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Well will you won't you want me to make you I'm coming down fast but don't let me break you Tell me tell me tell me the answer You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer

-Helter Skelter, The Beatles Charles MansonLeader of “The Family” Manson ordered

the killing of at least 7 people spread across 2 nights. He believed that the song “Helter Skelter” was a forecast of Armageddon which involved the black man rising up and killing all whites and taking over the cities in a radical revenge plot.

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Charles Manson 9 victims

6/8/69 Gary Hinman 8/8/69 Steven Earl Parent8/8/69 Voytek Frykowski 8/8/69 Abigail Folger 8/8/69 Jay Sebring 8/8/69 Sharon Tate9/8/69 Leno LaBianca 9/8/69 Rosemary LaBianca25-26/8/69 Shorty Shea 

Although there is no proof that Manson committed these murders personally, he had his followers kill, he was the mastermind behind all of them.

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HELLO FROM THE GUTTER OF " NEW YORK CITY " - A SON OF SAMDEMONS COMMANDED METO KILL BY THIS 44I'M ON A DIFFERENT WAVE LENGTHTHAN EVERYBODY ELSEKEEP OUT OF MY WAYOR YOU WILL DIE !

-Son of Sam, Church of Misery

Son of Sam ( David

Berkowitz)It is often thought that David Berkowitz is schizophrenic as he believed he was told to kill by his neighbors dog who had been possessed by a demon. Although later he amended his confession to include that he was a member of a cult and that the other members helped kill this has not been proven and the case is still considered open.

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Son of Sam (David Berkowitz) Killed 6

Wounded 7 8 shooting between 1976 and 1977 He first confessed to all shootings

but later changed his statement claiming that he planned them all but all but 2 were carried out by members of the satanic cult he was a member of

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And I know a place Where no one is likely to pass Oh, you don't care if it's late And you don't care if you're lost And oh, you look so tired (But tonight you presume too much) Too much, too much And if it's the last Thing I ever do I'M GONNA GET YOU

-Jack the Ripper, Morrissey

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper is arguably the most famous killer in history and his true identity was never discovered. His killing spree started in 1888 and the end is unknown due as is the true total number of victims that are accredited to Jack the Ripper. Also known as “The Whitechapel Murderer” and “Leather Apron” the sex of the killer is unknown as the only people to ever see the killer were the victims.

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•Known to have at least 5 victims for sure but many more unsolved cases are thought to be related•Killed prostitutes in the slums of London in an area known as Whitechapel•At least 3 of the victims had internal organs carefully removed which lead authorities to believe the killer had surgical knowledge•Letters and half of a preserved human kidney were sent to George Lusk at Scotland Yard. One of the letters claimed that the killer had eaten the other half

Jack the Ripper

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Hey, I could really use a couple of handsTo complete one hell of a plant standOh, and don't you know that I'm caught here in the middleMaking rib cages into coffee tablesI'm just makin' em into coffee tables

-Skinned, Blind Melon

Ed GeinEd Gein has been the inspiration for

many popular movies. He had been abused by his father and after his death the family moved to a small town. After the death of his brother, who he is thought to have killed, and his mother he lived alone on the family farm. Due to federal subsides he no longer need to work the farm and instead began doing odd jobs around town including collecting body parts and making things out of human skin.

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•Known for grave robbery, necrophilia, cannibalism, sadism and death fetishism

•After his mother’s death he decided he wanted to be a woman so he began creating a “woman suit” out of human skin

•Inspiration for : Norman Bates-Psycho, Jame Grumb-Silence of the Lambs, Leatherface-Texas Chainsaw Massacre

•When arrested he had in his possession • Four noses• Whole human bones and fragments• Nine masks of human skin• Bowls made from human skulls• Ten female heads with the tops sawed off• Human skin covering several chair seats• Mary Hogan's head in a paper bag• Bernice Worden's head in a burlap sack• Nine vulvas in a shoe box• Skulls on his bedposts• Organs in the refrigerator• A pair of lips on a draw string for a window shade• Bernice Worden’s decapitated body dressed out like that of a deer

Ed Gein

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I am here for the sole purpose of your deathwalking slow breathing heavyyou can see death sweat.I am here for the sole purpose of deathlook into my eyes and see the revelation of your demisefeel the pain that stares at the center of your heartreflections of my soulreflections of the dark

-Gemini, Slayer

Zodiac Killer

?The zodiac killer operated in northern California during the late 1960s. The killer wrote taunting letters to the authorities and the press including ciphers and claimed to have killed 37 people although there is no proof.

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•The identity of the killer was never discovered and the case is still open•7 confirmed victims but many others are suspected to be related•3 out of the 4 ciphers were never solved•2 of the letters sent by the killer included a scrap of shirt material from one of the victims•DNA testing is being used currently to try to find out the identity of the killer

Zodiac Killer

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Murder By Race Statistics

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Sources•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_about_killers•http://www.buzzle.com/articles/list-of-famous-serial-killers.html•http://hubpages.com/hub/Famous-Serial-Killers•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_serial_killers_by_country#United_States_of_America•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Berkowitz•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein