The following is a list of serial killers i.e. a person who murders more than one person,[1] in two or more separate events over a period of time, for primarily psychological reasons[2][3] who began committing their crimes before 1900.
This list does not include mass murderers, spree killers, war criminals, or members of democidal governments.
This list is chronological by default, but can be re-ordered using the button at the top of each column.
Hanged in 1824.
[61][73] The existence of the following serial killers is dubious or contradicts the accepted historical record: