Darkest Deathbed Confessions
By Emily
2 years ago
1. I killed a 6 year old
Image source / OxygenAdam Walsh was just six years old when he disappeared from a department store in July, 1981. His little head was discovered in a canal over 100 miles away from where he vanished, his body was never found… Despite being a suspect in the case, serial killer Ottis Toole was never found guilty. It wasn’t until his final moments when he revealed to his niece that he was in fact responsible for murdering and decapitating the little boy.2. Your dad is in the freezer
Image source / YoutubeWhen her husband vanished, Geraldine Kelley told friends and family that he has died in a road traffic accident during a trip away in California. 14 years later, in 2004, Geraldine was losing her battle with cancer. It was at this point that she admitted the truth. Her husband didn’t die in an accident, she had shot him and put his body in a freezer where it remained to that very day!3. I got away with murder…
Image source / Daily MailJoan Harrison was a sex worker, living in Preston England. In 1975, she was raped and beaten to death. Her body was found in a garage with police claiming she was yet another victim of the famous Yorkshire ripper. This was wrong, leaving her real killer to hide in plain sight for years to come. In 2008, a man called Christopher Smith was arrested for a drunk driving offense. This is when his DNA was found to connect to Joan Harrison’s case. He quickly became unwell with lung cancer but before dying, he left confession notes that read, “I would like to put the record straight. I can't go on with the guilt. I have lived with it for over 20 years. I am truly sorry for all the pain I have caused to anyone. Please believe me when I say I am sorry.”4. I blamed a black man
Image source / NPRIn 1975, Alice Mock framed her ‘friend’ Wayman Cammile Jr. of robbing and raping her which led to him being falsely imprisoned for 15 years. It wasn’t until she was on her deathbed that she confessed to making up the story. In fact, she herself had robbed him after getting him so drunk that he passed out in her apartment. Mock revealed her secret to a neighbor who thankfully informed the police. Cammille was released from prison but he’ll never get those 15 years back.5. He’s buried undo my patio
Image source / Daily MailAs he lay in his London hospice bed in 2010, killer Roy Heath confessed to killing a man named Mohammed Taki. Heath explained how he had choked him to death, wrapped him in a blanket and buried him under his patio. He died 13 days later so police were never able to find out the full details behind this terrible crime.6. I faked the nessy photo
Image source / christian-spurling-artThe infamous Loch Ness monster of Scotland has formed the basis of many conspiracy theories over the years. Photos of ‘nessy’ have bolstered claims that the freaky creature does exist and one from 1934 led people to believe in the monster for decades. That was until the death of 90 year old Christian Spurling who in 1994 admitted to faking the photo! He explained that he sent a toy submarine with an animal head into the water and took the famous image. What an amazing prank to have pulled off for so many years!7. I’m a KKK killer
Image source / Southern Poverty Law CentreIn 1957 truck driver Willie Edwards Jr. was kidnapped by four Ku Klux Klan members as he stopped for a drink at the side of the road. After bundling him into a truck, they marched him at gunpoint to a bridge over the Alabama river and forced him to jump over it or be shot. He complied and fell 125 feet to his death. Although one member of the evil four confessed, the other three denied their involvement. It wasn’t until he was on his deathbed that Henry Alexander also admitted to being involved, saying: "I didn't think he would jump... if he'd a run, they would never have shot him." His life of guilt was clear as he said, "I had no business hating the blacks... they've never done anything to me."8. I murdered a teen and fed her to alligators
Image source / International Missing Persons17-year old Amy Billig disappeared on March 4, 1974, never to be seen again. Despite investigators and her mother continuing to look for her for years, she was never found. However, in 1998, Paul Branch, an ‘enforcer’ for the terrifying sounding Pagan motorcycle club admitted to picking her up, drugging her, assaulting her and later feeding her to swamp alligators after they noticed her heart had stopped beating.9. I hid my dead baby
Image source / la corbeilleBuzzfeed user 'reginaalloway' shared a terrible death bed confession she had heard. "I work in end-of-life care and have been there for many deathbed confessions, but the saddest one was a woman who delivered an illegitimate stillborn baby at home by herself and decided to put the baby's body in the basement freezer because she couldn't bear the idea of her community knowing what happened."10. I killed my neighbor
Image source / The TelegraphAs he lay on his deathbed, James Brewer admitted to slaying his neighbor 32 years before. He explained that he was in a jealous rage and believed that his neighbor was attempting to seduce his wife. After the murder, Brewer and his wife fled and lived under different names for the rest of their lives. As he lay in hospital, knowing his end was near, he requested the police come so that he could confess and ‘cleanse his soul’.11. My brother is a murderer
Image source / Inside EditionIn 2008, Illinois State Police received an email from a lady - Janet Tessier - explaining that back in 1957 her brother John had killed 7-year-old Maria Ridulph. Up to this point, police were unsure who killed the little girl as Janet and John’s mother Eileen provided a false alibi to protect her son when he was raised as a suspect. Eileen admitted this to her daughter before her death in 1994 and by 2008 Janet was done with keeping the secret. Thanks to his Mum’s alibi, John lived a free life working as none other than a police officer!12. I robbed a bank!
Image source / abc7chicagoBuzzfeed user 'lmniccum01' shared his grandfather’s crazy deathbed secret. "My dad told me that when his grandfather was about to die, he finally told his family why he had this tattoo on his arm — it was always a mystery because he was a pastor at a church, and he never spoke of it. Apparently when he was 19, he was a safecracker and robbed a bank and then got arrested, so he got the tattoo in prison. But when he got out, he decided to never tell anyone and turned his life around."13. I’m gay - my whole life has been a lie
Image source / Apple MusicOne Reddit user shared a shocking revelation from his dying grandfather. As he was dying from lung cancer, he told his 16 year old grandson that although he loved his family endlessly, he was gay. Another user responded "I'm not sure if I feel happy for him living a long, fulfilling life with a family he loved; or feel sorry for him, for having to live a life never telling anyone until the very bitter end."14. World War confession
Image source / Fellows AuctioneersReddit user 'Staankygirl' shared her grandfather’s deathbed story. She explained that he summoned the family to his bedside and "Told us that he has felt guilty since World War II [because in an Asian country he had] stolen a samurai sword from a glass case in the middle of a government building. He said where it was hidden in his house and that the press would be all over it if they found out, but that he feels horrible for stealing it.” So despite the fact that the family may have had an ancient sword worth millions of dollars they will honor their grandfather’s wish to have it returned.15. I killed her… wait no I didn’t!
Image source / ListverseIn 2009, Nashville inmate James Washington had a heart attack and, believing the end was in sight, confessed to the brutal murder of a young woman called Joyce Goodener in 1995. The twist? The prisoner made a full recovery from his heart attack and then backtracked on his confession! He ended up being put on trial for it, found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole.16. I Drowned Him
Image Source / The MirrorThis one doesn't only pertain to murder, but the murder of a celeb. Brian Jones was a founding member of the band the Rolling Stones. Jones died in 1969 after being found drowned in his pool, and because he was intoxicated - and known for drug abuse - it was ruled as an accidental death. But it turns out that Frank Thorogood, a construction work who had been doing work on Jones's property, actually drowned him. He admitted to it on his deathbed to only one person.17. It Was Me In The Fatal Shooting
Image Source / CNNThere was a gang-related shooting in 1994 which resulted in the death of a 19-year-old mother. David Lee Wilson, a member of one of the gangs, was interviewed but never arrested. Instead, two 17-year-old boys were arrested, and despite no physical evidence and contradicting statements, they were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. When Wilson was later arrested for beating someone to death, he confessed - before being executed - that he was the one involved in the shooting, and that the two 17-year-olds had nothing to do with it. They were released, but had already spent 20 years in prison for something they didn't do.18. Things Got Out Of Hand And People Died
Image Source / Becky the TravellerThree women were enjoying a vacation near Utah when they failed to return from a hike. When their bodies were found, they'd been bound and beaten to death, and then dragged into a cave. An employee at the lodge later confessed to the crime and gave the police a walk-through, but during his trial, he then claimed his confession had been coerced and the lead detective led the walk-through, but he was still given life imprisonment. Later, an unrelated terminally ill woman made a deathbed confession to police about how, when she was young, she was in a state park near Utah with some friends when things "got out of hand" and people died, their bodies dragged. The lodge employee continues to maintain his innocence.19. A Mother's Lie About A Fire
Image Source / The Mesothelioma CenterWhen a fire broke out in a townhouse in 1980, killing a woman and her five children, and was suspected of being purposefully started, the landlord said that she had seen three men in the building. 3 men were then arrested, convicted and given life sentences. In 1995, after further research into the case had been carried out, it was determined the men were actually innocent. The landlord was also a drug dealer and a chronic liar, and on her deathbed, she confessed to her daughter that she'd lied about seeing the three men, and that they were innocent.20. I Buried The Body Under The Highway
Image Source / Peoria Journal StarMichael Mansfield and Ruth Martin were two people who went missing in the mid 1970s and presumed dead. Soon after, Jay and Robin Fry were gunned down in their home. The police ruled that the two incidents were connected, and they were right - all people involved were people going to testify against a man named Smrekar for stealing. Smrekar was convicted for the murders of Jay and Robin Fry. On his deathbed, he admitted that he'd also killed Mansfield and Martin, and that he'd buried Martin's body under a highway that had been under construction at the time. But neither body was ever found.21. I Shot A Man And Wrapped Him Up In Carpet
Image Source / WAVE 3A woman named Pam Rhinehart (pictured here) went to the police in 2014 to tell them that her uncle had admitted to her on his deathbed that he'd shot a man, wrapped him up in carpet and then dumped him in a cave in the 1980s. Her uncle, Sherrard, also admitted he'd shot another man in the 90s. The police investigated and found a body at the bottom of a cave, as well as bone fragments and clothing where the second body had been said to be.22. I Killed My Daughter
Image Source / Ana CoughlinThe body of 18-year-old Christine Kett was found by her brother in their home in Ohio in 1867, in the doorway between the kitchen and the cellar, with several blows to the head and a pistol nearby. Christine's mother later came home to find that her daughter had been killed. Nobody could be tied to the crime, and it was finally concluded Christine had tripped and accidentally shot herself. 17 years later, on her deathbed, Christine's mother told her son that she'd killed Christine, because her daughter was a few hours late coming home and she just snapped, attacking her in the head with an axe.23. A Grandma Confesses To Murder
Image Source / Screen DailyA grandma, who was on a lot of pain relief medicine, made a worrying deathbed confession. She apparently confessed to her granddaughter that she'd murdered someone. She didn't give any other details, so they were unable to trace the information, and they couldn't find that anyone was missing. It was considered the confession might have just been an eccentric lie or maybe non-sensical in the end, but I guess you never know...24. We Hit A Little Girl And Buried Her Under The Porch
Image Source / FlickrA woman working in a nursing home heard a shocking story from one of the patients who was on their deathbed. They explained that when they were younger, their father had been driving under the influence of alcohol and hit a young girl, maybe around three years old. The father and his friends hid the girl's body under the porch and it was never spoken of again, with the patient having to live with the secret.25. I Killed My First Wife
Image Source / The Hans IndiaA person's mother admitted on her deathbed a secret she'd carried from her own uncle. He had said that he'd killed his first wife after he found out she'd been 'harming' their neighbor's son, a 5-year-old. This happened in Ireland, before he moved to America after committing the murder, and then re-married. There was no other details about how he got away with, and apparently he died a few minutes after the confession.26. All The Things I Did As A WWII Soldier
Image Source / CNNWar is horrible, we all know it. But to have very specific and gruesome details described to you by a soldier who killed people is even worse. One person had their grandfather make some shocking admissions before he died. The American grandfather had been fighting in Northern France after D-Day. His unit was in an abandoned village when they were ambushed by German soldiers, who they managed to overcome but taking casualties. Three remaining German soldiers were dragged into the street, and the grandfather killed one of them, stating 'no prisoners'. With the other two German soldiers, they dragged them into a shallow ditch and killed them. The grandfather went on to admit that his hatred for Germans grew, with more aggressive acts.27. I Killed A Hollywood Director
Image Source / IMDbWhen Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor died, there were several suspects to his murder. Margaret Gibson, a Hollywood actress, wasn't actually one of the suspects, but on her deathbed, she asked for a priest and then confessed to killing Taylor. The case remains unsolved, however, because there was no obvious motive for Gibson murdering him, and far more likely suspects, despite her confessing to it.
28. I Stole Marie Antoinette's Pocket Watch
Image Source / BreguetWhen an anonymous woman worked with a lawyer to sell some antiques (clocks and watches) that her late husband had collected over the years, she later confessed that her husband had told her he'd actually stolen them from a museum. The man was an Israeli thief, where scaling walls and slipping through windows was no problem for him. One of the items in the woman's possession was the pocket watch of Marie Antoinette, estimated to be worth over $30 million.29. I Was Part Of JFK's Assassination
Image Source / All That's InterestingIn a series of deathbed recordings, CIA agent E. Howard Hunt revealed details of his involvement in the JFK assassination. Although it's widely known that Lee Harvey Oswald was the gunman responsible, Hunt apparently had a hand in the whole affair, though his confessions were never given worldwide attention.30. Aliens Are Real
Image Source / The New York TimesLieutenant Walter Haut was the public information officer at one of the bases of Roswell, New Mexico. Before he died, Haut wanted to let everyone know that yes, aliens really did land at Area 51 - but of course we only have his word to go off on that one. Apparently, he was originally instructed to write a press release to tell the public that a 'flying disc' had crashed at a nearby ranch, but the army retracted the claim.31. I'm The Illegitimate Child Of A Famous Politician
Image Source / The RakeDavid Niven was an English actor, known for his role in The Pink Panther. It wasn't until he was older that he found out he was actually the illegitimate son of a famous British Conservative politician, Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt. Niven actually kept the truth a secret until on his own deathbed, because he hadn't wanted to speak the truth during his lifetime and damage the politician's career.32. I Was The Second Gunman In The JFK Assassination
Image Source / PinterestIn diary entries written before his death, Roscoe White - a Dallas police officer - admitted that he was the gunman on the grassy knoll during the JFK assassination. His son also later revealed that his father had been involved in the president's assassination, and according to Roscoe White, Lee Harvey Oswald had been involved but not actually fired any of the shots.33. I'm The Guy That's Been Putting Garden Gnomes Everywhere
Image Source / The MirrorMore of a comic relief confession in the midst of all this murder talk, but residents of the village Brattleby in Lincolnshire, England, would constantly find garden gnomes suddenly in their yards. It drew media attention because nobody knew what was going on or how the gnomes got there. After Peter Leighton died, his son revealed that his father had been the one planting the gnomes and wanted the world to know it after his death.34. I Plagiarized A Lullaby For My Famous Song
Image Source / The ForwardNaomi Shemer's famous song is Jerusalem of Gold, and it's a song considered important enough to be thought of as the Israeli anthem. She was accused of plagiarizing the song from a Basque lullaby, but she always denied it. But days before her death, she wrote a letter admitting that she had 'accidentally' plagiarized the song, because she'd heard it in passing and considered it must have subconsciously stuck with her.35. The Location Of Nazi Train Gold
Image Source / Business InsiderIt's said that a German train filled with treasure - gold, gems and armaments - went missing in 1945. It was considered only a legend, but a deathbed statement arose from a man claiming the train was actually real, because he had helped to load it up. The authorities then went on to discover valuables near the location they were told, and plans were made to investigate further by digging.36. Man Confesses To An Affair Thinking He's Going To Die... But Then Survives
Image Source / Daily ExpressTony Wakeford thought that he was going to die from an illness in 2006, so told his wife that he'd had an affair with her best friend. Tony ended up surviving, and his wife couldn't live with the betrayal he'd admitted to. She went on to murder him in their home. She claimed to police that it was self-defence, although neighbors reported they'd overheard her saying 'I hate you' the day before the murder. She was arrested but only charged with manslaughter.37. I Murdered A Woman Outside A Nightclub
Image Source / Big HospitalityA 91-year-old man, British living in Canada, confessed after being diagnosed with cancer that he'd murdered a woman outside of a nightclub in Soho in 1946. His confession came in 2015. The man identified the victim after police showed him various pictures of women - she'd been a prostitute called Margaret Cook, and a suspect had never been arrested for her murder. He wasn't tried or convicted because he was so old.38. I've Been Waiting To Be Captured For Murder And I Want To Die
Image Source / Daily StarWhen the gruesome remains of a murdered woman were found in 1988, three men received life sentences for her murder, but it was later revealed that they didn't do it. A man named Jeffrey Gafoor then became a person of interest to the police. He tried to overdose on paracetamol tablets but police got to him before he could die. On the way to hospital, he admitted that he'd murdered the woman, had been waiting to be captured for 15 years and wanted to die. He survived, and was sent to prison.39. I've Murdered Several People
Image Source / Hotels.comA cancer patient known only as Shaun in a hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, asked a doctor not to tell anyone else the confessions he was about to make. He then admitted he'd been a gun for hire who'd committed several murders across New Zealand in the 60s. The doctor encouraged him to write down his confessions for police, but it's not known whether he ever did. The doctor kept the secret, and Shaun was sent to a nursing home, where he later died.40. Legendary Viking Fakes His Death
Image Source / Weapons and WarfareIf you're a fan of the TV show Vikings, then you might remember Ragnar doing this. In history, it was actually Bjorn Ironside who decided to trick his way into a city. It was claimed that Ironside was on his deathbed and wanted to convert to Christianity, or that he actually faked his death and requested a Christian burial (the legends are varied). It was agreed, and his body was transported in a coffin inside the city. Once inside, he jumped out of his coffin and began the attack.41. The Most Disturbing Serial Killer Confessions: "We are your sons, we are your husbands"
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Ted Bundy was one of the most infamous serial killers of all time, who took the lives of at least 30 people when he was active in the 1970s. The most terrifying thing of all was that Ted Bundy was actually married, with his wife being none the wiser, and was even so charismatic that people never suspected him. In a fitting tribute to that fact, Ted Bundy confessed: "We are your sons, we are your husbands, and we grew up in regular families" as a reminder that serial killers can be anyone, at any time, even the people you know in your own home. Terrifying.42. "You'll be silent forever"
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The Golden State Killer was responsible for the murder and rape of 13 people during the years from 1974 to 1986 - not only that, he'd also committed over 100 burglaries in the state of California. His chilling words - "You'll be silent forever, and I'll be gone in the dark" - he later revealed were ones he spoke to one of his victims after he broke into her house and actually spoke to her. Real name Joseph James DeAngelo, the Golden State Killer was even married from 1973 to 2019. He ended up pleading guilty to his crimes before he'd even gone to trial.43. "Grace sat on my lap and I made up my mind to eat her"
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While this short line is terrifying enough, the serial killer who said it - Albert Fish - elaborated with more gruesome details. "Grace sat on my lap and I made up my mind to eat her. How she did kick, bite, and scratch. I choked her to death, then cut her in small pieces so I could take the meat to my rooms, cook, and eat it." Fish made this confession in a gloating letter to the family of the 10 year old victim, Grace Budd. Fish was responsible for the rape, murder and cannibalism of three children in the early 1900s.44. "It was a man and he was begging and pleading"
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Richard Kuklinski was also known as The Iceman, a hitman for murder hire. He was one of the most dangerous hitmen in the world, and his nickname came from the fact that he froze one of his victims in the hope that it would distort the time of death. Richard was also a father and a husband, whose family had no idea who he really was. On speaking about one of his victims, he said: "It was a man and he was begging and pleading, and praying, I guess... So I told him he could have a half an hour to pray to God and if God could come down and change the circumstances, he'd have that time.".45. "If it's the last thing I'll do, I'll finish the job"
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These words were spoken by a serial killer directly to his victim, even after she'd survived his violent attack and was appearing in court. Lawrence Singleton was a serial killer who was suspected of the murder of at least 12 women. One of his attempted murders was 15 year old Mary Vincent, in a horribly violent attack. He first raped her, then chopped off both of her arms before throwing her off the side of the cliff. Amazingly, Mary not only survived, but managed to find help, too, and later identified Lawrence as the man responsible. When he was passing her in the courtroom, he said, "If it's the last thing I'll do, I'll finish the job.".46. "It contained the mummified head and genitals of a young man"
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We unfortunately know a lot of gruesome details about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, and what he did to his innocent victims. What's most terrifying of all is hearing him casually explain what he did, and where he stored the body parts of his victims. When talking about one of his murders, Dahmer said, "I had a box in my bedroom closet and it contained the mummified head and genitals of a young man I met in one of the bars down in Milawaukee.". He was responsible for the murder of nearly 20 boys and men in both the 70s and 90s.47. "I like hurting people"
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Some serial killers have claimed that they can't help what they do, and don't want to do it; others rejoice in the pure pleasure they find in it. Mary Bell was one of the latter, a killer who was only a 10 year old girl when she first committed murder - and not one person, but two. She strangled and killed two boys, who were only young, and later told the police after her arrest that she enjoyed hurting people, and that she "likes hurting things that can't fight back because then I can stick needles into people." She was only 11 when she was convicted, and is known as Britain's youngest female killer.48. "I was born with the devil in me"
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In the category of murderers who claimed that they couldn't help what they were doing was notorious serial killer H.H. Holmes. Not only did he claim that he wasn't responsible for his crimes, he went so far as to even blame the devil for it, and that he was "born with the devil" in him. He said: "I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing." H.H. Holmes was considered to be the very first known serial killer in the US. He is known for his 'murder castle' after buying a drugstore in Chicago, based near the World's Fair.49. "In my lifetime I have murdered 21 human beings"
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Serial killer Carl Panzram not only confessed to every single one of his crimes, but he showed no remorse for them, either. During the years between 1920 and 1928, Carl Panzram was responsible for the rape and murder of 21 people in both Connecticut and New York. He admitted that he had absolutely no conscience, and didn't feel bad about his murders, arsons or burglaries, adding, "I have committed sodomy on more than 1,000 male human beings. For all of these things, I am not the least bit sorry." He also added that he hates "the whole damned human race, including myself.".50. "I've hated humans for a long time"
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Speaking of hating the human race... Panzram wasn't the only serial killer to think that way. Aileen Wuornos, also known as "Monster", was a female serial killers responsible for the murder of seven men (her clients), whom she shot at point blank range while she was working as a prostitute. When she confessed to her crimes, she explained that she'd done it "in cold blood", and that she wanted "the world to know I killed these men, as cold as ice. I've hated humans for a long time. I am a serial killer." Aileen's story was later made into a movie with Charlize Theron.51. "Lucifer dwells within us all"
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Not the first and only serial killer to reference the devil 'inside' him, Richard Ramirez also spoke about the evil influence that he believes is in all of us - including himself. Also known as The Night Stalker, Ramirez was responsible for the murder of 14 people during a period of around a year and a half. Before he received his sentence for his crimes, he referenced the devil being in all of us, as well as later saying - after his sentence - "Big deal, death comes with the territory. See you in Disneyland.". He died of health complications in 2013.52. "I don't believe in hitting children"
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This phrase uttered by serial killer John Wayne Gacy might sound noble in any other circumstance, but it's coming from a man who was responsible for the murder of at least 33 men and boys. John Wayne Gacy was notorious for dressing up as a clown, before going on the strangle, kill and bury the bodies of his victims in his own home. He later claimed he wasn't guilty of the murders, and that he was only an 'accomplice', asking that he only be charged for two of the murders as an accomplice in helping to get rid of two bodies.53. "After his death I washed him"
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Dennis Nilson was a serial killer active in London, England, during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was responsible for the murder of 12 young men, whom he killed in his own flat in London and tried to dispose of their body parts down the drain. He was found after a plumber responded to complaints of the drain problems, where he opened the cover to find evidence of body parts and bones. In reference to one of the murders, Nilson said: "After his death, I washed him and when I laid him naked on the bed, there was a conciliatory comfort in seeing him at peace.".54. "After my head is chopped off, will I... be able to hear... the sound of my own blood gushing...?"
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Peter Kurten was the name of a serial killer from Germany, who also had the nickname The Vampire of Dusseldorf, due to his apparent fascination with blood. This fascination went so far as to even give him pleasure at the idea of his own death and his own blood. Before his execution, Kurten said: "After my head is chopped off, will I still be able to hear, at least for a moment, the sound of my own blood gushing from the stump of my neck?" Rather than saying this in a moment of fear, he seemed to relish in it, as he said it would be "the pleasure to end all pleasures".55. "I wonder what her head would look like on a stick?"
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Edmund Kemper is another notorious serial killer, and also one known for speaking in great detail and length around his crimes, his victims, and what he did with the bodies. Kemper was also known as the Coed Killer, and was responsible for the murders of 10 people during the years between 1964 and 1973. The fact that most of his victims were college students gave him his infamous nickname. On explaining his crimes, Kemper said: "One side of me says, 'I'd like to talk to her, date her'. The other side of me says, 'I wonder what her head would look like on a stick?'".56. "I was tired of getting blood on myself"
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Gary Lee Sampson was a serial killer who was sentenced to death in 2003 following the murder of three victims. During his trial, he was notorious for his violent outbursts and even swearing at the judge. In reference to his crimes, Sampson explained: "I switched from stabbing to strangling because I was tired of getting blood on myself." This was after his first two victims had died via stabbing, and his third then died by strangling. The death penalty isn't actually handed out that often in Massachusetts, but because of his behavior in court and obvious lack of remorse, he didn't do himself any favors.57. "I like Quebec a lot"
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The reason this quote is pretty chilling is because it's in reference to a serial killer's new life and new identity after she was released from prison after her horrific crimes. Serial killer Karla Homolka was responsible for the rape and murder of three women, including her own sister, which she carried out with her boyfriend. Even though she was very much guilty, she managed to get a plea deal in exchange for testimony against her boyfriend. She got 12 years in prison, and after serving her sentence, she relocated to Quebec and had an identity change.58. "Lord, Grant me... the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill"
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Donald Harvey said this words in a letter he wrote to a fan - yes, an actual fan of a serial killer - while in prison. The full note read: "Lord, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill because they p*ssed me off". Donald Harvey was responsible for the murder of around 37 patients during his time working in facilities as an orderly. According to Harvey himself, he things he killed way more - and he never showed any regret about it.59. "She can kill, both in cold blood or in a rage"
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Notorious murderer Ian Brady spoke these words about his lover and accomplice, Myra Hindley. Brady and Hindley were responsible for the Moors Murders in England, where the pair killed five children - aged between 10 and 17 - and hid their bodies by burying them on Saddleworth Moor, which was also the location of the murders. After long searches, three of the child victim's bodies were found, but Brady refused to reveal the location of the remaining two victims, meaning their parents never got closure. Hindley later claimed she killed because of Brady's influence, but Brady disagreed.60. "My knife's so nice and sharp I want to get to work right away"
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Finally, we have one of the most infamous unsolved murderers in history - the identity of Jack the Ripper, who murdered prostitutes in London, in the Whitechapel region in 1888. Although his identity was never found, he still wrote taunting letters to the police about his victims and about what he was going to do. One of these letters detailed: "The next job I do, I shall clip the lady's ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly... My knife's so nice and sharp I want to get to work right away if I get a chance." Jack the Ripper was known for brutally mutilating the corpses.What To Read Next
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