Cody Legebokoff Was Just 20 When Arrested
Canadian serial killer Cody Alan Legebokoff was just 20 years old when he was arrested for murder. Later charged with 3 more murders, Legebokoff was convicted and sentenced to life with a chance at parole. Read more about Cody Legebokoff here.
Shawn Grate, Ohio Serial Killer
Shawn Michael Grate, whose post-conviction appeal was turned down in 2022, is scheduled for execution in 2025. Find out more about Ohio serial killer Shawn Grate.
Quansah – Ghana’s First Reported Serial Killer
Charles Quansah began killing women as early as 1986. Ghanaian police had no experience with this scale of possibly related murders – 34 in all. That enabled Quansah to continue his murdering ways until getting caught in 2001. Read more about Charles Quansah, and how the FBI helped capture the serial killer, here.
Edwin Kaprat III, The Granny Killer
Rage-filled serial killer Edwin Bernard Kaprat III was dubbed The Granny Killer by media because he targeted elderly women. Find out more about Kaprat and his victims on this page.
Franz and Rosalie Schneider, 1891-1892
Franz and Rosalie Schneider were a couple who worked together to kill young women. They targeted women looking for work as maidservants. Although the killing spree did not last long, the evidence shows they tried often, and would have kept killing if they hadn’t been caught. Find out more about Franz and Rosalie Schneider from […]
Murderer Glyn Dix killed 2
Glyn Trevor John Dix killed two women, many years apart and for very different reasons. In my opinion, it seems likely, based on the material available, that had he not been caught, he would have kept on killing. Read more about Glyn Dix.
William Clyde Gibson III added
Increasing violence and depravity is clear in the story of William Clyde Gibson III. In just 3 murders, he went from what appears to be spur-of-the-moment to necrophilia and mutilation. Read more about the murders committed by William Clyde Gibson III.
BLAIR, Terry
Dispatch | Timeline | Books | Podcasts | Videos Terry Blair grew up in crime and violence. One of his brothers, Walter Blair Jr., was executed for committing murder. His mother Janice Blair, killed a man but was given probation. A half-brother, Clifford Miller, is serving two life sentences and 240 years. Miller is in […]
CARPENTER, David Joseph
Dispatch | Timeline | Books | Podcasts | Videos On July 12, 1960, Carpenter attacked Lois DeAndrade. The secretary was beaten with a hammer and stabbed during the assault. Carpenter told DeAndrade he had a “sexual quirk”. In fact, he had a record of sexual assaults. Carpenter was arrested at the scene by a military […]
COX, Frederick Pete
Dispatch | Timeline | Videos Neighbors described Frederick Pete Cox as unfriendly. His victims would have described him as vile. Cox once volunteered helping crack addicts, probably to find victims. He had a long-term partner, 2 sons, 2 German Shepherds and, by the age of 43, a penchant to kill prostitutes. After minor brushes with […]