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Most Notorious Unsolved Murders & Cold Cases A guide to history’s most infamous unsolved murders and cold cases — killings that were never solved, from the Black Dahlia to the Zodiac and beyond, mapped and documented on CrimeAtlas.
Most Notorious Serial Killers of All Time The most infamous serial killers in history, ranked by their known victim counts — from Harold Shipman and Luis Garavito to Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and beyond, each fully documented on CrimeAtlas.
Deadliest Mass & Terror Attacks The deadliest mass murders, terror attacks and mass shootings documented on CrimeAtlas — from the Beslan school siege and the Madrid train bombings to the Mumbai attacks — ranked by death toll.
Most Notorious Female Killers & Serial Killers The most notorious female killers and serial killers in history — Aileen Wuornos, Belle Gunness, Leonarda Cianciulli and more — documented with sources and mapped on CrimeAtlas.
Deadliest School Shootings & Attacks The deadliest school shootings and school attacks documented on CrimeAtlas — from Columbine and Sandy Hook to attacks worldwide — ranked by death toll, with sources.
The Youngest Killers in History Some of the youngest people ever to commit murder — from Mary Bell, who killed at 11, to teenage school shooters and spree killers — each case documented and mapped on CrimeAtlas.
Soviet & Russian Serial Killers The most infamous serial killers of the Soviet Union and Russia — Andrei Chikatilo, Alexander Pichushkin, Anatoly Onoprienko and more — documented and mapped on CrimeAtlas.
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Deadliest cases
By total victim count-
Vlastimir Đorđević and the Kosovo War Crimes - Beslan School Siege
- Harold Shipman - Doctor Death
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The Madrid Train Bombings (11-M) -
Veerappan - The Forest Brigand -
2008 Mumbai Attacks (26/11) -
Crocus City Hall Attack -
Luis Garavito - La Bestia (The Beast) -
November 2015 Paris Attacks (Bataclan) -
Pedro Lopez - Monster of the Andes - Javed Iqbal: The Killer of 100 Children
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Pedro Rodrigues Filho - "Pedrinho Matador"
Most documented
By video coverage-
Andrei Chikatilo - The Butcher of Rostov -
Aileen Wuornos - First Female Serial Killer -
John List - The Family Annihilator -
Disappearance and Murder of Natalee Holloway - Yuri Tsyuman, the "Black Pantyhose" Strangler
- Clapham Chemical Attack
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Albert Fish - The Gray Man - The Bitsa Park Maniac: Alexander Pichushkin
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Meredith Kercher Murder - Amanda Knox Case -
Norway Attacks and Utoya Massacre -
Murder of Gianni Versace (Andrew Cunanan Spree) -
Cleveland Kidnappings (Ariel Castro)
Unsolved mysteries
Cases never closed-
Death of Debanhi Escobar -
Death of Elisa Lam (Cecil Hotel) -
Anni Dewani - Honeymoon Murder -
Casey Anthony - Caylee Anthony Murder - Philip Onyancha - The Blood-Drinking Killer
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Madeleine McCann Disappearance -
Murder of Chandra Levy -
JonBenet Ramsey - Child Beauty Queen -
O.J. Simpson Case - Nicole Brown Simpson Murder -
The Monster of Florence -
Chicago Tylenol Murders -
Zodiac Killer - Lake Berryessa Attack
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