r/serialkillers • u/jokerazazellucifer • 3d ago

Discussion On going serial killers

Are there any serial killers active right now ? I really haven't heard of a mainstream killer since the " BeltWay Sniper " . I know there are tons of documentaries of newer cases , but no one has really got the spotlight like Bundy or Denise Rader ( B.T.K ) .

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u/Suspicious_Pen_2601 3d ago

Surely you must’ve heard of the “Long Island serial killer” who got arrested in 2023.

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u/_aaine_ 2d ago

This is definitely the one who's had the most attention for the last five or ten years. I don't think we'll ever know the full extent of what this monster has done.

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u/vinylscratch27 3d ago

I thought that was the Gligo Beach killer and a different one?

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u/UncutYEMs 3d ago

Same guy

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u/tattedidiot 3d ago

That’s the same guy

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u/vinylscratch27 3d ago

Aaah my mistake.

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u/NarcGraveyard631 2d ago

Yes there is a separate one who killed Shannan Gilbert and the open case NJ - five murders of young females including one from Brazil (Jersey City)

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u/EaglesInTheSky 1d ago

Shannon Gilbert “ drowned “ unofficially..

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u/NarcGraveyard631 1d ago

Yet she didn’t 

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u/AutumnBourn 2d ago

"Active" is the key word.

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u/Suspicious_Pen_2601 2d ago

No need to post the same thing several times. And since you so desperately want to be pedantic, please read OP’s post. It says:

  I really haven't heard of a mainstream killer since the " BeltWay Sniper " 

This was in 2002. And they mention BTK. LISK was a recent high profile SK case since then, hence my response.

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u/jokerazazellucifer 1d ago

Ok , yeah I just watched the documentary on this guy . He drove a green avalanche Chevy truck

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u/ilovelukewells 3h ago

Where did you watch?

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u/caitlynstarr0 3d ago

There's that mess happening in Philly right now. Think this sub has a master post for that one?

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u/Euphoric-Leg4874 2d ago

Yeah, the Horsches probably killed a few dozen women at least and law enforcement’s only just beginning to uncover all that they did.

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u/jonnywhoknows 1d ago

If you find a masterpost lmk

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u/Groggy21 3d ago

There’s one active in Lansing, MI right now. Surprised you haven’t heard of that case because it’s made national news.

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u/Wolfpackat2017 2d ago

I haven’t either. Any links?

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u/Euphoric-Leg4874 2d ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/us/lansing-michigan-serial-killer.html

Law enforcement even said they suspect it to be a serial killer. Very sad for the victims. One arrest for one murder but they don’t know if that person killed the others too.

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u/sarastella666 2d ago

I have several family members that live in Lansing

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u/officialcounterbore 1h ago

I live in Lansing as well!! These past few months since it’s broken into the mainstream have been truly heartbreaking. Shit like this makes you look at your own city differently. Not so much in a negative or positive light, but it makes you so much more skeptical of everywhere you go.

“Could this person in the booth behind me be him? Not sure.” Etc…. Such a horrible situation.

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u/EmotionalJellyfish31 3d ago

People in Australia think there is one currently around Bryon Bay but the police won’t acknowledge it. I am unsure as I don’t know too much about it but they think about 60 or so people. It has been spoken about in Parliament.

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u/hinreaper 1d ago

Aussie here and haven't heard of it, down the rabbit hole i go

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u/CartographerLow5612 20h ago

Some of these are likely victims of domestic violence that police just completely neglected. There is a mention of this in the Bronwyn podcast by Hedly Thomas.

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u/12AngryChickens 3d ago

Little Rock Slasher back in ‘21, I think. He’s still at large. Very recently, suspected serial killer in Michigan (I believe) killing homeless people. Those are the American ones I know of, there are more internationally

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u/Euphoric-Leg4874 2d ago

Can’t believe they still haven’t caught the Little Rock guy. I know the surveillance of him isn’t very clear but you’d still hope someone out there might recognize him.

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u/NarcGraveyard631 6h ago

Yes and the Michigan one is targeted Caucasian homeless males. It’s terrible 

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u/oooortcloud 3d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_serial_killers_active_in_the_2020s?wprov=sfti1

Scroll down to unsolved for a nice big list

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u/TopangaK9 1d ago

"Toy Car Murders". Interesting.

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u/essemh 3d ago

There is an active serial killer in South Africa.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6m27dprvzv7o

Don’t think he has been caught yet.

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u/MangoBredda 2d ago

I remember reading about some of these cases and it's crazy to me how many of them happened in the same area but no one has been caught yet

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u/Agent_P_Smecker 2d ago

I'm pretty sure there is more than 1 serial killer active in SA

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u/essemh 2d ago

I linked to the specific case I meant but alright captain obvious.

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u/Agent_P_Smecker 2d ago

Cool it Slick

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u/ABrainCell2024 3d ago

There’s a suspected serial killer in Lansing, MI right now - looks like they’re preying on the homeless.

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u/Jdghgh 2d ago

There are likely a great number of active serial killers. Dozens at least. If you consider how many unsolved homicides occur each year and the number of years many killers wait between kills, the true number could be considerably higher.

My suspicion is that new serial killers are emerging at a precipitously shrinking rate due to the effects of modernity, at least in wealthy nations.

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u/Jdghgh 2d ago

Apart from the definition of ‘serial’ being two or three homicides, the real variable here is what is considered ‘active.’ Some killers go many years between murders. Others desist and wouldn’t be considered active, though they could still be alive and capable of homicide.

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u/Vegetaglekiller 2d ago

Per “moderna” definizione 2 con un tempo di raffreddamento e stesso modus operandi

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u/EaglesInTheSky 3d ago

I live in Houston and we definitely have an active one here. I base this on the fact HPD completely denies that there is an active serial killer.

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u/ConsequenceBig1503 2d ago

How many bodies have been found in the bayou now?

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u/brytnikk 2d ago

Its 2 or 3 so far this month

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u/aputn004 2d ago

I was coming to see if this one had been mentioned.

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u/Independent-Park7555 15h ago

came here to say this

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u/MikeJen0 2d ago

Yes, possibly in Lansing Michigan right now.

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u/littlepolishboy420 2d ago

Links people, links! Sources, please!

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u/AgentStarling62 2d ago

Look in to the men who have gone missing in schuylkill county pa.

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u/xXxero_ 1d ago

There may be an active serial killer in Lansing, MI.

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u/jokerazazellucifer 1d ago

You have any details

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u/xXxero_ 1d ago

• Five unhoused men ranging in age from 22 to 70 have been found dead along the trail since October 2023 / past year: • Daniel Lusk (age 22) • Gino Chouinard (age 54) • Robert Smith (age 57) • Louis Woodruff (age 57) • Dennis Dunnebacke (age 70) • Most of the victims suffered severe head and facial trauma, while Lusk died from stab wounds. Investigators believe the attacks happened overnight while the men were sleeping near bridges along the greenway.

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u/jokerazazellucifer 1d ago

Yeah I'm going to do some digging on this . Thanks for all the info

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u/xXxero_ 16h ago

Lmk if you find something.

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u/geese_moe_howard 2d ago

The book 'The Long Haul' states that there are at least three serial killers currently operating along America's highways.

There's also the Lansing River Trail killer in Michigan.

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u/Hedgewizard1958 2d ago

Several years ago, a Chicago PD spokesperson said that they'd identified the #3 pattern killer in a particular neighborhood. That implied that there were at least 3 serial killers in that neighborhood alone. I'm pretty sure there are a good number active, just that no one is talking about it.

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u/BananaRaptor1738 1d ago

Not sure if the local police and government would confirm any possible serial killers in certain areas because they don't want to freak out the public

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u/UnusualAbalone3453 3d ago

the serial killer in the chillicothe, ohio area is still tbd and semi recently went “inactive” (this is speculative, but no other murders have been directly linked since they went into hiding…)

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u/eish66 2d ago

A few being hunted in South africa for murder and rape. No hope of finding them. Even our top cop is accused of rape and grooming a minor

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u/phillysleuther 2d ago

We had a serial killer in Philadelphia back in 2021. The guy was named Keith Gibson. He killed at least 7 people in Delaware and Philadelphia, including his mom.

DShawn Crawford was a budding serial killer who killed 2 in Philadelphia. There was another guy who killed 4 people, but he didn’t scream “serial killer.” He later escaped jail and I would be damned if I could remember his name.

I’ve been obsessed with the Frankford Slasher for close to 40 years. My neighbor was the third victim of him. This went on when Philadelphia had three active serial killers in 1985-1990. The suburbs were active in the 1990s. They had two separate serial killers. Both were active in Bucks/Montgomery Counties.

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u/Independent-Park7555 15h ago

RC Horsch, the sadomasochist photographer who lived in the “Philly House of Horrors,” also lived previously in Bucks County. Having only been to that area, I can attest to how creepy it is.

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u/Independent-Park7555 15h ago

first piece that came to mind re Horsch, for those interested https://archive.ph/V9VBH

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u/phillysleuther 14h ago

These cases were in Bensalem and Huntington Valley, I think. The Tinicum Murders of the 1970s were in Delaware County, although they weren’t committed by serial killers.

Chalfont was weirder without RC. He got the house in Philly by his aunt who died.

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u/Nikedripp 1d ago

Austin,Tx has one on the loose as we speak

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u/captainp42 2d ago

Highway Of Tears. Canada.

Ongoing since the 1970s, most recent presumed victim was in 2023. There have been many gaps in the killings through the years, this may just be another pause. Total victim count could be 80 or more, but it's hard to be definitive with this one...it's possible that not all of the victims are related crimes.

I think Mexico has a similar ongoing case as well.

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u/Ok-Television2394 13h ago

i came here to comment this! very sad. i believe a lot of the victims are indigenous women.

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u/Isaiahsexyman137 2d ago

I feel like our generation of serial killers are also just school shooters

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u/UncutYEMs 3d ago

Israel Keyes and LISK might be the most notable ones in recent memory. Currently active ones? It’s all speculation. Remember the Smiley Face Killer theory? I know they are currently investigating the possibility of a SK responsible for deaths along a walking trail in Lansing, MI.

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u/C3brick 8h ago

Two in my area:

In Willowbrook, California (near Compton) several people were killed in or near the same homeless camp and police have publicly stated there may be a connection. Last murder was early this year. One victim was former professional football player Kevin Johnson. The way cops and media work around here, these murders likely would get little to no press if not for the high-profile victim.

San Bernardino, California: a few years beck there were several random shootings attributed to a gang of serial killers. Whether these killers are actually members of a criminal street gang is unknown as they have not been apprehended.

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u/jokerazazellucifer 5h ago

Wow . I wonder if there is any link to the Lansing MI homeless

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u/C3brick 4h ago

Could be. If the killer was also transient they could have moved to Lansing or anywhere.

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u/jokerazazellucifer 5h ago

Just Want to say thank you for all the resources and responses. I REALLY think maybe we have alot of homeless deaths all around the country. Someone should make a sub and let's investigate

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u/officialcounterbore 1h ago

Hello! We have one here in Lansing, MI right now. It’s actually super, super saddening and heartbreaking. My heart aches for our homeless community and I hope others will continue their activism for our local unhoused community.

A lot of this internet/mainstream shit doesn’t seem real/gets romanticized until it hits super close to home. We are all demanding an answer on a perp soon. I can’t live peacefully, despite me being grateful for housing. Ugh, what a shitty situation.

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u/Tiny_Noise8611 2d ago

Uh have you seen what’s going on in Philly ffs?!

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u/megamanblast 1d ago

There’s probably a ton amongst the homeless and low income neighborhoods due to lack of care for the folks in those in communities.

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u/Mitchford 21h ago

There is lots of care in those communities there has just been an increase in volume due to opioids but that part is turning

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u/jokerazazellucifer 1d ago

I agree with this . A lot of people go missing in the homeless community. All the normal people care about is getting them out of the town or city .

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u/ripper1985 3d ago

There's been nothing confirmed yet as far as official connections, but here in Albany Ga we've had two bodies that have been discovered after being set on fire behind abandoned buildings this year. So on the one hand, a little worrisome. But on the other hand, the true crime fan in me is a little excited.

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u/jokerazazellucifer 3d ago

There not in the press or taunting the Law . There not Serial Killer ⭐'$ . If there is such a thing