

Homosexual Serial Killers
Statistical analysis of the proportion of homosexuality among serial killers, with
a listing of prominent GLBT/homosexual serial killers
Below is a list of serial killers who were homosexuals. This list is intended for reference purposes only and does not imply a causal relationship between homosexuality and serial killing.
Although incidents of serial killing are widely reported in the media because of the heinous and unusual nature of these crimes, there are actually very few serial killers relative to the general population. Research into this phenomenon is ongoing, and a small industry has sprung up around the practice of "profiling" serial killers in order to assist in their apprehension. But, law enforcement officials agree that each serial killer is unique. Society does not currently have sufficient knowledge to predict serial killing before it occurs and thus prevent it from happening.
Serial killers and their victims include people from all races, cultures, nationalities, economic background, educational levels, genders, and sexual orientations. Because serial killers are so rare, it is impossible to use any demographic indicator as a predictor. There are no "rules" and all apparent trends have been broken. But some general observations can be made.
Serial killers are nearly always men (93%). Furthermore, of the relatively few female serial killers, one third of them worked in partnership with males.
In the United States, serial killers are predominantly white. This makes sense statistically,
because about 80% of the population is white. According to some sources, whites are
over-
Although the proportion of serial killers who are known to have had homosexual experience
is high (over 43%), the total number of serial killers is too small to make statistically
relevant statements about whether homosexuals are over-
Also, it should be noted that many of the homosexual serial killers on this list were not active members of the Gay & Lesbian cultural community.
Many of the most famous serial killers (e.g., Jeffrey Dahmer, Andrew Cunanan, John Wayne Gacy, etc.) were homosexuals, but they became widely known due to the nature of their crimes or the identities of their victims, not because they in any way represent serial killers generally.
Given that less than 2% of adults are homosexuals (plus 1 to 2% who are bisexual),
there would not need to be very many homosexuals among the total number of serial
killers for them to be over-
Some serial killers engaged in sex with both males and females, which would prompt
some people to classify them as bisexuals. Their actual identity would then be argued
about by various biologists, gay writers, and others, who would classify their status
as a variant of homosexuality, a distinct classification, or repressed homosexuals.
Such hair-
Homosexual serial killers have most frequently chosen young boys or gay men as their victims, although some have victimized females as well. Most of the killers have raped their victims either before or after killing them, although in some cases they have killed after consensual homosexual sex. There have been heterosexual serial killers who have targeted gay victims (e.g., Colin Ireland), but this is very rare.
But more importantly, none of the serial killers listed here represent typical homosexuals,
who, like the general population, are almost never involved in violent crime. The
exact nature of each individual's feelings, attitudes, and behavior with regards
to sex is unique, in the general population as well as among serial killers. Legally,
all or nearly all of the homosexual serial killers on this list would be considered
sexual deviants because of the extreme and violent nature of their acts -
No ethnic, religious or cultural group promotes this sort of violence. But in a free society, no culture is entirely free from violence, despite their best efforts. Kristi Degn eloquently wrote a letter to the editor in response to a writer who felt it was okay to single one culture out as perpetrators of violence:
In his letter "Man Is God Here" (Forum, Aug. 25, 2000), Dennis Kostecki wrote, "In my dating days here, I dated six women. All were from this culture. All were abused by their former husbands. Every one! It seems to me this culture promotes the degradation and abuse of their women for reasons only they know and understand."
Pinpointing the blame for abuse on any one "culture" is irresponsible and weak. Abuse is no respecter of culture or demographics. It is no respecter of gender, marital or relationship status.
Our statewide domestic violence hot-
Gay/Homosexual Serial Killers
Name # of People Killed Year Killer' Home Location of Murders Notes Birth death
Jeffrey Dahmer 17 1978, 1988-
Andrew Cunanan 5 1997 San Diego, Calif. Minnesota; Chicago, IL; South Beach, FL killed fashion designer Gianni Versace 31 August 1969 23 July 1997
Gilles de Rais 300+ 1430s France France associate of Joan of Arc
Luis Alfredo Garavito 140+ Colombia Colombia Gay serial killer who murdered over 140 boys in Columbia. 25 January 1957
Randy Steven Kraft 65 (est.) 1971 to 1983 Oregon, Michigan, etc. "Score Card Killer"
Michael Swango 35 -
Andrei Chikatilo 52 until 1992 Russia Russia
Fritz Haarmann 40 (est.) until 1924 Germany Germany "Butcher Of Hanover"
John Wayne Gacy 33 until 1978 Chicago Chicago bisexual; 27 of his victims (young boys he seduced) were found buried in crawlspace under his house. Executed in Joliet, IL. 17 March 1942 10 May 1994
Patrick Wayne Kearney 28+ 1968 to 1977 Redondo Beach, Calif. gay cruising areas of Hollywood
David D. Hill 28? 1968 to 1977 Redondo Beach, Calif. Hollywood Patrick Kearney's
lover; confessed to being co-
Hans Grans 27+ until 1924 Germany Germany accommplice and love of Haarmann, the "Butcher Of Hanover"
Wayne Williams 27 1979-
Dean Corll 27 1960s to 1973 Ft. Wayne, Indiana; later Houston, TX Houston, Texas
Elmer Wayne Henley 27 1960s to 1973 Ft. Wayne, Indiana; later Houston, TX Houston, Texas Bisexual. Victims were young boys who he kidnapped and tortured. 9 May 1956
David Owen Brooks 27 1960s to 1973 Ft. Wayne, Indiana; later Houston, TX Houston, Texas
Donald Harvey 25 -
Juan Corona 25 1971 From Mexico; moved to Yuba City, CA in 1950s Yuba City, Calif. Born in Mexico. All of his victims were men that he first raped, and then killed with a machete over the span of six weeks. Presently resides in Corcoran State Prison. Juan Corona's brother is Natividad, the gay, owner of the Guadalajara cafe in Marysville, CA. 1934
Adolfo de Jesus Constanzo 21 (est.) until 1989 Matamoros, Mexico Matamoros, Mexico "Matamoros Cult Killer"
Larry Eyler 19 1980s Chicago Illinois and Indiana
Huang Yong 17+ 2001-
Dennis Nilsen 16 1978-
Marcelo Costa de Andrade 14 until 1991 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
William Bonin 12+ 1979-
Henry Lee Lucas 12+ 1970s and 80s Most in Texas, Southeastern U.S. 23 August 1936 12 March 2001
Ottis Toole 12+ 1970s and 80s West Coast, Florida, etc. accomplice of Henry Lee Lucas
Vaughn Greenwood 11+ 1974-
Richard Speck 8+ 1966 Chicago Chicago married, bisexual
Cayetano Hernandez 8 1963 Yerba Buena, Mexico Mexico
Eleazor Solis 8 1963 Monterey, Mexico Mexico
David Bullock 6+ 1981-
Vernon Butts 6+ 1979-
Paul Bateson 6 ? (est.) 1977-
Marc Dutroux 6 1995-
Michael Terry 6 1980-
Orville Lynn Majors 6 Indiana Vermillion County Hospital, Indiana
Charles Cohen 5+ Delaware Delaware, San Francisco, New York, Miami, and New Orleans
Arthur Gary Bishop 5 1984 Utah serial killer of young boys. Years before his murder spree, in 1978, he had been excommunicated from the LDS Church. Bishop was an active homosexual and was no longer a member of the LDS Church when he became a serial killer. Executed in Utah State Prison. He said of his crimes, "With great sadness and remorse, I realize that I allowed myself to be misled by Satan. Pornography was not the only negative influence in my life, but its effect on me was devastating. I am a homosexual pedophile convicted of murder, and pornography was a determining factor in my downfall." 1951 10 June 1988
Michael Lupo 4+ 1986 from Italy London
Peter Moore 4 1995 North Wales North Wales
Westley Allan Dodd 3+ Washingon Washington, Oregon
David P. Brown
(a.k.a. Nathaniel Bar-
Charles Manson 3+ 1968-
David Edward Maust 5+ 1981; 2003 Germany; Galveston, TX (1981); Hammond, IL (2003) Gay. Killed teenage boys, usually by stabbing 5 April 1954
Bruce Davis 2+ 1968-
Erik Menendez 2 20 August 1989 Beverly Hills, CA Beverly Hills, CA with his straight brother Lyle, Erik killed his parents (Jose Menendez and Kitty Menendez). Their trial was a major national news story. 27 November 1971
Although homosexual murderers of single victims are too numerous to list here, a
number of particularly famous ones include: Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb (the
wealthy and academically bright gay Chicago couple who murdered a boy in 1924 just
for fun; their story became one of the nation's most famous murder cases, and was
the basis for many movies, including Hitchcock's film "Rope"); Armin Meiwes (the
sexually deviant German cannibal known as "Der Metzgermeister" -
Serial Killers who were Lesbians
Name # of People Killed Year Killer's Home Location of Murders Notes
Magdalena Solis 8 1963 Monterey, Mexico Mexico
Aileen Wuornos 7+ 1989-
Tyria Moore 7+ 1989-
Catherine Wood 6 Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids, MI nurse who killed patients
Gwen Graham 6 Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids, MI nurse who killed patients
Links
· Homosexual Serial Murder Investigation, by Vernon J. Geberth, M.S., M.P.S.
·
Gay and Lesbian Murderers from 1920s to Present -
· The aetiology of serial murder: towards an integrated model, by Edward W. Mitchell, B.A. Hons, M.Phil. (University of Cambridge, UK). Includes section on "Gender identity disorder, homosexuality, and sexual dysfunction"
The process of criminal profiling as it pertains to serial killers, by Susan Jones, Youngstown State University
Violence and Homosexuality -
Homosexuality: A Paradox of Evolution
GBLT commentary: Why does gay America approve of a fact-
By: Mark Adnum Date: 28 April 2004 Headline: "Scary Monsters"
Source: spiked-
URL: http://www.outrate.net/featuresmonster.html
[Excerpts]
A lesbian serial killer and her vampiric, crafty lesbian lover are the main characters of Monster, an acclaimed new film that also seems to have, incongruously, won the blessing of the gay and lesbian media and gay activists.
Gay magazines and newspapers around the world have given the film positive reviews,
raving about Charlize Theron's famous physical transformation, Christina Ricci's
pyrotechnic turn in a key supporting role, and director Patty Jenkin's understated,
effective approach to the sensational storyline. Planetout.com, a multimillion-
The film hasn't been called a masterpiece, but no gay publication I've seen has expressed
irritation, concern or resentment over the gritty homo-
Things seem to have changed enormously from the days when murderous, negative or
stealthy gay movie characters triggered geysers of vitriolic spittle from gay groups,
who have a history of sensitivity to their big-
The current crop of gay films and TV shows feature gay characters that are inoffensive,
American Dream-
So, in this Queer Eye context, the calm gay media response to Monster is anachronistic
and confusing. We see Aileen Wuornos (Theron) get seduced by needy-
Selby sells Wuornos up the river when the police close in, retreating back to her
conservative family and sending her one-
In short, if ever there was a movie about vampiric killer lesbians and stealthy,
untrustworthy homosexuals who form secret pagan bonds yet who never forget how to
slide, unnoticed, back into the suburban fold, Monster is it. The killer lesbians
in Monster make those in Basic Instinct look like the lesbians in The Color Purple,
and while one of them ends up condemned and executed by the state, the other is emotionally
and psychologically destroyed after giving in to heteronormativity. On paper, Monster
is a gay activist movie nightmare -
The first clue is that Monster is 'based on a true story'. Theron's celebrated performance
was built on repeated watchings of videos of Wuornos speaking of her life, while
the film, admirably, doesn't seek to over-
Confusingly though, this reminds us of the existence of real gay and lesbian serial
killers -
Wuornos and Shelby are working-
It's a peculiar message though, surely, that gay audiences, and the media that represent
them, won't tolerate being the crazy killers on the fringe -
Homosexuality among Serial Killers: Statistics
Source, "over 43%": "Homosexual Rape and Murder of Children", published in Journal
of the Family Research Institute, Vol. 18 No. 1, Feb 2003.
Technically, 69% of the serial killers in this study were homosexuals (i.e., people
who were self-
Excerpts, including methodology:
Lexis-
One
hundred and three news stories involved the rape and/or murder of children: 90 involved
the molestation and murder of a child or children, 11 stories involved only the abduction
and rape of children, and two the rape and mutilation, but not the murder, of the
children involved. Of the 90 news stories where the child was raped and murdered
(0.47% of the unique child molestation stories), 40% involved homosexual molestation.
In the most unusual case, an "educated and relatively wealthy" leader recruited two
other men and a boy. This team raped and murdered precisely 100 boys 1. The leader
had had prior arrests for suspicion of sodomizing boys...
Of the 95 perpetrators
in these 90 stories, at least 43% engaged in homosexuality... Of the 217 victims,
at least 68% were victimized by homosexual perpetrators, and at least 67% were boys...
Furthermore, both multiple perpetrators and multiple victims were associated with
homosexuality. In the three stories where two or more killers were implicated, the
rapes were homosexual. In 69% of the 13 stories involving more than one victim, the
perpetrator engaged in homosexuality. Another 11 stories involved a charge of attempted
murder. In 64% of those cases, the perpetrator engaged in homosexuality.
When all
other cases of child molestation from the Lexis-
Overall, there was a slightly higher rate
of homosexuality among perpetrators who raped and killed than among those who "merely"
raped or molested (43% vs. 41%). In addition, the proportion of victims attributed
to homosexual perpetrators who raped and murdered was higher than the proportion
attributed to homosexuals who only raped or molested (68% vs. 61%). All of the cases
involving eating or torturing the victim were committed by homosexual practitioners...
Murder and child molestation combine[ed]... are also independently associated with
those who engage in homosexuality. Blanchard, Barbaree, Bogaert, Dicky, Klassen,
Kuban, and Zucker, working with male offenders, concluded in 2000 that 2 the "best
epidemiological evidence indicates that only 2-
Likewise, the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual III-
Both of
these sources estimated that about a third of child molesters engage in homosexuality
-
In line with these reports, of the
217 victims in the 90 murder and rape stories, at least 68% were victimized by homosexual
perpetrators. This 68% falls between the estimate that "roughly equal numbers of
girls and boys, each year fall victim to some form of sexual exploitation" cited
in a recent National Association of Social Workers review of a large set of studies
of child molestation 5 and the 84% reported by Abel, et al.
Murder also appears to
be disproportionately associated with homosexuality. Jim Warren did the intake interview
for almost all younger murderers (i.e., those under age 36) at the Washington State
Corrections Center from 1971-
...a group [homosexuals] constituting
perhaps 1% to 5% of men (1.3% in the 1996 National Household Survey of Drug Abuse;
higher in Black, et al. 7, Anderson and Stall 8, and Cameron and Cameron 9) generated
43% of those who were recorded in the most recent 14 years of news stories as having
raped and killed children. [The minority of the population that is homosexual] also
accounts for around a third of child molesters, commits between a third to two-
1. Popham, P.
(2000) Child killer sentenced to be throttled, cut up and immersed in an acid bath.
Independent [London, England] 3/17/00.
2. Blanchard, R., Barbaree, H. E., Bogaert,
A. F., Dicky, R., Klassen, P., Kuban, M. E., Zucker, K. J. (2000) Fraternal birth
order and sexual orientation in pedophiles. Archives of Sexual Behavior 29, 463-
3. American Psychiatric Association. (1987) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III-
4. Abel, G. G., Becker, J. V., Mittelman, M., Cunningham-
5. Houston Chronicle
(9/26/01) Define child sex abuse to combat problem. Editorial.
7. Black, D., Gates,
G., Sanders, S. and Taylor, L. (2000) Demographics of the gay and lesbian population
in the United States: evidence from available systematic data sources. Demography.
37, 139-
8. Anderson, J. E. and Stall, R. (2002) Increased reporting of male-
9. Cameron, P. and Cameron, K. (2002) What proportion of heterosexuals is ex-
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