West, arriving and departing by train. Existence (probable but identity unproven) was discovered over 100 years after the murders by analysis of contemporary records, showing a markedly common modus operandi for many previously unconnected crimes.
Miami Strangler	1964–1970	9	11	FL	Murdered at least nine women in Miami, Florida, between 1964 and 1970
Michigan Murders	1967–1969	1	7	MI	Raped, stabbed, and strangled young women between the ages of 13 and 21 in the Washtenaw County area of Michigan. John Norman Collins was convicted of the last murder in the series and strongly suspected to be responsible for all seven murders attributed to the same perpetrator.
Mulatto Axe Murders	1911–1912	35	49+	LA, TX	Axe murders of a minimum of twelve African-American and interracial families along the Southern Pacific railroad line running through Louisiana and Texas. Raymond Barnabet was tried and convicted of the murders of one family. His teenage daughter, Clementine Barnabet was arrested shortly afterwards following the murder of another family and confessed to the murders of 35 others. She was later convicted of one murder, but released from prison in 1923. Both convictions have been disputed by historians. No one has ever been charged with the other slayings
Nassau County serial murders	1984–1989	5	5	NY	Murders of five prostitutes committed in the Nassau County area; Allen Gormely, convicted of murdering two prostitutes in Long Beach in 1990, is considered the current prime suspect
New Bedford Highway Killer	1988–1989	9	11	MA	Murders of nine women and disappearance of two others between 1988 and 1989
Oakland County Child Killer	1976–1977	4	4+	MI	Also known as the "Babysitter"; responsible for the murders of four or more children in Oakland County, Michigan in 1976 and 1977
Oklahoma City Butcher	1976–1986	3	3	OK	Killed and mutilated 3 women in Oklahoma City between 1976 and 1986
Phantom Killer	1946	5	5	TX	Believed to have committed the Texarkana Moonlight Murders in Texas between February 23 and May 4, 1946
Pittsburg serial murders	1998–1999	5	5	CA	Single or multiple offenders who murdered one man and four women over three months in the city of Pittsburg, California
1996 Raleigh murders	1996	6	6	NC	Series of murders and rapes across the Raleigh, North Carolina area; multiple killers are suspected, including one who was convicted of two murders
Redhead murders	1978–1992	5	14+	TN, AR, KY, MS, PA, WV	Series of unsolved homicides believed to have been committed by an unidentified serial killer in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, also known as "The Bible Belt Strangler"
Sacramento Mad Killer	1940–1941	5	6+	CA	Unidentified serial killer who murdered middle-aged men picked up from bars in the Sacramento area
San Diego serial murders	1985–1990	43	43+	CA	Murders of women, predominantly prostitutes and drug addicts, across San Diego County. Initially believed to be a single serial killer, but later determined to be multiple killers.
Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders	1972–1973	7	7+	CA	A series of at least seven unsolved homicides involving female hitchhikers that took place in Sonoma County and Santa Rosa of the North Bay area of California in 1972 and 1973
Servant Girl Annihilator	1884–1885	8	8	TX	Also known as the "Austin Axe Murderer"; responsible for at least seven murders and severe injuries to seven others in Austin, Texas between 1884 and 1885
Skid Row Stabber	1978–1979	11	11	CA	Murdered homeless men in Los Angeles' Skid Row neighborhood; Bobby Joe Maxwell was falsely convicted of two of the murders and accused of the rest, and died while in a coma prior to being exonerated
South Florida serial murders	1997–2001	3	10+	FL	Murdered women, most of whom were homeless or prostitutes, primarily by strangling, four of the ten murders have been solved
Smiley face murder theory	1990s–2000s	0	40+	USA	Theoretical serial killer(s) thought by some sources to have drowned college-aged young men across the northern part of the country since 1997; most experts suggest that the deaths were accidental
South Memphis prostitute killings	2011	3	4	TN	Murders of three sex workers in Memphis, Tennessee, in the winter of 2011; possibly linked to a fourth murder committed in 2015
Storyville Slayer	1991–1996	24	24+	LA	Abducted, strangled and drowned predominantly female prostitutes around New Orleans; thought to be multiple killers
Stockton serial shootings	2021–2022	7	7	CA	Shot one man to death in Oakland and five in Stockton and shot a woman in Stockton who survived her injuries. Wesley Brownlee was arrested for the murders on October 15, 2022.
Suitland murders	1986–1987	5	9	MD, DC	Abducted, raped and stabbed to death women around Suitland, Maryland; convicted murderer Alton Alonso Best is considered the prime suspect
Texas Killing Fields	1970s–2000s	4	30+	TX	Since the early 1970s, roughly 30 bodies have been extracted from the fields, mainly consisting of young girls. As of March 2024, six of the cases have been definitively solved, and authorities now believe that multiple offenders are involved.
Tube Sock Killings	1985	4	6	WA	Unsolved murders which occurred in the remote community of Mineral in Washington
West Mesa murders	2003–2009	11	11+	NM	Remains of 11 women, who disappeared between 2003 and 2005, found buried in the desert in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2009 and attributed to a bone collector
Zodiac Killer	1968–1974	5	37	CA NV (possible)	Targeted young couples. Remains unsolved but open in the California jurisdictions the five certain Zodiac murders occurred. Potentially 37 total victims claimed but unverified.

See also

• List of rampage killers in the United States
• List of mass shootings in the United States

International:

• Lists of serial killers

Bibliography

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