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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

Zodiac KillerZodiac Killer
 , American
Serial killer
Ted BundyTed Bundy
24 November 1946, American
Serial Killer

Yolanda SaldívarYolanda Saldívar
19 September 1960, American
Murder Convict

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

Charles MansonCharles Manson
12 November 1934, American
Criminal and Murderer

Mark David ChapmanMark David Chapman
10 May 1955, American
Killer of John Lennon
Richard RamirezRichard Ramirez
29 February 1960, American
Serial Killer

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

Dennis Rader (BTK Killer)Dennis Rader (BTK Killer)
09 March 1945, American
Serial Killer
Ed GeinEd Gein
27 August 1906, American
Murderer

Scott PetersonScott Peterson
24 October 1972, American
Murderer
Aileen WuornosAileen Wuornos
29 February 1956, American
Serial killer

John GottiJohn Gotti
27 October 1940, American
Mobster & Mafia

Whitey BulgerWhitey Bulger
03 September 1929, American
American convicted murderer and former organized

Sirhan SirhanSirhan Sirhan
19 March 1944, Jordanian
Assassin

Steven AverySteven Avery
09 July 1962, American
Murderer
Susan AtkinsSusan Atkins
07 May 1948, American
Murderer

Sammy GravanoSammy Gravano
12 March 1945, American
Criminal

James Earl RayJames Earl Ray
10 March 1928, American
Assassin

Richard Leonard Kuklinski Richard Kuklinski
11 April 1935, American
Contract Killer
Christopher ScarverChristopher Scarver
06 July 1969, American
Serial Killer

Darlie RoutierDarlie Routier
04 January 1970, American
Murderer
Nathuram GodseNathuram Godse
19 May 1910, Indian
Assassin of Mahatma Gandhi

Robert DurstRobert Durst
12 April 1943, American
Criminal

Diane DownsDiane Downs
07 August 1955, American
Criminal
Armin MeiwesArmin Meiwes
01 December 1961, German
Murderer

Richard SpeckRichard Speck
06 December 1941, American
Murderer
Patricia Dianne KrenwinkelPatricia Krenwinkel
03 December 1947, American
Murderer

Charles HarrelsonCharles Harrelson
23 July 1938, American
Criminal

Susan SmithSusan Smith
26 September 1971, American
Murderer
Assata ShakurAssata Shakur
16 July 1947, Cuban, American
Murder Convict

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John Allen MuhammadJohn Allen Muhammad
31 December 1960, American
Serial Killer
James HolmesJames Holmes
13 December 1987, American
Mass Murderer

Albert AnastasiaAlbert Anastasia
26 September 1902, Italian, American
Criminal

Robert MaudsleyRobert Maudsley
26 June 1953, British
Serial Killer

Mary BellMary Bell
26 May 1957, British
Murder Convict
Issei SagawaIssei Sagawa
26 April 1949, Japanese
Public orator
Christian LongoChristian Longo
23 January 1974, American
Murderer

Drew PetersonDrew Peterson
05 January 1954, American
Police Officer

Carmine PersicoCarmine Persico
08 August 1933, American
Boss of the Colombo Crime Family

John FranzeseJohn Franzese
06 February 1917, Italian
Crime Boss
Carmine GalanteCarmine Galante
21 February 1910, American
Drug Trafficker

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

Robert John BardoRobert John Bardo
02 January 1970, American
Murderer

Caril Ann FugateCaril Ann Fugate
30 July 1943, American
Murderer

Joseph James DeAngeloJoseph James DeAngelo
08 November 1945, American
Serial Killer
Giuseppe ZangaraGiuseppe Zangara
07 September 1900, Italian
Murderer

Martha BeckMartha Beck
06 May 1920, American
Serial Killer
Raymond FernandezRaymond Fernandez
17 December 1914, American
Serial Killer

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

William HeirensWilliam Heirens
15 November 1928, American
Serial Killer
Moses SitholeMoses Sithole
17 November 1964, South African
Serial Killer

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

Jodi AriasJodi Arias
09 July 1980, American
Murderer

Mel Ignatow Mel Ignatow
26 March 1938, American
Murderer

Olga HepnarováOlga Hepnarová
30 June 1951, Czech
Murderer

George Hill HodelGeorge Hill Hodel
10 October 1907, American
Suspected Murderer
Reginald KrayReginald Kray
24 October 1933, British
Gangster

Michael AligMichael Alig
29 April 1966, American
Club promoter

Orlando AndersonOrlando Anderson
13 August 1974
Musicians

Lizzie Andrew BordenLizzie Andrew Borden
19 July 1860, American
Criminal
Saeed HanaeiSaeed Hanaei
05 April 1962, Iranian
Serial killer

Gurmeet Ram Rahim SinghGurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
15 August 1967, Indian
Actor
Nikolai DzhumagalievNikolai Dzhumagaliev
15 November 1952, Kazakh
Serial killer

Dylann RoofDylann Roof
03 April 1994, American
Criminal

Henri CharrièreHenri Charrière
16 November 1906, French, Venezuelan
Writer
George ZimmermanGeorge Zimmerman
05 October 1983, American
Criminal

Peter MadsenPeter Madsen
12 June 1942, Danish
Engineer
Joran van der SlootJoran van der Sloot
06 August 1987, Dutch
Criminal

Michael JaceMichael Jace
13 July 1962, American
Actor

Leonard PeltierLeonard Peltier
12 September 1944, American
Activist
Grim SleeperGrim Sleeper
30 August 1952, American
Criminal

Francesco SchettinoFrancesco Schettino
14 November 1960, Italian
Ship captain
Jovan BelcherJovan Belcher
24 July 1987, American
American Football Player

Ruth EllisRuth Ellis
09 October 1926, British, Welsh
Model

Cleveland Torso MurdererCleveland Torso Murderer
American
Serial Killer

Robert StroudRobert Stroud
08 January 1890, American
Writer
Raymond WashingtonRaymond Washington
14 August 1953, American
Criminal
Anne PerryAnne Perry
28 October 1938, British
Writer

Felicia PearsonFelicia Pearson
18 May 1980, American
Actress

Joseph MassinoJoseph Massino
10 January 1943, American
Criminal

Nathan GaleNathan Gale
11 September 1979, American
Murderer
Joe SonJoe Son
22 November 1970, American, South Korean
Criminal

Leslie GranthamLeslie Grantham
30 April 1947, British
Actor

Randall WoodfieldRandall Woodfield
26 December 1950, American
Serial killer

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

Kenneth BianchiKenneth Bianchi
22 May 1951, American
Serial killer
John George HaighJohn George Haigh
24 July 1909, British
Murderer

Futoshi MatsunagaFutoshi Matsunaga
28 April 1961, Japanese
Serial killer
Barry MillsBarry Mills
07 July 1948, American
Criminal

Richard HauptmannRichard Hauptmann
26 November 1899, American
Convict
David Owen BrooksDavid Owen Brooks
12 February 1955, American
Serial killer
Richard CottinghamRichard Cottingham
25 November 1946, American
Serial killer