American Serial Killers Crime Scene Photos

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Feb 28, 2018 - After her husband's death in 1604, rumors of Elizabeth's crimes against serving girls began to. One of America's most prolific serial killers, Ted Bundy confessed to the murder of thirty women, but. Sygma via Getty Images / Getty Images. USA, New York State, New York City, Crime scene barrier tape. Considered America’s first serial killer. Private Eye on Seattle Ghost & True Crime Tours. And crime scene photos from the infamous Black Dahlia.

Warning: The following contains actual crime scene and coroner's photographs.
Many of the photos are extremely graphic and may be considered by some to be disturbing or offensive.

I have come to believe that we should see these photos. Seeing the bodies makes the crime more real, rather than something of a campfire horror story. It is easy in our own safe little worlds to see violent crime as something distant, something that happens to 'other' people. We cannot, myself included, always wrap our minds around the gravity of these crimes. The fact of the matter is that murder does not discriminate. It can happen to anyone. These killers are hidden from us until they choose to make themselves visible. To paraphrase H.P. Lovecraft, evil dwells 'not in the spaces we know, but between them. They walk serene and primal, undimensioned and to us unseen.'

I hope that when you view the photos below, you come away with a better sense of what actually occured. These are not nightly news sound bites over footage filmed half a world away. If fairy tales were once used to frighten and forewarn us, then these are the new fairy tales. This is the work of the witch fattening us for the kill, the troll waiting beneath the bridge.

This is real. The witch won, the troll emerged. We must listen closely to the tales the bodies tell.

'Mortui vivos docent - The dead teach the living.'

Ted Bundy
A cross-country serial killer, Bundy was executed in Florida in 1989.

Margaret Bowman/Chi Omega Sorority House, Florida

The back of Bundy's head following his execution by electrocution.
Thanks Tony!

John Wayne Gacy
Chicago serial killer of 33 young men and boys.

Skull of a victim found in the crawlspace of Gacy's home.

John List
List shot his entire family in their home.
He was captured in 1989 after nearly two decades on the loose.
List died in prison in 2008.

Victim's Body.

Ronald DeFeo
DeFeo gunned down his entire family.
The home in which the killing occured became famous as the 'Amityville Horror' house.

Body of Marc DeFeo.

Marc DeFeo's bed.

Body of Dawn DeFeo.

Bodies of Ronald Defeo, Sr. and Louise DeFeo.

Body of John DeFeo.

John DeFeo's bed.

Body of Allison DeFeo.

Brian Deneke
Murdered in Amarillo, TX during a fight. His killer was initially given probation.

IHOP Parking lot across the street from Deneke's murder site.

Mall parking lot where Deneke was murdered.

Richard Ramirez
Richard Ramirez was referred to as the Night Stalker.
He is currently on death row at California's San Quention prison.

Victim's Body

Thumb cuffs used on a victim

Victim's Body

Victim's bedroom

Jerome Brudos
Brudos was a foot fetishist and serial killer.
He died in 2006 of cancer.

Photo of Victim's Feet/Trophy of Brudos

Victim's Body

Photo of Victim's Feet/Trophy of Brudos

Hillside Stranglers
Cousins Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi were California serial killers.
Buono died in prison. Bianchi is still incarcerated.

Victim's Bodies

Victim's Body

Coroner's photo showing ligature marks

Victim's Body

Andrei Chikatilo
Chikatilo was a Russian serial killer who murdered over fifty people.
He has since been executed.

Victim's Body

Victim's Severed Head As Evidence

Chikatilo Reenacting One of the Murders

Elizabeth Short
Short's 1947 murder in Los Angeles, CA has never been solved.

Crime Scene

Coroner's Photo

Crime Scene Photo

Coroner's Photo

Elizabeth Short

Manson Family Murders
These cult killings were carried out by Charles Manson's 'family' members, at his direction.

Abigail Folger

Abigail Folger/Coroner's PhotoAbigail Folger/Crime Scene

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Abigail Folger/Crime Scene Abigail Folger/Crime Scene

Abigail Folger/Death Certificate Abigail Folger

Voytek Frykowski

Voytek Frykowski/Crime SceneVoytek Frykowski/Coroner's Photo

Voytek Frykowski/Coroner's PhotoVoytek Frykowski/Crime Scene

Voytek Frykowski/Coroner's PhotoVoytek Frykowski/Coroner's Photo

Abigail Folger and Voytek FrykowskiVoytek Frykowski/Death Certificate

Jay Sebring

Jay Sebring/Coroner's PhotoJay Sebring/Crime Scene

Jay Sebring/Crime SceneJay Sebring/Death Certificate

Sharon Tate

Sharon Tate & Jay Sebring/Crime SceneSharon Tate/Coroner's Photo

Sharon Tate/Crime Scene Sharon Tate/Coroner's Photo

Sharon Tate/Coroner's PhotoSharon Tate/Coroner's Photo

Sharon Tate/Coroner's PhotoSharon Tate

Sharon Tate & Jay Sebring Sharon Tate

Sharon Tate/Death CertificateSharon Tate/Autopsy Form

Sharon Tate Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski

Steven Parent

Steven Parent/Coroner's Photo Steven Parent/Crime Scene

Steven Parent/Crime SceneSteven Parent/Death Certificate

Rosemary LaBianca

Rosemary LaBianca/Coroner's Photo Rosemary LaBianca/Crime Scene

Rosemary LaBianca/Coroner's PhotoRosemary LaBianca/Coroner's Photo

Rosemary LaBianca/Crime Scene PhotoRosemary LaBianca/Death Certificate

Leno LaBianca

Leno LaBianca/Coroner's Photo Leno LaBianca/Coroner's Photo

Leno LaBianca/Crime Scene Leno LaBianca/Crime Scene

Leno LaBianca/Crime Scene Leno LaBianca/Coroner's Photo

Leno LaBianca/Coroner's Photo Leno LaBianca/Coroner's Photo

Leno LaBianca/Coroner's Photo Leno LaBianca/Death Certificate Leno LaBianca

The Crime Scenes

Susan Atkins' footprints/Tate House Doorstep/Tate House Bodies on the lawn/Tate House A body on the lawn/Tate House

Bloody doorstep/Tate HousePorch/Tate House Bedroom closet door/Tate House 'Pig'/Tate House

'Pig'/Tate HouseRoman Polanski outside the home/Tate House

The Tate/Polanski home 'Helter Skelter'/LaBianca House

Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman
Simpson and Goldman were stabbed to death outside Simpson's home in 1994.
Her ex-husband, former football great O.J. Simpson, was acquitted of the killings,
only to later be found culpable in civil court.

Crime Scene

Gregg Smart
Smart was shot to death by his wife's teenage boyfriend and friend,
who were also her students.

Crime Scene

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
Harris and Klebold were the Columbine (Colorado) High School gunmen.
The two committed simultaneous suicide in the school's library followings the killings.

Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold/Crime Scene

Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold/Crime Scene (Higher Resolution)

Daniel Rohrbough/Crime Scene

Bloody Sneakers Outside a Hospital Emergency Room

Cafeteria Security Camera Still

Richard Chase
Chase was a severely mentally disturbed serial killer who drank the blood of his victims.
He committed suicide while incarcerated.

Crime Scene

Doug Clark and Carol Bundy
Dubbed the 'Sunset Strip Killers', Clark and Bundy were lovers who committed crimes together and apart.
They are currently incarcerated.

Crime Scene

Coroner's Photo

Jeffrey Dahmer
Dahmer was a Milwaukee, WI serial killer, cannibal, and necrophiliac who confessed to seventeen horrific killings.
He was murdered in prison by another inmate.

Crime Scene

Jack the Ripper
Jack is an unknown killer, infamous for his 1888 unsolved prostitute murders.

Coroner's Photo

Ed Gein
Gein was convicted of two murders, although he may have killed more.
He robbed graves to feed grotesque fantasies.

Crime Scene

Mask Gein made from victim's face and scalp

A bowl Gein made from a human skull

Wonderland
Fueled by drugs, porn star John Holmes, along with others,
was allegedly involved in these brutal bludgeoning deaths.

Barbara Richardson/Crime Scene Photo

Barbara Richardson

Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
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Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
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Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
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Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report
Barbara Richardson/Autopsy Report

Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
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Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
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Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
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Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report
Ron Launius/Autopsy Report

William DeVerell/Crime Scene Photo

Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
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Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report
Billy Ray DeVerell/Autopsy Report

Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
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Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
Joy Miller/Autopsy Report
Joy Miller/Autopsy Report

Thanks to Vi for the photo collages and autopsy reports!

Bob Crane
Crane, star of television's Hogan's Heroes, was murdered by an unknown assailant.

Bob Crane/Crime Scene

Thanks to Scott of Findadeath.com for the photos!

Andrew Cunanan
Cunanan was a spree killer, who became infamous after murdering fashion designer Gianni Versace.

Andrew Cunanan/Crime Scene

Richard Cottingham
While operating in New York and New Jersey,
this serial killer tortured his victims for prolonged periods of time.

Crime Scene

Rasputin
Rasputin was the so-called 'Mad Monk', and spiritual advisor to Czar Nicholas of Russia.
He was shot, stabbed, drowned, beaten, and poisoned.

Rasputin/Crime Scene

Nancy Spungeon
The girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious ( ne Simon Ritchie).
She was fatally stabbed - by Vicious or an unknown assailant - at New York's Chelsea Hotel.
Vicious overdosed on heroin a short time later.

President John F. Kennedy
United States President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, during a parade in Dallas, TX.

Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, was shot
and killed by Jack Ruby while in police custody.
His death was broadcast live on national television.

Lizzie Borden
A New England spinster, Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the axe murders of her father and stepmother.
The case remains unsolved.

Abby Borden/Crime Scene

Tupac Shakur
Shakur, a famous hip-hop artist, poet, and actor, was gunned down in Las Vegas, NV.
His murder has never been solved.

Coroner's Photo (Black and white)

Coroner's Photo (Color)
Thanks Tony!

Branch Davidians
The Branch Davidians were a religous cult in Waco, Texas.
In April of 1993, cult leader David Koresh and dozens of his followers died
in a fire following a gun battle and standoff with federal law enforcement.
The following photographs were taken at autopsy.

Autopsy Photo
This photo is allegedly the body of cult leader David Koresh.

Autopsy Photo
This photo is allegedly the body of cult member Scott Sonobe.

Autopsy Photo
This photo is allegedly the body of cult member Floyd Houtman.

Autopsy Photo
This photo is allegedly the body of cult member Malcom Livingston.

Autopsy Photo
This photo is allegedly the body of cult member Mark Wendell.

Autopsy Photo
This photo is allegedly the body of cult member Raymond Friesen.

Charles Whitman
A University of Texas student and former Marine, Whitman climbed the university's clock tower and went on a shooting spree.
He was shot by police after killing fourteen people and wounding thirty-two others.

Crime Scene
Source: AR.2000.002, Austin History Center, Austin (TX) Public Library

Coroner's Photo

Crime Scene/Charles Whitman's mother, Margaret

Crime Scene/Charles Whitman's wife, Kathy

Malcolm X (ne Little)
A minister, speaker, and human rights advocate, X was gunned down while giving a speech in New York.
Two days before his death, X said, 'I realized racism isn't just a black and white problem.
It's brought bloodbaths to about every nation on earth at one time or another.'
An estimated fourteen to thirty thousand people attended his public viewing.

Malcolm X/Autopsy Photo

Supplementary Complaint Report

Malcolm X

Dean Corll
Corll, along with accomplices Elmer Wayne Henley and David Brooks, murdered at least 27 boys in Houton, Texas.
In a bizarre twist of fate, Corll was shot to death by Henley.

Dean Corll/Crime Scene

BTK
Dennis Rader, Wichita, Kansas's 'BTK' killer, murdered ten people between
1974 and 1991. He is serving ten consecutive life sentences.
'BTK' stood for 'Bind, Torture, Kill.'

Self-portrait of a masked Dennis Rader lying in an open grave.

Joe Otero/Crime Scene

Josie Otero/Crime Scene

Julie Otero/Crime Scene

Otero Bedroom/Crime Scene

Nancy Fox/Crime Scene

Shirley Vian/Crime Scene

Vicki Wegerle/Crime Scene

Vicki Wegerle/Autopsy

'Behold, I send you forth as sheep amidst the wolves.'

- Matthew 10:16

Special thanks to Serial Killer Central for the photos!

For some killers, it isn't enough to take the lives of their victims. Some must capture the moment with a photograph, a memento mori of the sickest variety. In many cases, police departments have released these images of murder, either to assist in the identification of victims, or as a testament to the sheer brutality of these killers' crimes. Here are ten such examples of photos of murder, taken by serial killers and other murderers themselves. Be warned, however: some of the photographs on this list are quite graphic.

The girl in this photo is believed to be kidnapping victim Tara Calico, though the boy is as yet unidentified. What's most chilling about this Polaroid is that it was discovered in a parking space minutes after a plain white van left the spot in September 1988.

Investigators theorize the photograph was taken that very moment, with the boy and girl inside the van, tantalizingly close but so far away from rescue. Whether the victim is indeed Calico or not, the fate of these two is unknown.

Serial killer Harvey Glatman's M.O. involved luring women to his hotel room, pretending to be a photographer looking to pay quick cash for a few snapshots. Once inside the room, he would tie the women up, photograph, and then kill them. Sometimes, the photo shoot did not end after death...

In late 1989, 14-year-old Regina Kay Walters fell victim to serial killer Robert Ben Rhoades, who drove a semi truck equipped with a torture chamber in the back. The expression of absolute terror and the defensive position of her hands is absolutely chilling.

Rodney Alcala, dubbed the 'Dating Game Killer' due to his rather surreal appearance on The Dating Game prior to his arrest, may be responsible for over 200 murders. Police discovered a wealth of photographs of young woman, many of whom have not yet been identified, and who are suspected victims of Alcala.