20 Of Historys Worst Serial Killers

Daniel Camargo Barbosa

Camargo was a Columbian serial killer who is said to have raped and killed over 150 young woman in Columbia and Ecuador. Without a hitch of guilt, Camargo confessed to killing 71 girls after escaping from prison. He hacked the young girls apart with a machete.

Dr. Harold Shipman

Dr. Harold Fredrick Shipman was an English doctor at one point in his life, then he became responsible for around 250 murders. He was respected within his community, but raised concerns when the death rate in the area became too high. He would inject fatal drugs into his patients, causing their deaths, then forge their wills to inherit massive amounts of money from his victims.

Pedro Alonso Lopez

Lopez is a Columbia serial killer who was accused of raping and killing over 300 girls around South America. He was said to prey on the vulnerable throughout Peru by luring them to a secluded area or abandoned building. His brutal methods included strangulation, amongst many others. He confessed to 300 murders, but no one believed him. A flash flood uncovered his mass grave, though.

Ted Bundy

Bundy is one of the most prolific serial killers in the 20th century. He kidnapped and raped young women and girls in the 1970s. He ended up decapitating at least 12 of his victims, keeping their heads in his apartment as a sort of trophy. He escaped from police and court houses on two separate occasions.