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So, I just watched a program on Ted Kaczynski AKA The Unabomber, and that just made me think of all the Serial Killers throughout history. What are some of y'alls favorite Serial Killers?

For me, It would have to be Zodiac. I mean this was a man who taunted the newspaper and police, he played with fire by keeping in communication with them while killing them, and he never got caught! I think he sent out four puzzle but only one of them was solved. He may have been a murdering mad man, but he was a genius!

So, what is your favorite Serial Killer?

Me.

So, I just watched a program on Ted Kaczynski AKA The Unabomber, and that just made me think of all the Serial Killers throughout history. What are some of y'alls favorite Serial Killers?

For me, It would have to be Zodiac. I mean this was a man who taunted the newspaper and police, he played with fire by keeping in communication with them while killing them, and he never got caught! I think he sent out four puzzle but only one of them was solved. He may have been a murdering mad man, but he was a genius!

So, what is your favorite Serial Killer?

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

Why Mr. Ripper?

Why Mr. Ripper?

No particular reason, he's just the first that came to mind.

The Arrogant Man (For those of you who get the reference, you need to get out more :p)

The Arrogant Man (For those of you who get the reference, you need to get out more :p)

*needs to get out more*

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mmm... cereal.

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mmm... cereal.

http://bifsniff.com/images/cartoons/cereal-killer.gif

honestly I don't really think about such things but off the top of my head Dennis Nilsen for not really taking any effort into getting away

Why Mr. Ripper?

because it was so obvious he did it what with his name ;)

because it was so obvious he did it what with his name ;)

Yea, but it could mean that he just rips alot of farts. ;)

Manson. Adding drugs to anything makes it better.

Wow, and all through Natural Born Killers I thought that no one actually thought like that.

Yea, but it could mean that he just rips alot of farts. ;)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9nyE1DFNmfY :D

Could you call Ed Gein a serial killer?

What about Madonna?

This thread is disgusting.

Oh, and my favorite is Harry Powers. He's the guy that Harry Powell, the crazy preacher man from Night of the Hunter was based off of. Or maybe Harry Powers was based off of Harry Powell, I don't remember names well.

Toucan Son of Sam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERej3-N1p-4)

Fred West... insofar as one can have a "favourite" serial killer.

So graphic that his a lot of his crimes weren't even damned revealed to the jury that convicted him.

But he was caught because he joked to some coppers to "look under the patio for the bodies". They did just that, and found a lot. Even several of his own daughters that he killed, although he did a lot to them before he died.

His house was bulldozed flat.

Richard Kuklinski, aka The Iceman.

I read his authorised biography, the one where he actually had a say on what went in. I think he was a great man who got shaped into what he became at a young age.

herman mudgett/hh holmes

the serial killer of the chicago world's fair.

John Wayne Gacy.

Not so much as that I like him, or favorite him, but Sufjan Stevens has a great song about him.

Mudgett had the best technique-check out Devil in the White City for a fascinating read, but my personal favorite is history's first female serial killer, the Countess Elizabeth Bathory. Totally twisted and fascinating personality

Albert Fish, he ate children.

Jeffery Dalmer,

I know its a little cliche but few men have reached such levels of horrid violence and depravity

Gotta be Jack the Ripper, it was the first to come to my mind Also...

I think he may be the most famous Serial Killer of All time...

Could you call Ed Gein a serial killer?

Nope, he was a grave robber who was charged with killing one person, and who killed at most 2.


How, exactly, does one have a "favorite" serial killer? I mean, there is one who you could find particularlly interesting, but "favorite" implies some level of attatchment. And if you have attatchment to a serial killer, youre a sick fuck.:p


ps- Ted Bundy.

Mudgett had the best technique-check out Devil in the White City for a fascinating read, but my personal favorite is history's first female serial killer, the Countess Elizabeth Bathory. Totally twisted and fascinating personality

Was she the one who bathed in young girls' blood?

Was she the one who bathed in young girls' blood?

Yep.


All though, calling her a serial killer isnt really accurate. She was more a mass murderer (there is a difference). She wasnt methodical and her only criteria was that they be young women.

I was going to say the zodiac killer also, but I think serial killers are more interesting when they're fictional, partly because they're usually creepier than their real life counterparts. For example all the movie characters based on Ed Gein are scarier than the actual guy.

"I would make sure you were dead. Then I would remove your teeth, cut off your fingertips so you could not be identified. And they would call me the Overkill Killer."

John Wayne Gacy. I find it touching how he raped little boys, chloroformed them, then seal them alive in concrete to rot away. Pity that he was found because he didn't do the sealing job well enough.

John Wayne Gacy. I find it touching how he raped little boys, chloroformed them, then seal them alive in concrete to rot away. Pity that he was found because he didn't do the sealing job well enough.
Quite right. It's such a moving story, isn't it?

John Wayne Gacy. I find it touching how he raped little boys, chloroformed them, then seal them alive in concrete to rot away. Pity that he was found because he didn't do the sealing job well enough.

I am now quite disturbed ...


My 'favorite' would be Jack the Ripper, most likely because it was so long ago and there are so many different theories as to who it could have been.

But to be honest, I can't really have a favorite, just the one who I find to be the most interesting, favorite would imply that you almost liked them..... not really something you want to do with a serial killer.

So, what is your favorite Serial Killer?

He hasn't been caught yet. :)

P1) Killing is not a normal thing for humans to do
P2) Humans fear Death
C) Serial killers are feared by humans and are not normal.

remember kids Killing is bad mkay?

The Zodiac, partly because he never got caught, despite sending the paper and the police notes in his own writing, taunting them. Also, the local connection.

Following the Zodiac would be Elizabeth Bathory. Really fucking twisted, and high kill count.

Jack and Zodiac were really cool, but there's only one reason they were never caught: they didn't have to beat our forensics system. all the taunting, the fingerprint left by Zodiac, Jack probably not hiding his handwriting (if the actual killer was writing the letters), etc. Also, the Zodiac killer was more than likely identified, but the guy died about a month before that happened.
Although I have to give much recognition to Albert Fish, HH Holmes, Gary Hydnick (philadelphia's own), and the two mentioned above, my favorite is Richard Ramirez aka "The Night Stalker". a sloppy drugged up satan worshiper who cruised around listening to AC/DC's album Highway to Hell before killing and still avoided detection for a long time even though he was so damn sloppy.

I would say Light Yagami from Deathnote. What's cooler than being able to kill people by writing their name in a notebook?

[QUOTE=Callisdrun;13649706]The Zodiac, partly because he never got caught, despite sending the paper and the police notes in his own writing, taunting them.QUOTE]


Handwriting experts on the case found that the writing was not one particular style. in other words, he mixed and matched handwriting forms (how q's are made, where the t is crossed, etc.) so that he could do that. I think that might still beat even today's system.

Are we going to follow this up with a "Who is your favourite rapist" thread?

Are we going to follow this up with a "Who is your favourite rapist" thread?

She hasn't been caught yet. :)

Dr. Harold Shipman...

He was family doctor to friends (young) family in Rawtenstall Lancs -

The police still have no idea how many he helped on

Are we going to follow this up with a "Who is your favourite serial rapist" thread?

Fixed

Elizabeth Bathory. Really fucking twisted, and high kill count.

As I already adressed, she cannot be considered a serial killer.

So, what is your favorite Serial Killer?

What a fucked up question.

Jack the Reaper. I can be morbid too.

But yes, this kind of a sicko thread.:p

Favourite serial killers? The jailed ones.

Dr. Harold Shipman...

He was family doctor to friends (young) family in Rawtenstall Lancs -

The police still have no idea how many he helped on

Most estimates I've seen it estimated at 215 but it could have been many more, almost all old women (80% of them).

Given his high showing in various "most loved" Polls I'm suprised nobody has mentioned Ronald Reagan....

Given his high showing in various "most loved" Polls I'm suprised nobody has mentioned Ronald Reagan....

Again, mass murderers and serial killers are different




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Ronald Reagan (during his acting stint).

Again, mass murderers and serial killers are different


Hmmmmm......

Hmmmmm......

Serial Killers are methodical, follow a pattern, and all their victims have specific traits in common.


Mass murderers kill at random.

What a fucked up question.

Thank you! :D

why are people offended by the question? doesnt everyone have a favorite serial killer? you dont have to LIKE him or want to BE him but there is always one that you find more fascinating than the rest.

its no different from having a favorite dictator or a favorite nazi.

right?

why are people offended by the question? doesnt everyone have a favorite serial killer? you dont have to LIKE him or want to BE him but there is always one that you find more fascinating than the rest.

its no different from having a favorite dictator or a favorite nazi.

right?

Um.

I don't have a 'favourite' of any of the above. Weirdo me.

why are people offended by the question? doesnt everyone have a favorite serial killer? you dont have to LIKE him or want to BE him but there is always one that you find more fascinating than the rest.

its no different from having a favorite dictator or a favorite nazi.

right?

That was my thoughts...

why are people offended by the question? doesnt everyone have a favorite serial killer? you dont have to LIKE him or want to BE him but there is always one that you find more fascinating than the rest.

its no different from having a favorite dictator or a favorite nazi.

right?

I think the term "favorite" is what people take offense to. As I said, you could have asked "Who do you think is the most interesting serial killer?" and no one would have a right to whine.


Favorite implies a great deal of attatchment. Im hoping no one is attatched to serial killers.

Im hoping no one is attatched to serial killers.

*handcuffs KoL to a serial killer*

Serial Killers are methodical, follow a pattern, and all their victims have specific traits in common.


Mass murderers kill at random.

Ron...Latin American countries...backed the Generals and the rich, who massa-creed the poor...?

Ron...Latin American countries...backed the Generals and the rich, who massa-creed the poor...?

But it wasnt methodical and following a pattern.


The pattern is what makes a serial killer a serial killer.

I think the term "favorite" is what people take offense to. As I said, you could have asked "Who do you think is the most interesting serial killer?" and no one would have a right to whine.


Favorite implies a great deal of attatchment. Im hoping no one is attatched to serial killers.

being fascinated by evil is a part of having an imagination. we are often attracted to stories of people who do things that we would never consider doing in real life. even when the stories horrify us.

favorite is the word for those people and their stories.

Ooh, decisions, decisions!

Well, by favorite I have a few catagories:
Most ingenious: Zodiac
Most horrific: Ted Bundy
Most scary for me: Wayne Garcy
Since I'm a Londoner: Jack the Ripper (Plus top hats are cooool.)
Mandatory joke one: Wayne Brady (http://youtube.com/watch?v=VbbTQ9kvkWk)

As I already adressed, she cannot be considered a serial killer.

I didn't ask your opinion, and nobody appointed you an expert on serial killing. In terms of victims having a pattern, hers arguably had more of a pattern than the Zodiac's, in that they were all virgin girls (whether they were all virgins is, of course, impossible to ascertain, but it was Bathory's ideal target).

There is a lot
Jack the Ripper, Albert Fish, Ed Gein, but my favorite would probably be Sawney Bean, him and clan killed a lot of people.

Could you call Ed Gein a serial killer?

Yep.

*vetos thread from ever happening again*
like i said killing is bad mkay?

Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo

I was always amazed he didn't get more press coverage.