Six special serial killers

Dennis Nilsen

Dennis Nilsen is a serial killer from England. He claimed a total of 12 victims. He now serves a life sentence and he is 70-years-old.

Now, the special thing about Nilsen is the way he treated his victims. After he killed his victims he would often talk to them, eat with them and sleep with them… Sometimes for weeks long. His motive? – He was lonely.

 

H. H. Holmes

Read more about him: H. H. Holmes.

What makes Holmes so special is his way of thinking. Even though it wasn’t difficult to get away with what he did around the time he lived, he thought about everything. It’s because of that, that no one knew he was building a Murder Castle… Not a hotel.

 

Robert Hansen

Robert Hansen is an American serial killer. He used to kidnap woman and fly them to a forest… There, he would hunt them down with a rifle and a bow and arrow. There was no escape for them. He killed at least seventeen people.

The way he played this hunt-and-kill game is what makes him stand out from other serial killers.

 

David Berkowitz

David Berkowitz (62), also known as The Son of Sam, is an American serial killer. He now serves six life sentences. He killed six and wounded seven people during his killing spree in New York.

Berkowitz had voices in his head. He believed that the voices were demons… and the demons wanted blood. So Berkowitz went out on the streets of New York, ready to give his demons what they wanted.

 

Ted Bundy

Read more about him: Ted Bundy.

Ted Bundy is a very special serial killer. During the time of his murders he was a suspect twice. However, the police did not further investigate him. Why? He was a law student and politically active. He didn’t seem like he would be a serial killer.

The second reason why Bundy is special is because he escaped, twice. Bundy was very smart so when he was arrested, he wanted to be his own lawyer. He asked permission to the library and he got it. He went to the library to prepare his case… He then jumped out of the window and ran.

The second time he escaped, he got a hacksaw from another inmate and he went to work, cutting a one-foot square hole in his cell ceiling that led to a crawl space. His escape wasn’t noticed until 17 hours after.

The third reason he is special, is because of his intelligence again. Bundy was a very charming man, so he already had an advantage, which he used. He would pretend to be hurt, he would have his arm in a sling and ask girls to help him. Those girls would never be seen again.

 

Special: Ed Gein

Now, Ed Gein isn’t really a serial killer. He only had two victims. However, most people do consider him a serial killer because it could easily be possible. I think he deserves a place on this list.

Gein used to go to graveyards and dig up bodies. He would use the body parts to make furniture or other things for in his house. He had a lamp made out of human body parts, he had chars covered with human leather, skulls bowls… The list just goes on and on.

When the police entered his house, they had to enter through his shed. In his shed was his second victim, hanging from the ceiling with her body gutted out like a deer and decapitated.


Sources:
Philbin, T., & Philbin, M. (2009), The Killer Book of Serial Killers. Canada: Sourcebooks, Inc
Newton, M. (2006), The encyclopedia of Serial Killers Second Edition.
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