List Of Soap Opera Serial Killers

There have been many serial killers in soaps. Most serial killer storylines are often a main focus for an average duration of a full year or slightly more 18 months or so however there are a number of types of serial killers. You have those who kill you enjoyment, those who kill thinking they are serving a purpose, those who don't enjoy killing but often do to cover thwir tracks such as hiding a serect ect and of course those who kill within an organised criminal settings, Gangsters. This list will list every soap opera character that has 3 murders or more if they have any additional deaths they will be included however the character has to have 3 murders. So for example if a character has killed 4 people but 3 where murdered and one wasn't the said character is still classed as a serial killer but if a character has 3 victims 2 of which where murder but one wasn't they do not go on this list as they do not meet the criteria of having 3 murders.

The Type of Serial Killers are as followed:

* Category A - The highest category these killers only kill for the purpose of enjoyment or what they believe to be a purpose.
* Category B - The mid category is for those who kill as a mean for criminal activities such as being a gangster or a mobster.
* Category C - The lowest category this category is for those who not once showed they enjoyed killing infact these characters often show remorse or huge regret, these serial killers only more or less become one out of desperation.

## Character Rankings

Every serial killer ranked by the highest kill count and their respective soaps. Each serial killer will be given a category of A, B or C as listed above telling you which each category is and the type of serial killer they are/were. This list consists of all known soap opera's. Meaning this list might not be 100% complete.

## Suspected

This is a list of characters that have confirmed to have killed however the number of victims is not at all confirmed like the serial killer list this list ranges from cold blooded killers, gangsters and even hitmen. This list consists of all soap opera's meaning it might not yet be 100% complete.

## Soap Rankings

This is a ranking of order at the amount of known serial killers in each respective soap.

## Controversies

It's stands to reason and no surprise at all within in the soap opera fandom community they have been many debates and even huge confusion being put forward by fans and even the shows themselves. A huge example of this is over on the oldest british soap opera, Coronation Street, fans and the writers themselves often claim that character, Richard Hillman is a serial killer however it's clear most who know the british law know that people don't have a civil duty to save anyone in danger which Richard opted against doing with character, Dougie Ferguson, this means by law Richard is not responsible for his death and would not be found guilty in any court of law in the United Kingdom. However this is only applied when the said person hasn't already opted to physically opted to help them. Some also try and claim that Richard Hilman was also the first serial killing storylin in british soap history however its not the case for said previous reason but also Hollyoaks character, Toby Mills is Britain's first serial killer and first major serial killer storyline along with it and for sometime, Toby was thought to be tge most prolific Serial killer in british soap history up until September 2022 when fellow Hollyoaks serial killer, Silas Blissett was said to have 17 confirmed victims.

In America, Serial killing storylines seem more over the top however the nation seem to enjoy them. However its hard to know who has killed who and if their victims are actually infact really dead both American soap opera's, General Hostpital and Days Of Our Lives are well known to have many characters brought back from the dead and a huge number of them are victims of serial killers. Not all fans are a fan of this though many fans state that many fake deaths especially when it comes to the serial killers victims. In America anything goes when actors joke in England such as actor Connor McIntyre who plays Pat Phelan on Coronation Street jokingly said that Phelan may have a identical twin that may return however Connor's joke is infact a reality in the American soaps with both soaps doing this, General Hostpital and soaps all time most prolific Serial Killer, Ryan Chamberlain has an identical twin, Kevin Collins played by the same actor who arrived in the soap not long after the serial killer was killed off.

## See Also

* The Ultimate Killers Log
* Gangsters In Soap Opera