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How Much Do You Really Know About Serial Killers?

He also inspired the fictional characters of Norman Bates (_Psycho_) and Leatherface (_The Texas Chainsaw Massacre_).

Ed Gein

Who is "the Silence of the Lambs" Buffalo Bill based on?

Dennis Rader was found guilty of 10 murders over the span of 17 years.

Bind, Torture, Kill

What does BTK in "the BTK killer" stand for?

People were shocked to learn of the murders of his 33 teenaged boy victims because he played such an active, respectable role in his community.

Clown

What costume was John Wayne Gacy Jr. known for dressing in?

A couple of Dahmer's victims escaped, but he was able to persuade the police that they were simply drunk or high and that's why they were not making any sense.

Jeffrey Dahmer

Which serial killer tried to create his own zombies by performing lobotomies and injecting acid in the heads of his victims?

Also known as the Green River Killer, he was convicted of 49 confirmed murders, but is presumed to have close to 90 victims.

Gary Ridgway

Which U.S. killer has the most confirmed murders?

While working as a nurse is Boston, she claimed she poisoned and murdered over 30 people because she enjoyed the thrill of killing.

Jane Toppan

Which of these Boston killers was known as an "angel of death"?

Technically, the powerful cult leader did not murder anyone, but influenced his family of followers to murder seven people.

Zero

You don't know much about serial killers. That's okay, that probably means you have interests in much happier things like unicorns and cotton candy.

You know a decent amount about serial killers. You've probably seen some movies or read some books about them, but you don't waste too much time thinking about their evil deeds.

You know a lot about serial killers! Wow, congrats!

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