After murdering 8 nursing students in their dorm, Richard Speck became known as one of the most fiendish mass murders in American History.
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Joe Metheny, Sandwich Anyone?
This is the story of Joe Metheny, a serial killer/cannibal from Maryland. “My murder rampage started out as revenge but ended up as a passion for the taste of blood and the overwhelming sense of power one gets for taking the life of another,” said Metheny in his confession.
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Richard Chase and the Necessity of Mental Healthcare
In the 1970’s, mental health care wasn’t what it is today. Patients could fall through the cracks, or in the case of Richard Chase, be released too soon. After his release from a mental health institution, Chase committed cannibalism, necrophilia, and murdered six people in a matter of months.
NOTE: This article contains graphic images.
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The Unsolved Murder of Grégory Villemin
At 9pm on October 16, 1984, four-year-old Grégory Villemin was found drowned in the Vologne River near Docelles in eastern France. A wool hat had been pulled down over his face and his hands and feet had been bound with a rope. The next day, his family received a letter reading, “I have taken vengeance,” but the killer has yet to be identified.
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Ira Einhorn, The Unicorn Killer
Holly Maddux was done with her relationship. She and Ira Einhorn had been together for five years, but things weren’t working out. She left Philadelphia and moved to New York City, but when she returned to her former home to collect the rest of her belongings, she would never leave again.
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Armin Meiwes, The Rotenburg Cannibal
We’ve all heard of personal ads. “Man Seeking Companion”, or “Looking to Adopt a Cat”. They vary from relationships, to the purchase of home goods, to looking for pets. What you wouldn’t expect to find is an ad looking for someone to eat. But that’s just what Armin Meiwes did.
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Richard Ramirez, The Night Stalker
Burglar, kidnapper, child molester, rapist, serial killer. These are all words used to describe Richard Ramirez, also known as the Night Stalker.
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Tsutomu Miyazaki, The Otaku Killer
It’s one thing to have your child kidnapped and murdered. It’s another to have their killer torment you with their death. That’s just what Tsutomu Miyazaki did when he murdered four little girls in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture.
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John List Almost Got Away With It
He murdered his wife, mother, and three children. A murder so carefully carried out that no one noticed for nearly a month. John List gave himself plenty of time to make his escape, and remain a free man for more than 17 years.
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Paris Bennett, Psychopath
Being a single parent is hard enough. Imagine being the single parent to a psychopath. That’s where Charity Lee found herself in 2007 when her 13-year-old son, Paris Bennett, killed his 4-year-old sister.
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