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From the son of Sam to the night stalker, these are the top 10 most terrifying serial

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killers in US history.

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Join us as we explore their twisted minds, the brutal crimes they committed, and the

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manhunt that eventually brought them to justice.

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Number 1.

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Ted Bundy, acted between 1974 and 1978.

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He confessed to 30 homicides, but the true number of victims may be higher.

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He was a notorious American serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist.

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He was active in several states in the United States, including Utah, Colorado, Idaho, and

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Florida.

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He lured his victims by feigning injury or asking for assistance and then attacking and

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killing them.

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He was finally arrested in 1978 and was found guilty of murder in two separate trials in

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1979.

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He was sentenced to death and executed in 1989.

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Number 2.

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John Wayne Gacy, acted between 1972 and 1978.

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He murdered at least 33 young men and boys.

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He was an American serial killer and rapist, also known as the Killer Clown because of

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his habit of performing as a clown at children's parties and other events.

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Gacy preyed on young men, mostly teenagers, whom he lured to his home with the promise

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of construction work or other jobs.

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He then killed them, buried many of their bodies in a crawl space under his home and

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disposed of others in a nearby river.

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He was arrested in 1978 and was found guilty of 33 counts of murder and was sentenced to

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death in 1980.

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Number 3.

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Jeffrey Dahmer, acted between 1978 and 1991.

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He killed 17 men and boys.

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He was an American serial killer and sex offender, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal.

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Dahmer targeted young men, mostly African American, whom he lured to his apartment with

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promises of money or drugs.

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Once there, he killed them, and in some cases, he dismembered and cannibalized their bodies.

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He was arrested in 1991 and was found guilty of 15 counts of murder.

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He was sentenced to life in prison, where he was beaten to death by another inmate in

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1994.

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Number 4.

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David Berkowitz, active in 1976 to 1977 known as the son of Sam, he killed six people in

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New York City.

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He was an American serial killer who terrorized New York City with a series of shooting attacks

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that killed six people and injured several others.

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He was dubbed the son of Sam by the press after he wrote a letter to the police claiming

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to be commanded by a demon to carry out the killings.

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He was arrested in 1977 and was found guilty of six counts of murder and was sentenced to

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six consecutive life sentences.

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Number 5.

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Gary Ridgway, active in the 1980s and 1990s, known as the Green River Killer, he killed

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at least 49 women.

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He was an American serial killer who killed at least 49 women, mostly prostitutes, in

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Washington state.

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He was dubbed the Green River Killer after the first five victims were found in the Green

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River.

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He was arrested in 2001 after DNA evidence linked him to some of the victims.

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He pleaded guilty to 48 counts of murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the

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possibility of parole.

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Number 6.

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Edmund Kemper, active in the 1960s and 1970s, he killed 10 people, including his own family

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members.

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He was an American serial killer who killed 10 people, including his grandparents, mother,

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and several young women.

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He was known for his intelligence and articulation, and for engaging in necrophilia and cannibalism

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with his victims' corpses.

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He was apprehended in 1973 and was found guilty of eight counts of murder and was sentenced

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to life in prison.

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Number 7.

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Jerry Brutos, active in 1968 to 1969, known as the Lust Killer, he killed four women.

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He was an American serial killer who killed four women in California.

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He was known for his sadistic behavior and necrophilia and was dubbed the Lust Killer

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by the press.

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He was arrested in 1969, was found guilty of four counts of murder, and was sentenced

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to life in prison.

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Number 8.

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Aileen Wernos, active in 1989 to 1990, she killed seven men.

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She was an American serial killer and prostitute, who killed seven men in Florida.

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Wernos claimed that the men she killed had either raped or attempted to rape her while

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she was working as a prostitute.

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She was arrested in 1991, and was found guilty of six counts of murder, and was sentenced

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to death.

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Wernos was executed by lethal injection in 2002.

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Number 9.

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Richard Ramirez, active in 1984 to 1985, known as the Night Stalker, he killed at least

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13 people.

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He was an American serial killer, burglar, and rapist who killed at least 13 people in

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the greater Los Angeles area.

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He was dubbed the Night Stalker by the press for his habit of breaking into homes at night

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to commit his crimes.

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He was arrested in 1985, and was found guilty of 13 counts of murder, five attempted murders,

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11 sexual assaults, and 14 burglaries.

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He was sentenced to death and died in 2013 while on death row due to complications related

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to Bicel Lymphoma.

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Number 10.

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Andrei Chikatilo, active in 1978 to 1990, known as the Butcher of Rostov, he killed at

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least 52 women and children.

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He was a Soviet serial killer, who killed at least 52 women and children.

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He was known for mutilating and cannibalizing his victims.

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He was arrested in 1990, and was found guilty of 52 counts of murder, and was sentenced

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to death and executed by a gunshot in 1994.

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