

Furthermore, during his trial, Garavito described being sexually abused when he was a young boy, but didn’t name the perpetrator.įurther details of his early life are sketchy at best, however, the details surrounding his maniacal killings is frightening.

His childhood was ruled by his father, subsequently described as both physically and emotionally abusive. Born on January 25th, 1957, “La Bestia” is the oldest of seven brothers. Luis Garavito is not as famous as some of his rivals here on this list, but he is the most prolific serial killer of all time. He was hanged and then burned on October 16, 1440, along with two of his servants. Rais was found guilty of murder, sodomy and heresy. He would eventually confess to the murders under the threat of torture. He was arrested in September of 1440, and indicted on 34 counts of murder.
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Rais stated at his trial that he admired the heads and body parts of his more beautiful victims. After some difficulty, a case was finally brought up against him. He enjoyed watching them die, sometimes even laughing. He would kill them with a variety of methods which included dismemberment, decapitation and disembowelment. Rais had a specially built chamber where he would restrain his victims while he proceeded with his grotesque sexual acts. Unfortunately, the locals were too terrified to go up against one of the most powerful men in France. More and more children started to disappear and suspicion arose. His first victim was a 12-year-old messenger who was hanged by his neck on a metal hook, and raped before being put out of his misery. His victims were generally blue-eyed and blond-haired, and were usually kidnapped from the village of Machecoul and the surrounding areas, or lured to his castle. He preferred boys between the ages of 6 and 18. From there, Rais began a campaign of sadistic sex murders, killing between 60 and 200 children. A year after Joan was burned at the stake, Rais retired from military service and returned to his family’s castle, at Machecoul. Rais was a Breton who fought against the English, often serving alongside Joan of Arc.
