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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Serial Killers
| What is the name of the famous serial killer who was killed by another inmate while incarcerated in 1994?
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Jeffrey Dahmer. Jeffrey Dahmer was beaten to death by another inmate in 1994.
John Wayne Gacy. Gacy also was given special clearance to meet first lady Rosalynn Carter when he was a community leader. This later embarrassed the Secret Service.
John Wayne Gacy. Gacy dressed up as a clown and entertained at children's parties. He was found guilty of killing many young boys, whose bodies he buried in the crawl space of his home.
David Berkowitz. He was born Richard David Falco, but was adopted by Nathan and Pearl Berkowitz a week after birth.
| What is the name of the man who hailed from Plainsfield, Wisconsin and who robbed graves and made furniture out of human bones and skin? | Famous Serial Killers.
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Ed Gein. People consider Ed Gein a serial killer, even though in order to be considered a serial killer one needs to have killed at least three people; Gein's total murders was two. However, he did rob graves, and is considered "The Plainsfield Ghoul".
| During the 1980s, what torturous twosome was nabbed by police while attempting to steal a vise from a California hardware store? | Deadliest Serial Killers
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Leonard Lake & Charles Ng. Leonard Lake died of self-poisoning using cyanide tablets. He swallowed them as soon as he was arrested. Charles Ng's arrest, extradition, trial, and conviction took thirteen long years to complete due to constant delays by Ng.
| "The Candyman" began his reign of terror in an area of Houston called the Heights. In what Houston suburb did his reign finally come to an end? | Deadliest Serial Killers
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Pasadena. Dean Corll a.k.a. "The Candyman" left a horrible trail of death all across Houston and surrounding areas. A boat shed in southwest Houston contained the graves of seventeen of the twenty-seven recovered victims.
| What 15th century French aristocrat, known to some as the "Original Bluebeard", was executed in 1440 for the torture and murder of between 150 and 300 children? | Deadliest Serial Killers
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Gilles de Rais. Gilles de Rais lived a lavish, wealthy life at the height of his power. Because of this wealth and power, he was free to prey on children without question for several years.
| What is the name of Dean Corll's partner in crime who ultimately shot and killed him to end the murder spree? | Deadliest Serial Killers
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Elmer Wayne Henley Jr.. Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. was sent to a Texas prison to serve out his sentence.
| This fatal female stalked Florida highways and truck-stops while luring men with prostitution, then killed and robbed them. Who is she? | Deadliest Serial Killers
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Aileen Wuornos. After confessing to the murders of seven men, Aileen Wuornos was convicted, sentenced and executed for her crimes.
| This man was dubbed "Charlie Chopoff" by the local kids of New York's West Side and Harlem districts when he killed and mutilated several young children during 1972 and 1973. Who is he?
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Miguel Rivera. Apparently, Miguel Rivera was deemed to be so insane that he would likely never stand trial for his crimes.
| This French doctor was executed by guillotine in May of 1946. He was convicted of killing twenty-four war-time refugees and patients, then burning the bodies in his furnace. Who is he? | Deadliest Serial Killers
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Dr. Marcel Petiot. Dr. Petiot used strychnine filled "typhoid injections" to kill his victims. Why, for the purpose of acquiring their valuables many of which were meager. The odor and black smoke of the burning flesh in the furnace ultimately blew his cover.
| Ian Brady was the male partner of a pair of serial killers who terrorized the Lancashire area of England. What is the name of Brady's female accomplice? | British Serial Killers
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Myra Hindley. Brady and Hindly were a team of serial killers who targeted children between the ages of 10 and 17. The murders were called the Moors murders because four of the five victims were buried on the North side of the A635 over Saddleworth Moor, between Oldham (then in Lancashire) and the Wessenden Road junction to Meltham (then in the West Riding of Yorkshire). The murders caused an outrage at the time and Brady and Hindly were generally known as the most hated couple in the UK.
| This British doctor became known as Britain's most prolific serial killer. What is his name? | British Serial Killers
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Harold Shipman. Harold Frederick "Fred" Shipman, born on 14 January 1946, was an English doctor who became the most prolific serial killer in British history. Shipman is credited with 236 known murders, but many feel that the dastardly doctor killed many more and believe his death toll to be much higher.
On 31 January 2000, a jury of Shipman's peers found the doctor guilty of 15 murders. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a recommendation that he not be released. Two years later the Home Secretary confirmed the life tariff. Shipman died in 2004.
| The Home Office and the Ministry of Justice have set what is known as the "whole-life tariff". This means who ever gets sentenced with this will die in prison and never even be considered for release. In 2008, only one woman was this list. What is her name? | British Serial Killers
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Rose West. Rose West was convicted of the murders of ten women and girls, including her daughters and stepdaughter at her home in Gloucester. Her husband, Fred West, committed suicide in jail before he could go to trial for a total of twelve murders.
Rose West’s trial judge had originally recommended that she serve a minimum of 25 years, however, she was sentenced with a whole life tariff.
Following the Lord Chief Justice’s ruling in November 2002, West has the possibility of an early release if he parole board decides she no longer presents a danger to the public.
Police believe the Wests many have murdered as many as 30 people.
| This killer committed murders while in the employ of aristocracy as a butler. He came to be known as "The Killer Butler" or "Monster Butler". He received four life sentences, with a recommendation that he never be released. Who is he? | British Serial Killers
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Archibald Hall or Roy Fontaine. Archibald Hall, also known as Roy Fontaine, murdered people while working for members of British aristocracy as a butler. Hall was a Glaswegian thief and conman, with many convictions before he committed his first murder. Hall first murder victim was an ex-cellmate who he shot and buried after having an argument over stolen jewelry, which was taken from Hall’s employer.
Hall moved to London where he began working for an ex-MP and his wife. Hall, along with his accomplice Michael Kitto, killed and buried them after their late night plan to rob the couple was interrupted.
Hall and Kitto then killed a female acquaintance and dumped her body in a nearby barn, after she refused to let the pair destroy a fur coat, which was incriminating evidence.
Hall, along with Kitto, then decided to kill his half brother, who was a convicted child molester, because his brother was asking too many questions and Hall felt that his brother had figured out what he was up to. Hall originally wanted to bury his brother’s body, and decided to take the corpse with him to Scotland, with the intention of burying his brother on the way; however, when the weather turned nasty, Hall and Kitto stopped at a motel for the night and were caught when the hotelier, concerned that two suspicious looking guests many not pay their bill, called the police. They found the body of Hall’s brother in the car boot, and Hall later showed the police the three burial sites of his previous victims.
Hall received four life sentences, with a recommendation that he never be freed. Kitto received three life sentences.
| The house of the infamous couple Fred and Rose West has become as infamous as its previous dwellers. Also known as "House of Horrors", what is the street name of this devilish house? | British Serial Killers
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Cromwell. The house in Cromwell is almost has famous as its previous dwellers, Fred and Rose West. Some say that the house is haunted, but that is just a rumor.
| The Yorkshire Ripper terrorized West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester in the mid-1970s. Peter Sutcliffe was caught and the terror came to an end. How many murders was Sutcliffe convicted of? | British Serial Killers
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13. Peter Sutcliffe, also known as The Yorkshire Ripper, murdered 13 women and severely attacked seven others between 1975 and 1980. The Ripper committed the bulk of his crimes across West Yorkshire and committed two murders in Greater Manchester.
Sutcliffe was caught while sitting in his car with a prostitute, and potential victim, in Sheffield, and made a full confession to the police. Sutcliffe flapped his gums, even though he was only arrested for false license plates.
Sutcliffe pleaded guilty to manslaughter, however, he was convicted of 13 murders and was originally sentenced to a 30-year minimum by his trial judge, but later the government gave him a whole life tariff. The Ripper was remanded to a high security mental hospital after being declared criminally insane.
| Ian Huntley murdered two 10-year old girls in Soham. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a recommendation of 40 years. In what year did the Soham Murders take place? | British Serial Killers
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2002. In August 2002, Ian Huntley murdered two 10-year old girls, Holly Wells and Jessical Chapman, in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. The Soham Murders was a high profile case because the killer was a local school caretaker.
| This killer, whose nickname was "The Black Panther", kidnapped a 17-year old girl from her home. What is his name? | British Serial Killers
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Donald Neilson. Donald Neilson was nicknamed “The Black Panther” because of his habit of wearing all black clothes. He killed three postmasters during robberies in different areas of the country. He came to the media’s attention when he abducted a 17-year old heiress from her Shropshire home. The heiress was later found dead after several unfortunate coincidences police mistakes. Neilson also shot a security guard, who died over a year later from his injuries.
The trial judge recommended that Neilson only be released from prison when he is of great age or infirmity. Neilson was given a 30-year minimum. In 2002, the Home Secretary increased Neilson’s 30-year minimum to a whole life tariff.
| The Krays were a well-known gang in the 1960s, and were bitter rivals with another family who was also known as "The Torture Gang". What is the name of the family? | British Serial Killers
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Richardson. In the 1960s The Krays were bitter rival with the Richardson Gang in South London, England. The Richardsons were known for pinning victims to the floor with six inch nails.
| The Krays were a well-known gang in the 1960s, and was headed by brothers Ronnie and Reggie; but Ronnie and Reggie had a less famous older brother. What is the older brother's name? | British Serial Killers
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Charlie. Reginald "Reggie" Kray were identical twin brothers and the leaders of an organized crime family that held the attention of London’s East End in the 1960s. The brothers were involved in many different areas of crime, including racketeering, arson, assaults with deadly weapons and murder. The brothers had Jack “The Hat” McVitie and George Cornell murdered.
The Krays owned a nightclub in London’s West End and the club had many famous personalities appear there, such as Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. The owning of the nightclub gave a false impression of the Krays to the public.
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