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  2. This is a list of notable male murderers who committed their murders in Kentucky, USA.

    • Shawn Windsor

      Date of murders: December 28, 2003: Date of arrest: July 15,...

    • Charles Bussell

      Location: Hopkinsville, Kentucky, USA: Status: Sentenced to...

    • Gregory L Wilson

      Location: Kenton County, Kentucky, USA: Status: Sentenced to...

    • James Earl Slaughter

      A federal appeals court overturned a decision to give a new...

    • Donald Harvey, The 'Angel of Death'
    • Samuel Little, The Most Prolific Serial Killer in The Us
    • Belle Gunness
    • Herb Baumeister
    • Larry Eyler, 'The Highway Killer'
    • The 'I-70 Killer'
    • Leslie 'Mad Dog' Irvin
    • David Maust

    Years active:1970-1987 Died:March 2017 A former nurse’s aide known as the “Angel of Death," admitted to killing more than three- dozen hospital patients while working in Ohio and Kentucky. Harvey's first-known victim died in 1970, and it wasn't until 1987 that he pleaded guilty to killing 37 people — most of whom he murdered while working in Cincin...

    Years active:1970-2005 Died:December 2020 Dubbed the most prolific serial killer in US history, Little confessed to killing 93 people between 1970 and 2005, with at least one of his victims being from Kentucky. Little was arrested at a Louisville homeless shelter in 2012, where authorities had tracked him down after using DNA testing to determine h...

    Years active:Early 1900s Died:April 1908 Gunness, a Norwegian immigrant, lured men to her Indiana home on the promise of marriage in order to rob and kill them. In the early 1900s, she placed personal ads in Midwestern newspapers with "view of joining fortunes." One by one, the men were poisoned, cut up and buried on her farm. Over a span of about ...

    Years active:1980s-1996 Died:July 1996 Baumeister was identified as a serial killer when investigators found thousands of human bone fragments buried on his Indiana property in 1996. He is believed to be responsible for the deaths of 16 teenage boys and men who he picked up from bars in Indianapolis, then strangled. Baumeister, 49, was the wealthy ...

    Years active:1970s-1980s Died:1994 Dubbed "The Highway Killer," Eyler was linked to the deaths of 23 young men in the late 1970s and early 1980s, mostly in Illinois and Indiana. His general pattern was to pick up men who were hitchhiking or sometimes in gay bars, give them alcohol and slip them a strong sedative so they would lose consciousness. He...

    Years active:1992 - 1993 An unknown serial killer dubbed the 'I-70 Killer' is believed to have started killing in April 1992 when the manager of a shoe store in Indianapolis that was easily accessible from I-70 was shot to death. More on the unknown serial killer:The I-70 Killer, who terrorized Indiana and the Midwest, is still out there Over the n...

    Years active:1954-1955 Died:1983 Irvin was arrested for six murders over the course of about four months in 1954 and 1955 in Indiana and Kentucky. His motive for each of the killings was robbery or burglary. He was sentenced to death, but escaped the Gibson County Jail and fled to San Francisco, where he was captured. He died at Indiana State Priso...

    Years active:1981-2003 Died:January 2006 Maust murdered four teenage boys and was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a fifth over the course of nearly three decades. In 2003 he killed three Hammond, Indiana, teenagers that were 13, 16 and 19. Their bodies were found wrapped in plastic bags and entombed in freshly poured concrete in the basem...

  3. These 7 Famous Homicides In Kentucky Will Never Be Forgotten. Overview of ten tragic homicides in Kentucky, highlighting the impact on victims and their families. Written by. Jenn Shockley. Birth and death are two fundamental experiences of life that always leave a mark on those who witness them.

  4. Jun 29, 2024 · Some of Kentucky's most notorious crimes have made national headlines and even made a lasting impact, resulting in new laws meant to help future victims.

  5. Jan 17, 2023 · 10 famous murders that happened in Kentucky. Kentucky FBI’s report has recorded that almost 12,242 murders occurred in Kentucky just between 1980 and 2019 alone. As compared to other states these murders are considered to be fewer, therefore Kentucky has very few murder cases which some have been solved and the victims have been submitted to ...

  6. Jun 30, 2024 · Kentucky's history is dotted with numerous notorious crime cases that have captured both local and national attention. Violence and intrigue are not uncommon themes in the state's past. Notable Historical Crimes. One of the most infamous cases is the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in 1977, resulting in 165 deaths.

  7. Jun 22, 2013 · A couple of the most infamous Kentucky murders, which remain unsolved, include the 1961 murder of Betty Gail Brown and the 1992 murder of Elena Sanchez Hawkins, among others.

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