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From 1969 through 2011, at least 19 women were murdered and dumped along a rote stretch of Canada's Highway 16 in British Columbia.
It's believed that the women were picked up hitchhiking, as the area is extremely poor and the people there have little access to public transportation.
The most recent victim was found in 2011, and there are as many as 20 more suspected killings. It's highly likely that one, or more serial killers are currently active in that area.
2) 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗟𝗼́𝗽𝗲𝘇
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Columbian Pedro López is one of the most prolific serial killers in history. In fact, he's been charged with 110 murders and he confessed to 200 more- all of the killings were of young women who he raped first.
Lopez was arrested in 1981 and pleaded guilty, serving the maximum penalty Ecuador had at the time: 15 years. He was released, immediately re-arrested, and deported to Colombia, where he was first institutionalized.
López was released from a psychiatric hospital in 1998 for good behavior, after initially being found insane. Lopez then vanished, though he's suspected in a 2002 murder, and likely has continued killing.
3) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿
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Supposedly responsible for the drowning of over 40 students in the Midwest and on the East coast since 1997, the Smiley Face Killer plunges young, intoxicated men into icy water, and leaves a smiley face drawn on a wall near where the bodies were dumped.
However, it's not all clear if there actually is a Smiley Face Killer, or if the victims didn't drown due to misadventure, possibly brought on by being drunk. Two victims have been identified as homicides, but no suspect has ever been found in either death.
As recently in 2016, the drowning of 22-year-old Harvard student Zach Marr (last seen outside a bar in Boston) was attributed to the Smiley Face Killer, with another death pinned on the killer in 2015.
Both police and psychologists continue to argue whether there's a killer or network of killers on the loose, or just a series of coincidental accidents.
4)𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
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Nine gay men were murdered in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa, with the most recent killing taking place in 2013. South African police arrested several men they believed were linked to one of the crimes- the murder of Van Heerden.
But the killings continued despite their capture, leading to suspicion that the murders were committed by a gang with as many as eight men, rather than a single killer. Another murder of a gay man, this one in 2014, was committed by a killer who invited local kids to watch.
However, police don't believe it's connected. The two men arrested for Van Heerden's killing were convicted, but no other suspects have emerged.
A/N: this was a bit scarier not gonna lie. Hope you're all taking good care of yourselves! See you soon! ♡
