Know about the most dreaded murderers of 20th century, including Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Charles Manson, Zodiac Killer and John Wayne Gacy

20th Century Murderers

Charles MansonCharles Manson
12 November 1934, American
Criminal and Murderer
Ted BundyTed Bundy
24 November 1946, American
Serial Killer

Jeffrey DahmerJeffrey Dahmer
21 May 1960, American
Serial Killer, Sex Offender

Richard RamirezRichard Ramirez
29 February 1960, American
Serial Killer

John Wayne GacyJohn Wayne Gacy
17 March 1942, American
Serial Killer

Zodiac KillerZodiac Killer
 , American
Serial killer
Ed GeinEd Gein
27 August 1906, American
Murderer

Aileen WuornosAileen Wuornos
29 February 1956, American
 

John GottiJohn Gotti
27 October 1940, American
Mobster & Mafia

Mark David ChapmanMark David Chapman
10 May 1955, American
Killer of John Lennon
Nathuram GodseNathuram Godse
19 May 1910, Indian
Assassin of Mahatma Gandhi

Whitey BulgerWhitey Bulger
03 September 1929, American
American convicted murderer and former organized
Christopher ScarverChristopher Scarver
06 July 1969, American
Serial Killer

Darlie RoutierDarlie Routier
04 January 1970, American
Murderer

Richard Leonard Kuklinski Richard Kuklinski
11 April 1935, American
Contract Killer
Scott PetersonScott Peterson
24 October 1972, American
Murderer

Sirhan SirhanSirhan Sirhan
19 March 1944, Jordanian
Assassin
Susan AtkinsSusan Atkins
07 May 1948, American
Murderer

James Earl RayJames Earl Ray
10 March 1928, American
Assassin

Sammy GravanoSammy Gravano
12 March 1945, American
Criminal
Patricia Dianne KrenwinkelPatricia Krenwinkel
03 December 1947, American
Murderer

Richard SpeckRichard Speck
06 December 1941, American
Murderer
Charles HarrelsonCharles Harrelson
23 July 1938, American
Criminal

Armin MeiwesArmin Meiwes
01 December 1961, German
Murderer

Susan SmithSusan Smith
26 September 1971, American
Murderer

Assata ShakurAssata Shakur
16 July 1947, Cuban, American
Murder Convict
Mary BellMary Bell
26 May 1957, British
Murder Convict
John FranzeseJohn Franzese
06 February 1917, Italian
Crime Boss

Albert AnastasiaAlbert Anastasia
26 September 1902, Italian, American
Criminal

Karla Faye TuckerKarla Faye Tucker
18 November 1959, American
First woman to be executed in the US since 1984

Carmine PersicoCarmine Persico
08 August 1933, American
Boss of the Colombo Crime Family
Caril Ann FugateCaril Ann Fugate
30 July 1943, American
Murderer

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Robert MaudsleyRobert Maudsley
26 June 1953, British
Serial Killer

George Hill HodelGeorge Hill Hodel
10 October 1907, American
Suspected Murderer

Jodi AriasJodi Arias
09 July 1980, American
Murderer

William HeirensWilliam Heirens
15 November 1928, American
Serial Killer
Anatoly OnoprienkoAnatoly Onoprienko
25 July 1959, Ukrainian
Serial Killer

Herschel GrynszpanHerschel Grynszpan
28 March 1921, German, Polish
Murderer
Mel Ignatow Mel Ignatow
26 March 1938, American
Murderer

Olga HepnarováOlga Hepnarová
30 June 1951, Czech
Murderer

Dennis Rader (BTK Killer)Dennis Rader (BTK Killer)
09 March 1945, American
Serial Killer
James HolmesJames Holmes
13 December 1987, American
Mass Murderer

Joseph James DeAngeloJoseph James DeAngelo
08 November 1945, American
Serial Killer
George ZimmermanGeorge Zimmerman
05 October 1983, American
Criminal

Terry NicholsTerry Nichols
01 April 1955, American
Terrorists

Henri CharrièreHenri Charrière
16 November 1906, French, Venezuelan
Writer

Mary BrunnerMary Brunner
17 December 1943, American
Criminal

Andrea YatesAndrea Yates
02 July 1964, American
Criminal
Gary PlaucheGary Plauche
10 November 1945, American
Murderers

Robert StroudRobert Stroud
08 January 1890, American
Writer

Michael AligMichael Alig
29 April 1966, American
Club promoter

Leo FrankLeo Frank
29 June 1925, Austrian
Writer
Ruth EllisRuth Ellis
09 October 1926, British, Welsh
Model

Felicia PearsonFelicia Pearson
18 May 1980, American
Actress
Leonard PeltierLeonard Peltier
12 September 1944, American
Activist

Anne PerryAnne Perry
28 October 1938, British
Writer

Kenneth BianchiKenneth Bianchi
22 May 1951, American
Serial killer
Joe SonJoe Son
22 November 1970, American, South Korean
Criminal

Leslie GranthamLeslie Grantham
30 April 1947, British
Actor
Barry SadlerBarry Sadler
01 November 1940, American
Soldier

Baruch GoldsteinBaruch Goldstein
09 December 1956, American
Physician, Murderer

Peter MadsenPeter Madsen
12 June 1942, Danish
Engineer
Lizzie Andrew BordenLizzie Andrew Borden
19 July 1860, American
Criminal