20 Of Historys Worst Serial Killers

Jeffrey Dahmer

Dahmer is one of the most well-known serial killers of all time. In Milwaukee, Dahmer was convicted of raping, murdering, and dismembering 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. Upon dismembering the bodies, Dahmer would then devour pieces of them. He was beaten to death by an inmate at Columbia Correctional Institution just two years into his sentence.

Dennis Nilsen

Dennis Nilsen murdered 15 gay men within his home in London, England, between 1978 and 1983. He held onto their bodies before dissecting the remains and burning or flushing them down the toilet. Human flesh was found in the sewer system, which led to his capture and conviction.

Gary Ridgway

Gary Ridgway was arrested in 2001 for 4 separate murders, but later confessed to killing at least 70 women in Washington within the 1980s and 1990s. He ultimately avoided the death sentence by leading police to his dumpsite for the bodies, five of which were within the Green River. He was convicted of 49 murders.

Pedro Rodrigues Filho

Pedro Filho was a Brazilian serial killer arrested in 1973. In 2003, though, he was convicted of killing at least 71 people. Filho began at the tender age of 14. His victims included drug dealers and convicted criminals who were in prison with him. Filho was attempting to get revenge on those who killed his girlfriend while he spent time in prison.