Death Row Killers

Marcel Petiot was a French serial killer active during World War II, who lured victims under the pretense of helping them escape Nazi-occupied France. Instead, he murdered them and disposed of their bodies. After the war, authorities uncovered the extent of his crimes, leading to his arrest and trial. Petiot was convicted and executed by guillotine in 1946, and his case remains one of the most infamous in French criminal history.

Mitchell Sims became one of America's most notorious transient serial killers after carrying out a series of murders across multiple states during the 1980s. Nicknamed the "Pizza Hut Serial Killer," Sims was convicted of abducting, robbing, and murdering pizza delivery driver John Harrington in Las Vegas, Nevada, while investigators also linked him to the murders of another pizza employee and a customer in South Carolina. His willingness to kill complete strangers during robberies, combined with his mobility across state lines, made him one of the FBI's most infamous traveling serial offenders before his execution in 2015.

Nidal Hasan is an American Army officer convicted of carrying out the 2009 Fort Hood shooting in Texas, which resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. The attack was one of the deadliest mass shootings on a U.S. military base. Hasan was arrested, tried, and sentenced to death. The case drew national attention due to its scale, motive, and implications for military security.

Patrick Kenniff was an Australian bushranger who gained notoriety in the late 19th century for violent crimes committed across Queensland. Alongside his brother, he engaged in cattle theft and evaded authorities in remote rural regions, building a reputation as a dangerous outlaw. His name became widely known following the murders of Constable George Doyle and station manager Albert Dahlke in 1902. After a large-scale manhunt, Kenniff was captured and brought to trial. Despite maintaining his innocence, he was convicted and sentenced to death. His execution marked one of the final chapters of Australia’s bushranger era, leaving behind a legacy tied to both outlaw folklore and brutal violence.

Randy Steven Kraft became one of America's most infamous serial killers after murdering at least 16 young men and boys across California, Oregon, and Michigan between 1972 and 1983. Often referred to as the "Scorecard Killer" because of a coded list discovered in his possession after his arrest, Kraft is suspected by investigators of murdering more than 60 victims. Convicted of 16 murders, he was sentenced to death in California, where he remains incarcerated.

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 Biegenwald was an American serial killer responsible for multiple murders in New Jersey during the 1970s and 1980s. He targeted young women and maintained a pattern of violent behavior over several years. Biegenwald was eventually arrested and convicted, receiving multiple life sentences. He died in prison in 2008, and his case remains a significant example of serial murder in the northeastern United States.

Richard Hickock was one of the perpetrators of the 1959 Clutter family murders in Kansas, a crime that became widely known through the book "In Cold Blood." Alongside Perry Smith, he carried out the killings during a robbery. Hickock was arrested, convicted, and executed in 1965. The case remains one of the most famous murder cases in American history and significantly influenced true crime literature.