Sunday 31 August 2014

Top 10 Unidentified Serial Killers

1. Jack The Ripper


Jack the Ripper is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. It is generally believed that there were five victims of Jack the Ripper, All were homeless prostitutes. The killer usually slit there throat or stabbed to death with a knife or scalpel. There were many suspicions  arose at that time, But never proved.



2. The Zodiac Killer


The Zodiac Killer of USA is one of the great unsolved serial killer mysteries of all time, taking only second place to Jack the Ripper. The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The killer's identity remains unknown. His usual victims were young age couples. The killer originated the name "Zodiac" in a series of taunting letters sent to the local Bay Area press. These letters included four cryptograms (or ciphers). Of the four cryptograms sent, only one has been definitively solved. In February, 2014, it was reported that a man named Louie Myers had confessed to a friend in 2001 that he was the Zodiac Killer, after learning that he was dying from cirrhosis of the liver. He requested that his friend, Randy Kenney, go to the police upon his death. Myers died in 2002.

The Ciphered letter from Zodiac
Letter Deciphered, but the last 18 letter is still a mystery


3. The Rainbow Killer


The killer known as the “Rainbow Maniac” has for years been targeting gay men in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil—home to one of the most vibrant gay communities in South America. The area is host to the largest annual gay pride march on the planet, and Paturis Park had become a popular “hookup” spot—until it became a stalking ground for a lunatic. The park has been witness to the killings of thirteen men since 2007. Police believe that the same murderer may also be responsible for three more deaths in nearby Osasco; they also have a hunch that their suspect may be a current or former police officer. Indeed, local papers were reporting in 2008 that retired officer Jairo Francisco Franco had been arrested, and that police were sure they had their man. No charges or conviction were forthcoming, however, and the case remains unsolved to date.

4. Nithari Kand


Nithari Kand in India took place in the house of businessman Moninder Singh Pandher in Nithari, India in 2005 and 2006. At present his servant Surender Koli has been convicted of five murders and sentenced to death. 11 murders remain officially unsolved pending further legal proceedings. All of the victims were children. The primary investigation were lead when, the localities found the remains of children in a  water tank in Nithari. Autopsy report and many parameters said that the most of the children were sexually assaulted before mutilation. The theory of cannibalism was also added during the investigation.




5. The Beer Man


Beer Man is the name given to a suspected serial killer who murdered six people in south Mumbai, India, between October 2006 and January 2007. The nickname was gained due to beer bottles left beside each body, which was the only link between the deaths.In January 2008 Ravindra Kantrole was convicted of a seventh murder, that of a homeless man. He was charged with two other Beer Man murders but cleared of any involvement, thus leaving the remaining six murders unsolved.

6. Hwaseong Serial Killers


The Hwaseong serial murders were a series of unsolved serial murders that occurred in the South Korean city of Hwaseong between September 15, 1986 and April 3, 1991. Ten women were found bound, raped, and murdered. The murders are considered to be the most infamous in the modern history of South Korea. Most of the women were strangled to death by use of their own clothes, such as pantyhose and socks. The evidence compiled led to a description of a man in his twenties weighing between 165 to 170 pounds and having the blood type B based on forensic testimony. The largest amount of police officers ever fielded occurred for this case to the count of two million officers. The total amount of suspects also grew to enormous numbers, eventually ending with a total count of 21,280 individuals.

7. The Bone Collector


On February 2, 2009, a woman walking a dog found a human bone on the West Mesa of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA metropolitan area, and reported it to police. As a result of the subsequent police investigation, authorities discovered the remains of 11 women and a fetus buried in the area. All the women were young; most were Hispanic, and most were involved with drugs and prostitution. Police suspect that the bodies were all buried by the same person or persons, and may be the work of a serial killer sometimes referred to as the West Mesa Bone Collector.

8. Highway of Tears Killer


The Highway of Tears murders is a series of unsolved murders and disappearances of young women along the 800 km section of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada from 1969 until 2011. Police list the number of victims at 18, but estimates by aboriginal organizations range into the 40s, largely because they include women who disappeared a greater distance from the highway. However the killer is still a mystery.

9. The phantom killer (The Moonlight Murders)


The Moonlight Murders, a term created by the news media, refer to the true unsolved violent crimes committed in and around Texarkana, USA, in the spring of 1946 by an unidentified serial killer known as the Phantom Killer, he killed 10 victims in 3 months of period, five of whom were killed, usually three weeks apart. The attacks happened on weekends between February 22, 1946 through May 3, 1946.

10. The Doodler


The Doodler, also known as the Black Doodler, is an unidentified serial killer believed responsible for 14 slayings and three assaults of men in the gay community of San Francisco, California, USA between January 1974 and September 1975. The nickname was given due to the perpetrator's habit of sketching his victims prior to having sex with them and then stabbing them to death. The perpetrator met his victims at gay nightclubs, bars and restaurants.



Source of Information: wikipedia

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