American Killers

Gareth Pursehouse is an American man convicted of the 2020 murder of his ex-girlfriend in Los Angeles, California. The case involved a targeted attack following a prior relationship. He was later convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Gary Green was an American man convicted of the murders of his estranged wife and her young daughter in Texas. The killings were carried out in a violent domestic incident that shocked the community. Green was sentenced to death and later executed in 2023. His case is one of several high-profile executions in Texas involving domestic violence-related murders.

Gary Hilton is an American serial killer known as the "National Forest Serial Killer," responsible for the murders of multiple victims in remote forest areas in the southeastern United States. Hilton was arrested and later convicted of several murders. He received a death sentence and remains on death row. His crimes are notable for targeting hikers and outdoor enthusiasts.

Gary Ray Bowles was an American serial killer known as the "I-95 Killer," responsible for the murders of multiple men across several states in the 1990s. His victims were targeted along the Interstate 95 corridor. Bowles was eventually arrested, convicted, and sentenced to death. He was executed in 2019, and his case remains one of the most notable serial murder cases involving interstate crime patterns in the United States.

Gary Ridgway, known as the “Green River Killer,” is an American serial killer responsible for the murders of dozens of women in Washington State during the 1980s and 1990s. He targeted vulnerable individuals, often sex workers and runaways, and became one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history. Ridgway evaded capture for nearly two decades before advances in DNA technology led to his arrest in 2001. He later pleaded guilty to multiple counts of murder and received numerous life sentences, ensuring he would remain imprisoned for the rest of his life.

Genene Jones is an American former nurse suspected of causing the deaths of multiple infants and children while working in Texas during the 1970s and 1980s. She was convicted in connection with several cases involving the administration of lethal substances. Jones is believed to have been responsible for many more deaths than those officially proven. Her case is one of the most notorious examples of medical serial killing in the United States.

George Emil Banks became one of the most infamous mass killers in Pennsylvania history after murdering 13 people during a shooting spree in Wilkes-Barre on September 25, 1982. Among his victims were five of his own children, their mothers, and several relatives. The murders shocked the United States because of the extraordinary number of family members killed in a single attack. After decades of legal proceedings centred on his mental competency, Banks died in prison in 2024 without ever being executed.

Grant Amato became infamous after murdering members of his own family inside their Florida home in 2019 following an escalating financial and psychological obsession with an online cam model. The case shocked the United States because investigators uncovered extreme levels of deception, addiction, theft and fantasy-driven behavior leading up to the killings. The murders later became one of the internet era’s most heavily discussed family annihilation cases due to the bizarre combination of online obsession, financial ruin and emotional isolation surrounding Amato’s motive. Extensive documentaries, podcasts and streaming coverage transformed the case into a major true crime phenomenon focused on digital addiction and parasocial relationships.