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Americans have a fatal attraction to serial killers.
Ted Bundy is the most Googled serial killer, attracting a staggering 1,013,950 monthly searches in 2026 and topping searches in 13 states, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio, according to iGaming experts VIP Grinders.
The notorious murderer, who confessed to 30 slayings, also reigns supreme in Arizona, Colorado, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Washington, Vermont and North Dakota.
John Wayne Gacy, the infamous “Killer Clown” who murdered 33 young men and boys, ranks second nationwide, with 778,350 searches.
Dennis Rader, the BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) murderer, who slaughtered 10 people in Kansas, places third with 421,350 searches, and leads in 15 states, more than any other killer
“Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez follows closely with at 417,850 searches while Aileen Wuornos, whose Florida killing spree inspired the Oscar-winning film “Monster,” rounds out the top five with 387,800 searches.
Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, ranks sixth with 319,900 searches, followed by Ed Kemper, the Co-Ed killer, with 279,650 and Samuel Little, who confessed to a staggering 93 murders, ranked eighth with 120,350.
Joseph DeAngelo, the Golden State Killer, drew 21,400 searches, while hospital orderly Donald Harvey, dubbed the Angel of Death who murdered dozens of patients by poisoning and suffocating them, attracted 9,400 curious folks.
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Rounding out the grisly roster are Robert Hansen, aka the Butcher Baker, who abducted, raped and murdered at least 17 women in Anchorage, Alaska; Patrick Kearney, the Trash Bag Killer, who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 28 young boys; and the unidentified Zodiac Killer, with 2,950 searches.
California leads the nation with 374,300 monthly searches, with Ramirez drawing 55,500 and Rader attracting 55,050.
