How Many Serial Killers are Active in the U.S. Today?

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The United States holds the unique distinction of having the most serial killers in the world.

Shocking, no?

No. Not really.

America has roughly 5% of the world’s population, but we have 67% of the world’s documented serial killers, according to Joe Berlinger, often referred to as “The Godfather of True Crime.”

Everyone has heard of the most notorious of these malevolent monsters — names like Ted Bundy, Richard Ramirez (“The Night Stalker,”) David Berkowitz (“Son of Sam,”) Ed Gein, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, “The Zodiac Killer,” and Joseph DeAngelo (“The Golden State Killer.”) But for every infamous serial killer whose name you’ve heard, there are hundreds more you aren’t aware of.