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  1. 18 de dic. de 2014 · List of the most notorious criminals ever. The list includes names such as Ted Bundy, Andrew Cunanan, Pablo Escobar, Jeffrey Dahmer and Zodiac Killer.

    • War Criminals

      List of infamous war criminals. The list includes names such...

    • John Wilkes Booth

      John Wilkes Booth was a well-known actor who shot to the...

    • Saddam Hussein

      Finally, on August 20, 1988, after the war had wrecked a...

    • Edmund Kemper

      Edmund Emil Kemper III is a convicted serial killer from...

    • Vlad The Impaler
    • Rasputin
    • H.H. Holmes
    • Elizabeth Báthory
    • Jack The Ripper
    • Gilles de Rais
    • Tomás de Torquemada

    Vlad III Dracula—better known by the gruesome moniker “Vlad the Impaler”—was a 15th-century ruler of Wallachia (now part of Romania) who became notorious for his rampant use of torture, mutilation and mass murder. Vlad’s military exploits saw him praised by many as a hero, but his unmatched cruelty and penchant for barbaric executions—often against...

    Much of Grigori Rasputin’s life is shrouded in myth, but history paints the picture of a “mad monk” who steered Russia toward chaos. Rasputin began his career as a populist holy man and was known to preach a religious doctrine arguing that true salvation was only possible through indulgence in sin. His reputation as a faith healer eventually saw hi...

    Born Herman W. Mudgett, the notorious serial killer H.H. Holmes spent his early career as an insurance scammer before moving to Illinois in advance of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. It was there that Holmes built what he referred to as his “castle”—a three-story inn that he secretly turned into a macabre torture chamber. Some rooms were equipped wi...

    Often called the “Blood Countess,” Elizabeth Báthory was a Hungarian noblewoman who is widely considered to be history’s most deranged female serial killer. Throughout the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Báthory reportedly lured young peasants to her castle with promises of high-paying jobs as servants. Once trapped in the citadel, these victim...

    In 1888, London’s Whitechapel district was gripped by reports of a vicious serial killer stalking the city streets. The unidentified madman was known to lure prostitutes into darkened squares and side streets before slitting their throats and sadistically mutilating their bodies with a carving knife. Between August and November, five streetwalkers ...

    Gilles de Rais was a 15th-century French nobleman, soldier and companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years’ War. Rais’ military career earned him many plaudits, but his distinguished reputation and opulent lifestyle hid a horrific dark side that included charges of Satanism, rape and murder. Beginning in the 1430s, Rais reportedly beg...

    From 1483 to 1498, Tomás de Torquemada presided over the Spanish Inquisition, the notorious Catholic tribunal used to try heretics and nonbelievers. In order to force their confession, these victims were subjected to gruesome punishments including strangulation or being stretched on the rack. Others were waterboarded or put through strappado, a gru...

  2. 18 de jul. de 2017 · Here are the stories of eight infamous serial killers, from Jack the Ripper to Ted Bundy, to part-time clown John Wayne Gacy. By: Barbara Maranzani. Updated: July 17, 2023 | Original: July 18,...

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  3. The following list explores some of the most notorious serial killers the world has ever known. Jack the Ripper We call him “ Jack the Ripper ,” but we don’t really know who the person behind one of the older and most notorious murder sprees was.

  4. 10 de jul. de 2018 · From Countess Elizabeth Bathory to Susan Atkins, here are some of the most notorious murder cases of all time. Although less common, female killers can be just as horrifying and dangerous as male...

  5. 20 de nov. de 2015 · In "The Most Notorious Crimes in American History," Life magazine rounds up some of the most mysterious, gruesome, and shocking crimes in American history.

  6. 30 de abr. de 2018 · Ted Bundy, Gary Ridgeway, Dennis Vader and Aileen Wuornos are among the most infamous serial killers in American history — here's how their slayings ended. By. Chris Harris. Published on April 30,...