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100
Locusta of Gaul, Roman "Herbalist" and Professional Poisoner (She came up with an original form of killing people)
Wamack, Ann. "Locusta of Gaul, Roman "Herbalist" and Professional Poisoner". History’s Women. 2005. History’s Women. May 7, 2013.People in Rome wanted to hurry along their death against rivals but wanted it to look as a death by natural causes. Locusta let them accomplish their goal by becoming a professionl poisoner. Even though she was arrested for her activities she always seemed to be able to get out of jail pretty quickly because of the influence of some of her costumers. She also helped Agrippina, an Empress, to kill his husband Claudius in order to marry Nero. -
100
Liu Pengli of China (He was never really punished for what he did)
“The first serial killer, who was he?”. Mysterytopia. October 2008. Mysterytopia.com. May 16, 2013.
It was said by a Chinese historian called Sima Qian that Lui Pengli, the king of Jidong, went out on expeditions with slaves and men and murdered people and seized their belongings. It was known that he killed at least 100 people, but when he was told on the emperor, who was his cousin, he denied executing him. -
Period: 100 to 476
Classical Era
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Period: 100 to 100
River Valley Civilizations
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Period: 476 to Dec 31, 1400
Medieval Period
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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Renaissance
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Sep 4, 1404
Gilles de Rais (Even though he was rich and had everything he was mean and crazy, maybe his richness affected him)
“The first serial killer, who was he?”. Mysterytopia. October 2008. Mysterytopia.com. May 16, 2013.
Gilles de Rais was a French wealthy man who was said to abduct, sexually assault and kill at least 100 children, whom he abducted from the villages surrounding his castle. He wasn't brought to justice for a long time because he was from royalty. -
Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Exploration Period
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Aug 7, 1560
Elizabeth Bathory "The Blood Countess" (It's crazy how she bathed in virgin's blood)
Breyer, Melissa. “The Blood Countess: History’s most prolific female serial killer”. Mother nature network. October 15, 2012. Glick interactive. May 7, 2013.She's the history's most prolific serial killer. Elizabeth was a Hungarian noblewoman who alleged the taste for blood. She had many passions which were mainly of sadistic or murderous variety. There are reports on her saying that she bathed herself in blood of the virgins as a component of her beauty regimen. -
Period: to
Revolutionary Period
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Thug Behram (He did it kind of as part of a cult he was the leader of)
TheLostGod. “Profile: Thug Behram” Body Report. June 15, 2012. NeonGecko.com Inc. May 16, 2013.
Behram was the leader of the Thuggee cult in the region of Avagh, India. This group was composed of 25 to 50 men, they murdered in masse and took the goods of these. They are attributed by 1000 deaths in a neighborhood. Behram killed his victims by strangulation and he is possibly the one with the highest kill count in history. -
The Vicious Harpes (The worked together and were both insane)
"AMERICAN HISTORY the Vicious Harpes- First American Serial Killers" Legends of America. 2013. www.LegendsofAmerica.com. May 13, 2013.
Micajah "Big" Harpe and Wiley "Little" Harpe were murderous outlaws who operated in USA. They were cousin Scottish immigrants, who raped women and pillaged American patriots. In 1978 they began their murder spree, they seemed to be more motivated by blood lust than financial gain. -
Period: to
Imperial Period
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Joseph Vacher "The French Ripper" (He failed on suicide twice but he kiled other people with success)
Newtom, Michael. "Joseph Vacher". Muderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers. The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers by Brian Lane and Wilfred Gregg. May 16, 2013.
He was bron last of 15 children of a poor peasant family. He joined the army and tried to commit suicide twice, failing on both but ending with mental instability. He butchered seven women and four young men, subjecting their bodies to the most appalling sexual mutilation. -
Jack the Ripper (He was never recognized and no one could ever guess why he did what he did)
"Jack the Ripper.biography". bio.truestory. 2013. Ate Networks. May 13, 2013.
He killed at least five prostitutes and mutilated their bodies in an unusual manner, indicating he had knowledge of human anatomy, the killing occured within a mile of each other. Even though there were investigations his name and motive are still known. He sent several letters to the police talking about his gruesome activities. -
Marcel Petiot - The butcher of Paris (He acted as the good guy but he was actually insane and mean)
Roper, Matt. "The grisly story of Marcel Petiot- the butcher of Paris. Mirror. Jan 2012. mirror online. may 16, 2013.
Everyone thought he was a devoted doctor in Nazi-occupied Paris, until one day locals reported smoke pouring out his chimney and the police expecting to kill a fire came with the gruesome reality, he had mutilated bodies burning in two basement stoves. He was killed in guillotine. -
Period: to
World Wars I & II Period
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Dean Corll "The Candy Man" (He was actually killed by one of his accomplices)
"10 worst serial killers" Home security. 2008-2013. Home Security. May 16, 2013.
He was responsible of the "Houston Mass Murders" in Houston, Texas between the years of 1970 and 1973. He would abduct and torture boys and then murder them and bury them in the surrounding rural areas. He was shot and killed by Henley, one of his accomplices. -
John Wayne Gacy "The killer Clown" (He wasn't insane but he was really weird and stood by it until his last day)
"10 worst serial killers" Home security. 2008-2013. Home Security. May 16, 2013.
He threw parties where he desguised as "Pogo the Clown". He was convicted of rape and murder 33 young men during the years of 1972 and 1978, most which he actually buried underneath his own home. He was executed in 1994 by lethal injection and his last words were "kiss my ass". -
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Cold War
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Nikolai Dzhumagaliev "The Metal Fang" (He is the closest comparation to Hannibal Lecter, who I believe is really scary)
Majors, Lanie. "Nikolai Dzhumagaliev: Prezi. Feb 2013. Prezi Inc. May 16, 2013.
Russian insane guy eho believed he was doing a favor to society by killing all of the prostitutes. He loved to have guests and was an amazing cook, what his frieds didn't know is that he gave them parts of the women he killed. One day they opened his freezer and found a woman's head, he killed one of his friends and the others left in terror.
