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Semi-protected edit request on 12 November 2016
Its jack the ripper not stripper thats offencive 90.254.49.119 (talk) 21:07, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Jack The Ripper and Jack the Stripper are two different serial killers. -- Dane 2007  talk 01:09, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 November 2016
Add Osama Bin Laden who killed and orchastrated the killings of many innocent people over many years, one most imfamous occasion being 9/11

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❌ as the lead paragraph clearly states "This list does not necessarily include war criminals or members of democidal governments, such as Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, or Pol Pot." - Arjayay (talk) 18:42, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Stephen Port
Need to add Stephen Port, at least four victims. 86.188.127.104 (talk) 03:01, 24 November 2016 (UTC)

I have added him to the list.Heart of Destruction (talk) 09:13, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

The "please do not expand the list by killing people joke"
I can't believe this has to be stated again, but wikipedia is serious. Take it to BJAODN.--Edittrack121 (talk) 07:55, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Mikhail Popkov
Please, add here Mikhail Popkov. He confessed that he had killed 83 people what makes him Russia's worst serial killer. 95.25.138.55 (talk) 16:43, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 March 2017
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Semi-protected edit request on 25 March 2017
Martin Bryant is an Australian serial killer who killed 35 people in a shooting spree in Tasmania, Australia. 2001:8003:1814:7500:5568:FE1C:86C1:3651 (talk) 16:01, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 11 April 2017
Dr.H. H. Holmes should be added to the highest count killer list, with his kills being said to rank over 200 2600:1:9806:393F:54DE:FE7E:F9F5:BE9A (talk) 22:16, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 26 April 2017
Please change "Wolfgang Schmidt"  to "Beate Schmidt" to reflect Schmidt's name change and transition. The link to "Wolfgang Schmidt" already redirects to "Beate Schmidt. Sericea (talk) 14:10, 26 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done —MRD2014 📞 contribs 01:56, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 May 2017
Change "You can help by expanding this list." to "You can help by expanding this list. Please do not expand the list by killing people." 67.55.158.132 (talk) 02:39, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Thank you for your attempt to lighten up Wikipedia. I think it is funny. However, this is an encyclopedia and the articles are intended to be serious. Readers looking for accurate information will not find them amusing. regards,  DRAGON BOOSTER   ★  03:24, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

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Amelia Dyer
Amelia Dyer should probably be added by someone... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.166.146.183 (talk) 13:14, 4 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: - this page is only for post 1900s 142.150.189.78 (talk) 21:30, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 June 2017
Add the old 'please do not expand this list by killing people'. MandoMagic (talk) 14:25, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
 * --Moxy (talk) 14:32, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 July 2017
49.188.2.208 (talk) 10:13, 6 July 2017 (UTC) hugo willis is a killer
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Semi-protected edit request on 12 July 2017
Harold Shipman should top this list with 218 kills confirmed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Shipman \ 86.31.134.106 (talk) 09:51, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done He is listed in the section on medical professionals. Izno (talk) 14:36, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 July 2017
Add Richard Kuklinski to the list. Convicted of 8 murders and thought to have killed around 200 people. Also known as "the Iceman". 67.81.243.7 (talk) 04:07, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 29 July 2017
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Semi-protected edit request on 2 August 2017
Please remove the unsourced and WP:BLP violating claim that Hu Wanlin is a serial killer with 146 proven victims. His article makes it clear that while he was arrested on suspicion of killing 146 people, when he was tried his only conviction was for practising medicine without a licence 2A02:C7D:3CAF:D900:D9D8:709E:9D49:ED56 (talk) 20:42, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 23:35, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * It is quite clear in WP's own article Hu Wanlin and the sources that it cites that the subject listed here as a "notable serial killer" was never convicted or proven to be such; and so cannot and should not be included in this list. There is no reliable source cited on this page to prove the claim for inclusion. There are endless amounts of reliable sources to back the claim that the subject "was thought to have murdered"; but was not convicted of any crime related to such claim. Vote: Remove & Semi-protect. Maineartists (talk) 14:48, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Abul Djabar
Athanatophobos August 16th, 2017

Abul Djabar from Afghanistan killed about sixty people before being caugh and hanged.

He has several wiki pages but none of them is in English : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abul_Djabar — Preceding unsigned comment added by Athanatophobos (talk • contribs) 13:59, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Definition of proven victims?
I have created a page for German serial killer Niels Högel. He was convicted of killing 6 patients and confessed to 30 murders but a police investigation concluded today that he killed at least 90 patients (41 other deaths still under investigation). They said Högel confessed to some murders but in most of cases he could not remember specific details though he did not deny being responsible for their deaths. How should we define proven victims in the list? 90 seems certain but it appears there won't be a new trial as he was already sentenced to life in prison. Should we keep it at 6 or is 90 acceptable, with 131 as the number of possible victims?Johndavies837 (talk) 18:38, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Hu Wanlin
The subject Hu Wanlin does not belong in this article; as can be clearly seen at his WP page. No reliable source was cited here to back the claim that he is / was a "serial killer"; per BLP violation policy "Contentious material about living persons (or, in some cases, recently deceased) that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion") the content has been removed. All sources referencing the subject states the same claim: "thought to be" or "thought to have"; but was never convicted of any crime related to the arrest to be labeled a "serial killer" here. Until such source is provided that clearly proves otherwise, the subject does not belong on this list. Maineartists (talk) 15:05, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
 * he had been added back again in this edit yet again claiming 146 confirmed victims. I have checked the Google Chrome translated verions of both sources provided, and although there seems to have been a 2013 death involving him neither source seems to be very specific about whether the case had concluded or what the charge or outcome was. Of course it goes without saying even if he was convicted of that one murder, that still would not make him a proven serial killer and thus eligible for inclusion. Please remove him, as the page is semi-protected. Thank you. 2A02:C7D:3CAF:D900:13C:525B:E076:2E1E (talk) 16:58, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for keeping an eye out. I figured that this would keep happening. I've removed it per subject's WP page and prior discussions. Maineartists (talk) 19:51, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

Corll listed twice
Both as an individual killer and as a group killer with Brooks and Henley.Menah the Great (talk) 04:26, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 September 2017
Asta0004 (talk) 22:58, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Adam Lanza of the United Statenproved s, 26 proven victims, no unproved victims. No additional notes.

https://www.biography.com/people/adam-lanza-21068899

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10851714/Sandy-Hook-killers-father-I-wish-Adam-had-never-been-born.html
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Mass murder is not the same as serial murder. Sparkling Pessimist   Scream at me!  21:41, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 October 2017
I suggest adding Paul Tibbets and Charles Sweeney to the list of not included but mentioned sentence. I believe this addition has merit because no other single people have had unequivocal responsibility for the mass murder of so many people as direct, intentional and unapologetic results of their actions.

Both parties have their own wikipedia pages as mentioned below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tibbets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sweeney

The correction is to read as follows

This list does not necessarily include war criminals or members of democidal governments, such as Paul Tibbets, Charles Sweeney, Adolf Hitler, Hideki Tojo, Joseph Stalin, or Pol Pot.

Because changes like this cannot be made without your oversight, because there is clear and convincing evidence that these parties are directly responsible for murdering more people than any other individuals, and because it would be negligent to omit these parties from the annals of history in the most honest representation of how acts of depraved indifference impact the lives of so many people, and because refusing to include these parties on the list indicates that Wikipedia cannot be held to standards of academic integrity, I respectfully submit the proposal to you. 71.222.49.84 (talk) 16:37, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Are you serious right now? Those men were just doing their military duty which doesn't make them serial killers. Try again. Sparkling Pessimist   Scream at me!  17:31, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

Order within the same number of confirmed victims?
What should the order within the same number of proven victims be? Descending alphabetical? Descending chronological? Descending by possible victims? —DocWatson42 (talk) 08:07, 16 October 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 October 2017
Carl Eugene Watts

This list is missing this man's name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Eugene_Watts 97.118.101.166 (talk) 14:29, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done See the section: "Serial killers with fewer than 15 proven victims" under Carl "Coral" Watts Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 15:22, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

This Article Should Include More Murders
Being that the number of victims is the primary measure in this article, the article should include both Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 (Francisco Gonzales, 44 killed) and Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 (David Burke, 43 killed). Both of these occurred in the USA and were intentional and deliberate large-scale acts of murder, involving a firearm, caused by one criminal individual. It would be a deficiency and an oversight in the subject matter not to include them in the list.Starhistory22 (talk) 00:11, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * , please read the first sentence of this article: A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people, in two or more separate events over a period of time, for primarily psychological reasons.emphasis added Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 and Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 have separate articles. Each was a single event.  Neither the weapons used nor the death toll makes a killer a serial killer.  Both articles are already part of the Category:Mass murder in the United States.  Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 00:20, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

How about Richard Speck? 9 November 2017 32.209.120.186 (talk) 04:02, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't know, what about Richard Speck? Please make a specific suggestion for what you think should be included or changed so we can properly address your suggestion. Thank you.  Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 04:04, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 November 2017
Edmund Kemper - He committed necrophilia with the dead bodies he dismembered 50.204.11.222 (talk) 20:05, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
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Add Dr Harold Shipman UK
Jailed for 15 of a suspected 250 deaths that had probably gone on throughout his medical career. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flaphappy (talk • contribs) 16:57, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

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Mikhail Popkov
Is it possible to add a Russian serial killer Mikhail Popkov to the list? Source for example: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/mikhail-popkov-the-werewolf-serial-killer-worst-murderer-soviet-russia-history-worlds-worst-serial-a7654361.html Thank you in advance. 37.157.100.168 (talk) 18:05, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 March 2018
199.87.177.15 (talk) 19:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC) Morgan Denes is also a cereal killer. She killed 15 people!
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Elizabeth Báthory and H. H. Holmes (I know both have been recommended befir, but I bring information the requests didn't have
Add Elizabeth Báthory (possibly one of the most prolific serial killers). I believe her confirmed kills were zero as some people believe she was framed, but one of her servants claimed to find a list of over 600 victims.

Add H. H. Holmes (one of the most well known serial killers whose identity is known). He was convicted of killing one (but was proven to kill at approximately 9) he might have killed anywhere from 20 to 200 and confessed to killing over 20 (but some were still alive, and he constantly changed it to confuse everybody) BenjaminClaudee (talk) 22:46, 5 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done:  This article is not for serials killers before 1900.  There is List_of_serial_killers_before_1900 for that, and both of your suggestions are on that list.  RudolfRed (talk) 19:02, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Dandupalya Gang
The Dandupalya gang consisting of ten men and one woman were convicted of 14 murders. The gang operated mostly in Bangalore-India. They would murder their victims and then indulge in necrophilia. The modus operandi was the woman member would generally knock on doors and ask for a drink of water. When the householder went inside to fetch a glass of water, the gand would barge in and carry out their operations. They generally targeted housewives.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/11-Dandupalya-gang-members-get-death/article15764297.ece http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2017/mar/17/dandupalya-gang-member-after-three-decades-1582272.html http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-infamous-dandupalya-gang-returns-to-haunt-basavanagudi-police-1496803 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.212.204.87 (talk) 03:48, 22 April 2018 (UTC)

About M. Jaishankar's section
At the time of this writing, M. Jaishankar's section within this article says that he "is now kept under heavy security measures". However, according to M. Jaishankar's article (at the time of this writing), he died February 27, 2018. If he has died, I am pretty sure that he isn't being kept under "heavy security measures" any more. I think his section within this article should be updated, but I am not sure how the "Notes"-section within his section should be rephrased. Heart of Destruction (talk) 10:29, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Updated - thanks for the information.  Scr ★ pIron IV 11:33, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 May 2018
Pedro Alonso Lopez shown as #2 with 110 confirmed victims: That number is misleading at best as only 57 victims have ever been confirmed, the rest are assumed. I think that at least a notation of this fact is required.

[Originally charged with 53 murders, Lopez saw the ante boosted to 110 as a result of his detailed confessions. As Major Victor Lascano, director of the Ambato prison, explained: "If someone confesses to 53 you find and hundreds more you don't, you tend to believe what he says." Lascano also told reporters, in response to questions, that "I think his estimate of 300 is very low, because in the beginning he cooperated with us and took us each day to three or four hidden corpses. But then he tired, changed his mind, and stopped helping."] ~ Michael Newton - An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers﻿ 24.165.55.113 (talk) 15:26, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Hunting Humans: An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers by Michael Newton is published by Loompanics Unlimited, a notorious publisher with very poor practices and horrid quality control. Nothing published by this now-defunct printer can be considered a WP:RS.  Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 20:26, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

Nikolas Jacob Cruz
Nikolas Jacob Cruz should be removed from this list because he does not fit the definition of serial killer given in the first paragraph, specifically: "There are gaps of time between the killings" (sometimes called a "cooling off period" between killings). Cruz might be more correctly categorized as a spree killer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.168.161.46 (talk) 01:58, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 June 2018
2600:6C44:77F:FFC2:5DA4:F68:9E11:BDE7 (talk) 00:27, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 4 July 2018
BlazinWraith (talk) 05:04, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
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Steven Massof
Can Steven Massof be removed from the "Medical professionals" list? The article lists him with "100+" proven victims, but the evidence is just that he claimed in court to have killed 100 people. I'm also not sure he meets the definition of a serial killer -- his killings were done as a worker at the Kermit Gosnell clinic. So he acted under some kind of instructions, and his killings were not really distinct events. (Also, WikiBlame says Massof was originally inserted into the article by a user who is now banned.) 2607:FEA8:BC9F:F4EB:B9D6:662A:69D0:FD77 (talk) 05:22, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Significant killer not included - disputed
I thought there was an Indian serial killer who is believed to have operated all over the country with impunity for 4 decades or more and have heard estimates of 800+ victims. Cant remember his name but I got the impression he was well known. Can we research this? Skamay (talk) 17:37, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

I put him in thug Behram. Significant member but now I see he might be too early. Can someone put my work in right place if needed? I'm tired now it's late. Skamay (talk) 18:29, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Latest additions
Haunted Spy, regarding your recent additions, make sure that all of the entries are actually about serial killers. Killing three or more people does not automatically make one a serial killer. It's why the first sentence of this article is defined the way it is. A mass murderer, for example, is not automatically a serial killer. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 21:18, 12 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I always check the pages first before adding them - I've missed some of them as they classify as spree killers and not serial killers. So, no need to worry! Haunted Spy (talk) 06:11, 13 September 2018‎ (UTC)
 * Haunted Spy, thanks. I was also concerned about spree killers being added, but, like the Spree killer article notes, distinguishing between a serial killer and a spree killer is somewhat debated. But, yeah, I agree that we should keep spree killing listings out of the article as well. Some sources might label a spree killer as a serial killer, though. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 20:58, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Suggested edits to lead
Hi, as the article is protected I'd like to suggest some edits to the lead:


 * the definition of three or more people is not universal, some authorities including the FBI set it at two, others at four. Nor I think does anyone specifically set three people and two events as the minimum? I suggest the following first sentence:
 * "A serial killer is a multiple murderer who kills in separate events over a period of time, for primarily psychological reasons."
 * "he/she" is an unnecessary formulation and I suggest it be replaced with singular they.
 * "and/or" is another unnecessary formulation (WP:ANDOR) and I think just "and" would work in this case.
 * "The complex nature of serial killers, their crimes, discrepancies caused by geographic location and/or time, and the investigations related to these persons results in difficulties in organization and ranking." is on the whole a very confusing sentence. I'm not even really sure what reason it's trying to give for organization and ranking being difficult. I suggest as a possible rewording:
 * "Organization and ranking of serial killings is made difficult by the complex nature of serial killers, and incomplete knowledge of the full extent of many killers' crimes"
 * "definitely" doesn't need to be in bold face.

79.2.234.49 (talk) 13:10, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Tronvillain and I have addressed the IP at Talk:Serial killer. Like I stated there, the sources clearly state that "three or more" is the standard. And Wikipedia commonly leads with the most common definition first. That is WP:Due. Wikipedia usually commits to a definition, regardless of a minority definition also existing. The minority definition gets its due, but not before the most common definition. The sources don't define "serial killer" in the vague way you are defining it. They do not state "A serial killer is a type of multiple murderer, distinguished by their crimes occurring sporadically over a period of months or years (in contrast to a mass murderer who kills many people at once in a single place, and a spree killer who kills many people in a short period of time but in several places)." And the reason they don't is because simply having murdered multiple people does not make one a serial killer. The baseline exists for the reason that the article states, and so does the important "abnormal psychological gratification" and "cooling off period" aspect (which the lead currently words as "a significant period of time between [the murders]"). The FBI can do what it wants (although an editor in the RfC stated that the FBI also uses the "three or more" criteria, and I'd need to check the most recent way the FBI defines the term), but the FBI is the outlier or rather significant minority in this case (as made clear by the sources noting what most experts agree on for the definition). The FBI is also United States-centric. But then again, it seems that most research on serial killers has taken place in the United States.


 * Guideline changes can be easily made, though. I'm familiar with the editor focusing on the WP:ANDOR guideline. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 18:27, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 September 2018
Update citation #783 URL from http://hellhorror.com/killers/serial_killer/51/Henry-Lee-Lucas.html to https://hellhorror.com/serial-killer-51/Henry-Lee-Lucas.html Razorlegacy (talk) 16:50, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Random character sequence (talk) 19:03, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 October 2018
Please do not expand the list by killing people. Yeetyeetus65 (talk) 19:23, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: I can understand your concern however that notice at the top means expand the list with factual, sourced information aka research.  ♪♫Al  ucard   16♫♪  19:50, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

this edit tho
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_serial_killers_by_number_of_victims&direction=prev&oldid=526884099 Huff slush7264   talk  10:54, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 November 2018
change wwomen to women, Russel Maurice Johnson's text. 64.231.69.192 (talk) 23:50, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Thank you, - FlightTime  ( open channel ) 23:55, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

Ansis Kaupēns
Ansis Kaupēns was added to the list with a body count of 90 when his individual page claims he murdered 19 people. He should be moved to the list of killers with less than 30 victims. Musphaq (talk) 12:33, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

Niels Högel
Not too long ago, ex-nurse Niels Högel admitted to killing at least 100 of his patients, and the victim count could even be higher, which is still under investigation. Sources can be found in his article, especially the German version. He should be added to the list of the worst murderers for sure. Noweeaboohoo (talk) 18:31, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I ust admit that the lead section of that article seems a little self-contradictory:
 * "Högel has confessed to killing 30 patients but in 2017 a police investigation concluded that he was responsible for at least 90 deaths.[2] In November 2017, German prosecutors said that the number of victims was at least 106,[3] with Högel admitting, in October 2018, to murdering 100 patients."
 * So which is it, 30 or 100? Or at least 100?? But until those other cases are fully investigated and proven (if ever) I guess he has to stay at "6". I suspect this is not unusual for serial killers. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:40, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

He was asked if the allegations, that he killed at least 100 people, were "mostly true" ('größtenteils wahr") and he simply answered with "Yes". So he did not confess an exact number (which is might not know at all), but if 100+ is "mostly" true, we can assume that is is at least 90 or so. Keep in mind that the word "mostly" did not come from him, but from the judge. So "mostly" can also include "100% true". The number 30 comes from the 30 cases that the first day of the court hearing was about. The other cases will just be "for the record" as he already would get the maximum possible sentence if convicted for 30 murders. In Germany we do not have something like 600 years prison sentence. Life long is the maximum. From thoses 30 cases on the first days he admitted 14. As he already was convited of 6 murders, that brings the number already to 20 that were explicitly proven. Here some recent articles which you can translate with a software of your choice  87.143.222.146 (talk) 10:05, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
 * I'd agree that it is normal practice to allow cases to "remain on file," if there no perceived benefit in prosecuting the, particularly when the maximum sentence for that crime is likely to be imposed. So these additional to 30 may well be never be fully investigated. I somehow suspect that he himself may have lost count and probably did not keep details records for the later purposes of en enycyclopdia. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:47, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 December 2018
Please add Harold Shipman to the list =     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Shipman he was nickamed Dr. Death with a victim count of 250 victims thank you 188.129.38.50 (talk) 23:47, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
 * He's already mentioned at the top of the list and also in the Medical professionals section. RudolfRed (talk) 00:33, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Amelia Dyer
Amelia Dyer or The Reading Baby Farmer reached a total of 12 confirmed victims and a suspected count of 200-400+ victims. All of her victims where unwanted infants that she had taken into her care in order to support herself. She died in 1897, state execution by hanging. (L.N.F.O) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.176.237.2 (talk) 13:24, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 January 2019
Vladimir lenin as a war criminal is debated. If so, Ally leaders should be put in as examples of war criminals too, for the bombing of Japan, Hamburg bombardment, etc. The Last Division (talk) 19:25, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. – Jonesey95 (talk) 21:18, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Johnny Lee Thornton
https://www.leagle.com/decision/19811867517fsupp135011680

On January 12-13, 1977, Johnny Lee Thornton was a Specialist 4 in the United States Army, assigned to the 463rd Military Police Company, and was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Thornton was on active duty as a member of the United States Army, and was working as a military policeman assigned to the Game Warden Section of the Provost Marshal Office at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Thornton's duties consisted of the random and selected patrolling of Fort Leonard Wood. Thornton checked permits, assisted sportsmen, and patrolled for fish and game violators, poachers, and trespassers. He was also to search for illegal trash dumping; the destruction, dumping or cutting of trees; and the destruction of wildlife food plots.

Thornton's work involved a minimal amount of supervision and a high degree of professional competence. In addition to his game and wildlife duties set out above Thornton also had authority to arrest military personnel and to detain civilians for any suspected crimes and could make such arrests or detention on any and all parts of the military base. It was Army policy that the detention of civilians for suspected crimes be limited to only such time necessary to release a civilian to federal or state law enforcement officials. EQUIPMENT: On the evening of January 12, 1977, Thornton reported for duty and was issued several items of United States Army equipment. He was issued a four-wheel drive military police jeep which was utilized by Thornton while he was on duty on January 12-13, 1977. The vehicle was clearly marked as a military police vehicle and Thornton was in full military uniform at all times during this period. He was also issued a U. S. Army 45-calibre pistol, several rounds of ammunition, two pairs of military police handcuffs and one military police badge. It was not unusual for someone acting in Thornton's capacity to check out two pairs of handcuffs or several rounds of ammunition before going on duty.

DETAILS: While on duty on the evening of January 12-13, 1977, Thornton stopped a vehicle by using his red emergency lights on his military police jeep. The vehicle was driven by Anthony Lee Bates and occupied by passengers Wesley Hawkins, Juanita Ann Deckard, and Linda Needham. All the occupants of the car were teenagers who lived in the Fort Leonard Wood area. Thornton informed Bates and Hawkins that the South Gate Texaco station, a nearby gas station which is not on United States property, had been robbed and that Bates' car *1353 matched the description of the car involved in the robbery. While the South Gate Texaco station was not, in fact, robbed on January 12-13, 1977, if the South Gate Texaco station had been robbed, as Thornton alleged, he would have had the authority to stop and detain suspected vehicles on the military base while he was on duty.

After stopping the vehicle, Thornton ordered the two males, Bates and Hawkins, to get out of the car. He handcuffed Bates and Hawkins' hands behind their backs and placed the two youths in the back seat of the military police jeep. Then, without provocation, Thornton shot Anthony Lee Bates and Wesley Hawkins through the chest with his military issue 45-calibre pistol as they sat handcuffed in the back seat of the jeep.

After shooting Bates and Hawkins, Thornton ordered Juanita Ann Deckard and Linda Needham into the jeep and took them to a cabin on a remote part of the Army base. He then forcibly raped the girls and forced them to commit oral sodomy upon each other and to commit oral sodomy upon him.

Afterwards, Thornton took the girls outside, to another area, and shot the two girls. He then buried all four victims in the snow and left them for dead. '''NOTE: Juanita Ann Deckard, played dead, and when Thornton departed the area, she walked through the heavy snow, and a thickly wooded area, for over five miles, to a residence to seek out help. ''' Anthony Lee Bates, Wesley Hawkins, and Linda Needham died as a result of the gunshot wounds inflicted by Thornton. Juanita Ann Deckard was the only survivor of Thornton's attack. On July 26, 1977, in criminal proceedings, Thornton was convicted of murder in the first degree, assault with intent to kill, rape, and kidnapping for the purpose of committing rape.

Thornton is also a possible person of interest in the October 1976 disappearance of two other teenagers from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Convicted of Killing 3, Attempted Murder of 1 Person of Interest in the Killing of at least 2 others

SENTENCED TO: Consecutive Life Sentences and Serving Time in the B.O.P. Tucson, Arizona.

184.63.126.29 (talk) 21:33, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

ADDITIONAL CASE BACKGROUND: The U.S. District Court was expected to go to the jury early Tuesday afternoon, according to Judge William Collinson. Thornton, a 23-year-old father of three, sat with downcast eyes, surrounded by attorneys throughout the trial, which began on June 18 1977. The defendant's mother, Deanie Thornton, testified in barely audible tones Monday that her son began having frequent headaches after his father, John Warden, choked, beat and shot at him as a preschool child. She said she hid from Warden and lived in 20 to 25 places, including an abandoned car. She said her son lost consciousness at least twice during the healings, and the last time Thornton saw his father was "when he almost choked him to death," requiring the youngster lo have surgery. She later married Bruce Thornton, who gave his name to her children. As the prosecution began its case Monday, Miss Deekard testified that she and Linda Needham, 16, had told Thornton their names during the episode and he never referred to them by other names. Prosecution witness Dr. William Clary of Springfield, Mo., testified last week that the two girls represented in Thornton's mind his wife and mother, while the two boys represented a threat to his relationship with the wife and mother. Testimony showed Thornton told the teenagers their car matched the description of one used in a robbery. He then handcuffed and shot the two boys in his jeep, drove all four to a game warden's cabin, and forced the girls to perform various sexual acts before killing Miss Needham, according to testimony. Miss Needham, 16, Anthony Lee Bales, 18, and Wesley Hawkins, 18, all of Plato, Mo., were shot to death on the night of Jan. 12. Miss Deekard, who was shot twice, was picked up by a passing motorist after struggling through several miles of rugged, snowy terrain. Earlier on Monday, Military Policeman Mike Mason testified that Thornton was "one of the most well-liked people around, a good M.P. and a real good game warden." The trial was moved to Council Bluffs after judges in St. Joseph and Springfield, Mo., ruled impartial juries could not be selected in those cities

James S. Reist (SSG, U.S. Army, Law Enforcement Cmd - Retired 1972-1995)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 January 2019
You have excluded Harold Shipman 250 victimaa 82.13.86.135 (talk) 22:44, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
 * No, he's mentioned above the first table, and is actually listed later under Medical Professionals. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 22:59, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

Harold Shipman
I think you might want to check out Harold Shipman. He’ll be ranked third in your list of most deadly serial killers. Stretchvxr (talk) 00:12, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 February 2019
Charles Raymond "Charlie" Starkweather Tripoetry (talk) 06:25, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: no article linked to DannyS712 (talk) 07:04, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 March 2019
I noticed that Eric Edgar Cooke wasn't on this list, and he has eight confirmed victims. Is there some reason that he is not on the list of 'Serial killers with fewer than 15 proven victims?' Catmando999   Check out his talk page!  22:20, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Pending-protection-unlocked.svg Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. NiciVampireHeart 22:22, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Indiscriminate list of serial killers
This article is incredibly long, and reads more like an indiscriminate list of serial killers organized by number of murders. Perhaps it should only include serial killers with 10 confirmed or suspected murders? Edit: I think I'll do this without consensus, because the article is even more massive than I thought. Alex of Canada (talk) 22:54, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Certainly my approval. Onetwothreeip (talk) 02:46, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm glad you agree. 500,000 bytes is way larger than any article should be. Alex of Canada (talk) 02:55, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I certainly am not in support of your unilateral edits and apparently neither is the editor below. We now have a list that excludes only a particular group. Perhaps you could split the article into new ones, organized by quantity? Any thoughts, ?  D ÅRTH B ØTTØ ( T • C ) 23:43, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Corrl
Corrl is listed on the page twice, one under the normal listing for 15-30 victims and one under the group listing. He should be removed from one, probably the lone listing. Promestein (talk) 18:33, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Aileen Wuornos
Why is Aileen Wuornos not listed on this page? She is proven to have killed at least seven men in the Florida area and possibly more. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sunshine611 (talk • contribs) 04:45, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 April 2019
Kenneth Erskine 	 United Kingdom 	1986 	7 	11 	Known as "The Stockwell Stranger",

Erskine is known as the Stockwell STRANGLER. Please add the missing L.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpeazbSxF5M HogBum (talk) 14:37, 18 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done RudolfRed (talk) 16:23, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Richard Kuklinski
Shouldn't Richard Kuklinski be on a different list? A mob hitman and contract killer should be under a different heading than a list described as: "This part of the list contains all serial killers with fewer than five proven victims who acted alone and were neither medical professionals nor contract killers." (Emphasis mine) Thank you. :) --68.47.112.13 (talk) 09:39, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 May 2019
The Egyptian Serial Killer, Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour, is said to have been active in Qalyoubeya, this is a typo, it's Qalyubia, and has a Wiki page on it's own, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalyubia_Governorate Sopyan7 (talk) 22:29, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done DannyS712 (talk) 02:30, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 May 2019
Giovani Brusca &lt;refAll that’s Interesting >&lt;Time magazine /> 198.133.167.86 (talk) 22:29, 24 May 2019 (UTC) Giovanni Brusca Number of proven victims 100, suspected up to 200 murders
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. DannyS712 (talk) 18:33, 25 May 2019 (UTC)


 * 198.133.167.86: I hope you don't mind, I edited your comment slightly, fixing lint errors and trying to preserve your intent. —Anomalocaris (talk) 04:33, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 May 2019
Abul Djbar Afghan serial killer proven up to 65 murders, suspected up to 300 murders 198.133.167.86 (talk) 22:44, 24 May 2019 (UTC) Abul Djbar was on this list, but has been removed! &lt;ref>Murderpedia Thought Catalog&lt;/ref>
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. DannyS712 (talk) 18:30, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
 * 198.133.167.86: I hope you don't mind, I edited your comment slightly, fixing lint errors and trying to preserve your intent. —Anomalocaris (talk) 04:33, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 June 2019
Niels Högel - Proven 85 - Convisted for 300+ Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/world/europe/germany-nurse-serial-killer.html?emc=edit_na_20190606&ref=headline&nl=breaking-news Asif2bd (talk) 10:27, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ❌ Does not match current content at Niels Högel. You need to address that article first? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:51, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * On second thoughts, it seems the main article has been updated, but not the lead section. So I have copied some text and a source from there. But I think the totals also need to be updated here, and possibly the description rationalized also. Thanks for commenting. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:52, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * All now seems ok. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:28, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

Niels Högel
Högel is listed with far fewer proven and suspected murders than the Wiki page on him suggests. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_H%C3%B6gel
 * He was just sentenced to a second lifetime in prison for 85 additional proven victims. Making it up to 91 proven victims and maybe many more suspected --CaptainCnautsch (talk) 09:50, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * See edit request below. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:23, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

Medical professionals and pseudo-medical professionals
Why are these in an entirely separate list? Is it valid to exclude them all from the first list of "Serial killers with the highest known victim count"? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:27, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 July 2019
For the entry, "Ted Kaczynski" there is (1) no source, (2) editorializing and opinion presented as fact: "...illogically justified..." the word "illogically" is the editor's opinion and has no place in an objective fact-based encyclopedia, and (3) the inclusion of this individual in a list of "serial killers" is disputed: Kaczynski had ideological justifications for his killings and his targets and victims were consistent with this ideology. Moreover, this ideology is not unique to him--it's held by many other thinkers (as is evidenced by the common claim that Kaczynski's ideas are "unoriginal"). This is also why he is often cited as a "terrorist." Do the wikipedia editors acknowledge a distinction between terrorism and serial killing? Qpooqpoo (talk) 18:50, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: Removed editorialised term as per MOS:PUFF and added a citation. However, serial killer is an appropriate term for Kaczynski given that there are three or more victims, over some time, in separate events. If you feel otherwise, please establish community consensus before requesting edits. Melmann 17:17, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 July 2019
Elizabeth Wettlaufer should be added under Medical Professionals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Wettlaufer Thanks. JSP 70.52.189.207 (talk) 23:12, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please propose specific wikitext alongside an appropriate source and then reopen the request. Melmann 13:39, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 August 2019
Bruno Ludke German Serial killer, proven number of victims 51 murders, possibly murdered 86. This should be moved up to serial killers with the highest kill count. He confessed to these murders additionally. This should be moved from disputed cases to serial killers with the highest number of victims list! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:39, 11 August 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌ There's a sourced note explaining why the case is disputed. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 17:31, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

Ed Gein
There should be ED GEIN on the list. He was a base for a lot of movies and there is a lot of confusion in the internet. He was a real figure based on which Texas Chainsaw Masacre movie was created. Letherface is also based on him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.11.122.178 (talk) 14:39, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

There should be : David Berkowitz on the list — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.11.122.178 (talk) 14:56, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 August 2019
Why is the Female homicides in Ciudad Juarez not listed in here? The article is listed in list of serial killers by country, unidentified serial killers list! It involves the unsolved 370 confirmed murders of women and girls in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, México! I thought it should be included in this list of serial killers by number of victims 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:24, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. - Frood (talk!) 19:27, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 August 2019
Why are the Kotakethana murders not included on this list? Kotakethana murders in Sri Lanka, all 15 cases remain unsolved! Including three double murders. I am wondering why it is not included on here?! Multiple suspects charged, but nobody has been convicted. 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:52, 25 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — MRD2014 (talk) 00:03, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 August 2019
Why has Giovanni Brusca been removed from this list? He was a member of Sicilian mafia, but also committed multiple murders on his own personal terms. I’m not sure why you include hitmen on this list, but take him off the list?! It even states that this list excludes contract killers and medical professionals.

References: All that’s interesting Time magazine.com 198.133.167.86 (talk) 05:06, 25 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. You need to be more specific with your sources. — MRD2014 (talk) 00:03, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 August 2019
Carl Grobmann is listed on here with much less victims than the Wikipedia article suggests. He clearly is listed on the wiki article to have committed at least 26 murders. Now he seems to be taken off this list altogether!? He should be listed on here! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:14, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — <b style="color:green">MRD2014</b> (<b style="color:blue">talk</b>) 00:03, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 August 2019
Émile Louis

French serial killer, preyed on handicapped women during the 1970s. References: The telegraph BBC.com 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:25, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. You need to more specific with your sources. — <b style="color:green">MRD2014</b> (<b style="color:blue">talk</b>) 00:03, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Mahmoud al Werfalli
I am just requesting that Mahmoud al Werfalli be included on this list?!

He is an Libyan serial killer, and war criminal, has committed numerous executions, either ordering the executions or executing the prisoners him self! He is responsible for 33 murders

Revenues: International justice monitor

International Criminal Court 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:21, 31 August 2019 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 2 September 2019
It does not say at all in the article that Luis garavito committed his murders in Ecuador or Venezuela! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 05:37, 2 September 2019 (UTC)


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Semi-protected edit request on 3 September 2019
Henry Chibueze, Nigerian serial killer, responsible for the murders of 200 people! Led a brutal campaign of kidnap and murder. Dailymail.co.uk 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:27, 3 September 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌. It's not clear what changes you want to make.  Please make a precise request and cite reliable sources to verify any information.  (The Daily Mail is often considered not reliable).  –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 14:25, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 September 2019
It says that Harold Shipmen actually began his crimes in 1971

pan.bmj.com

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:46, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
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Semi protected edit request on 8 Sepetember 2019
Please remove Andrés Leonardo Achipiz, 30 kills, since he is a hired killer and therefore does not meet the requirement established at the top of that section of not being a contract killer. 1.152.110.120 (talk) 12:51, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done <b style="color:black">Nici</b><b style="color:purple">Vampire</b><b style="color:black">Heart</b> 18:16, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Louis Van Schoor
Louis Van Schoor should be listed on here. South African serial killer, confessed to over 100 murders, with 39+ proven murders, during apartheid South Africa. 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:13, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

<The Guardian> <Murderpedia> <mg.co.za>
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Semi-protected edit request on 18 September 2019
Richard Kuklinski needs to be removed from this list! Contract killers are not to be included on this list! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:35, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: for that entry, it says "believed to have killed not only as a hitman but also on his own initiative", so he was a serial killer in addition to killer for hire. RudolfRed (talk) 17:28, 18 September 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 September 2019
The article does not state that Luis Garavito comitted any of his crimes in Ecuador or Venezuela! It only states Colombia! It should only include Colombia! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:27, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 18 September 2019
It says in the Wikipedia article that Samual Little was only convicted of 8 murders, and the article nowhere says he was convicted of 27 additional murders in June of 2019. He needs to be moved to serial killers with 10 to 14 proven murders! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:39, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 18 September 2019
Robert Pickton was only convicted of 6 murders, so he should be moved to serial killers with 10 to 14 proven murders list! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:41, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 22 September 2019
Please include Louis Van Shoor on this list, serial killer who killed 39-40 blacks during apartheid South Africa. Confessed to at least 100. 198.133.167.86 (talk)

<http://www.revolvy.com>


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Giovanni Brusca
Please include Giovanni Brusca on this list! Suspected to have committed up to 200 murders, he was a member of the Sicilian mafia, but he also is suspected to have committed many murders on his own terms. 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:14, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Time magazine > content > article

http://La mafia.wikidot.org/w/index.php?title=talk
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Mahmoud al-Werfalli
Please include Mahmoud al-Werfalli on this list! Committed up to at least 33 murders or war crimes. 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:26, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

http://www.icc-cpi.int/Libya/al-Werfalli

http://www.midleeasteye.net/news/Libyan-com


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Louis Van Schoor
Many sources say that Louis Van Schoor killed 39 people, rather than 9! 39 murders should be listed on here! Possibly as many as 101 people. 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:48, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

http://www.theguardian.com

www.taipeitimes.com

http://quadrant.org


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Semi-protected edit request on 25 September 2019
Hermann Duft and Hans Wilhelm Bossier should be included on this list! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:17, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

http://m.youtube.com

http://archive.org


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Semi-protected edit request on 26 September 2019
Carl Grossman should be included on this list! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:15, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

http://pages.uoregion.edu

http://murderpedia.org

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Semi-protected edit request on 27 September 2019
The Kokakethana murders from Sri Lanka should be put on this list! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:16, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

http://www.newsfirst.ik

http://www.sunday.ik
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Semi-protected edit request on 29 September 2019
Pedro López is listed with only 3 murders on this list, so that article should be included in serial killers with less than 5 proven victims rather than serial killers with the highest known victim count 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:35, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
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Louis Van Schoor
Louis Van Schoor should be listed with at least 39 murders, rather than 9! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:25, 1 October 2019 (UTC) http://mg.co.za
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Semi-protected edit request on 1 October 2019
The Mitsero murders in Cyprus should be included on here! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:36, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

http://cyprustimes.com

http://reuters.com

http://in-cyprus.com
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Semi-protected edit request on 3 October 2019
Nigerian Serial killer Gracious-David West should be included in List of serial killers with 15 to 30 proven murders list! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:30, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

http://www.legit.ng

http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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Semi-protected edit request on 3 October 2019
The Mitsero murders in Cyprus should included on this list! It should be included in List of serial killers with 10 to 14 proven murders list! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:23, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

http://in-cyprus.com

http://cyprus-mail.com

http://www.ekathimerini.com
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Semi-protected edit request on 3 October 2019
Nicos Metaxas should included on this list with 7 proven murders, in Cyprus. 198.133.167.86 (talk) 14:13, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

http://www.theguardian.com

http://www.independent.co.uk
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Semi-protected edit request on 4 October 2019
I request that Yves Trudeau should be included in serial killers with the highest number of victims list on this page! He committed 43 murders. 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:19, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

http://web.archive.org/web

http://www.vice.com


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Semi-protected edit request on 4 October 2019
It should be listed that Pedro López committed some of his murders in Chile as well! 198.133.167.86 (talk) 04:39, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

http://www.biography.com

http://historydaily.org

http://aldianews.com


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