Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoTIL Samuel Little is the most prolific serial killer in America with a confirmed 60 kills and 38 admitted to.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1182
arrow-up1182external-linkTIL Samuel Little is the most prolific serial killer in America with a confirmed 60 kills and 38 admitted to.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·23 days agoThere are several serial killers that are in the hundreds, so no. No they are not.
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·23 days agoHe’s the most prolific in the US. I’m sure that’s what OP meant but there are more prolific serial killers in South America, Asia, and Russia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_serial_killers_by_number_of_victims#Serial_killers_with_the_highest_known_victim_count
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·23 days agoThey did say “in America”. Perhaps he’s towards the top for confirmed kills, though if we include credible suspicions, there are many terrible people that didn’t deserve even the concept of freedom.
minus-squareJohnnyCanuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 days ago“America” is a very common term for “The United States of America”, particularly in Canada and the U.S.A.
There are several serial killers that are in the hundreds, so no. No they are not.
He’s the most prolific in the US.
I’m sure that’s what OP meant but there are more prolific serial killers in South America, Asia, and Russia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_serial_killers_by_number_of_victims#Serial_killers_with_the_highest_known_victim_count
They did say “in America”. Perhaps he’s towards the top for confirmed kills, though if we include credible suspicions, there are many terrible people that didn’t deserve even the concept of freedom.
“America” is a very common term for “The United States of America”, particularly in Canada and the U.S.A.