Serial Killers Trivia

1. In which Canadian province was Robert Pickton arrested, for the murders of over 50 prostitutes?

From Quiz Serial Killers in Canada

Answer: British Columbia

Robert Pickton was arrested in British Columbia, Canada in 2002. The RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) served a search warrant at Pickton's pig farm. The warrant was for the possession of illegal firearms. When the RCMP investigated, human remains were found in one of the slaughter houses on the farm. The complete property eventually was excavated and tagged as one of the largest crime scenes in Canada. Robert Pickton was accused of killing well over fifty women. These crimes most likely occurred between the years of 1983 to 2002. As DNA from this vast crime scene is matched to victims who have been missing over the years, more charges against Pickton are beginning to stack up.

From Quiz British Serial Killers

Answer: 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.

From Quiz Nicknames of Serial Killers

Answer: The Killer Clown

Was very famous in his hometown for being almost a celebrity for his charity work, work that enabled him to be photographed with the first lady of the USA, Rosalynn Carter.

From Quiz Unsolved: The Zodiac Killer

Answer: Lake Herman Road

Zodiac killed teenagers Betty Lou Jensen and David Faraday on December 20, 1968. They were on a date in a lovers lane.

From Quiz Deadliest Serial Killers

Answer: Leonard Lake and Charles Ng

After the store employee called the police, the pair were stopped in their car. The discovery of a weapon within the car led to Lake's arrest. Lake committed suicide by taking cyanide tablets while in custody. This led police to investigate his property where human remains were found. Charles Ng fled to Canada. One year later he was arrested for shoplifting again. After serving time in a Canadian prison, the US authorities appealed for his extradition. It took 14 long years for Ng to be convicted for the crimes that were uncovered in 1985.

From Quiz "Rippers" of the World

Answer: John Norman Collins

John Norman Collins killed between 1967 and 1969 and was convicted of six murders in the Ypsilanti area.

From Quiz Unsolved Killers: Bible John

Answer: Glasgow

Scotland is one of several countries who've accepted their dark pasts. They've been home to and had several infamous killers such as Ian Brady (the dominant half of the Moors Murderers), Peter Manuel, and Archibald Hall.

From Quiz The Yorkshire Ripper

Answer: Peter Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe was born and brought up in Shipley, West Yorkshire. He had worked as a gravedigger and a factory worker before gaining his HGV license. It was shortly after he began working as a long-distance lorry driver that he committed his first murder. He was convicted of the crimes that the media dubbed "The Ripper Murders" at The Old Bailey in May 1981. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation of a minimum term of thirty years in jail. This sentence was extended to a whole life tariff (meaning that Sutcliffe would never be released) by Home Secretary, William Whitelaw.

From Quiz H.H. Holmes and His Murder Castle

Answer: Herman W. Mudgett

He was born in 1860 in New Hampshire and changed his name as a young man. He used the name H. H. Holmes when he attended medical school at Ann Arbor, Michigan. He had recently married and used his father in law's inheritance money for tuition.

From Quiz 10 Degrees of Charles Manson

Answer: Vincent Bugliosi

Bugliosi cut his authorial teeth on the Manson case, penning the perennial true-crime bestseller "Helter Skelter" about the Manson Family's exploits. His book about the Simpson case, "Outrage", has also enjoyed substantial success.

From Quiz BTK-- Not as easy as ABC

Answer: January 15, 1974

Charlie Otero had just come home from school and found his father, mother, and younger brother dead. A neighbor helped him call police for help. They discovered his younger sister's body.

From Quiz Serial Killers of the 1980s

Answer: Randall Brent Woodfield

At the time of his arrest "Randy" Woodfield was employed as a bartender. When he had gone to college, he had been an exceptional football player...just not good enough...A popular Midwest professional team rejected him outright after just one tryout. He was used to being on top, the hero, but because of this apparent failure, he tried to regain control of his situation by following his psychopathic instincts. He is believed to have committed at least 60 sexual assaults and to have murdered anywhere between 12 and 18 women, which he dumped on the side of Highway 5.

From Quiz Pick Your Ripper

Answer: 1962

The allegation first surfaced in Phillippe Jullien's book, "Edouard VII". The author claimed that the Duke of Clarence committed the murders with the aid of the Duke of Bedford.

From Quiz How Much Do YOU Know About Gacy?

Answer: 33

John Gacy was found guilty of killing thirty-three young men over a period of several years.

From Quiz The Case of The Spokane Killer

Answer: East Upriver Drive

On Thursday, February 22, 1990, at 8:30 a.m., the body of 26 year-old Yolanda Sapp was found on East Upriver Drive, an embankment near the Spokane River. Sapp was well known as a prostitute and heavily into drugs. She was last seen on February 20, 1990. An autopsy of her body indicated that she was shot several times, one being at point blank range. When Yolanda's body was found, police were called to the 4100 block of East Upriver Drive, and they conducted a thorough search of the area, but found no evidence or any of her personal belongings. The police determined, after interviewing several acquaintances, that Yolanda was last seen wearing black jeans, black slip-on shoes, black t-shirt and panties, and a tan-colored rabbit fur coat. They also determined that Yolanda had been wearing several bracelets, nine to be exact, rings, a sliver necklace, and was carrying a denim purse. None of Yolanda's belongings were found where she was discovered. Was this murder a one time only deal? Or, was a serial killer in Spokane's midst? Only time would tell...

From Quiz Serial Killers

Answer: Vampire of Sacramento

Chase killed six people, one of whom was a pregnant woman in Sacramento, California in 1977-1978. He was sentenced to death.

From Quiz Are You A Ripperologist?

Answer: August 31, 1888

The first victim was found in Buck's Row just before four in the morning on August 31, 1888.

From Quiz The Case Of The Yosemite Killer

Answer: Carole Sund, Juli Sund, and Silvina Pelosso

On February 15, 1999, Carole Sund, her 15 year old daughter Juli, and their 16 year old foreign exchange student, Silvina Pelosso, arrived back at Cedar Lodge (the lodge they were staying during their vacation) after a long day of sight seeing. They went to the lodge's service desk and rented videos. They then retired for the night, and planned to watch the videos before they went to bed. Shortly after going back to their room they heard a knock on the door. The person on the other side said he was from maintenance and that he was there to fix a leak behind the wall in the bathroom. When Carole answered the door, she was met by Cary Stayner, who held a gun in his hand. He said he wouldn't hurt them if they cooperated. Carole obeyed and let him in. Once inside, Cary tied them up. He killed two of the women in the room, and transported the other, and the bodies, to a remote location. Cary then walked back to the car and drove into Tuolumne County. His plan was to dump the car with the bodies of Carole and Silvina inside. But because it was so dark, he high grounded the car on a tree stump and couldn't get the car off. He decided to leave the car there and walk to a pay phone where he called a cab to take him back to the Cedar Lodge.

From Quiz Female Serial Killers

Answer: Mary Ann Cotton

She was born in the English village of Low Moorsley in 1832.

From Quiz The Case Of The Night Stalker

Answer: Jennie Vincow

On the night of June 28, 1984, Jennie Vincow was asleep in her first floor apartment at the Glassel Park apartment house. She left her window open because of the heat and humidity, and she wanted to get what little breeze she could. The Night Stalker crept through the open window and viciously murdered Jennie. Her son found her the next day. Who was this person who murdered Jennie Vincow? Was he a crazed madman?

From Quiz The Snowtown Murders

Answer: Clinton Trezise

Clinton Douglas Trezise was last seen in 1993, and was reported missing in 1995. On August 16, 1994, a farmer found Trezise's remains in a field in Lower Light. It wasn't until late 1999 that Trezise was identified, but by that time he was part of long list of killings perpetrated by four men.

From Quiz Early Serial Killers

Answer: The Beanes

Sawney Beane and his extended clan were legendary Scottish cannibals; some question if they actually existed or were just a folk legend.

From Quiz Jack The Ripper

Answer: The Britannia

From Quiz The Case of The Whitechapel Murderer

Answer: Emma Elizabeth Smith

Emma Elizabeth Smith lived at 18 George Street in Spitalfields. She was a common prostitute who claimed she was a widow with a son and a daughter. On April 2, 1888, four months before the first official Ripper victim, Emma Smith was mutilated in Buck's Row, 300 yards from where police would later find Mary Ann Nichols. Smith was alive when she was taken to the hospital, but died the next day from peritonitis. The police theorized that Smith was the victim of a gang who was terrorizing and mistreating prostitutes. Was Emma Smith the first Ripper victim? Considering that her injuries were almost identical to the murders that followed, I personally believe that Scotland Yard is correct in saying that Emma Smith was the first victim of Jack. Why he was never credited with Smith's murder, one can only wonder.

From Quiz The Case Of The 'Zodiac' Killer

Answer: Cheri Jo Bates

Cheri Jo Bates was murdered on October 30, 1966, and her body was discovered that same day. The killer had made her car unusable, by disconnecting the distributor coil and the condenser. The killer waited near Cheri's car for her to leave Riverside City College's library. Robbery did not seem to be the motive. Why was a young girl, in the prime of her life, killed? Did she know her killer?

From Quiz The Case Of The Green River Killer

Answer: July 15, 1982

The killings began on July 15, 1982, when two young boys were riding their bikes across the Peck Bridge and looked over the rail. They were shocked to see a body directly below the bridge. They immediately went home and told their parents. Their parents in turn called the cops. The name of this victim was Wendy Lee Coffield. She was sixteen years old and was a known prostitute. This was the beginning of the Green River Killer's onslaught on women.

From Quiz Lesser Known Serial Killers

Answer: Nicolai Dzhumagaliev

Described as a perfect gentleman, Dzhumagaliev (known later as 'Metal Fangs') enjoyed escorting unfortunate young and pretty women on strolls by the river, to their deaths.

From Quiz The Hillside Stranglers

Answer: Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi

From Quiz Who's The Serial Killer?

Answer: Bela Kiss

He used marriage-ads to lure his victims.

From Quiz Serial And Spree Killers

Answer: David Berkowitz

Operation Omega was a task force headed by Deputy Inspector Timothy Dowd to track down a serial killer who was killing women with a 44 magnum. However, it was task member Joseph Borelli who got an anonymous letter, the contents of which led to the killer being called Son of Sam.

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