15 Fun Facts about Serial Killers

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15 Fun Facts about Serial Killers

1. A brain abnormality that causes low activity in your orbital cortex combined with abuse (child neglect, emotional, physical, or mental abuse, etc.) is what makes a serial killer.

2. Ted Bundy worked at a suicide hotline and saved a child from drowning before he became a serial killer. He also got recognition from the Seattle police chief for chasing down a purse thief.

15 Fun Facts about Serial Killers

3. Amardeep Sada is the worlds youngest serial killer. He is 8 years old.

4. Luis Garavito, one of the worlds most prolific serial killers, has 138 confirmed victims and will be released in 2021.

5. Mary Bell was a young serial killer who killed acquaintances when she was a child. She was paroled in 1980 and became a mother in 1984. Her whereabouts are unknown.

6. A serial killer named Rodney Alcala was on a tv show called The Dating Show. It was very popular in the 70's. He won however the bachelorette, Cheryl Bradshaw refused to go on a date with him because she thought he was creepy. Bachelor number 2 agreed and said he was odd, that he had bizarre opinions, along strange body language and aura. The video is here below. He was throwing all kinds of red flags.


7. Rodney Alcala also acted as his own lawyer. Literally. In a deep voice, he would address himself as Mr. Alcala and asked himself questions. He would then answer them in his normal voice. He did this for five hours in an interrogation room.

8. Jeffrey Dahmer pulled so many pranks in high school that his classmates made the phrase, "doing a Dahmer."

9. John Wayne Gary met former first lady, Rosalyn Carter. He was also given secret service clearance.

15 Fun Facts about Serial Killers

10. Most serial killers are obsessed with authority figures. Many have tried to become police men to gain access to potential victims, like Ted Bundy or John Gacy.

11. Legends of vampires and werewolves are likely to have been inspired by real serial killers.

12. It's impossible to tell if a child will grow up to be a serial killer. However the top warning signs are animal torture, bed-wetting past the age of 12 (yes, this is a major trait in serial killers), and juvenile pyromania.

13. A serial killer named David Berkowitz wrote to a newspaper columnist and addressed himself as "the son of Sam."

14. Randy kraft was a serial killer who was pulled over for a driving violation when CHP found a dead marine in his passenger seat.

15. Convicted serial killer, Albert Fish helped his executioner position the wires on his electric chair. He then said, "I don't know why I'm here." It took two jolts to kill him.

15 Fun Facts about Serial Killers
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