Serial Killers

Active cases, ongoing trials, and recent convictions. The FBI estimates 25–50 serial killers are operating in the United States at any given time.

5
Cases Tracked
3
At Large
0
On Trial
31
Confirmed Victims
All (5)At Large (3)On Trial (0)Convicted (2)
AT LARGE NM
West Mesa Bone Collector
aka West Mesa Killer
11 Victims
2001–2005 Active
Albuquerque Base
Unknown killer who buried at least 11 women in the West Mesa desert on the outskirts of Albuquerque. All victims were vulnerable women who disappeared between 2001–2005. Remains di…
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AT LARGE LA
Jeff Davis Eight
aka Jennings Killer
8 Victims
2005–2009 Active
Jennings Base
Eight women found dead in and around Jennings, Louisiana between 2005–2009, all with ties to local law enforcement. The case remains unsolved amid allegations of police misconduct …
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AT LARGE MN · WI · IA · IN · OH · PA · NY · IL · MI
Smiley Face Killers
aka Smiley Face Murder Theory
45* Victims (suspected)
1997–Present Active
Various Base
Retired NYPD detectives Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte theorize that a serial killer or coordinated group has murdered over 45 young college men whose bodies were later found in r…
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CONVICTED NY
Rex Heuermann
aka Gilgo Beach Killer
8 Victims
1993–2010 Active
Massapequa Park Base
Manhattan architect who murdered at least 8 women over nearly two decades, dumping their bodies near Gilgo Beach on Long Island. Identified through DNA from a discarded pizza crust…
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CONVICTED ID
Bryan Kohberger
aka Moscow Murderer
4 Victims
2022–2022 Active
Moscow Base
PhD criminology student who stabbed four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home on November 13, 2022. Arrested six weeks later via DNA and cell phone data. Sentenced…
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