6 The BTK Killer, Dennis Rader, tortured and killed over 10 people in 17 years. He used to write taunting messages and send snapshots of the bodies to the police to prove himself as the scariest criminal. Eventually, in 2004, he was caught after he sent a floppy disk with a document saved on it responding to an article stating the BTK Killer was dead.

Dennis Rader, popularly known as “BTK Killer,” which means Bind, Torture, and Kill. His killing spree started in 1974 and was one of the scariest serial killers who killed 10 people in 17 years. Rader was obsessed with being the scariest killer, so he used to send taunting messages and snapshots of the bodies to the police to receive credit for his work.

In 2004, the Wichita Eagle wrote a report stating that the BTK Killer was either dead. This report worked like the fuel in a fire. To seek attention, Rader sent letters to the Eagle telling them he is alive and taking the responsibility for an unsolved 1986 murder.

In one of the messages, he sent a floppy disk with a document saved on it. The name “Dennis” and the location of where the disk was last used was mentioned, which was Rader’s church. The DNA samples were retrieved and matched with Rader. He got caught only because of his foolishness. (1, 2)

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7 In January 2004, a man named Anthony Garcia murdered a rival gang member in front of a liquor shop. He managed to escape the crime scene. He may have gone unnoticed but a couple of detectives noticed his tattoo while checking random photos of gang tattoos. Eventually, he was arrested for revenge killing.

It’s weird to ink the tattoo of a crime scene even which you have committed and give yourself to the police on a silver plate because of it. On January 23, 2004, Anthony Garcia murdered a 23-year-old John Juarez in front of a liquor store who was a rival gang member.

He managed to escape the crime scene without being seen. Shortly afterward, he inked the whole crime scene on his chest, which included the Christmas lighting on the rooftop of the shop, John’s body, which was gunned down, and his body which fell in a particular direction, a bowed street lamp, street sign, the RIVERA KILLS banner, the gang reference Rivers-13, and the helicopter raining down the bullets known by the alias “Chopper.”

His tattoo was discovered in 2008, which led to his arrest for multiple “revenge killings”. Some of the observant detectives were randomly checking the gang tattoos photos. Garcia’s tattoo caught their eye and seemed familiar with one of the unsolved liquor store cases. Garcia was arrested and confessed to his crime. (1, 2)

8 A 53-year-old doctor, Harold Shipman, was accused of killing 260 patients before his arrest in 1998. He was exposed when he killed an 81-year-old woman named Kathleen Grundy and created a fake will in favor of him. This case led to the discovery of 15 additional deaths and he was sentenced to life in prison.

Doctor Harold Shipman, also known as “Dr. Death,” was a 53-year-old doctor who had been accused of taking the lives of about 260 patients. He was a physician in England. He killed hundreds of people until the death of one of his patients who was 81 years old, Kathleen Grundy, revealed his true face.

Kathleen Grundy died soon after visiting her physician in 1998. An autopsy was not performed, but when her will was presented before her family, it seemed to be a fishy one as she had left most of her estate to someone by the name of Shipman.

Grundy’s daughter, Angela Woodruff, was a lawyer, and she realized the will was fake and reported it to the police since she knew Grundy would never leave £386,000 to someone named Shipman excluding her daughter and grandkids.

Soon, Grundy’s body was examined and it was found that she died because of an overdose of morphine. Shipman was the last person to see Grundy alive, so the police searched Shipman’s house. He had a typewriter that was used to forge will.

Shipman was arrested for Grundy’s murder in 1998 and was linked to 15 more murders of his patients. He was accused of possibly killing 260 patients. In the end, he was sentenced to a lifetime in prison. (1, 2)

9 Jeffrey Dahmer, a cannibal and serial killer, murdered nearly 20 men between 1978 to 1991. He used to take men to indulge with them in sexual activities and later kill them. He was exposed when one of his captives, Tracy Edwards, escaped and was found wandering through the streets. He reported to authorities and led them to Dahmer’s apartment.

A cannibal and serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer, was convicted of the murder of nearly 20 men in the time frame between 1978 to 1991. His main target was social outcasts, which he lured into his house by promising them sex, alcohol, drugs, and money.

He used to strangle them and force them to take part in sexual acts. He also documented these activities with photographs. A man named Tracy Edwards was his next victim, Dahmer invited him to his apartment in July 1991. Edwards was threatened for hours with a knife but he somehow managed to escape.

Police officers spotted a man named Tracy Edwards wandering through the streets with handcuffs. When Edwards was questioned, he explained the whole situation about Dahmer to the police and led them to Dahmer’s apartment.

Police saw photographs of body parts and human remains in Dahmer’s refrigerator. He was then arrested and sentenced to 15 life sentences. He was murdered in 2004 by his fellow cellmate. (1, 2)

10 Ed Gein was a serial killer and grave robber. He kept women’s body parts, a host of human skulls, and suits made out of the skin in his house. He got caught in 1957 when he was connected with the disappearance of Bernice Worden who was a hardware clerk. He was convicted of Worden’s murder. A receipt for antifreeze was the reason for Ed’s arrest.

Ed Gein was a psycho serial killer and also a grave robber who died in 1984. Many novel and movie characters were inspired by him. He was a normal man in the public’s eye until 1957 when he was suspected of Bernice Worden’s disappearance.

Bernice Worden was a hardware clerk, and Ed was her last customer who bought Antifreeze. When Worden went missing, police suspected Ed and investigated his home. Ed turned out to be a mentally disturbed man who kept body parts of women, a host of human skulls, fashioned clothing made out of the skin, and accessories made of body parts.

Ed confessed to killing Worden and her remains were found in Ed’s apartment. He also accepted killing Mary Hogan three years ago. He didn’t stand for trial due to his mental illness and was sent to psychiatric care until 1968. Afterward, he stood for trial and was found guilty. He spent his remaining days in a state facility. (1, 2)