DAVID RICHARD BERKOWITZ A.K.A.: "SON OF SAM" - "THE .44 CALIBER KILLER" BIRTH NAME: RICHARD DAVID FALCO
CLASSIFICATION: SERIAL KILLER
CHARACTERISTICS: CLAIMED THAT NEIGHBOR'S DOG, HARVEY, WAS POSSESSED BY AN ANCIENT DEMON,
AND THAT IT ISSUED COMMANDS TO BERKOWITZ TO KILL
NUMBER OF VICTIMS: 6
DATE OF MURDERS: 1976 - 1977
DATE OF ARREST: AUGUST 10, 1977
DATE OF BIRTH: JUNE 1, 1953
VICTIMS PROFILE: DONNA LAURIA, 18 / CHRISTINE FREUND, 26 / VIRGINIA VOSKERICHIAN, 21 / VALENTINA SURIANI, 18, AND ALEXANDER ESAU, 20 / STACY MOSKOWITZ, 20
METHOD OF MURDER: SHOOTING (.44 CALIBER CHARTER ARMS BULLDOG REVOLVER)
LOCATION: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA
STATUS: SENTENCED TO SIX LIFE SENTENCES IN PRISON ON JUNE 12, 1978, MAKING HIS MAXIMUM TERM SOME 365 YEARS BEHIND BARS
JOHN GEORGE HAIGH A.K.A.: "THE ACID BATH MURDERER"
CLASSIFICATION: SERIAL KILLER
CHARACTERISTICS: ROBBERIES - CLAIMS THAT HE DRANK A CUP OF THE VICTIMS' BLOOD
NUMBER OF VICTIMS: 6
DATE OF MURDERS: 1944 - 1949
DATE OF ARREST: FEBRUARY 26, 1949
DATE OF BIRTH: JULY 24, 1909
VICTIMS PROFILE: WILLIAM DONALD MCSWAN / DONALD AND AMY MCSWAN / DR. ARCHIBALD HENDERSON, 52,
AND HIS WIFE ROSALIE, 41 / OLIVE HENRIETTA ROBARTS DURAND-DEACON, 69
METHOD OF MURDER: BEATING WITH A BLUNT INSTRUMENT / SHOOTING
LOCATION: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
STATUS: EXECUTED BY HANGING AT WANDSWORTH PRISON ON AUGUST 10, 1949
EDWARD THEODORE GEIN A.K.A.: “THE BUTCHER OF PLAINFIELD” "THE PLAINFIELD GHOUL"
CLASSIFICATION: HOMICIDE
CHARACTERISTICS: NECROPHILIA
NUMBER OF VICTIMS: 2 +
DATE OF MURDERS: DECEMBER 8, 1954 / NOVEMBER 16, 1957
DATE OF ARREST: NOVEMBER 17, 1957
DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 27, 1906
VICTIMS PROFILE: MARY HOGAN, 54 (TAVERN OWNER) / BERNICE C. WORDEN, 58 (HARDWARE STORE OWNER)
METHOD OF MURDER: SHOOTING (.22-CALIBER RIFLE)
LOCATION: PLAINFIELD, WISCONSIN, USA
STATUS: SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT, 1968. FOUND NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF
INSANITY AND ACQUITTED. TRANSFERRED TO MENTAL HOSPITAL. DIED ON JULY 26, 1984
KEITH HUNTER JESPERSON A.K.A.: "THE HAPPY FACE KILLER"
CLASSIFICATION: SERIAL KILLER
CHARACTERISTICS: RAPE - TRUCK DRIVER
NUMBER OF VICTIMS: 8 +
DATE OF MURDERS: 1990 - 1995
DATE OF ARREST: MARCH 30, 1995
DATE OF BIRTH: APRIL 6, 1955
VICTIMS PROFILE: WOMEN
METHOD OF MURDER: STRANGULATION
LOCATION: NEBRASKA/CALIFORNIA/FLORIDA/WASHINGTON/OREGON/WYOMING, USA
STATUS: SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON IN OREGON ON JUNE 3, 1998
JOHN WAYNE GACY JR. A.K.A.: "THE KILLER CLOWN"
CLASSIFICATION: SERIAL KILLER
CHARACTERISTICS: RAPE
NUMBER OF VICTIMS: 33
DATE OF MURDERS: 1972 - 1978
DATE OF ARREST: DECEMBER 21, 1978
DATE OF BIRTH: MARCH 17, 1942
VICTIMS PROFILE: BOYS AND YOUNG MEN
METHOD OF MURDER: STRANGULATION
LOCATION: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA
STATUS: EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION IN ILLINOIS ON MAY 10, 1994
RICARDO MUÑOZ RAMIREZ A.K.A.: "RICHARD RAMÍREZ" - "THE NIGHT STALKER"
CLASSIFICATION: SERIAL KILLER
CHARACTERISTICS: RAPE - ROBBERIES - MUTILATION
NUMBER OF VICTIMS: 13 - 16 +
DATE OF MURDERS: 1984 - 1985
DATE OF ARREST: AUGUST 25, 1985
DATE OF BIRTH: FEBRUARY 29, 1960
PERFIL VÍCTIMAS: JENNIE WINCOW (79) / DAYLE OKAZAKI (34) / TSAI "VERONICA" LAN YU (30) / VINCENT ZAZZARA (64), AND HIS WIFE MAXINE (44) / WILLIAM "BILL" DOI (66) / MABLE "MA BELL" KELLER (83) / MARY LOUISE CANNON (75) / JOYCE LUCILLE NELSON (61) / MAX (68), AND LELA KNEIDING (66) / CHAINARONG KHOVANANTH (32) / ELYAS ABOWATH (35)
METHOD OF MURDER: SHOOTING - STABBING - BEATING
LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA
STATUS: SENTENCED TO DEATH ON NOVEMBER 7, 1989
CLEO JOEL GREEN III A.K.A.: "RED DEMON"
CLASSIFICATION: HOMICIDE
CHARACTERISTICS: RAPE - ROBBERIES
NUMBER OF VICTIMS: 3
DATE OF MURDERS: 1983
DATE OF ARREST: AUGUST 14, 1983
DATE OF BIRTH: 1958
VICTIMS PROFILE: ELDERLY WOMEN
METHOD OF MURDER: ???
LOCATION: LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, USA
STATUS: RULED INCOMPETENT FOR TRIAL, 1984
MELVIN DAVID REES JR. A.K.A.: "THE SEX BEAST"
CLASSIFICATION: SERIAL KILLER
CHARACTERISTICS: RAPE
NUMBER OF VICTIMS: 5 - 9
DATE OF MURDERS: JUNE 26, 1957 / JANUARY 11, 1959
DATE OF ARREST: JUNE 24, 1960
DATE OF BIRTH: 1928
VICTIMS PROFILE: MARGARET HAROLD / CARROLL JACKSON, HIS WIFE MILDRED, AND THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS,
SUSAN, AGED FOUR, AND JANET, AGED EIGHTEEN MONTHS
METHOD OF MURDER: SHOOTING - BEATING - SUFFOCATION - STRANGULATION
LOCATION: MARYLAND/VIRGINIA, USA
STATUS: SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON IN MARYLAND, 1961. SENTENCED TO DEATH IN VIRGINIA, 1961.
COMMUTED TO LIFE IN PRISON IN 1972. DIED IN PRISON 1995
RICHARD FRAN BIEGENWALD A.K.A.: "THE THRILL KILLER"
CLASSIFICATION: SERIAL KILLER
CHARACTERISTICS: RAPE - ROBBERIES
NUMBER OF VICTIMS: 6 +
DATE OF MURDERS: 1958 / 1981 - 1982
DATE OF ARREST: JANUARY 22, 1983
DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 24, 1940
VICTIMS PROFILE: STEPHEN SLADOWSKI, 47 (STORE OWNER) / MARIA CIALLELLA, 17 / DEBORAH OSBORNE, 17 /
BETSY BACON, 17 / ANNA OLESIEWICZ, 18 / WILLIAM J. WARD, 34 (DRUG DEALER)
METHOD OF MURDER: SHOOTING - STABBING WITH KNIFE
LOCATION: NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY, USA
STATUS: SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON IN 1958. RELEASED IN 1975. SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 1983.
OVERTURNED. RESENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE. DIED IN PRISON ON MARCH 10, 2008