20 Most Terrifying and Disturbing Serial Killers
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- These are the worst serial killers of all time. For this list, we’ll be looking at the creepiest multiple-fatality felons that kept us up late at night due to their terrible actions and unsettling behavior. Our countdown includes Dennis Rader, Albert Fish, Jeffrey Dahmer, H.H. Holmes, and more. Which of these appalls you the most? Let us know below.
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Jack the ripper never sendt mock letters. The Zodiac killer did.
You could have a list of a 100 of these monsters and people would still say you missed so and so. The list could go on and on.
There was a guy living somewhere in Siberia, killing and eating a whole village of about 200 people...
The story of Albert Fish is so grim and nauseating. It sent chills down my spine and I am glad that he was executed by the electric chair ⚡🪑
What about the Green River Serial Killer?
Commits 300 murders, gets let out for good behaviour…. 🤦♀️🤷♀️
Exactly, it’s crazy to me that a CHILD serial killer would be let out 🤦🏼♀️
We just talked about how someone can be against the death penalty when there are people like this out there.
I'm Colombian and know this case. Our justice system is just awful. This is not the only one, is not even the most famous, we also had Luis Alfredo Garavito, who kill3d 150 or more children between 4 and 15 yo. He was arrested and was given JUST 40 YEARS (our constitution prohibited life sentences and death penalties as our first rule is "life is sacred and nothing can interfere with it" yes I agree its kinda stupid) He was going to be released next year, but died of an eye cancer on 2023.
I WISH PEOPLE STOPPED APOLOGIZING.. THEY DID WHAT THEY WANTED AND ARE ONLY SORRY THEY GOT CAUGHT
Facts!
Ikr
Tell that to Ed Kemper who turned himself in and denied parole
#FACTS
@@josuetapia315 In all fairness Kemper never actually apologize. He once said he felt remorse for what he did, but that was as far as it went. He did however own up to what he did and like you said he turned himself in and took his punishment. He by far is the most interesting serial killer to me, the way his mind works and how normal his life seemed. He makes no excuse for what he did, he owns it. He also knows if free he would continue to be aa threat. "Society is not ready in any shape or form for me" he said in his parole hearing in 1988.
Thank you for mentioning the Candyman. Despite the sheer level of his evil, he's almost never mentioned.
I just came across his story recently and it blows my mind that no one talks about him. Corll was another level of sadistic and that he had two boys helping him was just as terrifying
@@ghosthunter8287Right. John Wayne Gacy was inspired by him. Some investigators found the book the man with candy in his house. Dean Corll was truly the real life Freddy
As a Texan just saying Candyman here sends a cold sharp shiver down our spines
Yeah right. All they talk about on r/serialkillers is Corrl
How could you not include Gary Ridgeway, The Green River Killer? He murdered at least 48 women.
Agree....what a fail 😮
Clearly watchmojo never heard of him.
Same with Dennis Nielson
@@calzone3843 Yup....the English cannibal, the plumber job was his fall😂
@@anders.sweden if you haven't seen the mini series called "Des" it's about Dennis Nielson and David Tennant plays him and he's heaps good in it. The series is also great too
I worked on the Harold Shipman case, analysing data for the police, as I worked for the medical software company he used. The data showed a lot more than he was eventually prosecuted for.
Wow that's cool and horrifying at the same time.
Fascinating, thanks for watching!
I had Shipman as a GP for about six months - bizarrely, and perhaps terrifyingly, he was a very good doctor, which might explain why he got away with it for so long.
@@diogenesesenna9323 Weirdly, LOTS of his patients said the same thing, how he was so nice, such a good doctor, it was unthinkable. Given I've never managed to get an appointment with my doctor, not once, I'd happily join the practice of an angel of death if it meant getting to see a GP
It's surprising and disturbing how much blind trust people will have just because of a medical diploma.
Still think the real reason people are afraid of clowns is cause of John Wayne Gacy.
This is why I have always really could Not stand clowns, in the circus or otherwise
Well, him and... Pennywise
@@Hilz28 the timeline strongly suggests that Pennywise was inspired by Gacy. Clown that kidnaps and kills young boys and men while those in power and authority turn a blind eye.
@@Hilz28I found clowns creepy from a young age before pennywise and gacy were known to me...they just helped cement my discomfort. Some people enjoy clowns anyway and that's great though and I have nothing against people who work as clowns even if I simply don't enjoy clowns
Your theory doesn’t hold water for several reasons.
Ed Kemper is the most fascinating serial killer. His self-awareness, insightfulness, and intelligence always makes me wonder what he could have been if he didn't turn into a serial killer.
Well he was this because of his abuse he would have been normal if not for his mother and grandparents
Genetic predispositions and high functioning, psychopathic personality traits means he was probably destined to be on the wrong side of the law one way or another, at least statistically. The specific circumstances of his upbringing made him the "Co-Ed" killer, but even if he had a more stable and nurturing childhood there's no guarantees he wouldn't have ended up killing people, he'd just have a different MO. But who knows, maybe he could have gone the other route and become a high-powered executive of a big corporation.
Hugh fan of Ed kemper
Bundy too. I think if he would’ve practiced law and wasn’t a sadistic killer he probably would’ve been a productive member of society
@@C.kirk1287bad for you, just wanting to judge... you didn't feel in your skin that empty childhood, without love parents leave... talking is easy and they want to point out your flaws
What makes Harold Shipman so disturbing is he was a Dr. who knew and gained the trust of these elderly pts and then murdered them.
He helped them you said it yourself they are old. They don't have to suffer anymore.
@@bigbro88 Wow, just wow. Many of his patients were still living active lives and not suffering. He did it for his own benefit, both mental and financial, or do you think he was entitled to their money etc for “helping” them. He was in a position of immense trust and abused it for his own gratification.
@Ken Dockx omg you're so edgy, I bet everyone in your school thinks you're like the Joker right?
That was the point of his character as a killer. He didn’t want to become a doctor to help people he saw it as a way to control people cuz people give their trusts to their doctors. He took advantage of that trust to satisfy his hunger for personal power and control and in the end tried to arrogantly use for financial gain which would be his undoing
That's why he's the gooooat.
No mention of David Berkowitz aka Son of Sam, Tsutomu Miyazaki, Gary Ridgeway aka The Green River Killer, and Peter Sutcliffe Aka The Yorkshire Ripper.
As a kid, I always thought strangers were people who looked like they were bad news or were ugly. Seeing how Ted Bundy murdered those women under the guise of trying to help them proved me wrong.
That doesn't prove you wrong. Ted Bundy was the exception to the rule.
@@sparrow420500 Samuel Little looked like just some guy. Jeffery Damar looked like a nerd. Not all evil looks creepy and not all creepy is evil.
@@briansullivan5908 I don't disagree, but you should always go with your gut and nine times out of 10 judging a book by it's cover is the absolute right move.
Not everybody who looks trustworthy is, but nearly everybody who seems untrustworthy will turn out to be so!!
@@sparrow420500 agreed
@@briansullivan5908 I think the same way
Richard Ramirez was also scary as fuck.
I was surprised he wasn't on the list
How was he left out?
My mom was living in the same area as him when he did what he did.
I remember Pedro Lopez. He used to kill little girls. I was 8 and living in Ecuador when he was released. The fear of knowing he was out there was terrifying. The worst thing is that no one knows where he is
I also heard that cops in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador have been required to have a photo of Pedro Lopez in their patrol cars since 2006. So I’d think Pedro Lopez would be in a different country if he’s still alive
@@CraigMcGuinnthere's some speculation that he was killed by local tribes not long after he went on the run and they got rid of the body, hence why he's never been found or tied to more killings in recent years.
The toybox killer still the scariest in my opinion.
u should look up dean corll
Madame LaLaurie*
You know what's sad?
We know who these serial killers are just by looking at them but we don't really get to know the victims.
They deserve recognition.
Not these psychos.
JS
After being apprehended, absolutely let everyone forget what they looked like like forever and focus on the innocent, but during investigation a lot of times sketches and pictures are put out to warn civilians who to avoid or for civilians to help identify the suspect
Nah psychos are more interesting than the victims lol
@@abysswalker3891this isn’t funny
There's another channel I watch called Casual Criminalist. The writers always make sure we know about as many of the victims as possible. They even did one recently where the murder isn't named at all.
@@KougajiCalling I love that channel. Simon and his writers give more detail on the background of everyone involved than any other channel. I thought I knew all about Gacy. That video was so enlightening. That man was depraved before he'd ever killed anyone.
Imagine how many serial killers are outhere but they were not caught
Ikr 😮 scary think
Or aren't even on a radar as a serial killer because they haven't been linked to working in another area.
For me, David Parker Ray is the most terrifying on this list
Seeing David Parker Ray absolutely gives me chills every time. There is a recreation of a cassette tape online that he would play for his victims when kidnapping them telling them the things he was going to do to them. I made the mistake of listening to it in full. It is the most horrific thing I have ever heard.
Wow… that’s a new one.
Reminds me of Jigsaw.
@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial after listening to the tape, I think I would rather be in a Jigsaw trap than the toy box.
Yeah knowing that ur going to get R-word by a dog has got to suck😢
The toolbox tape us crazy too but it's not the whole thing
@@jasonmautz1258 what does r-word mean?
I remember the Shipman story vividly, we lived close to his practice in Hyde and the revelations rocked the community, it was haunting.
I'm glad you included some killers I've not heard of! I mean anyone can cover Gacy, Dahmer, & Ridgeway... there is so much info available on them. 🔪➰✋
They should've included Joe Metheny and Gary Heidnik.
How on earth is Gary Ridgeway not on here 😂
After seeing John Wayne Gacy, I can understand why people are afraid of clowns.
Ed Gein is not a serial killer, you could have replaced him with Alfredo Garavito, the most prolific
Yes he was, he did more than grave robbing, he killed people.
He was suspected of 7 murders but police at the time could only link him to two. Technically makes him a serial killer
Like David Parker Ray, he's suspected of being a serial killer, but there's not conclusive proof
"He got sloppy with the floppy disc"
💀😂
🤣🤣🤣
WatchMojo-
”How many times can we make the same video about killers with a different title?”
Everyone is forgetting Gary Ridgway (the green river killer)confessing that he has killed over 70 PEOPLE
Did a project on John Wayne Gacy for my forensics class in high school… that one house they went to wasn’t even his first house after he started killing… the number of murders he committed is thought to be over 80 in reality… they found 29 in that one house… can you imagine? Dude was seriously fucked up
There’s believed to be bodies buried under the property that his mother’s apt was/is. The police refused to dig in the places where there were noticeable anomalies while using underground radar. In fact the only spot they did dig in, which was only after a gentleman who lived in the area and had known Gacy finally convinced them to, was a spot where a giant bush had been growing and there was obviously nothing there
I don't understand why media says Ted Bundy was so good looking. I've never met one single person that's ever said he's even remotely attractive.
Hindsight , namely!
Ofc someone is going to be repulsively "unattractive" when you associate their looks with a serial killer which is why it's hard to understand now, but I've actually looked into this because I didn't understand in kind.
Media says he was "attractive" bc of the simple fact he used his looks to lure people in.
That doesn't happen nearly as easily if someone is conventionally "unattractive".
Ted Bundy was well groomed, wore proper outfits, kept himself lean, had fairly balanced facial features, and didn't have any distinguishing features like massive scars that would lend to "unnattractiveness" or make himself seem like someone to hesitate around.
Pairing this with a feigned injury to make himself seem softer and safer, he could use conventionally "attractive" details to lure in women around his age. A this in comparison to "unattractive" unkempt, messy looks, disgifuration, overly muscular, bad smelling, poorly groomed features.
"Attractive" and "unattractive" in quotes bc I personally don't really believe physical looks are what decide attractive vs unattractive; personality does. But by traditional beauty standards, there is a difference in the physical of the two, even if it changes over time.
@@blane-liso Very Well Said!!
I was gonna try to exit but you did it so much better than I could. Thank You for addressing this and so very well done!!
You should do a list of the most notorious serial killers in Canada!
i like that these aren't really ranked they're just 20 in no real order, it doesn't try to weigh each crime against the other.
The numbers for Holmes are likely exaggerated as far as the 200+, but he was confirmed to have killed at least four people before setting up his hotel.
Karla homolka is very disturbing that even her smiling picture gives me the chills
fact that's she is free,has a family and lives like nothing happened gives me the creeps and makes me mad at the canadian justice system.
@@kornelijavukasovic2869 believe me, we Canadian’s are just as upset at our Justice system letting her go. None of us wanted her to go free either.
@@marryannc7691 dude I feel especially terrible for her children. What if people hate them bc of their mom
@@kornelijavukasovic2869 I herd rumors that her lawyer kept the evidence sealed and made a plea deal with her to just admit to manslaughter. So her admitting to manslaughter is not all her fault cuz believe me if my lawyer made me do that I'll do it for freedom. Still it's chills me that a terrible person like her to walk on 2 legs
@@marryannc7691 normally I'm not afraid of women but she's a whole new different level cuz I visited Toronto Ontario like 5 times 1 week each. And I just got back like 2 weeks ago
They forgot Zodiac who claimed his victims would be his slaves when he'd be reborn in paradise.They also forgot Aileen Wuornous who tried to avoid death by ludicrously claiming all seven victims attacked her.
I’m so glad that mental health is taken so much better by our society and help given to those who need it. So many serial killer seemed to be made that way because those who raised them with their unresolved mental health struggles, which then leads to be abused and then makes them want to hurt and/or kill others. Abuse taken out on them, then they take it out on others because that’s what they’ve been shown to do. Hope this helps to stop more serials killers in the future.
Even looking at some of these people makes me feel uncomfortable
Seeing your face in person would make anyone uncomfortable . Also im joking since I don't know what you look like.
@@link4276what?
@@trainwreck3587 this comment is so old now , if doesn't matter to me anymore
@@link4276 was just pretty random thing to say
The interviews are the creepiest part for me... the casual, almost nonchalant way they describe their crimes is just... unnerving
When Canadian serial killers are mentioned, it's always Bernardo and Holmoka or The Pig Farmer. No one ever mentions one of Canada's worst serial killers, Clifford Olson Jr. He was terrifying. If no one knows this case, look it up. It's disturbing.
Richard Ramirez is terrifying. Weird to not have him on here. Which is also a weird thing to say. Ranking serial killers is weird, y'all.
Was not aware of a few of these and have watched many SK documentaries
Interesting
Glad you found some surprises in the list! If you have any favorite SK documentaries or recommendations, feel free to share.
What about Dennis Nielson, Gary ridgeway, Richard Ramirez, Peter sutcliffe the Yorkshire ripper and Jack the Ripper, Aileen wurnos, son of Sam, Ian Brady and Myra hindley they should have been on the list too. X
Don’t forget Luis garivito
Weird that mobsters are never on the list. The Gemini killings, Sam Gravano, Murder Inc, Nicky Scarfo and Greg Scarpa would all easily qualify as serial killers
I don't know anything about those cases but in some instances, a mobster may have ordered many deaths, but unless they pulled the trigger themselves so to speak, it's not considered serial killing. Then again, there are probably those mobsters who did do a lot of the dirty work themselves.
Different motivation. Gang members aren’t considered serial killers either
Why isn't Herb Baumeister, Belle Gunness, Richard Ramirez, and the Zodiac Killer on the list?
And Gary Ridgway the 'famous' green river killer
The “chessboard killer “ and haig the acid bath murderer deserve a mention
Albert fish geniunely the most disturbing man ever. And hes not insane. Just plain cruel being
2:00 damn, so that was the inspiration for that Law&Order: SVU episode
There was also an SVU episode inspired by BTK with a serial killer by the name of RDK
I'm ready 🖤💯
I have heard a theory that the reason López can't be 'located' is because someone offed him relatively early on after he was released, and the authorities were just like 'Oh Pedro López is dead? Oh, where is he? Oh that's right, I could care less.
I believe this is the case. It's very unlikely he is still alive. For one thing you'd be hearing a lot more about the victims and it would be a horror story. Someone like him will not be able to resist or hide for that long. He was saved the first time a tribe tried to kill him. I don't think he'd be so lucky a second time
@@lolly5657unless Pedro Lopez fled Colombia to a country he hadn’t been in before
Heres something i find interesting. I live in the town where Samantha Koenig was abducted from in Alaska. I remember hearing about her abduction and that her body was found soon after. Bur this is literally the first time hearing her killer's name or any other details about him. I wonder if its because he was found out of state. Being in Alaska, there is that level of disconnect between here and the rest of the country.
The butcher baker had a protégé.....his map had 21 Xs on it and he readily admitted to 17 of them being his.... he refused to claim those last 4..... he had a protégé, who is still out there.
One of my friends Gran’s was a patient of Harold Shipman, she was a former GP herself, she spoke about how Shipman tried to administer his favourite killer drug but my friends Gran questioned Shipman knowing what it can do, Shipman stopped trying to administer the drug and left when my friend showed up at his Grans house to check up on her, two weeks later he is being arrested on suspicion of multiple accounts or murder
i love whenever watch mojo does lists like this which can be viewed as tragic they don't do a top ten
I def thought number one would be Richard Ramirez!
I’m really surprised that Richard Ramirez isn’t on this list. I’ve watched “The Night Stalker” on Netflix multiple times and that guy gives me chills every time. I’m convinced he was the devil reincarnated at this point.
Yeah he looks creepy asf
Amazing series tho
so interesting
I could have sworn they did another video like this
A few of them for sure
They've done COUNTLESS lol. They have a bit of a fixation with serial killers
There was a most disturbing crime scenes that had a lot of the same, and it made sense for Gein to be on that list. I'm sure there are others very similar
How did you forget Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, The Moors Murders?
Started the video. I’m guessing Richard rameriz and Gary ridgeway are included and Dennis nilsen they were terrifying and bundy and dahmer and Rodney alcala
Killers like these animals have to prey on people that weren't loved properly. a lot of these happened a long time ago as well, but it still haunts their family. its a shame.
Some of them were raised with loving families, married women who adored them, had kids who looked up to the works they did in their public life. They're just screwed up.
I completely agree with #1, still shocked they let him go…
What about John Christie ? Didn't he (the actual serial killer) testifie as a witness in court against Timothy Evans (husband of his latest victim), who was then sentenced to death.
Yup. He literally testified as a witness in court to help an innocent man be found guilty for crimes he himself committed. It's disturbing and crazy and feels more like something out of a crime drama than real life but I guess truth is stranger and sometimes more disturbing than fiction
Surprised to not see Richard Ramirez here.
8:55 man what a deal only 200 years
Her: hey you kinda short
Me: huttchz huttchz huttchz huttchz
Before Albert Fish was executed in the electric chair he is supposed to have said "This will be the ultimate pleasure".
And Gacey's last words were "kiss my ass"...
The vampire of dusuldorf said “ tell me once my head has been cut off would I just for a moment hear the blood gushing from the stump of my neck that would be a pleasure to end all pleasures”
@@shantekachapman6844 madness
Fish’s final words were: "I don’t even know why I’m here."
Love a crime list rip to the villans 🙏
Do you mean victims?
@Lateralus27 27015 God I hope so 😬
Israel Keyes and David Parker Ray terrify me, just the sheer brutality of the crimes
Keyes taking that picture when she was already gone is so chilling.
My family moved to the part of Missouri that is near Kansas around the time BTK was caught
Finally my boy gein is here
ive read about most of, if not all of these serial killers but 3 that werent mentioned stick out to me more than most of the ones here. albert fish being the exception. tommy lynn sells, specifically the book 'through the window' is absolutely insane. the other 2, lawrence bittaker and roy norris "the tool box killers" are also really hard to read about, they worked together over just a few months time.
Can’t forget about Gary ridgeway either
I agree 100% something about Bittaker shook me to my core. He was so homely but there was something in his eyes that bore into people. The way he described what he did when he was other stand was chilling. The thought of those poor young girls alone out there is heartbreaking. I've watched docs on pretty much all of the serial killers and they all are scary but Bittaker/Norris stuck with me for quite a while.
What a bunch of messed up people
Dennis Rader and that floppy disk pfft
Release a serial killer for good behavior. Brilliant!!!
Can't believe Lopez was released! WTF?!
Dennis Raider got sloppy with a floppy😂😂
Had to 😂
Commits 100+ murders and released for good behavior? Wtf??
I dont think i should be watching this at night
You know the list is gonna be wild when btk is 20
Yup at lowest on list
Tracy edwards’ testimony was so disturbing
Dean Corll is the reason why parents say to their kids don't take candy from strangers
it's insane i didnt know keys was the inspiration for the new crinmanl season i didnt even know about him
David Parker Ray was a weird man, after listening to his tape gave me chills 😬
That tape is my bedtime story
I want to hear to toolbox killers tape
@@jasonmautz1258 You're sick
Interesting facts about btk my family knew him and they found more bodies on his land
No Gary Ridgeway?
What about the grim sleeper?
Surprised Jack the ripper wasn't on here.
I’m assuming you are only about serial killers who were caught as otherwise surely The Zodiac Killer & Jack the Ripper make the list. Also how can you not include the Nightstalker - he was arguably more terrifying than some of these as he would break in to houses & kill literally anyone. Male, female - young, old no one was safe
Exactly! I was wonder why Richard Ramirez was not included in this list ....
Dude, no Zodiac? Son of Sam? Arthur Shawcross? I do love Ed Kemper, though. Such an incredibly fascinating character.
You love him?
Shawcross is an absolute monster!
Ed Kemper is a real man who killed very real people. Please don't disrespect his victims by calling him a "character" like he's just the big bad wolf in a children's book.... you forget this is real life. This really happened.
Zodiac wasn't caught and isn't 100% confirmed
@@lukemckee3970 Yeah, he was wild.
Now do the cute and cuddly serial killers next!
Most prolific serial killer ever and he gets released on good behavior lmao
Need clips from Simon whistler when mentioning pedro Lopez?
Samuel little confessions have to be the most chilling I’ve heard! I find it cowardly for a killer to then kill them selves after being caught! I hope Pedro Lopez isn’t walking the earth anymore! 🙏🏽 (God forgive me)
It's weird that they all got cool nicknames... all the press had to do was call them something embarrassing like the douche bag... imagine the guy super proud and getting a kick when he hears "night stalker" or "the zodiac".. now imagine the same guy.. looking at the TV and he or she hears that everyone is making fun of them.. saying things like.. "the wacko douche strikes again" or something like that... wouldn't that stop them or make them feel embarrassed or humiliated by their own actions..
Isn't that a South Park episode?
There is a crime series, maybe Bones, ever they did say they wouldn't publicly nickname the killer because of what that would do to his body count.
Is it me... or do you go fishing down this well more often then I think? 🤔
Why do these lists never have Luis Garavito? According to Wikipedia, he's the most prolific serial killer in world history. And yet, there's very little about him online.
No Peter Kurten? The vampire of Dusseldorf?
you had me at multiple fatalities....
Ed gain was barely a serial killer. He was graverobber and only killed 1 or 2 people. You could have included gary Ridgeway.
See I've kinda thought that too, that Gein was (as killers go) more of a gatherer than a hunter, if that makes sense. I couldn't personally call him a serial killer in the same breath as Bundy or Ridgeway.
@@Usedw0tm8 exactly
He was suspected of seven murders but could only be convicted to two due to the lack of evidence. Yes he did grace rob too but technically he was still a serial kill
@@mollyanderson1728 innocent until proven guilty. Gary Ridgeway was proven guilty. Ed gein wasn't.
@@denmark_dreamer he was for the two he killed
Wonder if Slivko made the list.
I'm surprised that they didn't include Eileen Wuornos
I'm surprised Efren Saldivar didn't make this list