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10 Horrifying Serial Killers

First Posted: 11/ 7/2011 9:38 am Updated: 03/ 2/2012 4:45 pm

Oddee.com:

A serial killer is defined as someone who kills three or more people over a long period of time.

They are usually male and possess a "mask of sanity," which means that on the surface, they appear to be normal law-abiding citizens with a pleasant demeanor.

However, beneath their facade serial killers are sociopaths who lack the capability to empathize with the suffering of their victims.

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JShankel
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08:39 PM on 11/29/2011
Ed Gein was not a serial killer. He was a necrophiliac. But you have to have three victims spread out over more than a month to be a serial killer. Under less than a month makes you a mass murderer and less than three just makes you a murderer.
04:39 PM on 11/27/2011
Wow....Henry Lee Lucas' information says he was released because the prison was overcrowded and he went on to kill "108" more people. He should've been executed or kept til' death the first time somewhere else.
11:42 PM on 11/10/2011
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AlwaysRightLeftist
I'm normally against the death penalty, but [...]
01:21 AM on 11/08/2011
Everyone forgets about H. H. Holmes.
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JShankel
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08:39 PM on 11/29/2011
Holmes was a mad genius.
05:26 PM on 11/07/2011
Those Eastern European guys sure do it big.
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Jeff Bunting
05:25 PM on 11/07/2011
Charles Manson was a sociopath but he wasn't a serial killer. BTW a sociopath and a psychopath are two different things.
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04:56 AM on 11/25/2011
That's right. One tastes more like chicken.
04:40 PM on 11/27/2011
Lol
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ethelmertzrules
Yeah, I said it.
05:28 PM on 12/26/2011
Sociopath, the other white meat.
05:17 PM on 11/07/2011
hp is wrong as usual. charlie manson never killed anyone
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triplettam
Mind Bender
09:33 PM on 11/07/2011
Who mentioned ol' Charlie?
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AlwaysRightLeftist
I'm normally against the death penalty, but [...]
01:18 AM on 11/08/2011
You think that still image from the video is Manson don't you.
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biskitdaddy
Sit down and eat your peas!
04:51 PM on 11/07/2011
I have a co-worker who is scared of clowns. That picture of Gacy dressed as a clown would scare the (bleep) out of her.
04:37 PM on 11/07/2011
Instead of giving these poor excuse for human beings the time of day, if not already, they should be executed, buried in unmarked graves with salt sprinkled over them.
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AlwaysRightLeftist
I'm normally against the death penalty, but [...]
01:19 AM on 11/08/2011
Yeah! You go girl!
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Steve Rotert
04:18 PM on 11/07/2011
Hm. "Horrifying Serial Killers". As compared to what? The "Nice" serial killers? The "Regular" serial Killers?
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ethelmertzrules
Yeah, I said it.
05:31 PM on 12/26/2011
the "mildly scary" serial killers?
the "slightly annoying" serial killers?
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spicebabieforlife
be good to the pep on the way up the ladder
02:02 PM on 11/07/2011
Crazy! I'm never buying serial again!!
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biskitdaddy
Sit down and eat your peas!
04:55 PM on 11/07/2011
Booooooo!!! :o)