The worst crimes in the history of the 20th and 21st centuries

Unfortunately, the story is full of names of individuals whose life horrifies others and seems simply impossible. Among them are rapists, killers and maniacs. Most often, their psyche is unhealthy and requires the help of specialists. But the most terrible criminals remain those who commit their tricks consciously and purposefully. Such people may be among our relatives, relatives, friends or just acquaintances.

The worst crimes in history

John Wayne Gacy Jr.

This maniac has been operating for only 6 years. But over such a period of time, he raped and killed at least 33 young men. Participation in the remaining killings is not proven. After arresting Gacy in his basement, 27 dead bodies were found. The remaining victims were found a little later in the river. Some were in indecent poses with dildos in various parts of the body. John loved to earn extra money at children's parties as a clown, and for this he received the nickname "Clown Killer." In 1980, the maniac received a death sentence, which was executed 14 years later.

Elizabeth Bathory

Elizabeth Bathory went down in history under the nickname "Bloody Duchess." The 4 assistants helped Bathory kill her. The court found her involved in the murder of 600 women. It is known that most of them were virgins. The desire to kill came to the duchess after the death of her husband. There were only 80 murders in the hands of the duchess, but she never appeared before the court. Since her family decided not to spread the “glory” to the whole world, she was imprisoned in the basement of her own house. After 4 years, the duchess died. As a result, Bathory could not hide the crimes, and she became famous as the most brutal woman killer.

Tag Behram

It is believed that this maniac was involved in the death of 1000 people. He wielded in the years 1790-1840 in India. Behram was the leader of the most severe gang Tagi Cult. They attacked the tired travelers and strangled them with a ritual piece of cloth. The murderers believed that only after a special rite could the robbery be robbed.

The worst crimes of the 20th century

Ted Bundy

This killer abducted in the 1970s, then raped and murdered girls and women. Bundy took his victims to secluded places, where he committed crimes. He cut off the head of about 12 victims, and kept them as trophies in his apartment. He was repeatedly seized by the police, but he managed to escape. The maniac was charged with many murders and sentenced to death, which took place in 1989 on an electric chair.

Jeffrey Damer

The American serial killer who raped, killed and dismembered 17 boys and men between 1978 and 1991. He ate the bodies of his last victims, having prepared himself a dinner in the backyard of his own house. They caught the rapist only after one of the potential victims could escape from the hands of the killer and contact the appropriate authorities. In 1922, Damer was convicted of 15 murders and sentenced to life imprisonment. After two years in prison, he was beaten to death by a cellmate.

Dennis Nielsen

Dennis Nielsen is a homosexual assassin who killed 15 gay men in his own home. The bodies were stored in the house for some time, after which he put the decomposing remains into the toilet or simply burned them. This is precisely what helped the police to catch the maniac, since the remains of human flesh were found in his sewer. Nielsen was convicted in 1983 on six counts of murder and two assassination attempts. By decision of the court, the maniac received a life sentence and to this day is serving his sentence in England without hope of early release.

Terrible crimes committed in the 21st century

Okley family

Okley is a large family from the city of Krasnodon, in which there were 7 children, including 6 girls and one boy. Since there was a male shortage in the family, parents decide to take a baby from the orphanage. Since the boy had two sisters, the law had to adopt two more girls. But these girls were undesirable, because they suffered numerous beatings and bullying, from which the oldest girl died first. That's just the mother Svetlana to the last tried to hide the traces of her crimes, ordering her eldest daughter and husband to get rid of the body. They burned a dead girl in a vat for 4 hours in the territory of their summer residence. Six months later, the second girl also died from numerous beatings, her body was dismembered and buried near the same dacha. In order for the inspection bodies not to notice the absence of children, the father, mother and eldest daughter decide to steal the child, and this helped to bring the criminals to clean water. The court sentenced Svetlana Okley to 15 years of imprisonment, her husband 4 years, and the eldest daughter Julia, who helped to hide the traces of the crime, the court passed a term of 4 years, with a delay in execution, since at that time she was pregnant.

The worst crimes in the world: the best documentaries

Confession of Thomas Quick

Documentary films about killers always cause interest and terrifying emotions. The plot of this film is based on the story of Thomas Quick - this is Sweden's most famous serial killer. Quick admitted to 30 crimes, but the most interesting is that most of the victims turned out to be safe and sound, and in some situations the man had an iron alibi. So Thomas is still a merciless monster or a sick man? The answer to this and many other questions can be found by watching this film.

Monster: The Story of Joseph Fritzl

Surely everyone heard about this story, because it terrified the whole world. The film is based on the stories of family members, doctors and victims of the 73-year-old Fritzel. It's hard to believe, but he kept his own daughter in prison for 24 years. During this time, the girl gave birth to 7 children from her father. How did the acquaintances and friends of Fritzl, who spoke of him as a decent family man, influence the disclosure of this secret? And what does the guilty person say?

The worst crimes in the USSR

Andrey Chikatilo

He has accounted for 53 murders of girls and boys aged 7 to 17 years, as well as adult women. The killer lured his victims into the forest and attacked with a knife, cutting off his tongue, nose, genitals and gouging his eyes. After the arrest, the maniac admitted that human agony gave him sexual satisfaction. Chikatilo himself had a wife and two children, so from the outside he seemed a quite decent family man. The offender was detained in 1990, and four years later shot in prison.

Sergey Tkach

For 25 years, a former policeman raped and killed children, while remaining unpunished. His victims were mostly girls 9-17 years old. After the first crime, the maniac decided to confess that he was perfect, and even called the police, but at the last moment changed his mind and disappeared from the scene of the crime. The killer was waiting for his victims in the wastelands near the rivers or schools, sneaking up behind, strangled and raped. The last crime of the Weaver was the murder of the daughter of his own neighbor. The most terrible thing was that he dared to attend the funeral, and so the girlfriend of the murdered woman identified him. For all his crimes, other people were serving a sentence, completely not involved in the killings, since he had a decent rank in the organs, and skillfully hid his traces of the crime. Maniac court sentenced him to life imprisonment.

The worst crimes of the Nazis

The Nazis did a lot of crime and bullying of people. During the seizure of cities, they mercilessly killed people and raped young girls in front of their husbands, children and parents. The merciless Nazis also mixed various poisons into the food of their prisoners and examined their effects. Often prisoners were opened immediately after eating to verify the result.The twins especially got it, because the German doctor Mengele was simply eager to create Siamese twins, for this he sewed prisoners. As a result, out of 1500 experimental people, only 200 survived.

The worst crimes in the world committed by children

Mary bell

Mary Bell is the most famous girl in history. At the age of 11, she and her 13-year-old girlfriend strangled two boys aged 3 and 4 years. One of the children was found beneath a mountain of grass and weeds, his hair was trimmed, injection marks were found on his hips, and his genitals were partially trimmed. In addition, a mark “M” was found on the child’s stomach. When the investigation came to Bell, she betrayed herself. After serving her term, the girl moved to another city and changed her last name and first name.