Unfortunately, there are almost too many nut cases that could make this list for all the wrong reasons. The following list contains 10 people who left their mark on society in the 20th century, for infamous reasons. This is one list that you should definitely not try to top. Let it also be known that AskMen does not in any shape, form or fashion condone the ruthless activities of any of these individuals. On that pleasant note, enjoy.
10. O.J. Simpson
Yes, we know, 'Not-guilty' in the Criminal Trial, 'Guilty' in the Civil, regardless, this one sure caught the attention of the World: O.J. "what you ain't dead yet?" Simpson was a standout running back, first at the University of Southern California, and then with the Buffalo Bills. But that was not enough. Today, O.J. is neither remembered for his work on the gridiron nor for his spokesperson turn with Hertz, but rather for his knife-wielding skills and his undying search for Nicole and Ron's killers on the golf course.
9. John Gotti
What do John Gotti and Bill Clinton have in common? Bill was a politician who was more of a celebrity; John Gotti was a mob boss who was more like a celebrity. John Gotti can blame his downfall on his flashy side. While past mob bosses got to the top by keeping their mouths shut and minding their own business, Gotti displayed a flash that was almost blasphemous within mob circles.
9. John Gotti
What do John Gotti and Bill Clinton have in common? Bill was a politician who was more of a celebrity; John Gotti was a mob boss who was more like a celebrity. John Gotti can blame his downfall on his flashy side. While past mob bosses got to the top by keeping their mouths shut and minding their own business, Gotti displayed a flash that was almost blasphemous within mob circles.8. 
When it comes to politicians, they could single-handedly lock up all the spots on this list, but very few guys have left such a criminal mark as Suharto. How many politicians do you know with a $15 billion fortune stashed away?
7. Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolk
They say that Canadians are friendly folk. True, unless you are talking about Paul "rapist /murderer" Bernardo and wife Karla "he twisted my arm your Honor" Homolka. This couple enjoyed torturing, raping and murdering innocent young girls, including Karla's sister and several schoolgirls. Karla sold out, as the prosecution "needed" her testimony to nail Bernardo.6. Timothy McVeigh
Meet the man who masterminded the 1995 bombing 
of a federal building in Oklahoma City, which claimed the lives of over 160 innocent people. Some say that the madman pulled this crime on the Waco
of a federal building in Oklahoma City, which claimed the lives of over 160 innocent people. Some say that the madman pulled this crime on the 5. Unabomber
Have you ever seen Will Ferrell's impression of this manifesto-writing, cabin-loving, razor blade-fearing crazed man, otherwise knows as Theodore Kaczynski? If not, then you should. For years, post office workers were messengers of death, as innocent recipients would receive packages of love from the man in orange (well, after his arrest anyway).4. Bonnie &
This duo -- sometimes referred to as the "Bloody Barrows" -- terrorized the country, especially the Southwest, for two years as they killed at least a dozen peace officers. Their reign of terror ranged from Texas to Iowa and back, with regular visits to Oklahoma
3. Ted Bundy
Thirty to one hundred women were savagely beaten, raped and murdered by this madman in the 1970s. In fact, the exact number of victims is locked within Bundy's sick mind. Executed in 1989, hundreds of people held a vigil outside the prison with "Burn Bundy Burn" signs.
2. Jeffrey Dahmer
It is one thing to be a serial killer, but it is another thing to be a killer that cuts up your victims and makes stew with their bodies. Mmm, mmm, nothing says home cooking like Dahmer's slaughtering. After his arrest in 1991, this sick murderer stayed locked up in jail until 1994, when he was was bludgeoned to death by another convict, who gained access to his work area through a door that was "mysteriously" left unlocked. The guy was so scary that even the hardcore cons did not want him around.
(I lived about 30 minutes away from this guy...I took pictures of his apartment before they tore it down. It was very creepy.)
1. Al Capone
Al Capone took advantage of prohibition laws to build an empire and rule (My great-grandmother used to be a waitress in Chicago in the 20's. One of her regular customers was indeed the infamous Al Capone. I wonder if he tipped her well???)
I think this author forgot a VERY infamous serial killer on his list. John Wayne Gacy. Here's a weird story:
Sometime in early November, 1978, my parents went to a business party somewhere in a suburb of Chicago. My dad started playing pool and drinking beers with a fat loud guy that made my dad laugh. My mom, 9 months pregnant, thought the man was creepy and gave her weird feelings, but she didn't know why. One month later, John Wayne Gacy was arrested. When his picture was shown on the TV my parents flipped out!!! What a story! I hung out, drank beer, and played pool with a serial killer.
John Wayne Gacy's final words before his execution:
"A clown can get away with murder. The only thing they can get me for is running a funeral parlor without a license. Kiss my ass!"
Sometime in early November, 1978, my parents went to a business party somewhere in a suburb of Chicago. My dad started playing pool and drinking beers with a fat loud guy that made my dad laugh. My mom, 9 months pregnant, thought the man was creepy and gave her weird feelings, but she didn't know why. One month later, John Wayne Gacy was arrested. When his picture was shown on the TV my parents flipped out!!! What a story! I hung out, drank beer, and played pool with a serial killer.
John Wayne Gacy's final words before his execution:
"A clown can get away with murder. The only thing they can get me for is running a funeral parlor without a license. Kiss my ass!"
1. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. (on MY own serial killer list)
On Friday, December 22, 1978, Gacy finally confessed to police that he killed at least thirty people and buried most of the remains of the victims beneath the crawl space of his house.
According to the book Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders by Sullivan an
d Maiken, Gacy said that, "his first killing took place in January, 1972, and the second in January, 1974, about a year and a half after his marriage."
He further confessed that he would lure his victims into being handcuffed and then he would sexually assault them. To muffle the screams of his victims, he would stuff a sock or underwear into their mouths and kill them by pulling a rope or board against their throats, as he raped them.
Gacy admitted to sometimes keeping the dead bodies under his bed or in the attic for several hours before eventually burying them in the crawl space.
On the first day that the police began their digging, they found two bodies. One of the bodies was that of John Butkovich who was buried under the garage. The other body was the one found in the crawl space. As the days passed, the body count grew higher.
Other victims were buried so close together that police believed they were probably killed or buried at the same time. Gacy did confirm to police that he had on several occasions killed more than one person in a day. However, the reason he gave for them being buried so close together was that he was running out of room and needed to conserve space.
On the 28th of December, police had removed a total of twenty-seven bodies from Gacy's house. There was also another body found weeks earlier, yet it was not in the crawl space. The naked corpse of Frank Wayne "Dale" Landingin was found in the Des Plaines River. At the time of the discovery police were not yet aware of Gacy's horrible crimes and the case was still under investigation. But, investigators found Landingin's driver's license in Gacy's home and connected him to the young man's murder.
Landingin was not the only one of Gacy's victims to be found in the river. Also, on December 28th, police removed from the Des Plaines River the body of James "Mojo" Mazzara, who still had his underwear lodged in his throat. The coroner said that the underwear stuffed down the victim's throat had caused Mazzara to suffocate.
Gacy told police that the reason he disposed of the bodies in the river was because he ran out of room in his crawl space and because he had been experiencing back problems from digging the graves. Mazzara was the twenty-ninth victim of Gacy's to be found, yet it would not be the last.
By the end of February, police were still digging up Gacy's property. They had already gutted the house and were unable to find anymore bodies in the crawl space. It had taken investigators longer than expected to resume the search due to bad winter storms that froze the ground and the long process of obtaining proper search warrants.
However, they believed there were still more bodies to be found and they were right. While workmen were breaking up the concrete of Gacy's patio, they came across another horrific discovery. They found the body of a man still in good condition preserved in the concrete. The man wore a pair of blue jeans shorts and a wedding ring.
Gacy's victims no longer included just young boys or suspected homosexuals, but now also married men. The following week another body was discovered. The thirty-first body to be found linked to Gacy was in the Illinois River. Investigators were able to discover the identity of the young man by a "Tim Lee" tattoo on one of his arms. A friend of the victim's father had recognized the "Tim Lee" tattoo while reading a newspaper story about the discovery of a body in the river. The victim's name was Timothy O'Rourke, who was said to be such a fan of Bruce Lee's that he took the Kung Fu master's last name and added it to his own name in his tattoo. It is possible that Gacy had become acquainted with the young man in one of the gay bars in New Town.
Yet, another body was found on Gacy's property around the time O'Rourke was discovered and pulled from the river. The body was located beneath the recreation room of Gacy's house. It would be the last body to be found on Gacy's property.
Soon after the discovery, the house was destroyed and reduced to rubble. Unfortunately, among the thirty-two bodies that were discovered that of Robert Piest was still unaccounted for. Piest was still missing. Finally in April 1979, the remains of Robert Piest were discovered in the Illinois River. His body had supposedly been lodged somewhere along the river making it difficult to find his body. However, strong winds must have dislodged the corpse and carried it to the locks at Dresden Dam where it was eventually discovered. Autopsy reports on Piest determined that he had suffocated from paper towels being lodged down his throat.
According to the book Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders by Sullivan an
d Maiken, Gacy said that, "his first killing took place in January, 1972, and the second in January, 1974, about a year and a half after his marriage."He further confessed that he would lure his victims into being handcuffed and then he would sexually assault them. To muffle the screams of his victims, he would stuff a sock or underwear into their mouths and kill them by pulling a rope or board against their throats, as he raped them.
Gacy admitted to sometimes keeping the dead bodies under his bed or in the attic for several hours before eventually burying them in the crawl space.
On the first day that the police began their digging, they found two bodies. One of the bodies was that of John Butkovich who was buried under the garage. The other body was the one found in the crawl space. As the days passed, the body count grew higher.
Some of the victims were found with their underwear still lodged deep in their throats.
Other victims were buried so close together that police believed they were probably killed or buried at the same time. Gacy did confirm to police that he had on several occasions killed more than one person in a day. However, the reason he gave for them being buried so close together was that he was running out of room and needed to conserve space.
On the 28th of December, police had removed a total of twenty-seven bodies from Gacy's house. There was also another body found weeks earlier, yet it was not in the crawl space. The naked corpse of Frank Wayne "Dale" Landingin was found in the Des Plaines River. At the time of the discovery police were not yet aware of Gacy's horrible crimes and the case was still under investigation. But, investigators found Landingin's driver's license in Gacy's home and connected him to the young man's murder.
Landingin was not the only one of Gacy's victims to be found in the river. Also, on December 28th, police removed from the Des Plaines River the body of James "Mojo" Mazzara, who still had his underwear lodged in his throat. The coroner said that the underwear stuffed down the victim's throat had caused Mazzara to suffocate.
Gacy told police that the reason he disposed of the bodies in the river was because he ran out of room in his crawl space and because he had been experiencing back problems from digging the graves. Mazzara was the twenty-ninth victim of Gacy's to be found, yet it would not be the last.
By the end of February, police were still digging up Gacy's property. They had already gutted the house and were unable to find anymore bodies in the crawl space. It had taken investigators longer than expected to resume the search due to bad winter storms that froze the ground and the long process of obtaining proper search warrants.
However, they believed there were still more bodies to be found and they were right. While workmen were breaking up the concrete of Gacy's patio, they came across another horrific discovery. They found the body of a man still in good condition preserved in the concrete. The man wore a pair of blue jeans shorts and a wedding ring.
Gacy's victims no longer included just young boys or suspected homosexuals, but now also married men. The following week another body was discovered. The thirty-first body to be found linked to Gacy was in the Illinois River. Investigators were able to discover the identity of the young man by a "Tim Lee" tattoo on one of his arms. A friend of the victim's father had recognized the "Tim Lee" tattoo while reading a newspaper story about the discovery of a body in the river. The victim's name was Timothy O'Rourke, who was said to be such a fan of Bruce Lee's that he took the Kung Fu master's last name and added it to his own name in his tattoo. It is possible that Gacy had become acquainted with the young man in one of the gay bars in New Town.
Yet, another body was found on Gacy's property around the time O'Rourke was discovered and pulled from the river. The body was located beneath the recreation room of Gacy's house. It would be the last body to be found on Gacy's property.
Soon after the discovery, the house was destroyed and reduced to rubble. Unfortunately, among the thirty-two bodies that were discovered that of Robert Piest was still unaccounted for. Piest was still missing. Finally in April 1979, the remains of Robert Piest were discovered in the Illinois River. His body had supposedly been lodged somewhere along the river making it difficult to find his body. However, strong winds must have dislodged the corpse and carried it to the locks at Dresden Dam where it was eventually discovered. Autopsy reports on Piest determined that he had suffocated from paper towels being lodged down his throat.
3 comments:
I love it that you put stuff like this on your blog! You know how I share in your curiosity of the dark. :)
you forgot number one of all time:
GEORGE W> BUSH!
Right on! You said it!
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