20 Of Historys Worst Serial Killers

Serial killers are considered some of the most evil, mentally unstable individuals hidden throughout society around the world. However, this also means society has something of a morbid fascination with these men and women who take other peoples lives. Mass murderers are horrifying enough, but they only have one episode of extreme violence. A serial killer will take tens, or even hundreds, of lives in their time using various methods. Here are twenty of the worst around.

David Berkowitz

Also known as the Son of Sam, David Berkowitz performed a series of shootings in 1976. Using a .44 Bulldog revolver, Berkowitz shot 6 people and wounded 7 more. During his spree, he sent numerous letters to the police and press taunting them.

Edmund Kemper

Kemper was known as The Co-ed Killer for the brutal murders has carried out in the 1970s. After murdering his grandparents when he was 15, Kemper killed and dismembered 6 female hitchhikers. He then murdered his mother and a friend of hers before turning himself in.

Larry Bittaker and Roy Norris

These two men were known as The Tool Box Killers. Between the two of them, they murdered 5 young women in 1979 across California. The two killers would lure their victims to their van before raping and torturing them with tools.

Ian Brady and Myra Hindley

Between 1963 and 1965, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley killed 5 children, aged between 10 and 17 years old. Their victims were sexually assaulted before being murdered. Three were discovered in graves on Saddleworth Moor, the last victims were discovered within their home.