Ted Bundy was the charming killer who weaponized trust. His intelligence, confidence, and cruelty exposed the terrifying truth: evil can look ordinary. Between 1974 and 1978, he murdered dozens across the U.S. before his 1989 execution ended one of America’s darkest chapters.

ROBERT LEE YATES, JR. — THE SPOKANE SERIAL KILLER

David Berkowitz, the “Son of Sam,” murdered six people in New York City under delusional orders from a demon, embodying the psychotic visionary killer driven by paranoia and supernatural belief.

Charles Cullen, known as “The Angel of Death,” was a nurse who turned hospitals into his killing grounds. Over sixteen years, he quietly murdered dozens of patients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania by injecting lethal doses of medication into IV lines. His victims were young and old, men and women, and his motives blurred the line between mercy and malice. Protected for years by hospital bureaucracy and institutional silence, Cullen’s crimes went undetected until a brave colleague helped expose him, revealing one of the deadliest healthcare serial killers in American history.

Ed Gein, the “Butcher of Plainfield,” desecrated graves and murdered two women in rural Wisconsin during the 1950s. His obsession with his deceased mother drove him to create furniture and clothing from human remains, inspiring horror icons like Norman Bates and Leatherface.

The Zodiac Killer terrorized Northern California from 1968 to 1969, murdering five victims and taunting police with letters, ciphers, and threats. His identity remains one of America’s greatest unsolved mysteries.