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29th July 1976: David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, committed his first known murder in the Bronx, New York City

  • 29th July 2025
  • Tagged as: America, David Berkowitz, Murder, New York, New York City, Serial Killer, Son of Sam, United States, USA

David Berkowitz was responsible for a series of attacks often involving young women with dark hair, and usually while they were in parked cars late at night.

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2nd January 1981: Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, better known as the Yorkshire Ripper, arrested by police

  • 2nd January 2025
  • Tagged as: Crime, England, Murder, Peter Sutcliffe, Police, Serial Killer, True Crime, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Ripper

Sutcliffe was found guilty of murdering 13 women over a six-year period, and of attempting to murder a further seven.

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17th November 1894: H. H. Holmes, one of America’s earliest serial killers, apprehended in Boston

  • 17th November 2024
  • Tagged as: America, Chicago, Criminal, Fraud, Insurance Scam, Murder, Serial Killer, True Crime, United States, USA

During Holmes’ time in Chicago, he owned a multi-story building that later became known as the “Murder Castle” thanks to sensationalist newspaper reports from the time.

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15th September 1440: Gilles de Rais is arrested and later convicted as one of the world’s earliest serial killers

  • 15th September 2024
  • Tagged as: Alchemy, France, Gilles de Rais, Hundred Years War, Murder, Occult, Serial Killer

Gilles de Rais was found guilty of murder, sodomy, and heresy after confessing to his involvement in the murder of children and engagement in occult practices, seeking power and knowledge through alchemy and the invocation of demons.

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