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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

Ted BundyTed Bundy
24 November 1946, American
Serial Killer
Joseph James DeAngeloJoseph James DeAngelo
08 November 1945, American
Serial Killer

Zodiac KillerZodiac Killer
 , American
Serial killer

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

Charles MansonCharles Manson
12 November 1934, American
Criminal and Murderer

John GottiJohn Gotti
27 October 1940, American
Mobster & Mafia
John Wayne GacyJohn Wayne Gacy
17 March 1942, American
Serial Killer

James Earl RayJames Earl Ray
10 March 1928, American
Assassin

Richard RamirezRichard Ramirez
29 February 1960, American
Serial Killer
Scott PetersonScott Peterson
24 October 1972, American
Murderer

Ed GeinEd Gein
27 August 1906, American
Murderer
Aileen WuornosAileen Wuornos
29 February 1956, American
Serial killer

Assata ShakurAssata Shakur
16 July 1947, Cuban, American
Murder Convict

Mark David ChapmanMark David Chapman
10 May 1955, American
Killer of John Lennon

Sirhan SirhanSirhan Sirhan
19 March 1944, Jordanian
Assassin

Robert DurstRobert Durst
12 April 1943, American
Criminal
Whitey BulgerWhitey Bulger
03 September 1929, American
American convicted murderer and former organized

Susan AtkinsSusan Atkins
07 May 1948, American
Murderer

Christopher ScarverChristopher Scarver
06 July 1969, American
Serial Killer

Sammy GravanoSammy Gravano
12 March 1945, American
Criminal
Steven AverySteven Avery
09 July 1962, American
Murderer

Charles HarrelsonCharles Harrelson
23 July 1938, American
Criminal
Richard Leonard Kuklinski Richard Kuklinski
11 April 1935, American
Contract Killer

Diane DownsDiane Downs
07 August 1955, American
Criminal

Yolanda SaldívarYolanda Saldívar
19 September 1960, American
Murder Convict
Patricia Dianne KrenwinkelPatricia Krenwinkel
03 December 1947, American
Murderer

Nathuram GodseNathuram Godse
19 May 1910, Indian
Assassin of Mahatma Gandhi
Carmine GalanteCarmine Galante
21 February 1910, American
Drug Trafficker

John FranzeseJohn Franzese
06 February 1917, Italian
Crime Boss

Richard SpeckRichard Speck
06 December 1941, American
Murderer
Armin MeiwesArmin Meiwes
01 December 1961, German
Murderer

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Darlie RoutierDarlie Routier
04 January 1970, American
Murderer
Robert MaudsleyRobert Maudsley
26 June 1953, British
Serial Killer

Susan SmithSusan Smith
26 September 1971, American
Murderer

Drew PetersonDrew Peterson
05 January 1954, American
Police Officer

Albert AnastasiaAlbert Anastasia
26 September 1902, Italian, American
Criminal
Carmine PersicoCarmine Persico
08 August 1933, American
Boss of the Colombo Crime Family
Mary BellMary Bell
26 May 1957, British
Murder Convict

John Allen MuhammadJohn Allen Muhammad
31 December 1960, American
Serial Killer

Ramón MercaderRamón Mercader
07 February 1913, Spanish
Leon Trotsky's Killer

Robert John BardoRobert John Bardo
02 January 1970, American
Murderer
Karla Faye TuckerKarla Faye Tucker
18 November 1959, American
First woman to be executed in the US since 1984

Caril Ann FugateCaril Ann Fugate
30 July 1943, American
Murderer

Giuseppe ZangaraGiuseppe Zangara
07 September 1900, Italian
Murderer

Moses SitholeMoses Sithole
17 November 1964, South African
Serial Killer

William HeirensWilliam Heirens
15 November 1928, American
Serial Killer
Jodi AriasJodi Arias
09 July 1980, American
Murderer

Herschel GrynszpanHerschel Grynszpan
28 March 1921, German, Polish
Murderer
Anatoly OnoprienkoAnatoly Onoprienko
25 July 1959, Ukrainian
Serial Killer

Mel Ignatow Mel Ignatow
26 March 1938, American
Murderer

Olga HepnarováOlga Hepnarová
30 June 1951, Czech
Murderer
Martha BeckMartha Beck
06 May 1920, American
Serial Killer

George Hill HodelGeorge Hill Hodel
10 October 1907, American
Suspected Murderer
Raymond FernandezRaymond Fernandez
17 December 1914, American
Serial Killer

James HolmesJames Holmes
13 December 1987, American
Mass Murderer

Dennis Rader (BTK Killer)Dennis Rader (BTK Killer)
09 March 1945, American
Serial Killer

George ZimmermanGeorge Zimmerman
05 October 1983, American
Criminal

Dylann RoofDylann Roof
03 April 1994, American
Criminal
Joran van der SlootJoran van der Sloot
06 August 1987, Dutch
Criminal

Robert StroudRobert Stroud
08 January 1890, American
Writer

Gurmeet Ram Rahim SinghGurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
15 August 1967, Indian
Actor

Leonard PeltierLeonard Peltier
12 September 1944, American
Activist
Henri CharrièreHenri Charrière
16 November 1906, French, Venezuelan
Writer

Leslie GranthamLeslie Grantham
30 April 1947, British
Actor
Shi JianqiaoShi Jianqiao
1905 AD, Chinese
Criminal

Francesco SchettinoFrancesco Schettino
14 November 1960, Italian
Ship captain

Felicia PearsonFelicia Pearson
18 May 1980, American
Actress
Michael AligMichael Alig
29 April 1966, American
Club promoter

Ruth EllisRuth Ellis
09 October 1926, British, Welsh
Model
Joe SonJoe Son
22 November 1970, American, South Korean
Criminal

Cleveland Torso MurdererCleveland Torso Murderer
American
Serial Killer

Kenneth BianchiKenneth Bianchi
22 May 1951, American
Serial killer
Anne PerryAnne Perry
28 October 1938, British
Writer

Peter MadsenPeter Madsen
12 June 1942, Danish
Engineer
Richard HauptmannRichard Hauptmann
26 November 1899, American
Convict

Richard MattRichard Matt
25 June 1966, American
Criminal

Jovan BelcherJovan Belcher
24 July 1987, American
American Football Player

Barry SadlerBarry Sadler
01 November 1940, American
Soldier
Charles AlbrightCharles Albright
10 August 1933, American
Serial killer
Baruch GoldsteinBaruch Goldstein
09 December 1956, American
Physician, Murderer

Jean HarrisJean Harris
27 April 1923, American
Author

Adam LanzaAdam Lanza
22 April 1992, American
Murderer

DoodlerDoodler
American
Serial Killer
Guy GeorgesGuy Georges
15 October 1962, French
Criminal

Idoia López RiañoIdoia López Riaño
18 March 1964, Spanish
Terrorist

Saif al-AdelSaif al-Adel
11 April 1960, Afghan, Egyptian
Al-Qaeda

Abdullah Ahmed AbdullahAbdullah Ahmed Abdullah
06 June 1963, Egyptian
Egyptian militant

Abu DaoudAbu Daoud
19 May 1937, Palestinian
Palestinian militant
Khālid al-IslāmbūlīKhālid al-Islāmbūlī
15 January 1955, Egyptian
Assassin

Bruno LüdkeBruno Lüdke
03 April 1908, German
Serial Killer
Michael TaylorMichael Taylor
1944 AD, British
Demoniac

Angelo Buono, Jr.Angelo Buono, Jr.
05 October 1934, American
Criminal
Reginald KrayReginald Kray
24 October 1933, British
Gangster
Lizzie Andrew BordenLizzie Andrew Borden
19 July 1860, American
Criminal