The Killers
Vlad Dracula – "The Impaler"
There really was a man named Dracula. Forget the Hollywood version though. He wasn’t a vampire but his evil deeds in his native Transylvania were the inspiration for the contemporary vampire stories. It was rumored that Vlad Dracula sometimes drank the blood of the people he killed. He earned a nickname as "Vlad the Impaler" because impalement was his favorite way of murdering people. He would have a horse attached to each of his victim’s legs and a dull stake forced up through the body, from the anus to the mouth. It was probably the most painful type of death because the victims didn’t die right away. They sometimes suffered for hours and even days.
There really was a man named Dracula. Forget the Hollywood version though. He wasn’t a vampire but his evil deeds in his native Transylvania were the inspiration for the contemporary vampire stories. It was rumored that Vlad Dracula sometimes drank the blood of the people he killed. He earned a nickname as "Vlad the Impaler" because impalement was his favorite way of murdering people. He would have a horse attached to each of his victim’s legs and a dull stake forced up through the body, from the anus to the mouth. It was probably the most painful type of death because the victims didn’t die right away. They sometimes suffered for hours and even days.
Black Widow Belle Gunness
Belle Gunness, believed to have killed two husbands, six children and an estimated 40 to 180 potential suitors between 1884 and 1908, has remained one of America’s great unsolved mysteries. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as among the worst female serial killers in history. After a fatal fire that destroyed her farm home near La Porte, Indiana in 1908, Belle absconded with about a quarter of a million dollars from insurance payments and her victims and was never caught.
Belle Gunness, believed to have killed two husbands, six children and an estimated 40 to 180 potential suitors between 1884 and 1908, has remained one of America’s great unsolved mysteries. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as among the worst female serial killers in history. After a fatal fire that destroyed her farm home near La Porte, Indiana in 1908, Belle absconded with about a quarter of a million dollars from insurance payments and her victims and was never caught.
Ahmad Suradji – Indonesian Woman Killer
Ahmad Suradji sold himself as a “dutak” or ritual healer who had the ability to make women beautiful. But women who came to Suradji for his services often were never seen again. He was arrested after the body of one of his female clients was discovered buried in a sugar cane field. His arrest became a sensational story throughout Indonesia in the late 1990’s because there was an investigation that led to the discovery of many more ritual killings. Before it was over, the man was convicted of strangling 42 women. All of their bodies were uncovered in the same field.
Ahmad Suradji sold himself as a “dutak” or ritual healer who had the ability to make women beautiful. But women who came to Suradji for his services often were never seen again. He was arrested after the body of one of his female clients was discovered buried in a sugar cane field. His arrest became a sensational story throughout Indonesia in the late 1990’s because there was an investigation that led to the discovery of many more ritual killings. Before it was over, the man was convicted of strangling 42 women. All of their bodies were uncovered in the same field.
Jean Kambanda and the Rwandan Genocide
It was during the mid-1950’s that we were getting fragmented news reports about a mass slaughter of the Tutsi people in a remote African nation of Rwanda. The stories were terrible but the events in that far-off land did not appear to be causing any response from the U.S. government or any other major world government at the time, so we tended to write it off as an ugly African civil war. All-in-all an estimated 500,000 to a million Rwandans were slaughtered during a 100-day genocide conducted by the Rwandan military against the Tutsi people.
It was during the mid-1950’s that we were getting fragmented news reports about a mass slaughter of the Tutsi people in a remote African nation of Rwanda. The stories were terrible but the events in that far-off land did not appear to be causing any response from the U.S. government or any other major world government at the time, so we tended to write it off as an ugly African civil war. All-in-all an estimated 500,000 to a million Rwandans were slaughtered during a 100-day genocide conducted by the Rwandan military against the Tutsi people.
Nazi Ravensbruck Persecutor Dorothea Binz
Among the wicked killers lined up during the infamous SS trials after World War II was Dorothea Binz, a hard-faced young woman known for her excessive cruelty in torturing and killing women prisoners at Ravensbruck, one of the Nazi concentration camps.
Among the wicked killers lined up during the infamous SS trials after World War II was Dorothea Binz, a hard-faced young woman known for her excessive cruelty in torturing and killing women prisoners at Ravensbruck, one of the Nazi concentration camps.
The Evil That Was Ted Bundy
Most people who were living in the United States in the 1970’s and 1980’s remember the name Ted Bundy and the horror story surrounding it. Bundy was arrested and charged as a serial killer but also accused of kidnapping, rape, burglary and necrophilia. Before he died in the electric chair in Florida in 1978 Bundy confessed to 30 murders although authorities believe there were probably many more.
Most people who were living in the United States in the 1970’s and 1980’s remember the name Ted Bundy and the horror story surrounding it. Bundy was arrested and charged as a serial killer but also accused of kidnapping, rape, burglary and necrophilia. Before he died in the electric chair in Florida in 1978 Bundy confessed to 30 murders although authorities believe there were probably many more.
Pinochet: Ruthless Strongman Of Chile
General Augusto Pinochet took command of the government of Chile when he staged a coup in 1973, throwing socialist Salvador Allende out of office. His years of power, from 1973 to 1990 were marked by inflation, extreme poverty and the ruthless murder and repression of opposition leaders. The number of people who died at the hand of Pinochet was estimated in the thousands.
General Augusto Pinochet took command of the government of Chile when he staged a coup in 1973, throwing socialist Salvador Allende out of office. His years of power, from 1973 to 1990 were marked by inflation, extreme poverty and the ruthless murder and repression of opposition leaders. The number of people who died at the hand of Pinochet was estimated in the thousands.
Gilles de Rais; Military Leader And Child Killer
Born into wealth and nobility, Gilles de Rais fought alongside Joan of Arc in the infamous Hundred Years War. He married into wealth, foolishly spent himself into poverty, and was hung in 1440 after being convicted in the sexual torture, mutilation and killings of an estimated 200 French children. He was truly a man of many faces.
Born into wealth and nobility, Gilles de Rais fought alongside Joan of Arc in the infamous Hundred Years War. He married into wealth, foolishly spent himself into poverty, and was hung in 1440 after being convicted in the sexual torture, mutilation and killings of an estimated 200 French children. He was truly a man of many faces.
David Berkowitz; Son of Sam
Even though it happened nearly 40 years ago, during the summer of 1976 and spilling over into 1977, residents of New York still vividly remember the fear-filled days when the serial killer known as “Son of Sam” was randomly shooting people without cause.
Even though it happened nearly 40 years ago, during the summer of 1976 and spilling over into 1977, residents of New York still vividly remember the fear-filled days when the serial killer known as “Son of Sam” was randomly shooting people without cause.
Ethiopia’s Deadly Dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam
The name Mengistu Haile Mariam is not familiar to most people in the United States. Yet this man, who rose to dictatorial power over the nation of Ethiopia between 1974 and 1987, was responsible for the genocide of an estimated 500,000 to 2 million people. The human slaughter has gone down in African history as the Ethiopian Red Terror.
The name Mengistu Haile Mariam is not familiar to most people in the United States. Yet this man, who rose to dictatorial power over the nation of Ethiopia between 1974 and 1987, was responsible for the genocide of an estimated 500,000 to 2 million people. The human slaughter has gone down in African history as the Ethiopian Red Terror.
North Carolina’s Killer Velma Barfield
People living in North Carolina will probably remember the controversial case of Velma Barfield, the grandmother killer put to death after being convicted of one of at least six deaths in an alleged serial killing spree. Barfield was put to death by lethal injection after six years of appeals. She died on November 2, 1984, at Central Prison in Raleigh.
People living in North Carolina will probably remember the controversial case of Velma Barfield, the grandmother killer put to death after being convicted of one of at least six deaths in an alleged serial killing spree. Barfield was put to death by lethal injection after six years of appeals. She died on November 2, 1984, at Central Prison in Raleigh.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe; Mass Killer Of Thousands
Robert Mugabe is the 92-year-old president of Zimbabwe, Africa. He has held high office in that country since elected as prime minister in 1980. His history as a Zimbabwean revolutionary included the "ethnic cleansing" of over 20,000 members of the Ndebele tribe between 1982 and 1985. In spite of his terrible deeds, Mugabe is generally considered a hero among the people of Zimbabwe.
Robert Mugabe is the 92-year-old president of Zimbabwe, Africa. He has held high office in that country since elected as prime minister in 1980. His history as a Zimbabwean revolutionary included the "ethnic cleansing" of over 20,000 members of the Ndebele tribe between 1982 and 1985. In spite of his terrible deeds, Mugabe is generally considered a hero among the people of Zimbabwe.
China’s “Monster Killer” Yang Xinhai
The epidemic of serial killers is occurring all over the world. Consider the case of Yang Zhiya, a 36-year-old Chinese man who was executed by a firing squad in 2004 after confessing to 65 murders and 23 rapes between 1999 and 2003. The Chinese media referred to Yang as the nation’s “Monster Killer.” While emperors have been much more barbaric, Yang has gone down on record as the most prolific serial killer in China’s history.
The epidemic of serial killers is occurring all over the world. Consider the case of Yang Zhiya, a 36-year-old Chinese man who was executed by a firing squad in 2004 after confessing to 65 murders and 23 rapes between 1999 and 2003. The Chinese media referred to Yang as the nation’s “Monster Killer.” While emperors have been much more barbaric, Yang has gone down on record as the most prolific serial killer in China’s history.
Columbus – World Navigator And Mass Killer
For years the American history books gave Christopher Columbus the credit of “discovering America” and proclaimed him to be a hero for daring to sail his frail craft across the Atlantic when European scholars believed the world was flat. They even named cities and highways and created a national holiday in his name. But now that the real story of what Columbus did, and how he treated the natives he found on the various Caribbean Islands, the truth has thrown a pall of shame over the very name.
For years the American history books gave Christopher Columbus the credit of “discovering America” and proclaimed him to be a hero for daring to sail his frail craft across the Atlantic when European scholars believed the world was flat. They even named cities and highways and created a national holiday in his name. But now that the real story of what Columbus did, and how he treated the natives he found on the various Caribbean Islands, the truth has thrown a pall of shame over the very name.
King Leopold II; Slaughter Of 10 Million Africans
During his bloody reign as King of Belgian, between 1865 and his death 44 years later, King Leopold II literally purchased the Congo then ruled the Congolese with an iron fist, becoming among the richest men in the world by forcing the harvest of ivory and rubber. He ruled the Congo for 23 long years, from 1885 to 1908. During that time it was said that Leopold’s men massacred 10 million Africans. The soldiers cut off their hands and genitals, flogged them to death, starved them, held their children for ransom and burned their villages.
During his bloody reign as King of Belgian, between 1865 and his death 44 years later, King Leopold II literally purchased the Congo then ruled the Congolese with an iron fist, becoming among the richest men in the world by forcing the harvest of ivory and rubber. He ruled the Congo for 23 long years, from 1885 to 1908. During that time it was said that Leopold’s men massacred 10 million Africans. The soldiers cut off their hands and genitals, flogged them to death, starved them, held their children for ransom and burned their villages.
The West House of Horrors
It was in May, 1992 that the Fred and Rose West horror story had its origins on the British police logs. The ugly story that unraveled after this became one of the most sensational accounts of rape, torture and murder of young girls in English history. It began when one of the seven daughters of Fred and Rose West told friends at school about being raped five consecutive times by her father who also videotaped the crime. The story was passed on to the parents who contacted the police.
It was in May, 1992 that the Fred and Rose West horror story had its origins on the British police logs. The ugly story that unraveled after this became one of the most sensational accounts of rape, torture and murder of young girls in English history. It began when one of the seven daughters of Fred and Rose West told friends at school about being raped five consecutive times by her father who also videotaped the crime. The story was passed on to the parents who contacted the police.
John Haigh – The Acid Bath Killer
John George Haigh is remembered for his brutal murders of at least six people in England during the early 1940's. He was a charming man who used his skill as a professional conman to convince people into believing he was a successful businessman, and then lure them into a vacant warehouse where he killed them, dissolved their bodies in sulfuric acid, then forged papers to claim their possessions and life savings.
John George Haigh is remembered for his brutal murders of at least six people in England during the early 1940's. He was a charming man who used his skill as a professional conman to convince people into believing he was a successful businessman, and then lure them into a vacant warehouse where he killed them, dissolved their bodies in sulfuric acid, then forged papers to claim their possessions and life savings.
Teenage Nazi Killer Irma Grese
Irma Grese was a blonde German farm laborer who had dreams of someday becoming a movie star. But after hooking up with the Nazi SS at the age of 19 and becoming a guard at the notorious prison camps Auschwitz, Ravensbruck and Bergen-Belsen, she earned her fame as a mass killer, torturer and seducer of the Nazi officers.
Irma Grese was a blonde German farm laborer who had dreams of someday becoming a movie star. But after hooking up with the Nazi SS at the age of 19 and becoming a guard at the notorious prison camps Auschwitz, Ravensbruck and Bergen-Belsen, she earned her fame as a mass killer, torturer and seducer of the Nazi officers.
The Green River Killer
Among America’s most prolific serial killers was Gary Leon Ridgway. He was convicted of committing 48 murders of young girls and prostitutes in the State of Washington during the 1980’s and 1990’s. He later confessed to as many as 71 killings and told authorities he had stopped counting after a while.
Among America’s most prolific serial killers was Gary Leon Ridgway. He was convicted of committing 48 murders of young girls and prostitutes in the State of Washington during the 1980’s and 1990’s. He later confessed to as many as 71 killings and told authorities he had stopped counting after a while.
Andrei Chikatilo; Butcher of Rostov
Among the brutal serial killers operating in Russia was Andrei Chikatilo, who gained a title of the Butcher of Rostov during a murder spree that lasted at least 12 years. Authorities said Chikatilo sexually assaulted, mutilated and murdered at least 52 women and children before he was captured in 1990.
Among the brutal serial killers operating in Russia was Andrei Chikatilo, who gained a title of the Butcher of Rostov during a murder spree that lasted at least 12 years. Authorities said Chikatilo sexually assaulted, mutilated and murdered at least 52 women and children before he was captured in 1990.
The Terrible Genocide In The Americas
Throughout history humanity has committed extreme crimes against itself, often in the name of God, because of racism and sometimes just because of a quest for land. None of the atrocities committed even by Hitler can compare to the terrible crimes committed by the invading Europeans against the millions of natives of both North and South American tribes from about the time Columbus reached the Caribbean Islands until the end of the American-Indian wars in the Nineteenth Century.
Throughout history humanity has committed extreme crimes against itself, often in the name of God, because of racism and sometimes just because of a quest for land. None of the atrocities committed even by Hitler can compare to the terrible crimes committed by the invading Europeans against the millions of natives of both North and South American tribes from about the time Columbus reached the Caribbean Islands until the end of the American-Indian wars in the Nineteenth Century.
Deadly Chinese Empress Wu Zetian
Believe it or not, China once had a female empress. She is known by historians as Wu Zetian or “Empress Wu.” As the story is told, she used sex and deadly force to gain her power and to keep it in what has always been a man’s world. Wu Zetian lived from 624 AD to 705 AD and came to power during the Tang Dynasty. She began her ascension to power as a concubine to two successive emperors, managed to murder her family and any potential power figures that got in her way, and once taking power, maintained it by poisoning her opponents.
Believe it or not, China once had a female empress. She is known by historians as Wu Zetian or “Empress Wu.” As the story is told, she used sex and deadly force to gain her power and to keep it in what has always been a man’s world. Wu Zetian lived from 624 AD to 705 AD and came to power during the Tang Dynasty. She began her ascension to power as a concubine to two successive emperors, managed to murder her family and any potential power figures that got in her way, and once taking power, maintained it by poisoning her opponents.
Serial Killer Dr. Harold Shipman
It was the sudden and unexpected death of 81-year-old Kathleen Grundy in her home in Hyde, England, that triggered the police investigation exposing Dr. Harold Shipman as a malicious serial killer at large in the community. He was convicted of 15 murders. An audit of recorded patient deaths under Shipman’s care throughout his career, however, led authorities to estimate that he may have killed at least 236 patients before he was caught. One writer said the “sheer scale of his murderous activities meant that Shipman was catapulted from British patient killer to the most prolific known serial killer in the world.”
It was the sudden and unexpected death of 81-year-old Kathleen Grundy in her home in Hyde, England, that triggered the police investigation exposing Dr. Harold Shipman as a malicious serial killer at large in the community. He was convicted of 15 murders. An audit of recorded patient deaths under Shipman’s care throughout his career, however, led authorities to estimate that he may have killed at least 236 patients before he was caught. One writer said the “sheer scale of his murderous activities meant that Shipman was catapulted from British patient killer to the most prolific known serial killer in the world.”
Bloody Mary Of England
During her brief five-year reign, from 1553 to 1558, Queen Mary I restored Catholicism to England after her father, King Henry VIII battled with the Vatican and eventually declared himself head of the Church of England. Queen Mary executed so many Protestants during that brief reign that she earned the nickname "Bloody Mary." She clamped down so hard on Protestantism that hundreds of thousands of Protestants were forced to flee England.
During her brief five-year reign, from 1553 to 1558, Queen Mary I restored Catholicism to England after her father, King Henry VIII battled with the Vatican and eventually declared himself head of the Church of England. Queen Mary executed so many Protestants during that brief reign that she earned the nickname "Bloody Mary." She clamped down so hard on Protestantism that hundreds of thousands of Protestants were forced to flee England.
"Big Ed" Kemper The Coed Killer
When Edmund Kemper called the police in Santa Cruz, California in April, 1973 and confessed to being the infamous "Coed Killer" officers who knew him well had a hard time believing his story. Kemper, who was affectionately known to the local police as "Big Ed," was closely associated with the Santa Cruz police department. Having been turned down as a candidate for the California State Police because of his massive size, he spent time hanging around the local police department. At the same time, Kemper was picking up college girls from Fresno State College and taking them on one-way rides into rural areas where he was shooting, strangling and stabbing them, having sex with their bodies and then cutting the corpses into pieces.
When Edmund Kemper called the police in Santa Cruz, California in April, 1973 and confessed to being the infamous "Coed Killer" officers who knew him well had a hard time believing his story. Kemper, who was affectionately known to the local police as "Big Ed," was closely associated with the Santa Cruz police department. Having been turned down as a candidate for the California State Police because of his massive size, he spent time hanging around the local police department. At the same time, Kemper was picking up college girls from Fresno State College and taking them on one-way rides into rural areas where he was shooting, strangling and stabbing them, having sex with their bodies and then cutting the corpses into pieces.
China’s Bloody Dictator Mao Tse-tung
After his forces took control of China by civil war in 1949, Mao Tse-tung became chairman of the People’s Republic of China and leader of the Chinese Communist Party. His “Great Leap Forward” and Cultural Revolution were “ill-conceived” and led to the biggest famine and genocide in known history. Historians estimate that Mao killed an estimated 70 million people, either directly or indirectly because of his policies.
After his forces took control of China by civil war in 1949, Mao Tse-tung became chairman of the People’s Republic of China and leader of the Chinese Communist Party. His “Great Leap Forward” and Cultural Revolution were “ill-conceived” and led to the biggest famine and genocide in known history. Historians estimate that Mao killed an estimated 70 million people, either directly or indirectly because of his policies.
Peter Manuel – Beast of Birkenshaw
Before he was caught and convicted, Peter Manuel managed to terrorize the people of Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the mid-1950’s. He was found guilty of seven murders after his capture in January, 1958, but authorities believed he was guilty of at least two other unsolved killings. After he was caught Manuel claimed 18 murders.
Before he was caught and convicted, Peter Manuel managed to terrorize the people of Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the mid-1950’s. He was found guilty of seven murders after his capture in January, 1958, but authorities believed he was guilty of at least two other unsolved killings. After he was caught Manuel claimed 18 murders.
Osama bin Laden; Islamic Terrorist
Even though many conspiracy theorists dispute it, Osama bin Laden publically claimed in a video-taped message in 2004 that he and his Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda were responsible for the 9-11 attacks on the United States in 2001 that killed an estimated 3,000 civilians. Bin Laden was, for several years, declared public enemy number one on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. Former President George W. Bush made him a major target in his declared "War on Terror" and the FBI placed a $25 million bounty on him. He was reportedly shot and killed at the age of 54 by a U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group and Central Intelligence Agency commandos in Pakistan on May 2, 2011.
Even though many conspiracy theorists dispute it, Osama bin Laden publically claimed in a video-taped message in 2004 that he and his Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda were responsible for the 9-11 attacks on the United States in 2001 that killed an estimated 3,000 civilians. Bin Laden was, for several years, declared public enemy number one on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. Former President George W. Bush made him a major target in his declared "War on Terror" and the FBI placed a $25 million bounty on him. He was reportedly shot and killed at the age of 54 by a U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group and Central Intelligence Agency commandos in Pakistan on May 2, 2011.
Holocaust Organizer Adolf Eichmann
His full name was Otto Adolf Eichmann. His name has gone down in history as one of the major organizers of the German extermination camps in German-occupied Eastern Europe during World War II. The mass killings of Jewish, Polish, Romanians and others that went on in those camps have been estimated at over six million people.
His full name was Otto Adolf Eichmann. His name has gone down in history as one of the major organizers of the German extermination camps in German-occupied Eastern Europe during World War II. The mass killings of Jewish, Polish, Romanians and others that went on in those camps have been estimated at over six million people.
Uganda Butcher Idi Amin
From the time he seized power of Uganda in 1971 until he was overthrown eight years later, Idi Amin is believed to have killed and tortured between 300,000 and 500,000 people. Some say he was among the most brutal dictators that ever lived.
From the time he seized power of Uganda in 1971 until he was overthrown eight years later, Idi Amin is believed to have killed and tortured between 300,000 and 500,000 people. Some say he was among the most brutal dictators that ever lived.
Reinhard Heydrich – Hitler’s Executioner
Among his war crimes, Reinhard Heydrich, who was the second highest ranking officer in the SS, thought up the pretext to invade Poland and launch the war, and he drafted Hitler’s "Final Solution," a Nazi attempt to exterminate the entire Jewish population of Europe. The German officers who knew Heydrich nicknamed him "The Blond Beast." They said he had an insatiable drive for power. A classic narcissist, the man was described as a cold, calculating manipulator who lacked human compassion.
Among his war crimes, Reinhard Heydrich, who was the second highest ranking officer in the SS, thought up the pretext to invade Poland and launch the war, and he drafted Hitler’s "Final Solution," a Nazi attempt to exterminate the entire Jewish population of Europe. The German officers who knew Heydrich nicknamed him "The Blond Beast." They said he had an insatiable drive for power. A classic narcissist, the man was described as a cold, calculating manipulator who lacked human compassion.
Swedish “Angel–Maker” Hilda Nilsson
Hilda Nilsson may still hold the title of Sweden’s worst female serial killer. The news reporters referred to her as an “angel-maker” because she murdered at least eight children in and around Helsingborg, where she earned a living caring for children of unwed mothers. Nilsson’s sordid story also involves a haunting that looms over the historic Landskrona Citadel, a fortress built in the 1500's that was used as Nilsson’s cell after she was convicted for the killing of the children in 1917. She hung herself in the cell rather than face the guillotine. It is said that her ghostly spirit still haunts the place.
Hilda Nilsson may still hold the title of Sweden’s worst female serial killer. The news reporters referred to her as an “angel-maker” because she murdered at least eight children in and around Helsingborg, where she earned a living caring for children of unwed mothers. Nilsson’s sordid story also involves a haunting that looms over the historic Landskrona Citadel, a fortress built in the 1500's that was used as Nilsson’s cell after she was convicted for the killing of the children in 1917. She hung herself in the cell rather than face the guillotine. It is said that her ghostly spirit still haunts the place.
Australian Butcher Katherine Mary Knight
Police said an autopsy revealed that Katherine Knight's fourth lover, John Price, had been stabbed at least 37 times. After this, Knight skinned him and hung the skin from a meat hook on the architrave. Next she decapitated him, and cooked parts of his body, serving up the meat with baked potato, pumpkin, Zucchini, cabbage, yellow squash and gravy on the dinner table. Price’s head was found in a pot where it had been boiled with some vegetables.
Police said an autopsy revealed that Katherine Knight's fourth lover, John Price, had been stabbed at least 37 times. After this, Knight skinned him and hung the skin from a meat hook on the architrave. Next she decapitated him, and cooked parts of his body, serving up the meat with baked potato, pumpkin, Zucchini, cabbage, yellow squash and gravy on the dinner table. Price’s head was found in a pot where it had been boiled with some vegetables.
Josef Mengele; Angel Of Death
Hitler’s rise to power and the German Nazi government seemed to attract some of the most evil personalities into one part of world history. Among the very worst of them was Josef Mengele, the man who ran the medical division at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp where more than 400,000 captives; mostly Jews died. Auschwitz also is remembered as the site of barbaric human "medical" experiments on the prisoners during the process of murdering them.
Hitler’s rise to power and the German Nazi government seemed to attract some of the most evil personalities into one part of world history. Among the very worst of them was Josef Mengele, the man who ran the medical division at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp where more than 400,000 captives; mostly Jews died. Auschwitz also is remembered as the site of barbaric human "medical" experiments on the prisoners during the process of murdering them.
Chicken Coop Killer Gordon Northcott
He was only 21 by the time authorities caught up with him in 1928, but by then Gordon Stewart Northcott, a chicken ranch operator in Jurupa Valley, California, had maliciously raped and murdered an estimated 20 young boys who were lured to his farm. The 27-day trial was so sensational the local community changed its name to avoid the stigma.
He was only 21 by the time authorities caught up with him in 1928, but by then Gordon Stewart Northcott, a chicken ranch operator in Jurupa Valley, California, had maliciously raped and murdered an estimated 20 young boys who were lured to his farm. The 27-day trial was so sensational the local community changed its name to avoid the stigma.
Enriqueta Marti; Child Killer Of Barcelona
Enrigueta Marti was born in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain, sometime before the turn of the century. As a young girl she moved to Barcelona where she worked as a maidservant and nanny before discovering that prostitution was a more lucrative business. This was the official record of Enrigueta Marti’s life as a young woman, struggling to survive in an overcrowded city known for its seedy taverns, flophouses and brothels. It was said that she lived a double life. By day she dressed as a beggar, literally begging for charity on the streets and seeking out abandoned children. She took in the children, at first prostituting them, and later murdering them.
Enrigueta Marti was born in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain, sometime before the turn of the century. As a young girl she moved to Barcelona where she worked as a maidservant and nanny before discovering that prostitution was a more lucrative business. This was the official record of Enrigueta Marti’s life as a young woman, struggling to survive in an overcrowded city known for its seedy taverns, flophouses and brothels. It was said that she lived a double life. By day she dressed as a beggar, literally begging for charity on the streets and seeking out abandoned children. She took in the children, at first prostituting them, and later murdering them.
Suharto’s Bloodbath of East Timor
Among the evil mass killers of our time stands General Suharto, a dictator who came to power in Indonesia in 1965 and left more than a million bodies in his wake. Then, slightly over a decade later, and with the help of American and British governments, Suharto seized the Portuguese colony of East Timor where his generals murdered about a third of the existing population of nearly a million people. Suharto was responsible for two separate holocausts, making him among the worst mass killers of the Twentieth Century.
Among the evil mass killers of our time stands General Suharto, a dictator who came to power in Indonesia in 1965 and left more than a million bodies in his wake. Then, slightly over a decade later, and with the help of American and British governments, Suharto seized the Portuguese colony of East Timor where his generals murdered about a third of the existing population of nearly a million people. Suharto was responsible for two separate holocausts, making him among the worst mass killers of the Twentieth Century.
Bath School Killer Andrew Kehoe
Long before the insanity of school shootings became common throughout the United States, Andrew Kehoe, a Bath, Michigan school board member committed what still may remain the worst mass school murder in the nation’s history. He blew up the school and went on a killing spree that left 38 elementary school children and six adults dead, and another 58 persons insured on May 18, 1927.
Long before the insanity of school shootings became common throughout the United States, Andrew Kehoe, a Bath, Michigan school board member committed what still may remain the worst mass school murder in the nation’s history. He blew up the school and went on a killing spree that left 38 elementary school children and six adults dead, and another 58 persons insured on May 18, 1927.
Tower Killer Charles Whitman
Among the names that have gone down in infamy is that of Charles Whitman, a trained marine sniper who on August 1, 1966 murdered his mother and wife in their Austin, Texas homes, then carried various weapons to the top of the University of Texas tower, killing three people on the way. Once at the top he went on a 20-minute shooting rampage, killing nine students and wounding 30 others before he was gunned down by police.
Among the names that have gone down in infamy is that of Charles Whitman, a trained marine sniper who on August 1, 1966 murdered his mother and wife in their Austin, Texas homes, then carried various weapons to the top of the University of Texas tower, killing three people on the way. Once at the top he went on a 20-minute shooting rampage, killing nine students and wounding 30 others before he was gunned down by police.
Dr. Aubrey Levin: Castrator Of Homosexuals
During the apartheid-era years, between 1971 and 1989, homosexual soldiers in the South African military were cleverly "flushed out" from the other troops and sent to Ward 22 in a military hospital at Pretoria for forced sexual reassignment. Dr. Aubrey Levin, the man who directed this horrible assault, served as a Colonel in the South African Defence Force (SADF) and chief psychiatrist at the Voortrekkerhoogte military hospital. He was the attending psychiatrist at Greefswald, an isolated detention barracks where gay soldiers were supposed to have been "cured" of their vices. Between 1971 and 1989 an estimated 900 drafted young men and women were subjected to chemical castrations and electric shock treatment. Men were surgically turned into women against their will and then cast out into the world without receiving help for dealing with their new sexual identities.
During the apartheid-era years, between 1971 and 1989, homosexual soldiers in the South African military were cleverly "flushed out" from the other troops and sent to Ward 22 in a military hospital at Pretoria for forced sexual reassignment. Dr. Aubrey Levin, the man who directed this horrible assault, served as a Colonel in the South African Defence Force (SADF) and chief psychiatrist at the Voortrekkerhoogte military hospital. He was the attending psychiatrist at Greefswald, an isolated detention barracks where gay soldiers were supposed to have been "cured" of their vices. Between 1971 and 1989 an estimated 900 drafted young men and women were subjected to chemical castrations and electric shock treatment. Men were surgically turned into women against their will and then cast out into the world without receiving help for dealing with their new sexual identities.
Albert Kligman’s Agent Orange Experiments
When he died in 2010 Dr. Albert Kligman was lauded in obituary accounts as a dermatologist who co-invented the acne medication, Retin-A. But the former prisoners at Philadelphia’s Holmesburg Prison and their families remembered him as the evil scientist who injected them with dioxin, the main ingredient in Agent Orange. It was a secretly financed study to determine the effect dioxin had on the human body.
When he died in 2010 Dr. Albert Kligman was lauded in obituary accounts as a dermatologist who co-invented the acne medication, Retin-A. But the former prisoners at Philadelphia’s Holmesburg Prison and their families remembered him as the evil scientist who injected them with dioxin, the main ingredient in Agent Orange. It was a secretly financed study to determine the effect dioxin had on the human body.
London’s Cold Killer Kate Webster
She was only found guilty of a single murder, but the way Kate Webster killed her victim and what she did afterwards has gone down as one of the most gruesome crimes in the history of London. The victim was Julie Martha Thomas, an eccentric widow who lived alone in a small cottage just outside of London. People who knew her said Julie had a severe temper and consequently was unable to keep a housekeeper hired for very long. Her last housekeeper was Kate Webster, an Irish woman who apparently came to England to escape her reputation as a thief and pickpocket. The year was 1879 and Thomas hired Webster as her new housekeeper. Neither woman knew the reputation of the other, which was a formula for trouble.
She was only found guilty of a single murder, but the way Kate Webster killed her victim and what she did afterwards has gone down as one of the most gruesome crimes in the history of London. The victim was Julie Martha Thomas, an eccentric widow who lived alone in a small cottage just outside of London. People who knew her said Julie had a severe temper and consequently was unable to keep a housekeeper hired for very long. Her last housekeeper was Kate Webster, an Irish woman who apparently came to England to escape her reputation as a thief and pickpocket. The year was 1879 and Thomas hired Webster as her new housekeeper. Neither woman knew the reputation of the other, which was a formula for trouble.
Hammer Killer Kampatimar Shankariya
His name is almost longer than his story. Kampatimar Shankariya made the list because he was one of the most infamous serial killers in the history of India. He left at least 70 proven victims dead from hammer blows to the head during a one-year period, from 1977 to 1978.
His name is almost longer than his story. Kampatimar Shankariya made the list because he was one of the most infamous serial killers in the history of India. He left at least 70 proven victims dead from hammer blows to the head during a one-year period, from 1977 to 1978.
The Wicked Pope: Pontifex Victor
The Roman Catholic Church “beautified” Pope Pontifex M. Victor I and Pope Benedict XVI declared him a saint in a presentation to the Roman Curia on December 21, 2012.
If church teachings are correct, the act probably yanked Pope Victor from the fires of Hell by declaring “all sins and evil acts performed forgiven.” That is because Victor, possibly the third man to act as the world’s “Pope” after Paul, during the years 193 to 199, turned out to be among the lineup of extremely wicked men.
The Roman Catholic Church “beautified” Pope Pontifex M. Victor I and Pope Benedict XVI declared him a saint in a presentation to the Roman Curia on December 21, 2012.
If church teachings are correct, the act probably yanked Pope Victor from the fires of Hell by declaring “all sins and evil acts performed forgiven.” That is because Victor, possibly the third man to act as the world’s “Pope” after Paul, during the years 193 to 199, turned out to be among the lineup of extremely wicked men.
The Sadistic Elizabeth Bathory
Because she was born into royalty and wealth, Countess Elizabeth Bathory succeeded in getting away with high crimes of torture and murder for much of her life in Transylvania. Some people even thought of her as the first vampire in history.
Because she was born into royalty and wealth, Countess Elizabeth Bathory succeeded in getting away with high crimes of torture and murder for much of her life in Transylvania. Some people even thought of her as the first vampire in history.
War Criminals George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
The world still lists Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin and Pol Pot among the worst mass killers of all time. But former U. S. President George W. Bush and his cohort, Vice-President Dick Cheney, may yet go down in history as the worst of them all. Because of the politics operating in the United States, and the fact that the U.S. still possesses the most powerful and imposing military force in existence, the response to what these two men and other members of their Washington cabinet did in Iraq and Afghanistan during the eight brutal years they were in power has been slow in coming. But their deeds are not forgotten.
The world still lists Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin and Pol Pot among the worst mass killers of all time. But former U. S. President George W. Bush and his cohort, Vice-President Dick Cheney, may yet go down in history as the worst of them all. Because of the politics operating in the United States, and the fact that the U.S. still possesses the most powerful and imposing military force in existence, the response to what these two men and other members of their Washington cabinet did in Iraq and Afghanistan during the eight brutal years they were in power has been slow in coming. But their deeds are not forgotten.
The Infamous Roman Caligula
Among the worst rulers to have existed during the Roman Empire was the man they called Caligula. In the four years that he ruled, Gaius Caesar (his real name) was responsible for the murder of an undetermined number of political enemies, was married to four different women, a cross dresser and a psychotic who enjoyed chewing on the testicles of his victims. He forced families to come to the court to watch as their relatives were murdered.
Among the worst rulers to have existed during the Roman Empire was the man they called Caligula. In the four years that he ruled, Gaius Caesar (his real name) was responsible for the murder of an undetermined number of political enemies, was married to four different women, a cross dresser and a psychotic who enjoyed chewing on the testicles of his victims. He forced families to come to the court to watch as their relatives were murdered.
Armenian Killer Talaat Pasha
When we use the word genocide we tend to think of the Nazi slaughter of the Jews during World War II. But there was another contemporary genocide that may have been even worse . . . this one involving the Armenian people during the reign of Talaat Pasha, the Grand Vizier of the Sultan in the Ottoman Empire, from 1917 to 1918. Because it was the time of the First World War and Turkey entered the war on the side of Germany, Pasha’s rule was known as a military dictatorship. He was one of a triumvirate known as the Three Pashas that ruled the Ottoman Empire during that ugly war.
When we use the word genocide we tend to think of the Nazi slaughter of the Jews during World War II. But there was another contemporary genocide that may have been even worse . . . this one involving the Armenian people during the reign of Talaat Pasha, the Grand Vizier of the Sultan in the Ottoman Empire, from 1917 to 1918. Because it was the time of the First World War and Turkey entered the war on the side of Germany, Pasha’s rule was known as a military dictatorship. He was one of a triumvirate known as the Three Pashas that ruled the Ottoman Empire during that ugly war.
Torquemada; Inquisition Barbarian
Tomas De Torquemada was known for his cruelty while serving as Inquisitor General of Spain during the Spanish movement to restore Christianity from 1483 to 1498. It is said that he murdered, tortured and drove both Muslims and Jews out of Spain because they refused to accept Catholicism. Some scholars believe Torquemada was responsible for the deaths of up to 2,000 people. Historians say the real number of people put to death in Spain during those years may have only been about 500. What is known is that this priest helped create an internal climate of fear that lead to innocent people being tortured and burned alive.
Tomas De Torquemada was known for his cruelty while serving as Inquisitor General of Spain during the Spanish movement to restore Christianity from 1483 to 1498. It is said that he murdered, tortured and drove both Muslims and Jews out of Spain because they refused to accept Catholicism. Some scholars believe Torquemada was responsible for the deaths of up to 2,000 people. Historians say the real number of people put to death in Spain during those years may have only been about 500. What is known is that this priest helped create an internal climate of fear that lead to innocent people being tortured and burned alive.
English Serial Killer Mary Ann Cotton
Among the annuals of the world’s most evil people lies the name of Mary Ann Cotton, an English woman who was hung in 1873 after being found guilty of poisoning three husbands, two lovers, her mother, at least eight of her own children and probably more than the 21 known victims. She holds the distinction of being among the world’s first known serial killers.
Among the annuals of the world’s most evil people lies the name of Mary Ann Cotton, an English woman who was hung in 1873 after being found guilty of poisoning three husbands, two lovers, her mother, at least eight of her own children and probably more than the 21 known victims. She holds the distinction of being among the world’s first known serial killers.
President Buchanan’s Role In The Civil War
The nation’s fifteenth president James Buchanan, who preceded Abraham Lincoln to office, missed being a “war president” by only a month. Yet it was Buchanan’s actions while in the White House that set the stage for the American Civil War and the deaths of 620,000 soldiers. It was the nation’s bloodiest war and it was fought by Americans against Americans on U. S. soil.
The nation’s fifteenth president James Buchanan, who preceded Abraham Lincoln to office, missed being a “war president” by only a month. Yet it was Buchanan’s actions while in the White House that set the stage for the American Civil War and the deaths of 620,000 soldiers. It was the nation’s bloodiest war and it was fought by Americans against Americans on U. S. soil.
King Herod – Did He Try To Kill Baby Jesus?
The New Testament accuses the Judea King Herod the Great of ordering the Massacre of the Innocents because he heard that Jesus, the “King of the Jews” was born. As the Bible story is told, the magi visited Herod to proclaim the birth of the “King of the Jews” they stirred up big trouble. The magi were then warned in a dream that Herod wouldn't have anyone ursurp his throne and planned to kill Jesus. Indeed Herod ordered the slaughter of all male children aged two and under in and around the City of Bethlehem. Mary and Joseph fled with the child to Egypt where they hid out until Herod’s death. So did Herod really do this? Historians aren't so sure.
The New Testament accuses the Judea King Herod the Great of ordering the Massacre of the Innocents because he heard that Jesus, the “King of the Jews” was born. As the Bible story is told, the magi visited Herod to proclaim the birth of the “King of the Jews” they stirred up big trouble. The magi were then warned in a dream that Herod wouldn't have anyone ursurp his throne and planned to kill Jesus. Indeed Herod ordered the slaughter of all male children aged two and under in and around the City of Bethlehem. Mary and Joseph fled with the child to Egypt where they hid out until Herod’s death. So did Herod really do this? Historians aren't so sure.
Brazil’s Mass Killer Pedro Filho
By the time he was arrested in 1973 Pedro Rodrigues Filho “Killer Petey” was officially charged with murdering 71 people. But historians who have studied his case believe he left a death toll of well over a hundred victims during the brief years he was on his rampage. It is said Filho was born in 1954 with a damaged skull because of beatings his father gave his mother when he was still in the womb. Thus his behavior may have been both biological and genetic.
By the time he was arrested in 1973 Pedro Rodrigues Filho “Killer Petey” was officially charged with murdering 71 people. But historians who have studied his case believe he left a death toll of well over a hundred victims during the brief years he was on his rampage. It is said Filho was born in 1954 with a damaged skull because of beatings his father gave his mother when he was still in the womb. Thus his behavior may have been both biological and genetic.
The Ayatollah’s Bloody Iranian Takeover
The world remembers the scowling face of the Ayatollah Khomenini during the Iranian revolution that overthrew the old form of government and toppled the regime of Shah Pahlavi in 1979. While he entered Iran after years living in exile in Iraq and later France, the Ayatollah portrayed himself to the nation and to the world as a holy man who resisted bloodshed in spite of the fact that he and his followers were embroiled in a revolution. As soon as he was in power, Khomeini and other clerics set to work on writing an Islamic constitution for Iran. It also was the time of arresting and executing supporters of the old regime. Estimates of the numbers killed range from 8,000 to 60,000.
The world remembers the scowling face of the Ayatollah Khomenini during the Iranian revolution that overthrew the old form of government and toppled the regime of Shah Pahlavi in 1979. While he entered Iran after years living in exile in Iraq and later France, the Ayatollah portrayed himself to the nation and to the world as a holy man who resisted bloodshed in spite of the fact that he and his followers were embroiled in a revolution. As soon as he was in power, Khomeini and other clerics set to work on writing an Islamic constitution for Iran. It also was the time of arresting and executing supporters of the old regime. Estimates of the numbers killed range from 8,000 to 60,000.
Pol Pot – Cambodia’s Deadly Despot
He was born Saloth Sar but known to the world as Pol Pot, one of the most malicious killers that ever lived during the four years he served as Prime Minister of Cambodia and leader of the Khmer Rouge. He is the only person in history known to have ordered genocide against an entire nation and he ended up killing an estimated 3 million Cambodians. During the four years he ruled, from 1976 to 1979, Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge militants ravaged Cambodia, murdering the upper class and forcing everybody else, no matter what age, gender or health into slave labor in the fields. The people were fed on rations so small they starved to death. Babies were torn apart limb-by-limb.
He was born Saloth Sar but known to the world as Pol Pot, one of the most malicious killers that ever lived during the four years he served as Prime Minister of Cambodia and leader of the Khmer Rouge. He is the only person in history known to have ordered genocide against an entire nation and he ended up killing an estimated 3 million Cambodians. During the four years he ruled, from 1976 to 1979, Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge militants ravaged Cambodia, murdering the upper class and forcing everybody else, no matter what age, gender or health into slave labor in the fields. The people were fed on rations so small they starved to death. Babies were torn apart limb-by-limb.
Deadly Killer “Pee Wee” Gaskins
If ever there was a child that should never have been brought into this world it was Donald Henry “Pee Wee” Gaskins, Jr. Gaskins was one of a string of illegitimate and neglected children born to Eulea Parrott in Florence County, South Carolina, in 1933. Because he was small for his age, Gaskins earned the nick-name “Pee Wee.” It was said he never heard his real first name, Donald, until his first court appearance. This was after he and some other boys gang-raped a young girl and committed a string of robberies. It is said that he raped and murdered an estimated 80 to 90 victims before he was sentenced to the electric chair in 1991.
If ever there was a child that should never have been brought into this world it was Donald Henry “Pee Wee” Gaskins, Jr. Gaskins was one of a string of illegitimate and neglected children born to Eulea Parrott in Florence County, South Carolina, in 1933. Because he was small for his age, Gaskins earned the nick-name “Pee Wee.” It was said he never heard his real first name, Donald, until his first court appearance. This was after he and some other boys gang-raped a young girl and committed a string of robberies. It is said that he raped and murdered an estimated 80 to 90 victims before he was sentenced to the electric chair in 1991.
Bloody Mary Tudor; Slayer Of Protestants
An ugly civil warfare involving Protestants verses the Roman Catholics swept Europe during the so-called dark ages and was at its height when Queen Mary I, the first queen regent of England came to power in 1553. Queen Mary lived only five years after she was crowned, but during that brief time she attempted to return the nation to Catholicism. She did this violently. She worked out the Heresy Acts with Pope Julius III and hundreds of Protestants were arrested and executed in what was known as the Marian persecutions. An estimated 800 wealthy protestants went into exile to escape execution. She earned the nickname "Bloody Mary."
An ugly civil warfare involving Protestants verses the Roman Catholics swept Europe during the so-called dark ages and was at its height when Queen Mary I, the first queen regent of England came to power in 1553. Queen Mary lived only five years after she was crowned, but during that brief time she attempted to return the nation to Catholicism. She did this violently. She worked out the Heresy Acts with Pope Julius III and hundreds of Protestants were arrested and executed in what was known as the Marian persecutions. An estimated 800 wealthy protestants went into exile to escape execution. She earned the nickname "Bloody Mary."
Genghis Khan; Mongolian Killer of Millions
There is perhaps irony in the fact that Genghis Khan, the worst known mass killer in the known history of the world set the stage for the first “great awakening;” a period of great spiritual, mental and social development in what became the first great world empire.
He had to build an army and slaughter between 20 and 60 million people, about a third of the known world population of that time, to accomplish it.
There is perhaps irony in the fact that Genghis Khan, the worst known mass killer in the known history of the world set the stage for the first “great awakening;” a period of great spiritual, mental and social development in what became the first great world empire.
He had to build an army and slaughter between 20 and 60 million people, about a third of the known world population of that time, to accomplish it.
BTK Killer Dennis Raider
People who know him never guessed that Dennis Raider was an American serial killer. He was a balding, average looking family man, the father of two children. His occupation was the installation of burglar alarms in private homes in and around Wichita, Kansas. He was active in his church. He spent his free time breaking into the homes, many of the very ones he worked in, overpowering his victims, binding and then murdering them. Raider wrote taunting letters to the police using the pen-name BTK, which he said stood for “Bind, Torture, Kill.” He is believed to have murdered at least 10 victims between 1974 and 1991.
People who know him never guessed that Dennis Raider was an American serial killer. He was a balding, average looking family man, the father of two children. His occupation was the installation of burglar alarms in private homes in and around Wichita, Kansas. He was active in his church. He spent his free time breaking into the homes, many of the very ones he worked in, overpowering his victims, binding and then murdering them. Raider wrote taunting letters to the police using the pen-name BTK, which he said stood for “Bind, Torture, Kill.” He is believed to have murdered at least 10 victims between 1974 and 1991.
Attila The Hun
Attila was the First Century leader of a nomadic barbarian people known as the Huns. He was the feared ruler of what was known as the Hunnic Empire from the year 434 until his death in 453. During those brief years his army held territory stretching from the Ural River to the Rhine River and from the Danube River to the Baltic Sea. Details of his life and just who Attila was are fragmented, and are found in the writings of about three major Sixth Century historians; Priscus, Procopius and Jordanes. From those sketchy writings we know that Attila and his warriors ravaged the countryside on horseback, plundering everything as they invaded territories into Eastern Europe and south into the Roman Empire. To some he was known as Attila the Hun. To others he was the Scourge of God.
Attila was the First Century leader of a nomadic barbarian people known as the Huns. He was the feared ruler of what was known as the Hunnic Empire from the year 434 until his death in 453. During those brief years his army held territory stretching from the Ural River to the Rhine River and from the Danube River to the Baltic Sea. Details of his life and just who Attila was are fragmented, and are found in the writings of about three major Sixth Century historians; Priscus, Procopius and Jordanes. From those sketchy writings we know that Attila and his warriors ravaged the countryside on horseback, plundering everything as they invaded territories into Eastern Europe and south into the Roman Empire. To some he was known as Attila the Hun. To others he was the Scourge of God.
Japanese War Emperor Hirohito
He was but a young man when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Some say Japan’s last and longest serving emperor, Hirohito, was a reluctant supporter of his nation’s role in the Second World War even though he agreed to Japan’s allegiance with the Axis Powers. He also has been accused of issuing orders that brought about the deaths of thousands of war prisoners and the genocide of millions of Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Filipino and Indochinese people. In addition to this, it was said that Hirohito forced husbands to rape their wives and daughters and he allowed his soldiers to sexually assault over 200,000 women during the war.
He was but a young man when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Some say Japan’s last and longest serving emperor, Hirohito, was a reluctant supporter of his nation’s role in the Second World War even though he agreed to Japan’s allegiance with the Axis Powers. He also has been accused of issuing orders that brought about the deaths of thousands of war prisoners and the genocide of millions of Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Filipino and Indochinese people. In addition to this, it was said that Hirohito forced husbands to rape their wives and daughters and he allowed his soldiers to sexually assault over 200,000 women during the war.
Daniel Canargo; Slayer of 150 Virgins
When police in Guayaquil, Eduador began finding the bodies of young murdered girls in a rural wooded area just outside of the city, they thought they were dealing with gang killings. When Daniel Canargo later confessed to the killings of 72 girls authorities were astounded that one man could have killed so many. Actually, the dead bodies at Guayaquil were only the last of the long trail of dead girls in Ganargo’s wake. He has gone down in the record books as one of the worst serial killers that ever lived.
When police in Guayaquil, Eduador began finding the bodies of young murdered girls in a rural wooded area just outside of the city, they thought they were dealing with gang killings. When Daniel Canargo later confessed to the killings of 72 girls authorities were astounded that one man could have killed so many. Actually, the dead bodies at Guayaquil were only the last of the long trail of dead girls in Ganargo’s wake. He has gone down in the record books as one of the worst serial killers that ever lived.
Hitler; The Most Abhorrent Name
Since World War II, the very name of Adolf Hitler stirs revulsion in the hearts of every person who lived through that period of dark history. While Adolf was a popular first name for boys prior to the war, it is rarely used today. France and Norway went so far as to outlaw the name. Because he inflamed Germany into launching one of the most destructive wars in history, Hitler is remembered as the most evil person who ever lived.
North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim IL Sung
Even though he has been dead since 1994, the late Kim Il Sung remains the President of North Korea, general-secretary of its ruling communist Worker’s Party of Korea and chairman of the Central Military Commission. His preserved and embalmed body lies under a glass coffin in a public mausoleum at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun. The total control of the North Korean government, however, has been turned over to Kim’s oldest son, Kim Jong-Il, who has apparently carried on his father’s “cult of personality” under his personal philosophy of Juche.
Maximilien Robespierre’s Reign of Terror
French revolutionary Maximilien de Robospierre sentenced over 17,000 “enemies of the state” to death by guillotine during an 11-month Reign of Terror in 1793. His killing spree came to an abrupt end the following year when he was overthrown and also guillotined. Robospierre may have been the origin of the coined old phrase . . . “heads will roll.”
Train Killer Ramadan Mansour
A popular name for Egyptian business places has recently been “al-Tourbini,” which means “The Express Train” in Arabic. For some twisted reason the popularity of the handle stems from the arrest, conviction and execution of one of Egypt’s worst serial killers, Ramadan Mansour. Mansour was a gang leader convicted of raping, torturing and killing at least 30 homeless children that he lured aboard trains operating between Cairo, Alexandria, Qalyoubeya and Beni Sueif.
A popular name for Egyptian business places has recently been “al-Tourbini,” which means “The Express Train” in Arabic. For some twisted reason the popularity of the handle stems from the arrest, conviction and execution of one of Egypt’s worst serial killers, Ramadan Mansour. Mansour was a gang leader convicted of raping, torturing and killing at least 30 homeless children that he lured aboard trains operating between Cairo, Alexandria, Qalyoubeya and Beni Sueif.
Moors Killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley
It was in 1963 that Hindley, 21, and Brady, 23, moved in together in Manchester, England, because of their mutual fascination with killing and death. They shared an interest in books of the macabre, collected guns, and talked about launching a life of crime, possibly as bank robbers. Hindley even used money she earned from various menial jobs to purchase a van that they planned to use for the robberies. Anyone who might have known this odd couple at that time might well have guessed that they were heading for a life of serious trouble.
It was in 1963 that Hindley, 21, and Brady, 23, moved in together in Manchester, England, because of their mutual fascination with killing and death. They shared an interest in books of the macabre, collected guns, and talked about launching a life of crime, possibly as bank robbers. Hindley even used money she earned from various menial jobs to purchase a van that they planned to use for the robberies. Anyone who might have known this odd couple at that time might well have guessed that they were heading for a life of serious trouble.
Truman A-Bombed Japan
Of all the mass killers chosen for this site, the selection of President Harry S. Truman has been among the hardest for us to post. Because of President Roosevelt’s death in office, Truman inherited the final months of World War II which included the fierce combat occurring between Allied forces and the Japanese. He also inherited the atomic bomb which was given to him as a weapon of war during those key months leading up to the end of that war. Thus it became his decision whether to use the bomb on the Japanese people or not. Truman ordered the bombings. They incinerated the two cities, killing thousands of civilian men, women and children where they stood. Thousands more were left crippled and mutilated. The casualty count in the two cities has been estimated at over 200,000 people.
Of all the mass killers chosen for this site, the selection of President Harry S. Truman has been among the hardest for us to post. Because of President Roosevelt’s death in office, Truman inherited the final months of World War II which included the fierce combat occurring between Allied forces and the Japanese. He also inherited the atomic bomb which was given to him as a weapon of war during those key months leading up to the end of that war. Thus it became his decision whether to use the bomb on the Japanese people or not. Truman ordered the bombings. They incinerated the two cities, killing thousands of civilian men, women and children where they stood. Thousands more were left crippled and mutilated. The casualty count in the two cities has been estimated at over 200,000 people.