Peter Kurten (The Vampire of Dusseldorf)
The Gruesome Crimes of Peter Kurten When we think of notorious serial killers, many names come to mind—Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy. But one name that is often overlooked is Peter Kurten—the “Vampire of Dusseldorf” who terrorized Germany in the 1920s. His gruesome crimes and depraved behavior shocked
Fritz Honka
Number of victims: 4 Murder Method: Strangulation Country: Hamburg, Germany Fritz Honka was a German serial killer who murdered four whores from Hamburg’s red light area, keeping the dead bodies in his apartment. In 1975, firefighters found the preserved remains after a fire in the house. Honka was not present
Joachim Kroll
A.K.A.: “The Ruhr Hunter”- “The Duisburg Man –eater” Number of victims: 13+ Murder Method: Strangulation/ Stabbing with knife Country: North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany Joachim Georg Kroll, one of worst serial killers in history was also a cannibal, known as “Ruhr Cannibal” and the “Duisburg Man –eater”, killed and ate
Colin Ireland
A.K.A.: “G*y Slayer” Number of victims: 5 Murder Method: Strangulation Country: London, England, UK Colin Ireland was a former soldier who murdered five g*y men in the mid-1990s. His killing spree finished soon when a CCTV camera got him with his last victim and he was sentenced to life in
Ian Brady (The Moors Murderer)
The Gruesome Crimes of Ian Brady In the 1960s, Ian Brady and his accomplice Myra Hindley shocked the nation with their heinous crimes. Between 1963 and 1965, the pair committed five murders in and around Manchester, England, earning them the nickname “The Moors Murderers.” Their victims were all children between
Charles Frederick Albright (The Eyeball Killer)
Charles Frederick Albright: The Serial Killer with a Disturbing Calling Card Charles Frederick Albright was an American serial killer whose disturbing calling card left behind at crime scenes earned him the nickname “The Eyeball Killer.” He was convicted in 1992 of killing three women and mutilating their bodies, and his
Gray Leon Ridgway (The Green River Killer)
The Horrific Story of Gray Leon Ridgway Blog Introduction: Gray Leon Ridgway was a serial killer from Washington State believed to have killed at least 49 women in the early 1980s and 1990s. He was known as the Green River Killer after the river near Seattle where many of his
Charles Sobhraj
Charles Sobhraj speaks several languages, studies psychology, and is an expert on gemology. He’s a big fan of Nietzsche, loves discussing “Beyond Good and Evil,” and between 1975 and 1976, this half-Vietnamese half-Indian “ubermensch” murdered over 20 people across India, Thailand, Nepal, Turkey, and Iran. And thanks to his genius,
Paul Ogorzow
The Terror of Paul Ogorzow Paul Ogorzow was the perpetrator of a series of gruesome murders that terrorized Berlin during the 1930s. He preyed on women, attacking them in their homes and on the streets in unprovoked assaults. His reign of terror continued for nearly a year before he was
John Marten Crawford
A.K.A.: “The Lady Killer” Number of victims: 4+ Murder Method: Strangulation/Stabbing with knife Country: Alberta/Saskatchewan, Canada In 1981, John Marten Crawford, A Canadian Serial killer, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonments for homicide in the slaughtering of “Mary Jane Sirloin” in Alberta. In 1989, he released from jail. Crawford then