No Further Event Killers

Rex Heuermann became one of America’s most infamous alleged serial killers after being charged in connection with the Gilgo Beach murders on Long Island. The architect from Massapequa Park shocked the United States because prosecutors alleged he secretly murdered multiple women for years while outwardly living as a married family man and successful New York professional. The Gilgo Beach investigation became one of the most heavily publicized serial killer cases in modern American history after human remains were discovered along Ocean Parkway near Long Island’s South Shore. Authorities later accused Heuermann of targeting vulnerable women, particularly sex workers, before allegedly carrying out murders over an extended period while avoiding detection for more than a decade.

Richard “Rich” Hoover became known in true crime history after participating in the 1985 murder-for-hire killing of 24-year-old Army veteran Rodney Fancher in Nashville, Michigan. Prosecutors alleged Hoover acted as the contract killer in a conspiracy orchestrated by members of Fancher’s future in-laws, turning the homicide into one of Michigan’s most disturbing family-driven murder plots. The case attracted major attention because the murder was allegedly motivated by efforts to prevent Rodney Fancher from marrying his fiancée. Investigators later uncovered a conspiracy involving multiple offenders connected to the victim’s future wife and her parents. The calculated nature of the killing, combined with the betrayal and financial arrangement behind the murder, made the case heavily discussed in true crime media and murder-for-hire case reporting for decades.

Richard Matthew Allen became one of America’s most heavily discussed accused killers after being arrested in connection with the Delphi murders in Indiana. The case became a worldwide true crime phenomenon because investigators released haunting audio and video evidence from the crime scene while the murders remained unsolved for years. Allen’s arrest shocked the public because he had lived quietly within the Delphi community for years while allegedly remaining hidden in plain sight. The investigation generated enormous online obsession, countless internet theories and massive media scrutiny, turning the Delphi murders into one of the most discussed American homicide investigations of the modern internet era.

Richard Beasley became known as the “Craigslist Serial Killer” after orchestrating a series of murders involving fake job advertisements posted online in Ohio during 2011. Prosecutors alleged Beasley used Craigslist employment listings to lure financially vulnerable men to isolated rural locations where they were robbed, shot, and buried in shallow graves. The case generated national attention because it exposed how online classified platforms could be exploited by violent offenders targeting strangers. Investigators later connected Beasley to multiple killings and attempted murders linked to the fake employment scheme. The horrifying combination of internet deception, execution-style murders, and burial sites hidden in wooded areas made the case one of the most infamous online predator serial killer investigations in modern American criminal history.

Richard Francis Cottingham became one of the most infamous serial killers in American history after murdering numerous women and girls in New York and New Jersey between 1967 and 1980. Known as the "Torso Killer" because several victims were dismembered, Cottingham targeted women he encountered in hotels, bars, and areas associated with sex work. Following his arrest in 1980, he was convicted of multiple murders and later confessed to additional killings, making him one of the most prolific identified serial killers in the northeastern United States.

Robert Black Farmer became one of Australia’s most notorious child killers after the 2008 murder of 18-year-old Lauren Huxley on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Prosecutors alleged Farmer abducted Lauren as she walked home from a night out before sexually assaulting and murdering her, triggering one of the largest and most publicized homicide investigations in Queensland history. The case generated national outrage because of Lauren’s age, the predatory nature of the attack, and the extensive manhunt that followed. Investigators later uncovered forensic evidence linking Farmer to the crime, while media coverage focused heavily on his criminal history and escalating pattern of sexual offending. The murder remains one of the most infamous stranger-abduction killings in modern Australian criminal history.

Robert Clive Napper became one of the United Kingdom's most infamous serial killers after murdering Rachel Nickell in 1992 and Samantha Bisset and her four-year-old daughter, Jazmine, in 1993. Before his identification, Napper committed numerous violent sexual assaults across South East London, becoming known as the "Green Chain Rapist." Advances in DNA profiling eventually linked him to the murders after years of investigative failures, making his case one of Britain's most significant forensic breakthroughs.

Robert Pape was convicted for his role in the 1998 Pinyon Pines murders, a triple homicide that remained unsolved for nearly two decades before advances in DNA technology revived the investigation. Prosecutors established that Pape and Cristin Smith entered the Friedli home in September 1998, murdered Vicki Friedli, her daughter Becky Friedli and family friend Jon Hayward, then set the residence on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence. Following renewed forensic testing and a lengthy cold-case investigation, Pape was convicted in 2018 of three counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.