Worst decade for serial killings: 1980’s TexasĪdjusted number of serial killings per 1 million: 6.11 Especially if you count the three women whose bodies were too decomposed for forensic analysis. Ted Bundy lived in the state of Utah from 1974-1975, and confessed to killing 8 women during that time, though authorities believe that number is closer to 11-14 out of the 18 serial killers’ victims in the 1970’s. Worst decade for serial killings: 1980’s UtahĪdjusted number of serial killings per 1 million: 6.01 We can’t count Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City Bomber who killed 168 people in Oklahoma City because, technically, he wasn’t a serial killer. During the 1980’s, the FBI documented 48 serial killings. Compared to the state’s population, serial killings occurred more frequently in Oklahoma than in all but nine other states. Since the turn of the 20th century, 174 serial murders have taken place there. Oklahoma appears to be rife with serial killers. OklahomaĪdjusted number of serial killings per 1 million: 5.86 Let’s take a look at the top 10, according to the FBI. Which states had the most active serial killers? More often, the rape is about power and sometimes, humiliation. Although, technically, sexual sadists are not always driven by sexual desire. Not surprisingly, about half the serial killers were sexual predators. Some worked as nurses who killed the patients who annoyed them, or because they wanted to play hero and “save them.” Some serial killers murdered to avenge a parent’s death, or they killed the homeless and prostitutes as a way to clean up the “dregs of society.” Their words, not mine. In 2016, the majority of victims appeared to be women, but the demographics varied widely - homeless men, adults meandering along a bike path, prostitutes, children, hospital patients, kidnapped women. Your odds of being murdered by a serial killer dramatically decreases after the age of 30. In general, serial killers prefer younger victims. It may surprise you to learn male and female victims are essentially split down the middle, with a slight lean toward women.Īs far as race is concerned, two-thirds of serial killers’ victims were white and African-Americans accounted for almost a quarter of all victims.
Some will chill you to the bone when you consider they’re talking about murder the way you and I make dinner plans. Throughout this post I’ve added serial killers’ quotes that are extremely telling.
Phoenix, Arizona had a serial shooter who remains at large, and I’m sure you all remember the media coverage surrounding the Long Island serial killer(s).
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In the United States, suspected serial killers were arrested in New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio, and Alaska, where a cab driver contacted police about a passenger who refused to pay his fare, and was later linked to several murders along a bike path. In 2016, active serial killers traveled in the United States, Thailand, Kenya, Canada, Italy, Germany, Columbia, Costa Rica, Russia, Turkey, the U.K., India, and China. has more serial killers than any other country. So, like I often do, I researched the subject. An interesting post by James L’Etoile got me thinking about the serial killers in my area.
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