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After being convicted of 22 murders in 2015, he confessed to an additional 59 murders, of which he was convicted of 56 in 2018.

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Serial rapist-killer nicknamed 'The Werewolf', who was active for two decades in Angarsk, Irkutsk and Vladivostok. He was arrested in 1999 after sending a letter to a newspaper, and was set to be executed in the manner described by the judge who stated, 'You will be strangled to death in front of the parents whose children you killed, Your body will then be cut into 100 pieces and put in acid, the same way you killed the children.' However, he died in custody before he could be executed. Ĭhild-murderer and rapist, known as 'Kukri', Iqbal murdered 100 street children by strangling them and covering up his crimes by dissolving the bodies with acid. Despite being believed to be one of the most prolific serial killers of the twentieth century, he was released in the late 1990s. Arrested in 1980 and convicted in 1983 of killing three young girls, but claimed to have killed hundreds.

López targeted young girls, between the ages of eight and twelve. Ĭhild-murderer and rapist, known as 'The Monster of the Andes'. He is scheduled to become eligible for parole in 2023. Garavito was originally sentenced to 1,853 years in prison, but this was later reduced to 22 years, after he led police to many of the bodies of his victims. He is suspected of murdering over 300 victims, mostly street children. Garavito confessed to killing 140 boys between six and sixteen years old, from October 1992 to April 1999 in Colombia and neighboring countries. Excluding these 'Medical professionals and pseudo-medical professionals', with their ability to kill simply and in plain sight, and Serial killer groups and couples (below), this list is a compilation of modern serial killers currently with the highest verifiable murder count.Ĭhild-murderer, torture-killer, and rapist known as 'La Bestia' ('The Beast'). However, he was actually convicted of a sample of 15 murders. Harold Shipman, with 218 probable murders and possibly as many as 250 ( see 'Medical professionals', below). The most prolific modern serial killer is arguably Dr. Serial killers with the highest known victim count

5 Medical professionals and pseudo-medical professionals.4 Serial killers with fewer than five proven victims.3 Serial killers with 5 to 14 proven victims.1 Serial killers with the highest known victim count.This list does not include mass murderers, spree killers, war criminals, members of democidal governments, or major political figures, such as Adolf Hitler, Francisco Franco, Hideki Tojo, Suharto, Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, or Pol Pot.

Some of these crimes are unsolved, but are included because they are the work of a serial killer, despite nobody being caught. The fifth column states the number of possible victims the killer could have murdered. The fourth column in the table states the number of victims definitely assigned to that particular serial killer, and thus the table is in order of that figure. This is not a reflection of an individual's overall rank, which may or may not vary depending on personal opinion concerning the nature and circumstances of their crimes. To address this, multiple categories have been provided in order to more accurately describe the nature of certain serial murders.

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Organization and ranking of serial killings is made difficult by the complex nature of serial killers and incomplete knowledge of the full extent of many killers' crimes. In many cases, the exact number of victims assigned to a serial killer is not known, and even if that person is convicted of a few, there can be the possibility that they killed many more. This list shows all known serial killers from the 20th century to present day by number of victims, then possible victims, then date. There are gaps of time between the killings, which may range from a few days to months, or many years. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.Ī serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more people, in two or more separate events over a period of time, for primarily psychological reasons.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

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