“We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow”, the serial killer Ted Bundy cautioned. Serial killers don't kill out of greed or jealousy. So what makes a person not only murder, but murder multiple people over periods of days, weeks, and years? We will be looking at the lives of 4 different serial killers. Theodore, or ‘Ted’ Bundy, was one of the most notorious criminals of the 20th century. Bundy experienced a difficult childhood. He was shy, which made him a target of bullying. Around the age of three, he became fascinated by knives. He also had a strained relationship with his stepfather. As he grew up, he became rather intelligent and was popular with the ladies. Ted Bundy admitted to 36 killings of young women across several states in the 1970s, but experts believe that the final tally may be closer to 100 or more. The exact number of women Bundy killed will never be known. On January 24, 1989, Bundy was put to death around 7 a.m. at the Florida State Prison in an electric chair sometimes known as 'Old Sparky.' Outside the prison, crowds cheered and even set off fireworks after Ted Bundy's execution.
Notorious serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. People described him as an energetic and happy child until the age of 4 when surgery to “correct a double hernia” seemed to effect a change in Dahmer. By his early teens, he was separated, suicidal, and largely friendless. Dahmer committed his first murder a little after he graduated high school. His victim was a young man by the name of Steven Hicks. Dahmer lured him to his parent's house and killed him by launching a barbell into his head. He later disjointed the corpse and packed the body parts into little plastic bags, which he buried behind his parent's house. When Dahmer was a little older, he enlisted in the army but was discharged due to his severe alcohol consumption. Dahmer killed a total of 17 people. Dahmer was sentenced to 16 consecutive life terms in prison. He was killed by a fellow inmate, Christopher Scarver, who claimed that Dahmer was driving him insane.
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“We’ve all got the power in our hands to kill, but most people are afraid to use it. The ones who aren’t afraid, control life itself.” - Richard Ramirez
Dubbed the 'Night Stalker,' Richard Ramirez was an American serial killer who killed at least 14 people and tortured dozens more before being captured in 1985. As a child, Ramirez was influenced by his older cousin, Miguel, who had recently returned from fighting in the Vietnam War. They smoked marijuana together as Miguel told Ramirez about the torture and mutilation he had inflicted on several Vietnamese women, showing Ramirez some photographic evidence. At age 13, Ramirez witnessed his cousin murder his wife. Ramirez committed small theft crimes, but theft soon turned to violence. On June 28, 1984, 79-year-old Jennie Vincow, was sexually assaulted, stabbed, and killed during a burglary in her own home. What followed was a spree of brutal murders, rapes, and robberies, leaving dozens of victims in its wake. Ramirez eventually was linked to more vicious crimes. Ramirez was formally sentenced to death in the gas chamber on November 7, 1989, and was sent to prison in California to spend the remainder of his days. He spent 24 years on death row and died at the age of 53 from complications related to leukemia.
There have been countless serial killers throughout history, but Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the Night Stalker are among the scariest ones. Ted Bundy was the “romantic” type of killer whereas Dahmer and the Night Stalker were ruthless murderers. Who knows, you could be walking next to a serial killer right now.
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