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Early Serial Killers

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Introduction:
"Serial killers are not a modern phenomenon. See how much you know about these famous murderers that operated before the term 'serial killer' was coined."


1. This early 17th-century Scottish family is estimated to have killed and eaten close to one thousand people. Who were they?
    The Gregorys
    The MacGregors
    The Beanes
    The Jonsons


2. William Burke and William Hare formed a killing partnership in Scotland in the 1820s; they are credited with 16 victims. What did they do with the bodies?
    Ate them
    Chopped them up
    Buried them in the cellar
    Sold them to anatomy schools


3. John George Haigh, who was hanged in England in 1949, was known as the?
    Yorkshire Ripper
    Sutcliffe Strangler
    Butcher of Sutcliffe
    Acid Bath Murderer


4. This female serial killer, who lured victims through 'lonely hearts' ads, was known as the 'Female Bluebeard'. Who was she?
    Minnie Dean
    Sharon Kinne
    Winnie Ruth Judd
    Belle Gunness


5. This German serial killer was charged with the murder of 27 boys in the 1920s. Who was he?
    Fritz Haarmann
    George Grossman
    Ed Gein
    William Heirens


6. Who was the American killer of children who killed his first victim at age 14?
    John Deemer
    Joseph West
    Jesse Pomeroy
    Charles Guglin


7. This Polish serial killer was found to have two large tubs of human meat pickled in brine in his kitchen at the time of his arrest.
    William Heirens
    Karl Denke
    Fritz Haarmann
    Elmer Bunke


8. This religious fanatic serial killer killed landladies all over the US and Canada in the 1920s; the press gave him the name 'The Gorilla Man'. Who was he?
    Elmer Bunke
    Harry Hayward
    Earle Nelson
    Charles Cunningham


9. This sexton of a Boston church killed women and children of his parish from 1873-74. He was quoted as saying 'I am a very bad man'. Who was he?
    Martin Thorn
    Herbert Mullin
    Thomas Piper
    George Chapman


10. Which California serial killer was sentenced to life in prison in 1973 for killing 25 migrant workers?
    Juan Valdez
    Juan Gonzalez
    Juan Peron
    Juan Corona


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