25 Most Terrifying Serial Killers of All Time

Prepare to be captivated by the bone-chilling tales of the most infamous serial killers in history. In this riveting video, we unmask the terrifying secrets of the 25 most notorious murderers to have ever walked the earth. Brace yourself for a rollercoaster of fear as we dive into their twisted minds, dissect their monstrous deeds, and explore the harrowing details that have haunted the world for decades. From the chilling reign of terror inflicted by Ted Bundy to the cold-blooded brutality of Jeffrey Dahmer, this meticulously crafted compilation is a true feast for true crime enthusiasts. Join us on this dark journey, but beware, for once you step into this realm of horror, there is no turning back.
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Author: Hestie Barnard
Music: Dark Alley Deals - Aaron Kenny
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:22 - 25
2:15 - 24
2:51 - 23
3:22 - 22
4:08 - 21
4:50 - 20
5:33 - 19
6:14 - 18
6:54 - 17
7:35 - 16
8:11 - 15
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[@denisebledsoe8836]

Wow.. I've never seen Mike react like that.. yes.. human beings can be evil. Some of it was hard to listen to.. love you Mike and your staff. I was tearing up ..

[@kimberlypatton205]

I agree with Mike.. it is totally mind boggling.

[@christophermollan1684]

Go home, take a shower, drink an adult beverage, listen to your favorite music....and take all the time you need.. you earned it with this list... my skin crawled just listening to it!!!!

[@flashpointgaming]

Serial killers that have never been apprehended would be another wild list

[@Baldevi]

I know Mike, this is a very hard and painful topic to talk about, and it does leave a scar on you. Well done tho, thanks for your compassionate delivery, reminding us to remember the Victims too.

[@ChanceWilkinsTwin]

What happened to Mike

[@malighn]

we're all sending you hugs Mike. you're a good man, we love you too

[@micheleperkins1956]

Holy crap! It's two of my favorite things, serial killers and List 25. You made my week!

[@serenapenner3581]

I'm speechless as well. Truly horrific and terrifying list. My heart breaks for the tragedy the victims families had to go through. 💔

[@alexmatthews5509]

Hearing about all the poor children nearly made me turn this off. Those poor babies must have been so scared 😓

[@WWTormentor]

I’m surprised that you didn’t include “the night stalker” aka Richard Ramirez on this list. He is the reason why people in Los Angeles county started locking their doors. Before Richard, we never locked our doors or windows. We would leave the house go on vacation or the supermarket while the doors were unlocked. In the summers we would sleep with the windows open all night. That all changed on that one faithful night when we saw the news about a serial killer called the night stalker. I think that alone deserves a spot on this list.

[@kendradorman6014]

My uncle was one of the arresting officers in Des Plaines with Gacey. He was never the same.

[@JackNap1er14]

surprised that Ed Gein, Richard Ramirez (the Night Stalker), Dennis Rader (BTK) & David Berkowitz (Son Of Sam) were not mentioned

[@AceMoonshot]

Pedro Filho. Guy had a body count of 100+. Thing about him is he was a real life Dexter. He killed killers, pedophiles, rapists etc. I think he killed like 50 people AFTER he was imprisoned. And what even more wild is that they eventually set him free. He was killed a few months ago via a drive by shooting.

[@micheleperkins1956]

I have to Google this now. Thanks for knowledge.

[@EddieCisneros4687]

Yep, the Dexter Morgan character was actually inspired by Filho.

[@AceMoonshot]

@@EddieCisneros4687 Really? I didn't know that. But it makes sense.

[@matthewpepper902]

What? Idk he died!

[@NiteDriv3r]

Street Justice x2

[@nekobujin]

Thanks for presenting this list to us. It is a distressing topic and I hope you're alright after having to read over the crimes and brutality of these terrible people. Take some heart in knowing that you're a person with decent morals for having found this rather distressing.....

[@karenknicely1788]

Mike, you're 25 universe , we got you! Stay strong, buddy.

[@joanhoffman3702]

Leslie Rule, daughter of Anne, wrote in one of her books of her meeting Ted Bundy. Leslie and 2 friends were visiting her mother at the Seattle helpline one evening. Mom introduced them to her coworker and friend Ted. Leslie’s 2 friends thought Ted was dreamy; Leslie thought he was icky. She had good instincts.

[@cecejamesable]

No one can blame you for being speechless either, there's so many monsters in human skin.

[@ScottieD813]

Good morning, LIST 25! I hope you all have a wonderful day

[@dsxa918]

So, did they name you?

[@ScottieD813]

@@dsxa918 What?

[@raverazx741]

F o 😂

[@merrileeheard3889]

Mike, well done. I hope this list doesn't give you nightmares! There really are some sick individuals out there.

[@list25]

There truly are

[@brittanynedland6164]

​@@list25you forgot son of sam

[@dustylong]

​@@list25Thank goodness you don't understand how people can do such things, it means you're sane 🤗 Take care!

[@jcfreak4ever1]

@@list25 You also forgot Jack the Ripper, who committed his atrocities in 1888 and was never caught, though theories continue to abound as to who he could've been...

[@vanessastegall]

Mike, you presented this list with a lot of tact.

[@lemoniefish]

I follow true crime avidly and have never heard of # 18. That one truly fits thus list. And the punishment fir #15 shoukd be applied to all the killers on this list - allowing the families of the victims to wall the monsters in.

[@user-wk3hz7qg9i]

My favorite list so far, great job!

[@bruced6543]

These are hard to watch for me, still facsinating but hard to watch, how do you make these and edit these? It must be difficult

[@johnnieclemons2921]

You know it's a horrible list when ted bundy was 16. God bless the victims families. 🙏

[@dsxa918]

I've heard of two, so far, by number 20

[@aryanprivilege9651]

Michele Lee Hines Rychlak is still free uncharged and like John of Surrey still killing!

[@R.KennethPope]

How can you say God bless the victims families? Does reality escape you? How could God sit in his majestic seat of authority above all creatures and he alone, according to Christianity, holds life and death in his hands let these fucking sickos commit these heinous crimes. That would be the biggest slap in the face to bless (whatever that means) the families of these victims after letting their loved one ones be subjected to such depravity. Wake-up and realize what you are saying!!! There is no God sitting on high judging us as his simple subjects while we suffer. That would make God a sadist.

[@JesusIsKing9763]

⁠@@aryanprivilege9651Who’s Michael Lee Hines Rychlak?

[@johnmcmanus2447]

Mike is back on list25? Nice!

[@list25]

Since September

[@JohnChalmers617]

What is in the water of , King County , Washington , one has to wonder ? They had Bundy and Ridgeway and Seattle is not even that big of a city ?

[@shawnnewell4541]

You missed Robert Yates, also from Washington state. He operated in Spokane.

[@-youtalkingtome]

There are a lot of list channels but this one is so well done. You guys really do your research, Mike is a wonderful host, so relatable and a great sense of humor! I enjoy when he talks to the guy off camera. I am hooked on this channel. So excited to find one like this, that doesn’t just rehash what every other channel does. Well done guys! Can’t wait to binge on your vids. I am sorry this one was difficult for you.

[@ElicBehexan]

The Servant Girl Annihilator of Austin Texas. He may have had a lower body count, but his brutality was bad. Some suggest he could've been Jack the Ripper too.

[@AceMoonshot]

We will never know but in my opinion the last two murders were the husband/father using the murders as a cover to kill his wife and daughter. And I believe the police killed the real killer when he was caught in the act later. As to the Ripper connection, there really is no reason to think so, since literally everything about the murders is totally different. iirc it was just newspaper suppositions.

[@ElicBehexan]

@@AceMoonshot I didn't say I believed it, just that it was suggested.

[@hotsaucemtkb575]

I'm curious, who do you think jack the ripper was? I am inclined to say Joseph Barnett but I'm certainly no expert

[@ElicBehexan]

@@hotsaucemtkb575 That is a good question. Patricia Cornwell made a good point for the artist guy. I heard another one was a guy who worked for the morgue, Robert Mann. He had tuberculosis and died in 1896. I would say that TB in that time, would make it hard for someone to continue a killing spree the last few years of his life. I am not qualified to say who did it, but I do read things about it. I'm not obsessed about it like my wife had been, I just listen to people who are make their cases. As to my suggestion, Steven Saylor wrote a book about the Servant Girl Annihilator called A Twist at the End: A Novel of O. Henry. Living in Austin as I do, and the writer who used the pen name O Henry, he didn't put a period after the "O" like I believe Saylor did.

[@carlwinters8632]

I can name a few you missed. Albert Fish, Dennis Rader and Ed Gein. Still, it was a good list Mike. Lots of them I've never heard of before.

[@humblehummingbird2011]

Mike... I gotta say that however horrific this list was, you did a good job. Of the 25, I only knew of 3 - it's absolutely unreal how the 22 other bastards did what they did and their 'reason' for doing it. You looked close to tears and needed a hug, bro...I hope your girlfriend was close by. Take care of yourself....

[@cstephenson3749]

Mike, all of us are sending hugs and supporting thoughts to sustain you while you are taping this. Thank you for addressing this sensitive topic. I know there is a special warm place where each killer can reflect on his actions (and how it affected those who cared about each victim) after he dies. Many hugs.

[@crystalshaw8744]

Number nine gave the perfect definition of a serial killer.

[@cherrypink1108]

I remember vaguely when they caught Gary Ridgeway. I haven't heard of a lot of these people. What makes us so enthralled with them?

[@alysiareid6659]

I started studying true crime when my "brother" was put on death row

[@cherrypink1108]

@@alysiareid6659 Yikes and I can see that.

[@sidvanhound]

How they avoid capture for so long mystifies me. I can't even eat the last Ice Lolly without the whole World knowing about it.

[@jasonclark7431]

The citizen X is a great movie. The work the single detective did is down right crazy.

[@jenniferbreaux7385]

Really hard to fight against the death penalty when u see people like this.

[@ChIGuY-town22_]

I grew up two blocks from John Wayne Gacy, shoveled his driveway way a few times...psychopaths are scary, I've met a few.

[@drummerdude6913]

For real???

[@ChIGuY-town22_]

@drummerdude6913 Yeah, my friend lived across the street from him.

[@drummerdude6913]

Wow man that's crazy

[@jcfreak4ever1]

@@drummerdude6913 Holy crap... 😨

[@drummerdude6913]

I'm saying.....glad you weren't one of the victims bro

[@noahlowe5237]

A few killers you missed that were certainly worthy of being on the list were Carl Panzram, Dean Corll, and Albert Fish.

[@ladytaka432]

You could include Albert Fish in a botched execution list…he is the only one who messed it up himself. He apparently put a bunch of pins into his body.

[@noahlowe5237]

​@@ladytaka432Well he deserved that because of the atrocities he committed

[@Riz2336]

These dudes are all sick and twisted. I hope what happened to them was ten times worse than what they did to the victims in their after life

[@cureforintroversion1262]

I'm glad to see you still going man

[@ScottieD813]

Ivan Milat of Australia was a monster of a man, as well

[@regisspeaks1497]

Holy Crap! I don't know about anyone else, but number 35, Leonard Lake and Charles NG reminds me of the movie Gothika. Like the description almost matches the movie to a T, with the main character being named Miranda and the same stuff happening in a location eerily similar to the real life tragedies.

[@kimhohlmayer7018]

I am a person interested in the solving of crimes. I do not enjoy reading or hearing about killers, only the capture there of. I can understand how difficult this was for you. My way to fight against their horribleness is to remember the victims and not mention the names of the killers.

[@list25]

I read that as "I'm a person of interest in a crime". I was concerned for a bit lol

[@kimhohlmayer7018]

@@list25 BwaHahahahaha!!! Thankfully I am not a person of interest. I stay on the right side of the law if for no other reason than that I look hideous in orange.

[@jerrierichter4]

Between John Wayne Garvey and Stephen King (also had a book involving a clown, Pennywise) the clown industry has all but floundered. People/kids are now afraid of them. I too was frightened of clowns as a small child.

[@-youtalkingtome]

We love you Mike ❤

[@stevehamil4083]

Definitely morbid and scary. My hats off to you for the pronunciation of all the names. In this and all the other videos you have done, you seem to take great respect for the pronunciation of them. You're the only one that I have listened to that takes this series and with respect to the family's. Thank you. For the great work you do.

[@jcfreak4ever1]

Another one you missed was Ed Gein, who killed two people and practiced necrophilia with recently deceased bodies, turning their various body parts into various items in his home, all this after he lost his mother... Yeesh... 😖

[@jerricaleonard2123]

He technically doesn't count because the minimum amount of victims required for a killer to be classified as a serial killer or mass murderer is 3, and Ed killed 2 people.

[@kimmiarneson2907]

That second let’s go was the one!!!❤

[@sarahpounds6064]

Walled up alive, I’d forgotten about that method of execution. Learned about it in college. Insane.

[@Alan-fp5cj]

I’m with you Mike, I do not get it.

[@marychabot9732]

I wish there was some majical way to present this list without ever speaking their names.

[@gregoryl.mcgarvey1042]

What about Dennis Rader (BTK)?

[@hilarygarrison6139]

I think Lake and Ng should be higher up on the list. Their crimes were beyond heinous.

[@alysiareid6659]

💯

[@travisfriesen7971]

You should of put in Albert Fish, Fritz Haarmann, Dean Corll, Robert Pickton, Richard Ramirez, and Ed Gein.

[@waterwitch8902]

Mike i agree. I cant get past this

[@ambertuck89]

Israel Keyes is the scariest man to have lived.

[@patticampana9458]

The movie about Gacy(played brilliantly by Brian Dennison) was very close to the facts. Worth the watch. Bundy played so well by Mark Harmon was also quite good and worth the watch. This video is a very nice teaching tool. Thanks Mike✌️

[@twistedoveryou01]

Don’t feel bad for feeling bad Mike. Simon whistler’s true crime podcast covered Pedro Lopez over a year ago and it still bothers him.

[@GassersGhost]

I ate an entire box of Count Chocula once. KILLED IT!

[@crystalshaw8744]

I feel ya dude.

[@karenritter2574]

Damn that's totally crazy

[@theduder2617]

Strangled 100 times, your body dismembered and dissolved in acid. Now THAT is an epic punishment.

[@SportyPeach9891]

Two you should have included are Ed Gein and the Zodiac Killer. What’s interesting about the Zodiac Killer is that he has never been officially identified. A couple of months ago, the FBI claimed to have identified a suspect as the killer, but it’s unknown if this is true.

[@denisebledsoe8836]

I thought of Ed Gein also.. he was the inspiration for the guy in "Silence of the Lambs".

[@CrazyEyez777]

Oh shit! Timestamp 3:11-3:17 ... are those skulls in the drip? As morbid as this list is, that was pretty cool.

[@ev14304]

My comment made prior to the video Afterwards, I wanted to hug my son

[@lauriem5751]

Albert Fish, Richard Kuklinski, and the usual suspects from the series Mindhunter

[@genreofstubby]

hugs

[@morningdewdymond1083]

Peace to you, Mike!❤

[@user-vc1hn8fu7x]

The guy in the passenger seat of Randy Kraft's car was dead. Kraft was one of 3 serial killers who were all given the moniker "The Freeway Killer" along with William Bonin and Patrick Kearney.

[@BillyBobThot]

I LOVE HOW HE PRONOUNCED THE 4 CHINESE AREAS

[@karenknicely1788]

I was living in Seattle when Gary Ridgeway was killing. I had a newborn daughter, and was terrified to be there. Because of that, and some other reasons, I packed my stuff, and me daughter came back home to Illinois.

[@TerenceStamina]

This is crazy :(

[@jessfitzgerald6320]

That was a gruesome list. Hope it hasn't messed with your mind too much Mike. Bet it was nauseating to make that one.

[@patticampana9458]

Wonder how many more are our there that we don't know about. A frightening thought.

[@aravenlunatic9028]

What a chilling list you read Mike. There were only 5-6 killers I didn't recognize from the 25 posted. You know a list of horrific killers is gonna be jaw dropping if Lake and Ng are number 25 (cuz those 2 are seriously f*cked in the head). Confirmed kill counts can be tricky to verify,especially those in other countries;it's been argued that Pedro Lopez killed 500 kids and young people (mostly girls) by targeting poorer areas and pretending to be lost and offering sweets or a little money to the kids who showed him where to go. Keep up the great work Mike and crew,your lists are awesome.

[@grey_wolf_tg2235]

I was thinking of Luka Magnotta from Canada.

[@KathyEvans-fo6uf]

Danny Rolling - Gainesville Florida Here's one you missed

[@daniel.sandberg.5298]

The serialkillers have a thirst of killing after killing one. Normal killers kills once and rarely get caught.

[@aurthurpendragon1015]

Isn't Pedro Lopez the one who started a KZbin channel later in life, or was that someone else?

[@BobRoss233]

I was gonna say I'm disappointed that Albert Fish wasn't on this list, but then again he's only confirmed to have killed three children, though suspected to have a high body count.

[@lemoniefish]

Can we replace the Doctor (all muder is bad, don't get ne wrong) with Robert Pickton? While murder is horrible, dearh by morphine is less terrifying than death by stabbing and antifreeze and torture as Pickton's victims suffered. Pickton had parties during which others were invited to join the "fun".

[@merrileeheard3889]

Many don't believe Picton was the brains behind the murders. He was particularly intelligent and may have been the scapegoat.

[@matthewmckever2312]

😮if you do De Rais you have to do Bathory

[@corinnekarnatz165]

I made an error. I watched this right before trying to fall asleep. 🤦

[@dragonslayerdragonslayer]

John Wayne gacy is the where people began being afraid of clowns and chlorophobia comes from

[@introvertsrock9843]

Was wondering if Simon's nightmare (pedro lopez) would be on this list (casual criminalist)

[@ironknightgaming5706]

# 1 Me (Joking)

[@ScottieD813]

Some say 2nd is the best, others say 2nd is the first loser! 😅

[@dsxa918]

I say it's the runner-up for number 1

[@Shadowraider121]

You should cover Canadian serial killers.

[@user-ti1pp5co3s]

Yessssss 🙄😭😭🙄

[@hotsaucemtkb575]

Just got to number 2 Hes the worst i had already heard of so expected him to be number one And number one is terrifying

[@necroslair]

Just when I thought there couldn’t be anyone worse than bundy or gacy…

[@N3219T]

Comment for the algorithm

[@jenniferbreaux7385]

All of them are complete wastes of humanity

[@rehanaparvin7320]

Jeffrey Dahmer definitely creeped me out the most

[@Bentoto97]

HELP, if what I desire in my life continues to get prevented in the future then I worry that I get very angry that I might start following the path of Jeffrey Dahmer.

[@melanieashman1066]

maybe these murderous people felt whilst growing up that they were helpless and constantly frightened, being neglected or abused made them complex messes of feelings that came out in murder, as they are not brave people, they want easy prey, and probably want to be powerful and to feel better about being alive, If they were able they would be aware that they have merely transferred their childhood experiences into their adult life, and instead of escaping their traumas they have merely recreated them, perpetuating their own destruction, but taking others with them on their mad murderous life ...

[@catherinespencer-mills1928]

That was a downer ☹

[@fluffy_preacher]

Lol we don't talk about Bruno

[@ekramer2478]

De Rais may have been innocent.

[@joshuaashcraft871]

I would have put ed gein on this list

[@sheilaholmes996]

Ed Gein?

[@johnleak8396]

No Richard Ramirez?

[@cynthiasimpson931]

Sorry, Mike, you just don't sound dangerous, but don't ever change.