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1.

How did Ed Gein kill Bernice Worden?

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Answer: Shot Her
2.

Where did Ed Gein at first claim he got all the body parts found in his house?

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Answer: Cemetery
3.

At Ted Bundy's Chi Omega trial, what was Dr. Richard Souviron's specialty?

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Answer: Forensic Odontology
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What caliber gun did Ed Gein shoot Bernice Worden with?

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Answer: 0.22
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What was Ed Gein's victim Evelyn Hartley doing when she disappeared?

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Answer: Babysitting
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What were Charlie Manson's followers called?

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Answer: The Manson Family
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How many murders do authorities believe John Wayne Gacy was responsible for?

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Answer: 33
8.

How did Jeffrey Dahmer die?

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Answer: A Fellow Inmate Clubbed Him
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How many murders was Richard Ramirez convicted of in 1989?

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Answer: Jan/00
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What movie character is based upon the life of Albert Fish?

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Answer: Hannibal Lector
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Who was "Son of Sam", from whom David Berkowitz got his instructions?

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Answer: A Neighbor's Dog
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What does the abbreviation MO mean, as used by FBI profilers?

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Answer: Modus Operandi
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Who was the first victim credited to the "Night Stalker"?

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Answer: Jennie Vincow
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For what did police arrest John Wayne Gacy for after searching his house the first time?

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Answer: Drug Possession
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How many adults did Charles Manson and the "Manson Family" murder?

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Answer: Five
16.

What was the name of Ed Gein's mother?

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Answer: Augusta
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What was "Night Stalker" Robert Ramirez's original sentence?

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Answer: Death
18.

How old was Jeffrey Dahmer's third victim, Jaime Doxtator?

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Answer: 14
19.

What Johnny Depp movie featured a conspiracy theory about the "Jack the Ripper" killings?

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Answer: From Hell
20.

What happened to the house that was the Sharon Tate crime scene?

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Answer: It Was Demolished
21.

What religious figure did Charles Manson tell his followers he was?

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Answer: Jesus Christ
22.

After escaping from jail, what alias did Ted Bundy use in Florida?

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Answer: Chris Hagen
23.

Who was the shooting victim of the second assault of "Son of Sam"?

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Answer: Carl Denaro
24.

Who was the only witness of Ted Bundy's attack on the Chi Omega sorority house?

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Answer: Nita Neary
25.

What misspelled Beatles song was written in blood at Charlie Manson's crime spree scene?

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Answer: Helter Skelter
26.

How did "Jack the Ripper" acquire his nickname?

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Answer: A Signed Letter To The Newspaper
27.

What did Ed Gein die from?

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Answer: Cancer
28.

From what disease did Richard Ramirez, the "Night Stalker" suffer?

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Answer: Epilepsy
29.

Who did Dennis Rader, the "BTK" killer, work for in the 1970's and 1980's?

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Answer: ADT Security Systems
30.

What was the profession of Doreen Lioy, the woman who married the "Night Stalker"?

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Answer: Freelance Magazine Editor
31.

Who wrote "The Night Stalker"?

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Answer: Philip Carlo
32.

After whose murder did the "Son of Sam" leave a letter giving himself that moniker?

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Answer: Valentina Suriani's
33.

Whose murder was Ted Bundy originally blamed for, but then cleared of?

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Answer: Kathy Devine's
34.

What body parts did Jeffrey Dahmer preserve in glass jars filled with formaldehyde?

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Answer: Male Genitalia
35.

Who was generally accepted to be the first victim of "Jack the Ripper"?

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Answer: Mary Ann Nichols
36.

Who was Jeffrey Dahmer's second victim?

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Answer: Steven Toumi
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When Albert Fish kidnapped Gracie Budd, where did he take her?

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Answer: Upstate New York
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What was Ed Gein's nickname?

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Answer: Ghastly Gein
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What type of gun did "Son of Sam" David Berkowitz use?

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Answer: .44 Charter Arms Bulldog
40.

What was the name of John Wayne Gacy's second wife?

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Answer: Carole Huff
41.

What branch of the military did Joseph Otero and Dennis Rader both serve?

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Answer: Air Force
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Who headed the N.Y.P.D. investigation into the "Son of Sam" shootings?

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Answer: Deputy Inspector Timothy Dowd
43.

What crime was Albert Fish first in jail for in 1903?

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Answer: Grand Larceny
44.

In what year did police close the file of "Jack the Ripper"?

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Answer: 1892
45.

What is the name of the Florida sorority associated with Ted Bundy?

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Answer: Chi Omega
46.

What U.S. military branch did Jeffrey Dahmer serve in?

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Answer: Army
47.

What was the police task force in the "Son of Sam" killings called?

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Answer: Operation Omega
48.

What clue did the envelope with the letter to Gracie Budd's parents hold?

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Answer: A Club's Monogram
49.

What college did Jeffrey Dahmer flunk out of?

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Answer: Ohio State University
50.

Who was the prosecutor in John Wayne Gacy's murder trial?

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Answer: Bob Egan
51.

How did Dennis Rader, the "BTK" killer, dress to gain access to Vicki Wegerle's house?

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Answer: As A Telephone Repairman
52.

Who identified Albert Fish as Billy Gaffney's kidnapper?

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Answer: Trolley Motorman
53.

What was the name of Ed Gein's brother?

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Answer: Henry
54.

Where was Kate Eddowes headed for when she was slain by "Jack the Ripper"?

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Answer: Her Daughter's House
55.

Who was the second family Richard Ramirez attacked after the Kneilings on July 20th?

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Answer: The Assawahems
56.

Where would Richard Ramirez spend the night to escape his father's beatings?

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Answer: A Cemetery
57.

What did the little boy reply when the police asked him what happened to Billy Gaffney?

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Answer: The Boogey Man Took Him
58.

To what faith did David Berkowitz briefly convert while in the military?

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Answer: Baptist
59.

How many murders did Jeffrey Dahmer commit in Germany when he was in the U.S. Army?

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Answer: None
60.

What geometric figure was found at the Malvia Keller crime scene?

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Answer: A Pentagram
61.

What U.S. military branch did David Berkowitz serve in?

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Answer: Army
62.

What was the profession of Michael Ostrog, a suspect in the "Jack the Ripper" slayings?

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Answer: Con Man
63.

Which intrepid reported placed a classified ad urging the "BTK" killer to call a phone number?

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Answer: Don Granger
64.

Who was Ted Bundy's last confirmed victim?

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Answer: Kimberly Leach
65.

At which victim's murder did David Berkowitz tell a witness "Hi, Mister"?

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Answer: Virginia Voskerichian's
66.

Where did Jeffrey Dahmer kill Steven Toumi?

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Answer: Hotel Room
67.

How was Timothy O'Rourke, one of John Wayne Gacy's victims, identified?

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Answer: Tattoo
68.

What other serial killer did Ted Bundy help authorities search for?

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Answer: The Green River Killer
69.

What newspaper received two of the most credible "Jack the Ripper" letters?

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Answer: Central News Agency
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Why was Michael Ostrog wanted by police at the time of the "Jack the Ripper" killings?

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Answer: Not Reporting His Whereabouts
71.

Who is novelist Patricia Cornwell reported to believe was "Jack the Ripper"?

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Answer: Walter Sickert
72.

What vehicle was Ted Bundy driving when he kidnapped and murdered Kimberly Leach?

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Answer: A White Van
73.

What did Dennis Rader have in common with two of his victims?

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Answer: Worked At Coleman's
74.

Who made Jeffrey Dahmer enlist in the U.S. Army?

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Answer: His Father
75.

How long did the 1970 Tate/LaBianca murder trial last?

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Answer: Seven Months
76.

What was the profession of Walter Sickert, a suspect in the "Jack the Ripper" killings?

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Answer: Painter
77.

What did George Chapman, a suspect in the "Jack the Ripper" murders, open with his wife?

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Answer: Barbershop
78.

Who called the police when they saw Albert Fish, Gracie Budd's murderer?

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Answer: His Former Landlady
79.

What happened to Ed Gein's car?

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Answer: Put On Display At A County Fair
80.

What did Roy Ratcliff do to Jeffrey Dahmer?

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Answer: Baptized Him
81.

Who was the judge at Jeffrey Dahmer's murder trial?

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Answer: Judge Laurence C. Gram, Jr.
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What was one of the "BTK" killer's signature trademarks?

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Answer: Cutting The Phone Line
83.

Where did David Berkowitz live before moving to Yonkers?

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Answer: Co-Op City
84.

What was Dennis Rader's college major?

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Answer: Administration Of Justice
85.

To what Chicago-area board was John Wayne Gacy's first political appointment?

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Answer: Street Lighting Commission
86.

Why was the "BTK" investigation reopened in 2004?

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Answer: A New Letter
87.

What crime spree did David Berkowitz go on before his "Son of Sam" killing spree?

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Answer: Arson
88.

What was the police task force formed in July 1984 to investigate the "BTK" killings nicknamed?

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Answer: Ghost Busters
89.

How many of John Wayne Gacy's victims were police able to identify before his trial?

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Answer: 24
90.

How many bodies were found on John Wayne Gacy's property?

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Answer: 29
91.

What kind of business did Bernice Worden, Ed Gein's last victim, own?

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Answer: Hardware Store
92.

At the trial of the "Night Stalker", who testified she was Richard Ramirez's accomplice?

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Answer: Sandra Hotchkiss
93.

In David Berkowitz's fantasy, who was General Jack Cosmo, commander of the devil dogs?

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Answer: Jack Cassara
94.

Who made up the defense team for "Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez?

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Answer: Arturo And Daniel Hernandez
95.

Who wrote "Jack the Ripper's Black Magic Rituals"?

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Answer: Ivor Edwards
96.

How much did Roman Polanski offer for information on the Sharon Tate murder?

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Answer: $25,000
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What lawyer was added to Richard Ramirez's defense team by the judge?

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Answer: Ray Clark
98.

How many "Manson Family" members went to Sharon Tate's house?

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Answer: Four
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