The Serial Killer Database

From the 14th century to the present, 1,873 known serial killers have roamed among us.

That's how many have been identified by university professor Mike Aamodt, who compiled the mother of all serial killer encyclopedias, a database. 

It is said to be the longest such list ever made and it took 15 years to compile. He counted everybody except pirates and hitmen. I wonder how many women are on the list? Care to take a stab at what percentage were white males? You might be very surprised.

Judging by some of the examples cited in a recent article about his database, he really has covered a gamut. Professor Aamodt, if you read this note, I would love to chat you up about your project.....

Comments

[Fritz]

Any links for access to the database itself?

[Fritz]

http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Serial%20Killer%20Information%20Center/Project%20Description.htm

[thorswitch]

Interesting note on the database page that offers timelines for various killers. The list is nowhere near as comprehensive as the database itself, but it does offer an interesting visual hint as to the ratio of male-to-female serial killers: The women's names are in green and the men are in blue. http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial_killer_timelines.htm

[mrserialkiller]

At 1800 names it clearly doesnt include the number of unsolved cases the are available.
My own database does include these cases, and as such numbers well over 2000.

But the list that they present has some names that i dont recognise, so even more research for me to do.

Mart

[SallyGee]

They've compiled a great bibliography, by name, at
http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/Serial%20Killer%20Books.pdf
- some really good titles here!

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