The personality of a person capable of causing harm to his own kind has always been interesting to the general public. The most inveterate criminals caused not only fear, but also a desire to figure out what their pathological craving for stiffness is connected with. Perhaps that is why the topic of what constitutes a serial maniac is popular today, as well as many years ago. Who are they, people or non-humans, fearful whole cities?
Bloody list
The murders that are committed by serial serial maniacs of the world are distinguished by sophistication and cruelty, many criminals have their own unique style that distinguishes them from others. So:
• John George Haig not only killed people, but also tried to hide the traces of his atrocities with acid. In the mid-20th century, he was convicted and executed.
• Dennis Reidel. Criminal, characterized by increased rigidity. On his bloody account of 10 people whom he did not easily kill, but actually tortured alive, using severe torture. The maniac eagerly shared with the public the details of his atrocities, thanks to which he was caught.
• Jeffrey Damer. Killer, necrophile and cannibal. He killed 18 teenagers and men, met his death in a 1994 cell, was killed by local prisoners.
• Georg Kroll. He ate his victims solely for the sake of economy; according to his own statement, he tried to make money without buying food. German justice imprisoned him for life, the tormentor also died in the cell.
• Richard Chase is a vampire killer, he did not eat the flesh of his victims, but he did not refuse to enjoy drinking their blood. He committed suicide while already in custody.
• The killer clown, Uyen Gacy, raped and killed his victims in the 70s of the 20th century. His victims were young people, 33 people whom he lured into secluded places under the pretext of demonstrating circus tricks, and then strangled.
Female cruelty
A serial maniac is not necessarily a man; he may well be a representative of the weak half of humanity. In their crimes, women show no less, and sometimes even greater rigidity. The list of the scariest killers in this category includes:
• Bell Sorenson Gunness. In the criminal world, better known as the Black Widow. On her bloody account more than 40 people, most of whom were in close relations with her (relatives or friends, including her legal husband and children). The reason for the pathological cruelty is a woman as old as the world, she did not work and depended on the funds paid by insurance companies for the death of loved ones). The fate of the criminal is unknown.
• Jane Toppan - another serial maniac - a woman. She committed more than 40 murders, 11 of them were proved, she admitted to the rest during the investigation. She worked as a nurse and received sexual pleasure from the death of her patients. She was serving a sentence in a psychiatric hospital, where she died.
• Elizabeth Bathory. A bloody countess from Hungary is suspected of killing 65 people, the exact number of her victims has not been determined. According to rumors, she not only killed people, but also took baths with their blood, in the hope of preserving beauty and youth. The countess died in a family castle, imprisoned by relatives. By a similar method, close cruel aristocrats tried to avoid court and wide resonance in society.
Monster from Russia
The list, which included serial serial maniacs in Russia, is certainly headed by Andrei Chikatilo. The criminal was shot in 1994, however, he managed to kill about 52 people in more than 12 years. In society, he received several nicknames at once, among them the Red Ripper and the Rostov Butcher. Unfortunately, the search for the murderer lasted a very long time, and innocent people (only 10 people) were condemned for its atrocities. Chikatilo met his death in February 1994, when he was shot.
Movie star
Maniacs and serial killers often appear in films and books. One of the most odious personalities was Jack the Ripper. On his account from 5 to 10 victims living in a suburb of London in 1888. The maniac's calling card was the method by which he killed innocent women, first he cut his throat and then gutted his body. At first, his actions were chaotic, but from victim to victim they acquired a certain ordering. The Ripper gained experience and approached the professionalism of the pathologist. By the way, an interesting fact, the maniac cut his throat to his victims with objects remotely resembling a scalpel.
According to some assumptions, the Ripper was not only a killer, but also a cannibal. So, in letters sent to the vigilance committee in 1888, allegedly on his behalf appeared information that he feels himself on the internal organs of his victims. As proof, half of the kidney was added to the package.
Cannibals or lovers of human flesh
Maniacs and serial killers often not only kill their victims, but also hunt with cannibalism, that is, eating human flesh. Similar pathologies do not depend on nationality, education or lifestyle. In this terrible crime, the Japanese Issei Sagawa, who was educated in Sorbon, was seen. He feasted on the raw flesh of his murdered girlfriend, and then wrote a book about it. The maniac was serving his sentence in a psychiatric hospital.
And here is a resident of Alma-Ata named Nikita Dzhurmongaliev a real serial maniac. During his life, he killed about 50 girls, whose flesh not only enjoyed himself, he used it to prepare various culinary delights, which he later rested on and on his friends, who did not suspect the true nature of the dishes.
Brutal Leadership
Which of the listed killers can claim the title of the most serial maniac? It is likely that he could get a resident of India Tug Behram. This fanatic, not so well-known to the wider European public, who lived in the 18-19 centuries, was able to take the life of about 1000 people, the number of victims of his Mondays is many times greater. Local justice did not stop the offender, giving him freedom in exchange for useful information about other members of the dangerous cult. Tug Behram received a terrible death from his own brother, who hanged a maniac.