Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Samuel Little is the most prolific serial killer in America with a confirmed 60 kills and 38 admitted to.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down17
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkTIL Samuel Little is the most prolific serial killer in America with a confirmed 60 kills and 38 admitted to.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoHe’s the most prolific in the US. I’m sure that’s what OP meant but there are more prolific serial killers in South America, Asia, and Russia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_serial_killers_by_number_of_victims#Serial_killers_with_the_highest_known_victim_count
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoThey did say “in America”. Perhaps he’s towards the top for confirmed kills, though if we include credible suspicions, there are many terrible people that didn’t deserve even the concept of freedom.
He’s the most prolific in the US.
I’m sure that’s what OP meant but there are more prolific serial killers in South America, Asia, and Russia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_serial_killers_by_number_of_victims#Serial_killers_with_the_highest_known_victim_count
They did say “in America”. Perhaps he’s towards the top for confirmed kills, though if we include credible suspicions, there are many terrible people that didn’t deserve even the concept of freedom.