Top Ten California Serial Killers
The Top Ten
1 Richard Ramirez
Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramírez, known as Richard Ramirez, widely known as the Night Stalker, was an American serial killer, rapist, and burglar.
Ramirez was born in El Paso, Texas, on February 29, 1960, the youngest of Julian and Mercedes Ramirez's five children. His father, a Mexican national and former Juarez policeman who later became a laborer on the Santa Fe railroad, was prone to fits of anger that often resulted in physical abuse. ...read more.
Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramírez, known as Richard Ramirez, widely known as the Night Stalker, was an American serial killer, rapist, and burglar.Ramirez was born in El Paso, Texas, on February 29, 1960, the youngest of Julian and Mercedes Ramirez's five children. His father, a Mexican national and former Juarez policeman who later became a laborer on the Santa Fe railroad, was prone to fits of anger that often resulted in physical abuse. ...read more.
2 Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr.
3 Leonard Lake and Charles Ng
4 Randy Steven Kraft
5 William Bonin
William George Bonin was an American serial killer and twice-paroled sex offender, also known as the Freeway Killer, who committed the rape, torture and murder of a minimum of 21 boys and young men in a series of killings in 1979 and 1980 in southern California.
William George Bonin was an American serial killer and twice-paroled sex offender, also known as the Freeway Killer, who committed the rape, torture and murder of a minimum of 21 boys and young men in a series of killings in 1979 and 1980 in southern California.
6 Doug Clark and Carol Bundy
7 Patrick Kearney
Patrick Wayne Kearney is an American serial killer who preyed on young men in California during the 1970s.
Patrick Wayne Kearney is an American serial killer who preyed on young men in California during the 1970s.
8 Cleophus Prince Jr.
Cleophus Prince Jr. is an American serial killer who was convicted and sentenced to death in 1993 for the rape and murder of six women in San Diego County, California from January through September 1990. Before these crimes, Prince was court-martialed in 1989 due to larceny, and when he was convicted and served his sentence, it was recommended that he be discharged from the Navy.
Cleophus Prince Jr. is an American serial killer who was convicted and sentenced to death in 1993 for the rape and murder of six women in San Diego County, California from January through September 1990. Before these crimes, Prince was court-martialed in 1989 due to larceny, and when he was convicted and served his sentence, it was recommended that he be discharged from the Navy.
9 Cary Stayner
10 Richard Trenton Chase
The Contenders
11 Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris
12 Edmund Kemper
Edmund Emil Kemper III (born December 18, 1948), also known as The Co-ed Killer or The Co-ed Butcher, is an American serial killer, rapist and necrophile who murdered six college students before murdering his mother and her best friend from September 1972 to April 1973 following his parole for murdering his paternal grandparents. He is noted for his height of 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m), and for his high intellect, possessing an IQ of 145. Kemper was nicknamed the Co-ed Killer, as most of his victims were female college students hitchhiking in the Santa Cruz area. Most of his murders included necrophilia, with occasional incidents of rape. ...read more.
Edmund Emil Kemper III (born December 18, 1948), also known as The Co-ed Killer or The Co-ed Butcher, is an American serial killer, rapist and necrophile who murdered six college students before murdering his mother and her best friend from September 1972 to April 1973 following his parole for murdering his paternal grandparents. He is noted for his height of 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m), and for his high intellect, possessing an IQ of 145. Kemper was nicknamed the Co-ed Killer, as most of his victims were female college students hitchhiking in the Santa Cruz area. Most of his murders included necrophilia, with occasional incidents of rape. ...read more.BAdd New Item