14 Terrifying Killers Who Definitely Had a Type

Glen Edward Rogers earned nicknames: "The Cross Country Killer," "The Casanova Killer," and "The Red Head Killer." From 1993 to 1995, Rogers traveled across the country. He left death and violence behind him. Victims appeared in California, Kentucky, Mississippi, Florida, Ohio, and Louisiana.Rogers earned several nicknames: "The Cross Country Killer," "The Casanova Killer," and "The Red Head Killer." Rogers traveled across the country from 1993 to 1995, leaving death and violence behind him. Victims appeared in California, Kentucky, Mississippi, Florida, Ohio, and Louisiana.

Rogers's method was simple. He hung out in a dive bar. He bought drinks for anyone he liked. Then, he asked one of these women for a ride to his motel or apartment. Rogers had long hair and a beard then. Women who agreed to take him home found him very attractive.

Rogers vanished after his victims were missed. He usually left in a stolen car, thousands of miles from the crime scene. Rogers claims he killed up to 70 victims.Victims included OJ Simpson's wife Nicole.Rogers is linked to the deaths of four women. All these women had red or strawberry blonde hair. Many found in water-filled bathtubs.

Rogers's psychological issue seems simple. His mother was a redhead.

Rogers remains on death row in Florida, despite several attempts to execute him.

Aileen Wuornos.Aileen Wuornos did not have a promising background. Her mother was 14 when she married her father, a schizophrenic child molester who hanged himself in prison. Aileen became pregnant in her early teens. Her grandfather sexually abused her. She was homeless in her early 20s. She survived by hitchhiking across the country and working in prostitution. In 1987, she moved in with her female girlfriend in Florida and supported them through prostitution.

In late 1989, Aileen started a new way to earn money. She would lure male johns. Then, she would rob and shoot them. During the media coverage of her trial and execution, Aileen...she stated.She said, "I killed those men, robbed them as cold as ice. And I'd do it again, too."

Anger from years as a prostitute seems to drive Wuornos's victim choice. In an unlikely casting, Charlize Theron won an Academy Award for playing Wuornos in the film "Monster".Aileen Wuornos murdered a male Johns who tried to solicit her.Theron won the Academy Award for "Monster" in 2003.

Edmund Kemper.Edmund Kemper is not a standard serial killer. He stood 6 feet 9 inches tall and weighed 300 pounds. His IQ was 136. He murdered his grandparents at age 15. He was released from a California psychiatric hospital by age 21. This shows he was a very persuasive and manipulative person.

Unfortunately, in 1969, the hospital released him to his mother, Clarnell Kemper. Clarnell was an abusive, domineering woman. Edmund's father divorced this woman. At the time, Edmund's father said, "Suicide missions in wartime and the later atomic bomb testings were nothing compared to living with [Clarnell]."

Edmund and his alcoholic mother, who had borderline personality disorder, started vicious screaming matches heard by neighbors. He left his mother's home in Aptos, CA, but later returned.

Mid-1972, Kemper saw many attractive female college co-eds hitchhiking nearby. He loaded his Ford Galaxie with knives, plastic bags, blankets, and handcuffs. Initially, Kemper just picked up hitchhikers and dropped them off without harm, practicing. In nine months, Kemper murdered seven hitchhiking co-eds, engaging in necrophilia and dismembering the bodies. He left the remains in plastic bags in remote spots. Most times, Kemper killed a girl right after fighting with his mother.

Finally, on April 20, 1973, his mother, the real target of his anger, pushed him to murder her and horribly mutilate her body. He then invited his mother's best friend over for dinner, killed her, and drove away. He left a note, thinking the police would find the bodies fast. They did not, so he called from pay phones but could not get anyone to believe him. An officer who knew him spoke to him, and he was then arrested in Colorado.

Convicted ofeight counts of first-degree murder, Kemper received a life sentence. He serves it now at the California Medical Facility, which treats those considered dangerously mentally ill, an assessment Kemper deserves.

Although his victims spanned ages from 12 to their late twenties, they were allyoung women with brown hair, and specifically,a middle part. Ann Rule, a journalist close to Bundy, suggests Bundy picked this style because his killings started after he was rejected by his first girlfriend, Stephanie Brooks, who looked like his victims.

Bundy had a high IQ and played with careful killing methods. He studied where he could take and dispose of victims, purposely avoiding leaving physical proof. His method involved blunt force trauma and strangulation. Bundyusually lured victims by making them wear a cast or sling, or using crutches and asking for help moving something to his car.

Joji Obara was a Korean national born Kim Song Jon. He legally changed his name to Joji Obara at age 21. After getting his father's money, Obara bought real estate, but it failed during a recession. He then started washing money for the Japanese underworld.

Obara liked Western women a lot. He got involved in the Tokyo "hostess" scene. This culture let men drink cocktails and talk nicely with Western women. These "hostesses" often socialized with their "dates" outside their clubs. This was how hostesses kept their customers. Obara eventually invited many "hostesses" and other women to his apartment. There, he drugged and raped them, often waking up with no memory of the events.

Obara used chloroform and "date rape" drugs like rohypnol.These drugs induced a deep state of unconsciousness.Obara often filmed his victims during the crimes. Police found over 400 videos of him molesting women while they were unconscious. Chloroform can kill if used wrong. Lucie Blackman from Great Britain and Carita Ridgway from Australia died from their encounters with Obara.

Obara raped about 400 women. He probably murdered other women too. His trial, followed by those in the UK and Japan, gave him a life sentence. This exposed the West to Japan's odd court system.

From July 1976 until his arrest in August 1977, David Berkowitz, AKA the ""Son of Sam", terrorized New York City. He carried out deadly shootings that killed six people and hurt seven others. These attacks used a .44 caliber pistol at close range. This earned him the nickname .44 Caliber Killer." terrorized New York City with deadly shootings. These attacks killed six people and injured seven others. Berkowitz used a .44 caliber pistol at close range; this earned him the nickname the .44 Caliber Killer.

Berkowitz drove miles across the greater New York area searching for a specific situation. He usually stalked couples in parked cars, often in areas called "lovers' lanes" where young people met.

Berkowitz also focused on attractive women with long, dark hair. Some suggest his focus on long, dark hair stemmed from his single sexual experience with a Korean prostitute.a Korean prostituteBerkowitz, troubled by rejection from women and his illegitimate birth, currently serves six life sentences in a New York State prison.

Berkowitz, a postal worker who kept his job during this time, faced arrest after a major manhunt found his home. Authorities also connected him to 1,400 serious, unsolved arson crimes in New York City.

A disturbed person troubled by rejection from women and his illegitimate birth is currently serving six straight life sentences in a New York State prison.

Like many Alaskans, Robert HansenHansen liked hunting. His prey involved young female sex workers he found near Anchorage. Hansen used money to get their attention, then lured them into a vehicle. He brandished a weapon and used handcuffs to restrain them. He loaded them into his bush plane and flew them into the Alaskan wilderness, where he sexually abused them and caused their deaths.

Hansen let his victims try to escape. He stalked them like any other prey, naked, barefoot, and miles from civilization. Seventeen women died before one victim escaped his plane and called the police. The investigation sent Hansen to prison for 461 years. Hansen died in prison in 2014.

Juan Corona worked as a farm labor contractor in Yuba City, California, during the early 1970s. Corona supplied the farm with migrant workers needed for the crops. Thousands of migrants came to the area, especially in summer and fall. Corona drove his truck to roadsides, and eager laborers jumped in. Corona moved them to ranch housing, then got to know them. He picked the most alcoholic, socially lost, or weak individuals for murder.Juan Corona worked as a farm labor contractor in Yuba City, California, during the early '70s. He supplied a large farm with the migrant workers needed for the property's crops. Thousands of migrants moved to the area, especially in summer and fall. Corona drove his truck to any roadside; eager workers jumped in. Corona took them to housing on the ranch and then got to know them. He chose the most alcoholic, rootless, or vulnerable individuals for murder.

Corona acted methodically, which caused his downfall. One evening, a peach farmer saw a large hole in his orchard. The next day, the hole was filled. Police got involved, and they pulled a murder victim named Kenneth Whitacre from the hole. A machete had split his head open after he had been sexually assaulted and stabbed.

More graves came to light later. Paperwork and receipts linked the dead bodies to "Juan V. Corona." Police finished their investigation after exhuming 25 migrant workers from graves, many connected to Corona.

Corona committed most of these crimes in just six weeks; he was brazen and murderous. A judge convicted him in January 1973. Since California lacked the death penalty then, Corona received a life sentence. Corona faced an attack and nearly died in prison in 1973. A new trial allowed him to be convicted again in 1982. Corona, one of America's most shocking serial murderers, is now mostly forgotten.

Randy KraftRandy Kraft is a serial murderer linked to over 60 deaths, mostly in Southern California. He targeted young male hitchhikers.He frequently targeted Marines.He also targeted patrons at gay bars he visited.

Randy Kraft focused on these two types of people for a specific reason. Kraft made his victims drink alcohol when they got into his car. Unbeknownst to the passenger, the drink contained a large amount of Valium and other depressants. These substances quickly made the victim helpless and unconscious. Kraft then drove his victim to his home or a remote spot. There, he subjected them to horrific torture and sexual abuse, killed them by strangulation, and dumped the bodies along Southern California freeways. Kraft also killed people in Oregon, dropping their bodies on Interstate 5.

In 1975, Police questioned Kraft.Regarding the murder of a 19-year-old hitchhiker, the Los Angeles DA's office refused to pursue the case. They claimed they could not link the body to Kraft, so he avoided prosecution.

Eight years later, police could connect Kraft to another murder more easily. They pulled Kraft over for drunk driving suspicion and found a body in his car's passenger seat. In the back, they found over 50 Polaroids of victims. The trunk held a binder with a coded scorecard of over 60 cryptic entries. California stopped prosecuting Kraft after he received 16 death sentences, knowing this would only extend his appeals. Kraft sued a writer for $62 million for "smearing his good name" while on death row. The case ended, but the writer still had to pay thousands in legal fees.

On July 22, 2011, terrorist Anders BreivikAnders Breivik killed 77 people in Oslo and Utoya Island, Norway. In later statements, Breivik called his actions "a minor barbarity to prevent a larger one": the cultural degradation of Norway through mass immigration.

During his attack, Breivik went to an island youth camp run by a left-wing Norwegian political party. He clearly targeted people he called"Marxist."He spared one person's life, saying, "This person... looked right-wing; that was his look. That's why I didn't shoot him."

Breivik was found sane and received a 21-year prison sentence, the maximum term under Norwegian law.

While jailed together in California, Roy Norris and Lawrence BittakerThey chose a specific victim type. They decided to abduct and murder young girls, one for every year between 13 and 19.

After their release on parole for violent crimes, Norris and Bittaker met again in the South Bay of Los Angeles and started planning to rape and murder teenage girls.

Bittaker and Norris performed dry runs with young women. They started their plan on June 24, 1979. They forced 16-year-old Cindy Schaefer into their van. They sped into the San Gabriel Mountains. They raped her repeatedly. They strangled her and tossed her into a ravine. Six months passed before her relatives learned what happened.

Norris and Bittaker kidnapped and murdered four more teenagers, using increasingly brutal methods. Norris faced parole violation and pleaded guilty to murder for a life sentence and his testimony against Bittaker. The judge convicted Bittaker of murder in 1981 and sent him to death plus 199 years.Death plus 199 yearsThe judge sought to keep the man locked up, even if his death sentence vanished. Bittaker and Norris both died in prison decades after their conviction.

Rodney Alcala is one of America's most prolific and dangerous serial killers. Alcala looked smooth and reasonably attractive. He used the same technique no matter how well he knew a potential victim. Alcala was an amateur photographer with good camera gear. He worked for a studio.Rodney Alcala is one of America's most prolific and dangerous serial killers. Smooth and attractive, Alcala used the same method no matter how well he knew a potential victim. He was an amateur photographer with top camera gear; the job once employed him.LA TimesAlcala's first crime was different. In 1968, he lured an eight-year-old girl to his Hollywood apartment. He tried to beat her to death. A neighbor stepped in, but Alcala escaped. The girl's family later refused to let her testify after Alcala was arrested in 1971. He was paroled after only being convicted of assault in 1974. He re-offended two months later and was paroled again two years later.

Finally, on June 20, 1979, Alcala abducted and murdered 12-year-old Robin Samsoe in Huntington Beach, CA. The body appeared within two weeks. Eyewitnesses saw him approach her on the beach with his camera. Their description was good enough for Alcala's parole officer to notice a composite sketch. A search of his Seattle storage locker found Samsoe's earrings. Alcala was convicted and sentenced to death in 1980. His conviction was overturned. He was retried, convicted, and sentenced to death in 1986. This conviction was also tossed. Alcala was retried in 2010 and sentenced to death a third time.

Alcala's first crime was odd. In 1968, he lured an 8-year-old girl to his Hollywood apartment and tried to kill her. A neighbor stepped in, but Alcala escaped. The girl's family later refused to let her testify when Alcala was arrested in 1971. He got parole after only being convicted of assault in 1974, but he re-offended in two months and received parole again two years later.

Finally, on June 20, 1979, Alcala took and killed 12-year-old Robin Samsoe in Huntington Beach, CA. They found her body within two weeks. Eyewitnesses who saw him approach her on the beach with his camera provided a good enough description for Alcala's parole officer to spot a composite sketch. A search of his Seattle storage locker found Samsoe's earrings. Alcala faced a death sentence in 1980. That conviction fell, he was retried, convicted, and sentenced to death in 1986. That conviction also failed, Alcala was retried in 2010, and he got a third death sentence.

By that time, DNA linked him to four more murders. New York police eventually tied him to two cold cases (murders while he was on parole) in that state, to which he pleaded guilty in 2013. People suspect Alcala in unsolved killings in Washington state, Northern California, Arizona, and other crimes in New York. As late as September 2016, aninvestigation in WyomingRodney Alcala turned up a victim in 2015 whose identity remained unknown. Law enforcement linked her to Alcala via one of 120 photographs released by the police, pictures Alcala took of subjects who are still unidentified. Law enforcement believes Alcala murdered at least some of these unknown people.

Alcala is most infamous for his 1978 appearance on the game show.The Dating GameAlcala was already a convicted sex offender and parolee. What is less known is that after Alcala won the show, his potential date was so scared she refused to interact with him. Alcala stays on California's death row.

Serial killers often target attractive women because that reason seems obvious.Christopher WilderWilder did not just seek attractive women; his victims were exceptionally beautiful.

Wilder's first victim was an auto racing model he met at the Miami Grand Prix while driving his Porsche 911. His second victim was a Miss Florida finalist and his former girlfriend. Then, something seemed to break in Wilder. He began a six-week murder spree that caused eight more deaths..The common feature among all these women was their exceptional looks.

Wilder used a professional photographer to attract female victims. One girl, 16-year-old Tina Risico, even helped him after he assaulted her. She accompanied him from Southern California to Boston and helped him abduct two victims. He drove Risico to Logan Airport and bought her a ticket home. He then tried to flee to Canada, unsuccessfully trying to abduct a young woman on April 13, 1984, while passing through Beverly, MA.

When Wilder stopped for gas in Colebrook, NH, two New Hampshire state troopers confronted him and shot him dead during the gunfight.

Wilder faced suspicion for many rapes and murders in his home country, Australia. He never successfully prosecuted for sexual assaults in the US before his six-week spree started. He left an estate worth millions, from a successful construction business. The money was divided among the families of his victims.of his victims.He killed his victims.

Charles Cullen worked as a nurse in New Jersey and Pennsylvania from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cullen-charles.htmCullen killed patients by injecting overdose amounts of the heart drug digoxin into their blood.

Cullen killed 40 people, though only 29 deaths are confirmed. He killed two patients under 40, but most victims were over 60. He admitted to killing 40 people but was diagnosed with major depression and alcohol dependence. He also had an angel-of-death complex; he thought killing his elderly victims was relieving them of suffering.