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The Chilling Tales of Serial Killers: Delving into the Minds of Monstrous Criminals

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Which notorious serial killer was known as the 'Night Stalker' and terrorized California in the 1980s?

  1. Ted Bundy

  2. Richard Ramirez

  3. Jeffrey Dahmer

  4. John Wayne Gacy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Richard Ramirez, also known as the 'Night Stalker,' committed a series of brutal murders, rapes, and burglaries in California between 1984 and 1985.

Who was the infamous serial killer known for targeting young women and mutilating their bodies?

  1. Jack the Ripper

  2. Jeffrey Dahmer

  3. Ed Gein

  4. Andrei Chikatilo


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jeffrey Dahmer, also known as the 'Milwaukee Cannibal,' was a serial killer and sex offender who murdered and dismembered 17 young men and boys between 1978 and 1991.

Which serial killer was known as the 'Green River Killer' and targeted women in Washington state?

  1. Ted Bundy

  2. Gary Ridgway

  3. Dennis Rader

  4. John Wayne Gacy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gary Ridgway, also known as the 'Green River Killer,' was convicted of murdering 49 women in Washington state between 1982 and 2001.

Who was the serial killer known for targeting gay men in New York City and dismembering their bodies?

  1. Jeffrey Dahmer

  2. Ted Bundy

  3. Dennis Rader

  4. Andrew Cunanan


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Andrew Cunanan was a serial killer who murdered five people, including fashion designer Gianni Versace, in a cross-country spree in 1997.

Which serial killer was known as the 'BTK Killer' and terrorized Wichita, Kansas, for decades?

  1. Ted Bundy

  2. Dennis Rader

  3. Jeffrey Dahmer

  4. John Wayne Gacy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dennis Rader, also known as the 'BTK Killer' (short for 'Bind, Torture, Kill'), committed a series of murders and burglaries in Wichita, Kansas, between 1974 and 1991.

Who was the serial killer known for targeting young boys and abducting them from public places?

  1. Ted Bundy

  2. John Wayne Gacy

  3. Jeffrey Dahmer

  4. Andrei Chikatilo


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

John Wayne Gacy, also known as the 'Killer Clown,' was a serial killer and sex offender who murdered at least 33 young boys and men between 1972 and 1978.

Which serial killer was known as the 'Zodiac Killer' and terrorized Northern California in the 1960s?

  1. Ted Bundy

  2. Richard Ramirez

  3. Dennis Rader

  4. The Zodiac Killer


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who committed a series of murders and bombings in Northern California between 1968 and 1969. The case remains unsolved.

Who was the serial killer known for targeting hitchhikers and truck drivers across the United States?

  1. Ted Bundy

  2. Richard Ramirez

  3. Jeffrey Dahmer

  4. Andrei Chikatilo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ted Bundy was a serial killer who abducted, raped, and murdered at least 30 young women and girls across the United States between 1974 and 1978.

Which serial killer was known as the 'Son of Sam' and terrorized New York City in the 1970s?

  1. David Berkowitz

  2. Richard Ramirez

  3. Jeffrey Dahmer

  4. John Wayne Gacy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

David Berkowitz, also known as the 'Son of Sam,' committed a series of shootings in New York City between 1976 and 1977, killing six people and injuring several others.

Who was the serial killer known for targeting young women in Russia and dismembering their bodies?

  1. Ted Bundy

  2. Richard Ramirez

  3. Jeffrey Dahmer

  4. Andrei Chikatilo


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Andrei Chikatilo, also known as the 'Butcher of Rostov,' was a serial killer who murdered at least 52 women and children in Russia between 1978 and 1990.

Which serial killer was known as the 'Milwaukee Monster' and targeted young men and boys?

  1. Ted Bundy

  2. Richard Ramirez

  3. Jeffrey Dahmer

  4. John Wayne Gacy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jeffrey Dahmer, also known as the 'Milwaukee Monster,' was a serial killer and sex offender who murdered and dismembered 17 young men and boys between 1978 and 1991.

Who was the serial killer known for targeting elderly women in England and strangling them?

  1. Ted Bundy

  2. Richard Ramirez

  3. Jeffrey Dahmer

  4. Dennis Nilsen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dennis Nilsen, also known as the 'Muswell Hill Murderer,' was a serial killer who murdered at least 15 young men and boys in London between 1978 and 1983.

Which serial killer was known as the 'Golden State Killer' and terrorized California in the 1970s and 1980s?

  1. Ted Bundy

  2. Richard Ramirez

  3. Joseph James DeAngelo

  4. John Wayne Gacy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Joseph James DeAngelo, also known as the 'Golden State Killer,' was a serial killer, rapist, and burglar who committed at least 13 murders, 50 rapes, and 120 burglaries in California between 1974 and 1986.

Who was the serial killer known for targeting young women in Colombia and Ecuador?

  1. Ted Bundy

  2. Richard Ramirez

  3. Jeffrey Dahmer

  4. Luis Alfredo Garavito


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Luis Alfredo Garavito, also known as the 'Beast of the Andes,' was a serial killer who murdered at least 138 young boys in Colombia and Ecuador between 1992 and 1999.

Which serial killer was known as the 'Monster of Florence' and targeted couples in Italy?

  1. Ted Bundy

  2. Richard Ramirez

  3. Jeffrey Dahmer

  4. Pietro Pacciani


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pietro Pacciani was a serial killer who murdered at least 16 people in Florence, Italy, between 1968 and 1985.

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