List of serial killers by number of victims
- List of serial killers by number of victims
A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people, in three or more separate events over a period of time, for primarily psychological reasons. ["Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying" entry on [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5214/is_2003/ai_n19132282 "Serial Killers"] (2003) by Sandra Burkhalte Chmelir] There are gaps of time in between the killings, which may comprise anywhere from a few hours to many years. This list shows serial killers in order of how many victims they had. In many cases, the exact number of victims assigned to a serial killer is not known, and even if that person is convicted of a few, there can be the possibility that he/she killed many more.
The third column in the table states the number of victims that were definitely assigned to that particular serial killer, and thus the table is in order of that figure. The fourth column states the number of other possible victims that the killer could also have murdered. Some of these crimes are yet to be solved, but have been included because they are notorious or clearly the work of a serial killer, despite nobody being caught.
* "Proven victims" being victims the serial killer was tried for, explained by the killer in a detailed confession, or victims most scholars of the subject agree upon.
ee also
*List of serial killers by country
*Serial killer
*Spree killer
*List of mass murderers and spree killers by number of victims
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