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Here Are The Mugshots Shown In The "Criminal Minds" Opening, Let's See If You Can Name Them All

Can You Name These 17 Killers From The Criminal Minds Intro?

Warning: This quiz contains descriptions of violent crimes and sexual assaults.

Serial killer Richard Ramirez aka "The Night Stalker" in his mug shot or booking photo

Also dubbed the “Night Stalker,” Richard Ramirez was a serial killer, rapist, and burglar. His victims include children and elderly people. From 1984 to 1985, he terrorized the Greater Los Angeles area until he was recognized from a police sketch and chased down by an angry mob of residents who beat him until the police arrived. In 1989, he was convicted of all charges and sentenced to death. Ramirez died in 2013 while awaiting execution on death row. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Ramirez).)

Richard Ramirez

Here is the first mug shot shown – who is this?

More commonly known as the “Unabomber,” Ted Kaczynski is a domestic terrorist and anarchist. Between 1978 and 1995, Kaczynski mailed bombs to airlines and universities, killing three people and injuring 23 people. In 1995, he said he would “desist from terrorism” if the media published his manifesto. After reading the manifesto in The Washington Post, Kaczynski’s brother reported him to the FBI as a possible suspect, and Kaczynski was arrested in 1996. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ted-Kaczynski).)

Ted Kaczynski

And this?

Ted Bundy was a serial killer, rapist, and kidnapper who targeted girls mostly between the ages of 16 to 23 throughout the 1970s. He used his looks and charisma to approach his victims and posed as injured, disabled, or an authority figure to kidnap them. He was arrested in 1975 and sentenced to one-to-15 years in prison the following year. In 1977, he escaped for six days, was recaptured, then escaped again and continued his killing spree. In 1978, he was arrested again, then sentenced to death in 1980. He was executed in 1989 and had confessed to murdering 30 victims. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ted-Bundy).)

Ted Bundy

Who is he?

Eric Robert Rudolph, shown in a Cherokee County Sheriff's booking mug in Murphy, N.C.

Also known as the “Olympic Park Bomber,” Eric Robert Rudolph is a terrorist who bombed the Centennial Olympic Park in 1996 during the Summer Olympics. The blast killed two people and injured 111 people. Rudolph was identified as a suspect in 1998 and placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List. In 2003, after spending five years in the Appalachian wilderness as a fugitive, Rudolph was arrested and convicted, and he confessed to three other bombings that had taken place between 1997 and 1998. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/event/Atlanta-Olympic-Games-bombing-of-1996#ref1177064).)

Eric Robert Rudolph

Who's mugshot is this?

Police mug shot of American cult leader and murderer Charles Manson

Charles Manson was a killer, white supremacist, and leader of the Manson Family cult. His followers committed a series of nine murders in 1969. The Manson Family gained national notoriety after murdering actress Sharon Tate. Manson was said to be obsessed with the Beatles and convinced of an impending apocalyptic race war he called “Helter Skelter.” Manson’s trial began in 1970. He and three female followers were convicted in 1971 and sentenced to death. In 2017, Manson died due to cardiac arrest. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Manson).)

Charles Manson

Who is this?

Convicted child killer Andrea Yates is shown in this Texas Department of Criminal Justice photo

Andrea Yates killed her five children, aged six months to seven years, by drowning them in their bathtub in 2001. While she had originally been convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison, her verdict was overturned after an appeal. She was found not guilty by reason of insanity at her retrial and consequently committed to a mental health facility. ( [Source](https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/defense-rests-in-andrea-yates-trial).)

Andrea Yates

Who is she?

This is a police photo of John Wayne Gacy, 37, being held for questioning in connection with the discovery late 12/21 of five badly decomposed bodies

Dubbed the “Killer Clown,” John Wayne Gacy was a serial killer and rapist who murdered and sexually assaulted at least 33 boys and young men between 1972 and 1978. He was known for performing as “Pogo” or “Patches the Clown” at children’s hospitals and charitable events. He lured victims to his home, handcuffed them under the guise of a magic trick, then raped, tortured, and murdered them. He was sentenced to death in 1980 and executed on death row in 1994. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wayne-Gacy).)

John Wayne Gacy

Mug shot of Richard Speck, who killed eight nurses who were living together in a Chicago townhouse in July 1966

Richard Speck was a mass murderer who, in one night, tortured and murdered eight female student nurses at the South Chicago Community Hospital in 1966. He held the women in a room for hours before leading them out one at a time and killing them. He raped his final victim before he killed her. In 1967, he was convicted and originally sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to 400 to 1,200 years in prison. He died in 1991 of a heart attack. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Speck).)

Richard Speck

Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh was arrested by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in April 1995 for carrying a loaded firearm after he was stopped for having no license plates on his car

Timothy McVeigh was a domestic terrorist who committed the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people and injured more than 680 people. It was the deadliest terrorist act in the U.S. before the September 11 attacks in 2001. After being arrested for driving without plates and possessing an illegal firearm, McVeigh was identified as the suspect of the bombing. He was convicted of 160 state offenses and 11 federal offenses, sentenced to death in 1997, and executed in 2001. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Timothy-McVeigh).)

Timothy McVeigh

Mug shot of Susan Smith after being arrested in South Carolina

Susan Smith is a murderer who drowned her three-year-old and 14-month-old children by putting them in her car and letting it roll into a lake. She gained national attention after reporting to police that her vehicle had been stolen by a Black man, who drove off with her children inside, and making nationally televised pleas for the safe return of her children. She confessed nine days later, allegedly motivated after a wealthy man she was seeing ended their relationship because he did not want children. ( [Source](https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/susan-smith).)

Susan Smith

"Hillside strangler" suspect Angelo Buono leaves Criminal Courts Building 10/30 after he pleaded innocent at arraignment

Known as one of the two “Hillside Stranglers” (the other being his cousin, Kenneth Bianchi), Angelo Buono Jr. was a serial killer, rapist, and kidnapper. He and Bianchi murdered 10 girls and women, ranging from the ages of 12 to 28. In exchange for a lighter sentence, Bianchi testified against Buono in what is the longest trial in American criminal legal history. Buono was eventually convicted and sentenced to life in prison. ( [Source](https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-hillside-stranglers).)

Angelo Buono

Lee Harvey Oswald in a police photo after being arrested for protesting U.S. policy in Cuba

Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin who shot and killed President John F. Kennedy in 1963 during the presidential motorcade through Dallas. When he was arrested, he was charged with the murder of Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit. Oswald then denied killing Kennedy after learning of the charge from the media — when a reporter asked if he killed the President — and claimed he was “just a patsy.” Two days after the assassination, Oswald was shot and killed while being escorted to a car that would take him to county jail. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lee-Harvey-Oswald).)

Lee Harvey Oswald

Whose mugshot is this?

Police mug shot showing the front view and profile of convicted New York City serial killer David Berkowitz, known as the 'Son of Sam'

Having proclaimed himself the “Son of Sam,” David Berkowitz is a serial killer who targeted young female victims. He terrorized New York City with his shooting sprees from 1976 to 1977. He eluded the largest manhunt in New York City, leaving mocking letters to the police signed “Son of Sam.” He was arrested after a call from a local woman who had been targeted by Berkowitz. He confessed, pled guilty, and was sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison. His most recent parole hearing was set for May 2020 but pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Berkowitz).)

David Berkowitz

American murderer Mark David Chapman in a mug shot at the New York State Department of Correctional Services

Mark David Chapman is the murderer who shot and killed John Lennon outside of his apartment in Manhattan in 1980. After the shooting, Chapman stayed at the scene and read J. D. Salinger’s _The Catcher in the Rye_ until police arrived and cited the novel as his manifesto. He pled guilty during trial and was sentenced 20-years-to-life in prison. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-David-Chapman).)

Mark David Chapman

Mug shot of Aileen Wuornos from the Florida Department of Corrections

Aileen Wuornos was a serial killer who shot seven men at a point-blank range between 1989 and 1990. Wuornos was a sex worker and claimed all killings were in self-defense. After arresting Wuornos in 1991, the police offered her girlfriend immunity if she could get Wuornos to confess. Wuornos confessed, and she was tried and convicted. She received six death sentences and was executed in 2002. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aileen-Wuornos).)

Aileen Wuornos

Juan Corona in a photo taken while awaiting trial

Juan Vallejo Corona was a serial killer who murdered 25 migrant farmworkers and buried their bodies in shallow graves in California. All 25 victims had been employed through Corona’s labor contracting business. Their bodies were only discovered after a farm owner, who used Corona to contract laborers, reported a suspicious hole in his peach orchard. In 1971, Corona was sentenced to 25 life sentences. For two years after his conviction, Corona was the deadliest serial killer in America based on the number of proven victims. ( [Source](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/obituaries/juan-corona-dead.html).)

Juan Corona

Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer shown in a police mug shot from his 1982 arrest at the Wisconsin State Fair for indecent exposure

Jeffrey Dahmer was a serial killer, sex offender, necrophiliac, and cannibal who murdered and dismembered 17 boys and young men. All but the first murder occurred between 1987 and 1991 in Wisconsin. Dahmer would find his victims around gay bars, lure them to his current place, then drug, rape, and murder them. After one victim escaped in 1991, he flagged down police officers and brought them to Dahmer’s house, where officers noticed Polaroids of dismembered bodies. Dahmer was arrested and later confessed. He was sentenced to 16 life terms in prison. In 1994, Dahmer was murdered by another inmate. ( [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jeffrey-Dahmer).)

Jeffrey Dahmer

It's for the best. There's no need to go down such a dark rabbit hole anyway.

You've probably come across a few of these more notorious criminals online somewhere, but it's definitely not the kind of stuff that you (or most people) look into.

You probably enjoy true-crime podcasts or procedurals when you have the time. Just make sure you're taking some breaks from all the dark stuff.

Do you study criminology or psychology? It's heavy stuff, but if applied properly, it can help apprehend criminals and prevent more tragedies.

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