Most Fascinating Unsolved Serial Killer Cases of the 20th Century Poll

[STANDREID]

Does "Highway Trucker" go back to the old Truckstop Killer Case?

 

[STANDREID]

Probably more correctly, Truckstop Killer cases.

 

[kline]

Apparently California serial killers generate the most interest although I'm not sure why.

You know I hadnt picked up on that looking at the results but your right.

 

[STANDREID]

Apparently California serial killers generate the most interest although I'm not sure why.

I think there was at least one potential Zodiac murder outside of the state but California was his headquarters - no doubt.

 

[ctaylor]

I would say overall Zodiac, however I voted for Bible John. Glasgow is my home city and growing up through the 1970s and 1980s, "Bible John" was still something that instilled fear in young women. Glasgow in the 1960s/1970s was a very tough and populous city. Murder was not uncommon, so the fact that "Bible John" managed to become so notorious showed the scale of the nerve it had struck. That fear has gone now with the passing of years but the notoriety of it remains. Still now we get articles and police appeals. Some say there was no such person and they were all seperate incidents. Some believe it was Peter Tobin, a Scottish killer who is in prison now for the murders of 3 women and the evidence is pretty compelling. One of the women killed by Tobin was a Polish student who he murdered and buried under the floor of a church that I had been to many times before. When I saw the news it was a real shock and I will never forget that poor girl's distressed family on the news coming over from Poland.

I was slightly surprised to see this case in among such famous American cases in your poll Stan It must have been one that intrigued you a lot. If there are ever any new updates in the local news I will make sure I post them somewhere.

 

[STANDREID]

I was slightly surprised to see this case in among such famous American cases in your poll Stan It must have been one that intrigued you a lot. If there are ever any new updates in the local news I will make sure I post them somewhere.

Thanks ctaylor! Yes, I was intrigued by the case when I first read about it maybe 20 years ago in Brian Lane and Wilfred Gregg's The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. A direct contemporary with Zodiac but he didn't have as good a PR firm it seems. Tobin is the most popular solution but I'm not convinced. I am pretty much convinced, however, that the three murders were by the same hand.

 

[STANDREID]

Apparently California serial killers generate the most interest although I'm not sure why.

Ohio is the other state with more than on entry.

 

[STANDREID]

Well, everyone has a discussion mate now since each has at least 2 votes.

 

[Winward1]

Texarkana Phantom is the best name for any serial killer, IMHO.

 

[kilahchris]

The Original Night stalker had to be the most brazen serial rapist\killer in United States History. 50 rapes in Sacramento alone.

The man even would even ride a bicycle to some of his crime scenes. He even showed up to one of his victim's house with a german shepherd. He would stay and eat tthe food within the house for hours before leaving!

It boggles my mind Law enforcement was unable to catch such a prolific serial offender! Terrible Police work!

 

[STANDREID]

Texarkana Phantom is the best name for any serial killer, IMHO.

It is good for a scare; that's for sure.

I always "liked" Boston Strangler because it tells you where and how in two words.

 

[Winward1]

This is true. That said, could the Zodiac have been called the Bay Area Shooter?

 

[STANDREID]

He might have been called something like that had he not sent the letters. It doesn't sound quite right now that we are used to Zodiac though. Before the Dear Boss Letter, I believe Jack the Ripper was known as the Whitechapel Murderer.

 

[CanManEh]

K im sorry cause this case is solved .But why has no one ever heard of it or I cant find a thread the girls name is Purity Marie Knight (AKA Ariadne P. Knight or crime.com and if you all think the boy in the box case is fascinating this one is way crazier does anyone know anything about this case or if there is a thread on here for her i cant find it if there is ..she was held captive in a coffin barried under the ground with one air vent showing for many days weeks i believe its a crazy case i couldn't believe it has never been in the news or a documentary or something...

 

[Bargle]

K im sorry cause this case is solved .But why has no one ever heard of it or I cant find a thread the girls name is Purity Marie Knight (AKA Ariadne P. Knight or crime.com and if you all think the boy in the box case is fascinating this one is way crazier does anyone know anything about this case or if there is a thread on here for her i cant find it if there is ..she was held captive in a coffin barried under the ground with one air vent showing for many days weeks i believe its a crazy case i couldn't believe it has never been in the news or a documentary or something...

I think you've got the name wrong. Barbara Jane Mackle is the girl who was buried alive in a box with a ventilator setup. Here's the Wikipedia page.

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Jane_Mackle"]Barbara Jane Mackle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

 

[STANDREID]

I remember when the Mackle case was on the news.

 

[STANDREID]

I wonder what she is doing now.

 

[STANDREID]

Zodiac still holds the lead and by a margin that surprises me a bit.

 

[STANDREID]

The two tied for last is predictable.

 

[STANDREID]

As in other polls, more recent seem to have an edge.