Harold Shipman was born on January 14th, 1946, the second of four children to devout Methodist parents. In 1963, his mother died from cancer. In 1970, he graduated from medical school. He became a doctor and a respected member of his community. However, he injected his patients – most of

Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova was an 18th-century Russian noblewoman notorious for the systematic torture and killing of her serfs; her abuses became widely known during the mid-1700s. Her case prompted a rare imperial intervention by Empress Catherine II and remains a frequently cited example of violence within the serfdom system. Key

Thug Behram was a reputed leader of a Thuggee group in India, credited in contemporary reports with a large number of killings and active around the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Historical accounts associate him with a string of murders attributed to the broader Thuggee phenomenon between roughly 1790

Miyuki Ishikawa was a Japanese midwife and administrator implicated in the deaths of over 100 newborns during the postwar 1940s. Her case drew national attention and fed broader debates about infant welfare and reproductive policy in Japan. Key Facts At least 103 newborn infants were recorded as having died under

Gilles de Rais was a 15th-century Breton nobleman and former soldier who later became infamous for a series of child murders attributed to him in the 1430s and 1440. He is best known for the brutal crimes that led to his arrest and execution in 1440. Key Facts Estimated victims