Although murder was more rare than theft and fraud, a number of murderers used personal ads to find potential victims. Notable examples include: Belle Gunness was a serial killer with at least 14 victims, active 1884–1908. Johann Otto Hoch, also known as the Bluebeard Murderer and the Chicago Bluebeard, was a bigamist and murderer, believed to have killed up to 50 victims, active 1890-1905. Béla Kiss was a serial killer in Hungary with at least 24 victims, active between 1900-1914. Helmuth Schmidt was a suspected serial killer of 1–4+ victims, active 1913–1917. Henri Désiré Landru, nicknamed the Bluebeard of Gambais, was a serial killer in France with at least 11 victims, active from 1915-1919. Eva Brandon Rablen answered a personal ad in 1928 and then poisoned her new husband three days after the wedding, a murder that the Ogden Standard Examiner called "the most notorious case of its type". Harry Powers was a serial killer of five victims, active 1927-1931. Nannie Doss, was a serial killer of 11 victims, active 1927–1954. Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, dubbed the "Lonely Hearts Killers", were a serial killer couple suspected of up to 20 victims, active 1947-1949. Harvey Glatman, known as the Lonely Hearts Killer and the Glamour Girl Slayer, was an American serial killer with 3-4 victims, active from 1957-1958.
Although murder was more rare than theft and fraud, a number of murderers used personal ads to find potential victims. Notable examples include: Belle Gunness was a serial killer with at least 14 victims, active 1884–1908. Johann Otto Hoch, also known as the Bluebeard Murderer and the Chicago Bluebeard, was a bigamist and murderer, believed to have killed up to 50 victims, active 1890–1905. Béla Kiss was a serial killer in Hungary with at least 24 victims, active between 1900 and 1914. Helmuth Schmidt was a suspected serial killer of 1–4+ victims, active 1913–1917. Henri Désiré Landru, nicknamed the Bluebeard of Gambais, was a serial killer in France with at least 11 victims, active from 1915 to 1919. Eva Brandon Rablen answered a personal ad in 1928 and then poisoned her new husband three days after the wedding, a murder that the Ogden Standard Examiner called "the most notorious case of its type". Harry Powers was a serial killer of five victims, active 1927–1931. Nannie Doss, was a serial killer of 11 victims, active 1927–1954. Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, dubbed the "Lonely Hearts Killers", were a serial killer couple suspected of up to 20 victims, active 1947–1949. Harvey Glatman, known as the Lonely Hearts Killer and the Glamour Girl Slayer, was an American serial killer with 3-4 victims, active from 1957 to 1958.
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1890-1905.
1890–1905.
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1900-1914.
1900 and 1914.
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1915-1919.
1915 to 1919.
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1927-1931.
1927–1931.
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1947-1949.
1947–1949.
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1957-1958.
1957 to 1958.