Worst serial killer ever?!

[Neil]

Not necessarily the individual who killed the most, but the most evil/depraved one... My vote goes to Gilles de Rais - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_De_Rais

[Eagle Eye]

Ed Gein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein

[EvilNed]

My vote also goes to Gilles de Rais. I love it that he's a "good guy" character in Luc Bessons film of Jeanne D'Arc!

[MaximusIncredulous]

Bittaker & Norris. Real lowlifes. http://www.francesfarmersrevenge.com...s/bittaker.htm BTW, shouldn't it be Worst instead of Worse?

[capncnut]

Ed Gein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein Ed Gein only killed 2 people or so, he dug up most of the bodies that he used as trophies. Technically he isn't even a serial killer because you have to murder at least 5 to qualify as such. If we're talking bodycount then maybe Dr. Harold Shipman who killed 218 proven victims and up to 450 possible victims overall in a three year period. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Shipman If we're talking favourites then it has to go to Robert Maudsley, a proper nutter in my opinion. Apparently he was the inspiration for Hannibal The Cannibal. In 1977, Maudsley and another inmate took a third patient (a convicted paedophile) hostage and locked themselves in a cell with their captive, before torturing him to death. When guards eventually smashed their way into the cell, the hostage's skull was found cracked open, a spoon wedged in his brain and pieces missing. It is believed that Maudsley ate part of his victim's brain. A new guard at Wakefield, who was unaware of Maudsley's personality, attempted to enter his cell one day in 1978, and Maudsley started laughing. The guard stopped before opening the door and asked him why he was laughing. Maudsley shrugged and replied, "I just can't help myself. If you come in here, I'm going to have to kill you." The guard became so frightened that he began crying, to which Maudsley responded, "It's nothing personal. I don't mean anything by it, but if you come within reach, it's what I'll have to do.". One afternoon in 1978 he killed two more fellow prisoners. Maudsley's first victim of the day was sex offender Salney Darwood. Maudsley had invited Darwood to his cell, where he garroted and stabbed him before hiding his body under his bed. He then attempted to lure fellow prisoners into his cell, but all refused. Maudsley then went on the prowl around the wing hunting for a second victim, eventually cornering and stabbing prisoner Bill Roberts to death. He hacked at his skull with a makeshift dagger and smashed his head against the wall. Maudsley then calmly walked into the prison officer's room, placed the dagger on the table and told him next roll call would be two short. He remains in solitary confinement 25 years on, and once a day he is allowed out of his cell for one hour's exercise in a yard 20 feet long by 12 feet wide. Every move he made was always under watchful eye of at least five guards. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Maudsley

[SymphonicX]

Ed Gein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein Ed Gein didn't kill enough people to be classed as a serial killer? He only killed one woman (I say "only...)...the rest were just corpses he dug up and wore.... mine goes to Fred West, that guy was f**king sick.

[capncnut]

mine goes to Fred West, that guy was f**king sick. West was an eyelid licker of the highest order. Raped his 13 year old daughter 3 times and filmed the whole thing before murdering her and burying the corpse under his patio. Sicko.

[SymphonicX]

He did worse, he subjected his kids to years of torture, the ones that survived ended up as drug addicts, suicide attempts etc....very sad....I had a "mate" (read flatmate) who was a police officer and one day he came home in tears because they make officers watch West's videos as training...madness.

[capncnut]

One of West's victims, Lucy Partington, was a cousin of writer Martin Amis.

[Eagle Eye]

Ed Gein didn't kill enough people to be classed as a serial killer? He only killed one woman (I say "only...)...the rest were just corpses he dug up and wore.... Then I will go with: Thug Behram http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thug_Behram

[Cody]

Wow ive never been more disgusted in the world then I am now.

[Mike70]

how bout andrei chickatilo. he murdered 52 children and women between 1978 and 1990. the story behind this one is pretty interesting. the cop in charge of the investigation was hampered by the ineptness and idiocy of soviet bureaucrats at every turn. when he realized he had a serial killer on his hands he requested permission to contact the FBI and scotland yard for help. he was basically laughed at. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Chickatilo then there is this suck fu*k, cincinnati's own serial killer, donald harvey. harvey was an orderly at the VA hospital and drake hospital in cincy. he killed between 36-87 people. the true number will probably never be known because he managed to keep his crimes hidden for 17 years. i have a childhood friend who works as a nurse at drake hospital and he told me once that when he is on duty, he often wonders, "i wonder if ol donald ever topped someone in this room?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Harvey he escaped the death penalty (which is a joke in ohio anyway) but will never see the light of day again: On August 18, 1987, Harvey pled guilty in Cincinnati on 24 counts of aggravated murder, four counts of attempted murder, and one count of felonious assault. A twenty-fifth guilty plea, four days later, earned him a total of four consecutive life sentences, barring parole for the first 80 years of his term.

[Marie]

What about the fameous comedy team of Burke and Hare? Supplied a medical school and even had a killing method named after Burke. M_

[MinionZombie]

He did worse, he subjected his kids to years of torture, the ones that survived ended up as drug addicts, suicide attempts etc....very sad....I had a "mate" (read flatmate) who was a police officer and one day he came home in tears because they make officers watch West's videos as training...madness. Holy crap! Well, I guess they have to be 'broken in' to such sights, but geeeeez, that must be an ordeal and a half just watching that stuff ... *shivers* ... this thread's giving me the heebie-jeebies. What's up with Neil of late, this is his second thread about serial killers this week ... I thought blokes went through the 'serial killer phase' during their teens (true thing actually). I watched a whole bunch of those docs on Channel 5 back when it was new that profiled serial killers, morbid curiosity I guess. What is is about teenage boys and digging into info about serial killers? ... Anyway, there's some sick-ass freaks out there, bloody hell.

[SymphonicX]

And what about the worst one in the world? Harold Shipman - murdered over 250 people and the true number is still not known!