Ed Gein

Edward Theodore Gein was born on August 27, 1906, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the son of Augusta T. Lehrke and George P. Gein, and the younger brother of Henry G. Gein. His father, a violent alcoholic, after becoming the owner of a small grocery stor

Robert Berdella – The Collector

Robert Berdella – The Collector, known as The Kansas City Butcher, was an American serial killer and torturer active in the 1980s. Between 1984 and 1987, Berdella kidnapped, tortured, and murdered at least six young men in his home in Kansas City, Missouri. His story is particularly shocking due to the brutality of the crimes and the gruesome details that emerged after his arrest.

Albert Fish the Werewolf of Wysteria

Albert Fish the Werewolf of Wysteria, born Hamilton Howard Fish in 1870, is known as one of the most fearsome criminals in American history. Raised in a dysfunctional and unstable environment, his life was marked by mental illness that manifested itself in acts of sadism, self-harm and child abuse. His case is particularly disturbing for the combination of extreme violence, cannibalism and religious psychosis that characterized him.

The Zodiac Killer

The Zodiac Killer is one of the most infamous serial killers in American history, known for terrorizing California between the late 1960s and early 1970s. This unidentified murderer killed at least five people, although he claimed responsibility for 37 murders, sending a series of cryptic and provocative letters to the media, many of which contained encrypted puzzles. Despite intense investigations and countless theories, his identity remains a mystery, contributing to his fame as one of the most elusive criminals ever.

Peter Kürten: Il Vampiro di Düsseldorf

Nel buio della storia criminale, alcune figure emergono come oscuri e spaventosi incarnamenti del male. Uno di questi è Peter Kürten, conosciuto come “Il vampiro di Düsseldorf”, un serial killer che terrorizzò la Germania durante gli anni ’20 con una serie di omicidi brutali e sanguinosi. La sua storia è un intrico di orrore, psicologia distorta e il costante scontro tra il bene e il male.

The Beltway Sniper

The term “Beltway Sniper” refers to the perpetrator (later identified as a duo) of a series of firearm attacks that rocked the Washington D.C. metropolitan area and its surroundings for three weeks in October 2002. These carefully planned and coordinated attacks resulted in the deaths of ten people and severe injuries to three others, occurring in seemingly unrelated locations.

Dennis Nilsen Muswell Hill Murderer

British serial killer killed at least twelve young men in his London homes between 1978 and 1983. Second of three children of the couple formed by Elizabeth Duthie Whyte and Olav Magnus Moksheim. His father was a Norwegian soldier who arrived in Scotland in 1940 during the Second World War. After a brief courtship, he married Elizabeth Whyte in May 1942 and her spouses moved into her parents’ home.