10 Killers Who Evaded Capture For Years

Lonnie David Franklin Jr., or The Grim Sleeper, evaded capture for 22 years.

Lonnie David Franklin Jr., or The Grim Sleeper, killed from 1985 to 2007.He murdered at least 10 people across Los Angeles.At least ten people in Los Angeles.

He got his nickname because he seemed to stop killing for a while. When he struck again, the case gained media momentum, and police started actively searching. They arrested him in 2010 and in August 2016.Gary Ridgway.August 2016.

Evasion length: 19 years

Gary RidgwayRidgway murdered at least 49 women. Police caught him in 2001 when his DNA matched the murders.

Kohlhepp bought nearly 100 acres of land in a remote area. Kohlhepp murdered seven people and chained one woman with a dog collar in a storage container on his property.Kohlhepp avoided capture by killing intermittently and lying about being a sexual predator to everyone he met. Kohlhepp admitted to the earlier killings after the disappearance of Kala Brown and her boyfriend, Charles Carver. Brown was found chained on his property while her boyfriend was found in a shallow grave.Cops did not try to solve the murders of sex workers. Ridgway took their vulnerability to kill many because no one looked for them when they vanished.

Evasion length: 13 years

Keyes was a criminal who admitted to murder, rape, burglary, bank robbing, and arson in states from Alaska to New York, Texas, Vermont, and Washington. He had no clear motive.1987 kidnapping caseTodd Kohlhepp abducted and raped a teen girl before threatening her family, serving 15 years in prison. Kohlhepp then started a real estate firm and moved to South Carolina.

Kohlhepp bought nearly 100 acres of land in the middle of nowhere.Haigh killed seven people between 1978 and 1991. His worst crime involved his ex-girlfriend Lisa Brearley; he stabbed her 157 times before another man raped her.After police arrested Haigh for killing his girlfriend, he said, "I only intended to do 20 but I lost count."

Kohlhepp avoided capture by killing sometimes and lying about being a sexual predator to everyone he met. The disappearance of Kala Brown and her boyfriend, Charles Carver, made Kohlhepp act.Andrei Chikatilo.Brown was found chained on his property; her boyfriend was found in a shallow grave.

Evasion length: 14 years

Israel KeyesKeyes was a careful criminal. He admitted to murder, rape, burglary, bank robbing, and arson in states from Alaska to New York, Texas, Vermont, and Washington. He had no clear motive.

Police finally caught Keyes when he started using theFrom 1964 to 1973, Ed Kemper.of one of his victims while traveling. Before Keyes faced trial, hekilled himself in his cellin December 2012.

Evasion length: 13 years

Paul Steven Haighkilledseven people between 1978 and 1991. His worst crime involved stabbing ex-girlfriend Lisa Brearley 157 times before letting another man rape her.

After he was arrested for his girlfriend's murder, Haigh said, "I only meant to do 20 but I lost count."

Evasion time: about 10+ years

The Butcher of RostovAndrei Chikatilo, murdered over 50 people across Eastern Europe from the late 1970s to the 1990s. The KGB caught him after a blood analysis of DNA from an unsolved murder. Chikatilo avoided capture by moving constantly for work.

He found work at a locomotive factory in Novocherkassk; he was sent to various parts of Eastern Europe. Wherever he went, someone in that area died. Chikatilo finally confessed to themurders.

Evasion length: about 9 years

From 1964 to 1973, Ed KemperThe Coed Killer, Edmund Kemper, killed 10 people, starting with his grandparents when he was 15. The Atascadero State Hospital sent him as a criminally insane juvenile. There, he became a model prisoner, released at age 21.

For four years, Kemper is listed among the 10 killers who evaded capture for years. murdered female college students.

Kemper drove to Colorado, called police in California, and confessed to the murders.

Evasion length: 8 years

From the outside, John Wayne Gacy is listed among the 10 killers who evaded capture for years.John Wayne Gacy is listed among the 10 killers who evaded capture for years. Gacy dressed as a John Wayne Gacy was a clown for charity events.Gacy committed his crimes during charity events.

However, the community did not know he was a murderer. He assaulted and killed young men and boys, then buried them under his house's floorboards.

Gacy was convicted of 33 murders and received a death sentence in 1980. He remains one of America's most prolific serial killers.

Evasion length: 4 years

Eric Edgar Cooke is listed among the 10 killers who evaded capture for years. Cooke, a killer called the Night Caller, was a Cooke was a serial killer in Australia. during the 1960s. He murdered people in random acts with no shared method or pattern.

Police found a rifle matching the murder weapon hidden in a bush near Mount Pleasant. They waited for the killer to return for the weapon, and Cooke appeared.

After his arrest, Cooke confessed to the killings.

Evasion length: 3 years

""Candyman" Dean Corll used his job as a candy store owner to groom victims. He worked at his family's candy factory, handing out samples to school kids, gaining trust from the community and his future victims. He targeted young men, some of whom he knew from the store, and one he hired there.

Corll's killing spree spanned three years, 1970 to 1973. Police guess there were many other victims. . Corll's spree stopped after a teenage accomplice shot and killed him.