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SEX: F RACE: A TYPE: S MOTIVE: PC

MO: Poisoned stepmother (1962) and various others DATE(S): 1996–97 VENUE: Alexandria, Egypt

(1971)

VICTIMS: 18 confessed

DISPOSITION: 1972 life sentence; died in prison, Aug.

MO: Nurse who killed hospital patients so she could 1, 1990

sleep

DISPOSITION: Condemned on one count, 1998; sen-Youngblood, Herbert (1899–1934)

tence overturned on appeal

SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE

DATE(S): 1933–34 VENUE: Ind./Mich. VICTIMS:

Zhang Haiguan
(d. 1999)

Two

SEX: M RACE: A TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE

MO: Killed merchant in robbery; shot deputy sheriff DATE(S): 1999 VENUE: Shanghai, China VIC-DISPOSITION: Killed resisting arrest, Mar. 16, 1934

TIMS: Three

MO: A member of the criminal “Concrete Head Black
Zamastil, William Floyd
(1952– )

Gun Gang,” who used a female victim’s severed

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex./PC

head to extort money

DATE(S): 1974–78 VENUE: Ariz./Calif./Wisc. VIC-DISPOSITION: Killed in shootout with police, Nov. 5, TIMS: Seven suspected

1999

MO: Drifter who killed victims of both sexes in random encounters; some female victims were raped
Zhang Lisong
(1968–98) AKA: Monster Murderer DISPOSITION: Surrendered and confessed rape-mur-SEX: M RACE: A TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

der of a 23-year-old woman in Dane County, Wisc., DATE(S): 1997–98 VENUE: Hubei Province, China

1978; received life prison term; on May 28, 2004

VICTIMS: Nine

pleaded guilty to 1978 beating deaths of an 18-year-MO: Rape-slayer of women

old woman and her 17-year-old brother at Canoga DISPOSITION: Shot Sept. 24, 1998

Park, Calif.; received 25 years to life, concurrent with his Wisconsin sentence

Zhou Wen
(1965– ) AKA: Taxi Devil

SEX: M RACE: A TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC

Zani, Robert Joseph
(1944– )

DATE(S): 2003 VENUE: Anshan, China VICTIMS:

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: PC/CE

Six confessed

DATE(S): 1969–79 VENUE: Okla./Tex./Ark. VIC-

MO: Taxi driver enraged by his wife’s secret abortion, TIMS: Six+ suspected

who killed female fares and dumped their bodies MO: Killed his mother and multiple robbery victims, outside town; confessed in custody and produced a with a preference for real estate agents

diary of his crimes

DISPOSITION: 99 years on one count in Tex., 1981; DISPOSITION: Unknown

99 years for mother’s murder in Okla., 1982 (overturned on appeal, 1986)

Zon, Hans von
(1942– )

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex./CE

Zayas, Carlos
(1948– )

DATE(S): 1964–67 VENUE: Amsterdam, Netherland

SEX: M RACE: H TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex.

VICTIMS: Five

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MO: Bisexual slayer; killed two female lovers, one gay DISPOSITION: Convicted on four murder counts, plus man, and two male robbery victims

kidnapping, robbery, and attempted rape; received DISPOSITION: Lif term, 1967; robbery accomplice life prison term, June 8, 2000

Oude Nol drew a seven-year term

Zwanziger, Anna Maria
(1760–1811)

Zu Shenatir
(?–?)

SEX: F RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: PC-nonspe-

SEX: M RACE: A TYPE: S MOTIVE: Sex.

cific

DATE(S): Fifth century VENUE: Yemen VICTIMS:

DATE(S): 1806–09 VENUE: Germany VICTIMS:

“Numerous”

Four

MO: Pedophile slayer of boys at his home

MO: Household servant who poisoned employers and DISPOSITION: Fatally stabbed by last intended victim coworkers, including wives and children of men she hoped to marry, as well as the men themselves when
Zurwehm, Dieter
(1942– )

no proposals were forthcoming

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex./CE-

DISPOSITION: Beheaded in July 1811

felony

DATE(S): 1972/1999 VENUE: Germany VICTIMS:

Zwerbach, Maxwell
(1882–1908) AKA: Kid Twist Five

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE/PC

MO: Murdered a woman at Dueren, 1972; escaped

DATE(S): 1890s–1908 VENUE: New York City

from prison December 1998; killed two elderly

VICTIMS: 20+

couples during a home-invasion robbery at Rema-MO: Street gang “enforcer” and contract killer gen; DNA evidence linked him to two attempted

DISPOSITION: Killed in gangland ambush, May 14, rapes

1908

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Abel, Wolfgang
(1959– );
Furlan, Mario
(1960– )
Alves, Joaquim
(1929– );
Ferreira, Priscilla Souza
SEX: 2 M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: GC-

(1978– )

extremist

SEX: M/F RACE: H TYPE: T MOTIVE: Cult

DATE(S): 1977–84 VENUE: Italy VICTIMS: 14

DATE(S): 1999–2000 VENUE: Victoria da Con-

MO: Methods varied from individual kills to arson-quista, Brazil VICTIMS: “Several”

mass murder

MO: Self-styled sorcerer and his girlfriend, found with DISPOSITION: 30 years each, 1987; released to

ritual implements and a murdered six-year-old boy

“open custody” on appeal, based on time served in their home; each accused the other of murder; prior to trial

police link other child sacrifices to the couple DISPOSITION: Unknown

Adams, Charles
(?– );
Bruintjies, Johannes
(?– );
Chavulla, Laston
(?– );
Ruiters, Dawid
(?– );
Andrade, Valentina de
(1928– );
Caldas Brandão, Dr.

Solomon, André Douglas
(?– ) AKA: Flower
Césio
(?– );
Ferreira de Souza, Dr. Anísio
(?– );
Madeira Gomes, Amailton
(?– );
Santos Lima,
Gangsters

Carlos Alberto dos
(?– ) AKA: Superior Universal SEX: 5 M RACE: B TYPE: N MOTIVE: PC

Enlightenment

DATE(S): 1996–97 VENUE: Northern Cape, South

SEX: 1 F/4 M RACE: H TYPE: T MOTIVE: GC-

Africa VICTIMS: Eight

cult

MO: Escaped convicts and gang members who mur-

DATE(S): 1989–93 VENUE: Altamira, Brazil VIC-

dered a male acquaintance and seven strangers while TIMS: 14

still at large

MO: Satanic UFO cult that believed all children born DISPOSITION: All five convicted on three counts of after 1981 are evil and must be eliminated; members murder and various lesser offenses, receiving life included two physicians, an ex-policeman, and a terms; two convicted on two additional murder

wealthy businessman, led by a self-styled clairvoy-counts, receiving 25-year terms

ant; kidnapped, tortured and castrated 19 boys aged 8–13, killing 14

Allen, Michael
(1972– ) AKA: Fat Rat;
Johnson,
DISPOSITION: Santos received a 35-year term for one
Cleamon
(1969– ) AKA: Big Evil

murder and two attempted murders, Aug. 30, 2003; SEX: 2 M RACE: B TYPE: T MOTIVE: GC-gang

Madeira received 57 years for three murders in sepa-DATE(S): 1990s VENUE: Los Angeles, Calif. VIC-

rate trial, Aug. 30, 2003; Dr. Ferreira received 77

TIMS: 60+ suspected

years for three murders and one attempted murder, MO: Homicidal members of the “Bloods” street gang Sept. 4, 2003; leader Andrade was acquitted of three DISPOSITION: Both condemned on two counts, 1997

murders and two attempted murders, Dec. 6, 2003

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Anselmi, Albert
(1884–1929);
Scalise, John
(1900–29) DATE(S): 2001 VENUE: Gugulethu, South Africa

SEX: 2 M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE

VICTIMS: 18

DATE(S): 1920s VENUE: Sicily/U.S. VICTIMS:

MO: Armed robbers and rapists who killed robbery

“Numerous”

victims and suspected police informers during four-MO: Prolific Mafia assassins during Prohibition era, month crime spree

suspected of participation in Chicago’s St. Valen-DISPOSITION: Nombewu killed by police while resist-tine’s Day massacre and many other gangland muring arrest; on May 5, 2004 Baninzi received 19 life ders

terms plus 189 years on conviction of 14 murders, DISPOSITION: Beaten to death by ALPHONSES CAPONE

four rapes, and two armed robberies; additional life on May 7, 1929

terms were imposed at a separate trial for four other slayings

Asahara, Shoko
(1955– ) et al. AKA: “Aum Shinrikyo” (Supreme Truth)

Barker, Arthur
(1899–1939),
Fred
(1901–35), and
HerSEX: c. 5,000 M/F RACE: A TYPE: N MOTIVE:

man (1893–1927); Karpis, Alvin (1908–79); et al.

GC-cult

SEX: 4+ M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE/PC

DATE(S): 1989–96 VENUE: Japan VICTIMS: 20+

DATE(S): 1920–34 VENUE:

MO: Doomsday cult whose leader ordered murders of Okla./Kans./Mo./Ark./Minn./Ill. VICTIMS: 11+

defecting members, cult associates, and perceived MO: Career criminals allegedly led by mother of the enemies; cultists also committed mass murder via Barker brothers; killed lawmen, holdup victims, and release of nerve gas on crowded subway trains

gangland associates

DISPOSITION: Eight members ordered to pay ¥100

DISPOSITION: Herman killed in Kans. shoot-out with million to families of four victims killed in subway police, Aug. 29, 1972; Fred and “Ma” Barker killed gas attack, 1996; one cult member sentenced to 15

by FBI in Fla., Jan. 20, 1935; Arthur sentenced to years for two counts of murder and gassing of vic-life for kidnapping, 1935 (killed in prison break tims who survived, 1997; one member condemned

attempt, Jan. 13, 1939); Karpis sentenced to life, on four counts, three sentenced to terms from 6 1/2

1936 (paroled and deported to Canada, 1969); vari-years to life on charges of murder and kidnapping, ous peripheral gang members killed or imprisoned 1998; further trials ongoing

Barrow, Clyde Chestnut (1909–34); Parker, Bonnie Assassins, Order of AKA:
Hashishin

(1910–34); Barrow, Ivan (c. 1901–33); Hamilton, SEX: M RACE: A TYPE: N MOTIVE: GC-Raymond
(d. 1935);
Jones, William Daniel
(1915–?) cult/CE

DATE(S): 1092–1260 VENUE: Middle East/Europe

SEX: 4 M/1 F RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE-

VICTIMS: Thousands

felony

MO: Muslim splinter sect whose members hired out as DATE(S): 1930–34 VENUE: Tex./Okla. Mo. VIC-professional killers during the Crusades; self-interest TIMS: 12

prevailed, and assassins frequently served Christian MO: Nomadic bandits; shot holdup victims and law-masters.

men

DISPOSITION: Members scattered or exterminated DISPOSITION: Ivan Barrow fatally wounded by posse, when Mongol raiders overran the cult stronghold in July 1933; Bonnie and Clyde killed in police

Persia

ambush, May 1934; Hamilton executed, May 1935; Jones sentenced to life

Aung Kyau Saw
(?– );
Picherd Saenko
(1980– ) SEX: 2 M RACE: A TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE-Beane, Sawney (d. 1435), et al.

felony

SEX: 27 M/21 F RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE:

DATE(S): 2001–02 VENUE: Bangkok, Thailand

CE/PC

VICTIMS: Three confessed

DATE(S): c. 1410–35 VENUE: County Galway, Scot-MO: Unlicensed tour guides who killed and robbed land VICTIMS: 1,000 est.

tourists, including one Canadian and two Japanese MO: Incestuous cave-dwelling family; ambushed, DISPOSITION: Unknown

robbed, and cannibalized travelers along Scottish coast

Baninzi, Asande
(1983– );
Nombewu, Mtutuzeli
(d.

DISPOSITION: Captured in 1435 and executed with-2001)

out trial; male members of the clan were drawn and SEX: 2 M RACE: B TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE/Sex.

quartered; females were burned alive

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Bemore, Terry Douglas
(1956– );
Cosby, Keith
DATE(S): 2002 VENUE: Atlanta, Ga. VICTIMS:

(1959– )

Four

SEX: 2 M RACE: B TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE/Sad.

MO: Prostitutes who robbed and shot male victims DATE(S): 1985 VENUE: San Diego, Calif. VIC-lured from bars for sex

TIMS: Two

DISPOSITION: Blakely pleaded guilty on three counts, MO: Beat/stabbed victims in liquor store robberies Jan. 16, 2004; Ervin pleaded guilty on three counts, DISPOSITION: Bemore condemned, 1989; life without June 9, 2004; both received life prison terms

parole for Cosby, 1989

Brady, Al
(d. 1937);
Dalhover, James
(d. 1938);
Shaf-Bender, William, “Ma,” John, Kate (DOBs unk.)
fer, Clarence
(d. 1937)

SEX: 2 M/2 F RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE

SEX: 3 M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE

DATE(S): 1872–73 VENUE: Cherryvale, Kans.

DATE(S): 1930s VENUE: Midwest U.S. VICTIMS:

VICTIMS: 11 confirmed

Five

MO: Homicidal family; robbed/killed boarders in their MO: Armed robbers; shot lawmen and bank tellers roadside inn

DISPOSITION: Brady and Shaffer killed by FBI in DISPOSITION: Unknown; rumors of vigilante lynch-Maine, Oct. 12, 1937; Dalhover subsequently exe-ing unsubstantiated

cuted

Bernardo, Paul
(1964– );
Homolka, Karla
(1970– )
Brady, Ian Duncan
(1938– );
Hindley, Myra
SEX: M/F RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex./Sad.

(1942–2002)

DATE(S): 1990–92 VENUE: Ontario, Canada VIC-