You have to check out these 4 terrifying serial killers that you've never heard of. The killer in #3 is going to be played by Leonardo DiCaprio in a film directed by Martin Scorsese.
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1. Karl Denke
Karl Denke was a German man who was apprehended by police in 1924 for a series of horrific murders. Surprisingly, Denke was actually known around his town of Wroclaw as being an incredibly philanthropic man. He regularly helped beggars and homeless people, and was so well respected that his nickname was "Papa Denke." One day, screams were heard from Denke's property and a man was found bleeding profusely from his head nearby. The man claimed that 'Papa' had attacked him with an ax.
After much disbelief, police followed up by searching Denke's property where they made a grisly discovery.
A log with the information of roughly 42 victims who Denke murdered and cannibalized was found on the property. Other reports indicate that he pickled human body parts and sold it to townspeople as pork.
2. Joe Metheny
This horrific individual wasn't known for the number of people he killed, but more for what he did with his victims after murdering them. Metheny particularly targeted prostitutes for his killings, claiming to have murdered eight people dating back to 1976. In court, Metheny said, “I cut the meat up and put it in some Tupperware bowls then put it in a freezer.”
What he admitted to next is beyond comprehension.
“I opened up a little open-pit beef stand. I had real roast beef and pork sandwiches. They were very good," he said. Metheny added, “The human body taste was very similar to pork. If you mix it together no one can tell the difference.”
3. H.H. Holmes
One of America's first known serial killers, H.H. Holmes owned an old pharmacy that he had turned into a "Murder Castle." Known as the "Beast of Chicago," Holmes created a maze with small torture rooms that included gas chambers and bank vaults that he would suffocate people in. Other brick rooms were used as holding cells for victims as they slowly died of hunger and thirst.
He rented his "house" out during the 1893 World Fair, and it's unknown how many of these guests were potentially killed.
It's estimated that Holmes killed anywhere between 27 and 100 victims, making him one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. Some even believed that he could be Jack the Ripper (London-based serial killer). Below is a floorplan of the pharmacy he used for his killings. If you look closely enough, you will see the hanging chamber and "sealed" room.
4. Carl Panzram
This American serial killer was known mainly for his sexual attacks. As a child, Panzram was caught stealing and sent to a training school by his parents. It is at the Minnesota State Traning School where Panzram was a victim of repeated beatings at the hands of school staff. After growing hateful, he managed to burn down the building where the abuses happened without gettingcaught. From this point on, his life was filled with violence and murder.
Panzram continued to burglarize buildings and began sexually assaulting dozens of young boys.
Over the course of the next several years, Panzram is thought to have murdered at least 21 people and committed nearly 1,000 rapes. After allegedly robbing future president William Howard Taft, he was able to buy a yacht. On this yacht, he would hire sailors to work, but when they were out at sea, he would get them drunk, sexually assault them, and then dump them overboard. He was ultimately hung in 1930 for killing someone in prison in one of his many stints being locked up.
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