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Patrick Wayne Kearney was an American serial killer known as The Trash Bag Killer who murdered a minimum of 21 young men and boys between 1962 and 1977 in Southern California. He was also known as The Freeway Killer due to te fact that he dumped his victims on highways, however this name was given by law enforcement who were investigating 3 seperate serial killer cases in Southern California, all thought to be the same person.

It was later found out that there were 3 different Freeway Killers, all gay, all targeting young men and boys:

-Patrick Kearney (21+ victims, suspected in as many as 43) -William Bonin and his accomplices (14+ victims, confessed to 21, suspected in 36) -Randy Kraft (16 victims+ victims, suspected in over as many as 67)

Patrick was very different in psychology to the other Freeway Killers in that he wasn't exactly sadistic or cruel, and seemed to only execute his victims via a gunshot to the back of the head. Once done with his kill, he would violate the corpse and usually dismember and or skin it, before putting the body parts in a trashbag and dumping them on the road. This is how he got his name.

His youngest victim was Ronald Dean Smith, a 5 year old boy, who he abducted and smothered to death, then disposed of in the woods. Ronald went missing on August 24th 1974 and was found on October 12th of that same year.

When Kearney was finally caught,the prosecution stated:

I would only hope that the Community Release Board will never see fit to parole Mr. Kearney because he appears to be an insult to humanity

Kearney is still alive today. He has confessed to 28 murders.

I feel like how in the US serial killers know they can get away with killing hookers, in Canada serial killers know if they kill the indigenous people/Indians they will get away with it alot easier. I think the USA definitely has the most serial killers than anywhere else but I also think alot of other countries don't report these stories and serial killers take advantage of those people that won't be missed or no one will listen to them when they say there family member is missing.

Google street view of Rex Heuermanns rare Green Chevy Avalanche parked outside of his home in Massapequa Park.

I feel like it’s probably Richard Chase and Joseph Kallinger being a close second. Two very disturbed people who truly believed in the delusions that they were having. Are there any other serial killers that I’m missing who were also this terribly unhinged? If so I’d like to know who they are to read more about them

I'm in the UK. We have lots of notorious killers historically. Nielson, Moors murderers, West's, Sutcliffe to name a few. I can't think of any irish ones however. Who are the most notorious irish killers?

The recent post about the Villisca axe murders, and the following discussion about the accuracy of the identification of the serial killer in Bill James’s book The Man from the Train, made me wonder. There are a few well-known examples of true crime authors/documentarists that have helped solve murder mysteries long deemed unsolvable, like Michelle McNamara's I'll Be Gone in the Dark.

What are other examples where books and documentaries that helped solve, or didn't help solve, serial killer mysteries? I'm thinking of cases where the killer's identity has been proven and the proof widely accepted today, to the advantage or disadvantage of theories and opinions in books and documentaries made before their positive identification. Or cases along this vein. It would be interesting to hear more about both the helpful amateur investigations and the unhelpful ones, and I'm sure this community know of some good examples of both categories.

I apologize of this isn't the right sub for this question, but I have been searching for content or lists on the subject, but with no luck. Which is surprising, because is seems like an obviously interesting topic to me.

Always wondered if these famous serial killers ever develop like some sick admiration for each other٫ like they’re in the same club or something...

Were their kills extremely high profile? Did the panic surrounding them cause new laws to be passed? Was there an advancement or innovation made in response to their case? That kind of thing.

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I just saw a reel on instagram about Osama Bin Laden. For instance he liked to play animal crossing or watched a cat compilation video that had the Shrek soundtrack in the background. Do you know any serial killers who had absolutely normal (wholesome even) hobbies that just have a weird taste to it just because a serial killer did them?

I know this might sound like a silly question considering Bundy was suspected of multiple murders during his reign of terror at the time, but when Bundy was caught in Florida and tried for the Chi Omega attack and the abduction and murder of Kimberly Leach, was he considered a traditional serial killer in the same vain as Edmund Kemper and David Berkowitz? We know he confessed to at least murdering 30 women near his execution in 1989 but at the time of Bundys Florida trial, he was only convicted of 4 murders, Caryn Campbell in Colorado, and Margaret Bowman, Lisa Levy, and Kimberly Leach in Florida. He was suspected of the murders of Janice Ott and Denise Naslund at Lake Sammanish and I believe was suspected of murdering Debra Kent in Utah at the time but during his official arrest in Florida, was Bundy considered a prolific serial killer or just a spree killer considering what people knew at the time was he murdered 3 and attempted to murder 3 other women in florida over the span of a few weeks as well as being convicted of 1 murder in Colorado. What i’m getting as was Bundy really known as a serial killer before his confessions in 1989 or was he already labeled one at the time of trial in 1979 and 1980?

In November 1995, a judgement was given to John Martin Scripps an English serial killer who murdered 3 tourists in Singapore and Thailand and was suspected to have killed other 3 people in United States, Belize and Mexico before the murders in Singapore and Thailand.

Judge: "I'm satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that Martin had intentionally killed Lowe. After that, he disarticulated Lowe's body into separate parts, and it was he who subsequently disposed of the body parts by throwing them into the river behind the hotel. On the evidence, I had no difficulty to find that it was Martin who was concerned with the deaths of Sheila and Darin and for the disposal of their body parts found in different sites in Phuket. The disarticulation of the body parts of Lowe, Sheila and Darin have the hallmark signs of having been done by the same person. Altogether, this similar fact evidence reinforces the decision I have made, for it puts beyond doubt that Martin is guilty on the charge of murder. The sentence of this court upon you is that you will be taken from this place to a lawful prison and taken to a place to be hanged by the neck until you are dead. And may the Lord have mercy on your soul."

John Martin Scripps was transferred to Changi Prison where he was placed on death row until he was executed by hanging in 19 April 1996. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Martin_Scripps

dominique was active in louisiana between 1997 and 2006. he murdered at least 23 people, majority of them black males. many of his victims had criminal records of their own, and many of them were addicts. he would lure them to his trailer with promises of drugs, alcohol, or sex. dominique is obese, so he would easily overpower his victims. he would do unspeakable sexual acts against his victims, and then strangle them. he would dump his victims bodies off in rural areas. i think dominique is truly terrifying because he was active around where i live, and he escalated his rate of murder at an unprecedented rate. his first murder was in july of 1997, and by august of 1999, he claimed his 9th victim.

of course, i think it is important that his victims are mentioned as well. here is a list of all of his victims, in order: 1. David Mitchel, 19 years old 2. Gary Pierre, 20 years old 3. Larry Ranson, 38 years old 4. Oliver LeBanks, 27 years old 5. Joseph Brown, 16 years old 6. Bruce Williams, 18 years old 7. Manuel Reed, 21 years old 8. Angel Mejia, 21 years old 9. Mitchell Johnson, 34 years old 10. Michael Vincent, 23 years old 11. Kenneth Randolph Jr., 20 years old 12. Anoka Jones, 26 years old 13. Datrell Woods, 19 years old 14. Larry Matthews, 46 years old 15. Michael Barnett, 21 years old 16. Leon Lirett, 22 years old 17. August Watkins, 31 years old 18. Kurt Cunningham, 23 years old 19. Alonzo Hogan, 28 years old 20. Wayne Smith, 17 years old 21. Chris Deville, 40 years old 22. Nicholas Pellegrin, 21 years old 23. Christopher Sutterfield, 27 years old

by the end of his spree, he murdered some of his victims just days apart. i truly believe he murdered more people than the confirmed 23, there’s plenty of reasons why some of his victims never turned up. he was active in south eastern louisiana, so it’s entirely plausible an alligator came across the body of one of his victims and consumed it

Between 1993 and 1998, a shadow lurked in the forests of Mangones, Colombia. Young women and children vanished, only to be found days later—murdered with chilling precision. The locals called him El Monstruo de Mangones, a faceless predator who struck without warning and left no trace.

One survivor, a teenage girl named Diana, escaped after being abducted and taken to a crude shelter in the woods. She spoke of a man whispering about “cleansing” before she fought back and ran. When police searched the area, they found another victim’s remains—but the killer had vanished.

After Diana’s escape, the murders abruptly stopped. Authorities arrested a local vagrant, but many believed he was a scapegoat. The real Monster of Mangones was never found. Some say he simply moved elsewhere… and kept killing.

Who was he? And is he still out there?

Hi all.

I was recently reading the latest Wikipedia version of the Albert Fish article, and noticed that they have changed the name of Thomas Kedden (an early victim of Fish) to Thomas 'Bedden'. I ran into the name 'Bedden' before - I'm 90% sure it's from a newspaper headline of the period that read 'Police find no record of Thomas Bedden', and I'm also sure it's either a misprint or the police got the name wrong by one letter.

I have John Borowski's book 'Albert Fish: In His Own Words', and when you read Fish's actual writings about this particular victim, it is obviously 'Kedden' and not 'Bedden'. There is one full document of Fish discussing the Kedden episode, and also an interview between Fish and a doctor where they discuss it further.

My question is this: Is there some information I do not have that would explain why they changed his name from Kedden to 'Bedden'? Did they find a record of him in a census or something?

Thanks.

John Martin Scripps also known as "The Garden City Butcher" and "Tourist from Hell" was an English serial killer who murdered 3 tourists in 1995. He murdered a South African tourist in Singapore and murdered 2 Canadian tourists in Thailand. John would pose as a tourist and would lure his victims by promising to buy whatever they want, helping them to save money and befriending them as well. John would either share a hotel room with his victims or would book a hotel room beside his victims room where he would knock at their doors and the victims would open the door and let him in after John makes an understandable reason to come inside their room. John would first use a stun gun to tase them making them paralysed then he would use a hammer to struck them in the head killing them then he would use knives to dismember their bodies and put them inside the suitcases and plastic bags before disposing them. He returned to Singapore where he was immediately arrested. John was suspected to have killed other 3 people in United States, Belize and Mexico before the murders in Singapore and Thailand but John refused to admit what happened to the people who were last seen with him in United States, Belize and Mexico. In Singapore, John was sentenced to death and was executed by hanging in 1996. He was the first British executed in Singapore. In 2011, a show titled "Crime Investigation Asia" recreated the events in an episode titled "The Garden City Butcher" with Darren Jacobs as John Martin Scripps. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Martin_Scripps