Descent of a Serial Killer

A former police officer and suspected serial killer, Gerard John Schaefer Jr. (26 March 1946-3 December 1995) was imprisoned in 1973 for murders he committed while serving as a sheriff's deputy in Martin County, Florida.

Known as the Gainesville Ripper, Daniel Harold Rolling (26 May 1954-25 October 2006), was an American serial killer who murdered five Florida students over four days in late August 1990.

Known as both the 'Hollywood Ripper' and the 'Chiller Killer', Michael Gargiulo is a native of Glenview, Illinois, where he stabbed his neighbour, 18-year-old Tricia Pacaccio, to death on her back door step.

Cary Anthony Stayner (born August 13, 1961) is an American serial killer and the older brother of kidnapping victim Steven Stayner.

Known as the 'Scorecard Killer', the 'Freeway Killer', and the 'Southern California Strangler', Randy Steven Kraft (born March 19, 1945) is an American serial killer who raped, tortured, and murdered no less than 16 young men between 1972 and 1983, mostly in California.

Lonnie Franklin Jr. was born on 30 August 1952. He grew up in South Central Los Angeles, married and had two children.