Killer Name Generator
Press-style monikers for fictional killers
Generate killer names in the style of real tabloid nicknames and slasher-movie villains: place-based monikers, method-based epithets, single-word handles, and full civilian names that read like a case file. Built for horror writers, true-crime-style fiction, TTRPG antagonists, and Dead by Daylight OCs.
About killer names
Killer names in fiction borrow their shape from newspaper headlines. Before a suspect is caught, the press names the case after a place (the Hollow Creek Strangler, the Route 9 Killer), a method (the Piano Wire Killer, the Bootlace Strangler), a signature (the Origami Killer, the Red String Killer, the Postcard Killer), or a taunt signed on letters to police (The Valentine, The Correspondent). Fiction copies all four patterns: Hannibal Lecter is the Chesapeake Ripper, Dexter hunts the Ice Truck Killer and the Trinity Killer, and slasher franchises strip it down to a single icon (Ghostface, The Shape, Leatherface).
The most unsettling names are usually the quietest. A mundane job title with "The" in front (The Locksmith, The Beekeeper, The Night Nurse) implies access and routine, and a calendar or weather hook (The Thursday Killer, The First Frost Killer) suggests a pattern investigators can chart. Loud gore words rarely land as hard as an oddly polite epithet, which is why a name like the Politeness Killer or the Good Samaritan lingers.
The list mixes press-style monikers, signature-based epithets, one-word cinematic handles, folk nicknames, letter sign-offs, and plain civilian names with the three-name cadence of a court docket (Warren Dale Fisk), so you can name a killer at whatever distance the story needs, from the front page to the arrest report.
How to choose killer names
- Decide who coined the name: a tabloid, the police task force, or the killer themselves; each produces a different tone (lurid, clinical, theatrical).
- Anchor the moniker in your setting with a real-sounding place, road, or landmark; "The Route 9 Killer" feels reported, "Dark Reaper" feels invented.
- Give the killer a plain civilian name too, ideally three names in the docket style, so the reveal of the person behind the moniker has weight.
- Understatement scares more than gore: a job title, a season, or a habit (The Watchmaker, The Sunday Caller) beats stacked words like blood, death, and shadow.
- Keep real cases out of it: never borrow the moniker of an actual perpetrator for an original character; invent your own so the story stays clearly fictional and respectful of real victims.
Frequently asked questions
How do serial killers get their nicknames?
Most are coined by journalists or police before an arrest, based on location, method, or a signature left at scenes; a few culprits name themselves in letters to the press. Fiction uses the same routes, which is why the list has place names (The Kettle Lake Killer), methods (The Hatpin Killer), and signatures (The Matchbook Killer).
What makes a good fictional killer name?
Specificity and restraint. A name tied to a real-feeling place or an ordinary occupation reads as reported fact, while generic doom words read as fantasy. Pair the moniker with an unremarkable real name for maximum contrast.
Are these names based on real people?
No. The monikers and civilian names here are invented or drawn from well-known fiction, and real cases are deliberately left out. If a name happens to match a real person or case, that is coincidence, and you should pick another for published work.
Can I use these names in a game or story I sell?
The original monikers and civilian names are free to use commercially. Names of copyrighted characters (Ghostface, Leatherface) belong to their franchises and should be avoided in your own products.
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All 1,000 killer names
A: 25 names
- A Concerned Neighbor
- A Faithful Reader
- A Fellow Parishioner
- A Friend of the Family
- A Grateful Patient
- A Regular Customer
- Abner Jessop
- Agnes Marchetti
- Albert Hollis Tuttle
- Alderman Cyrus Mott
- Aldous Penry
- Alistair Crewe
- Alton Merle Sisk
- Alvin Dwight Musgrove
- Ambrose Quill
- Ambrose Whitlock
- An Old Friend
- Anonymous of Elm Row
- Ansel Cordry
- Archie Walker Mabry
- Ardith Lynn Gilliam
- Arnold Gene Whitcomb
- Augustin Draycott
- Aunt Philomena Druce
- Auntie Nightshade
B: 16 names
- Backstairs Barnaby
- Barefoot Eli
- Barnabas Kettering
- Barnaby Thorne
- Bartholomew Rusk
- Bernard Allen Garrity
- Bernice Augusta Thackeray
- Bertram Ellis Cade
- Beulah Grace Tolliver
- Billhook
- Blind Alley Bess
- Bonnie Sue Ledbetter
- Brother Anselm Trew
- Buffalo Bill
- Burton Knox Overby
- Buttoneyes
C: 22 names
- Candleface
- Candlewick Annie
- Captain Elias Drummond
- Carl Otis Beeman
- Cecil Ray Hobbs
- Chalkface
- Chester Lowell Lathrop
- Churchyard Charlie
- Clayton Wilson Dilworth
- Clementine Mallory
- Clifford Ray Nance
- Clyde Ansel Rooney
- Coach Dale Rudd
- Coalscuttle
- Constable Wilfred Gunn
- Constance Bellamy
- Cordelia Pryce
- Corkeye
- Cornelius Marsh
- Corvin Hale
- Crispin Garrow
- Curtis Wade Pinder
D: 18 names
- Dale Forrest Roper
- Darrell Hugh Gossett
- Deacon Silas Wetherby
- Deacon Wyatt Prue
- Delbert Ross Haney
- Delphine June Landry
- Dennis Earl Toomey
- Desmond Crane
- Dewey Wade Larkin
- Ditchwater Dan
- Doc Halvard Lindqvist
- Donald Wayne Ruttledge
- Doris Ann Hackett
- Dorothea Kell
- Dr. Ambrose Vane
- Dr. Lenora Castellan
- Dwayne Clay Gantt
- Dwight Marion Hinshaw
E: 15 names
- Earl Sherman Kimbrell
- Edgar Truman Jessup
- Edmund Harrow
- Edna Mae Pruett
- Elias Thorne
- Elmer Lee Tibbs
- Emmett Sallow
- Ephraim Cole
- Estelle Faye Norwood
- Ethel Rose Whitaker
- Eugene Carl Stoddard
- Eunice Ruby Fortner
- Everett Boyd Lusk
- Everett Shaw Coombs
- Ezra Pallister
F: 7 names
- Father Emil Kostas
- Father Tomas Varga
- Ferris Blackwood
- Flora Jean Isley
- Florian Lorne
- Floyd Alton Kersey
- Franklin Doyle Wardlaw
G: 11 names
- Garland Eli Wimberly
- Gaslight Gus
- Geneva Lou Dobbins
- Gerald Monroe Scruggs
- Ghostface
- Gideon Vale
- Gilbert Franklin Pardue
- Gladys Mae Renner
- Gordon Wade Pruitt
- Granny Gallowglass
- Gunnysack
H: 13 names
- Half-Past Harry
- Harlan Eldon Crabtree
- Harold Vance Kittredge
- Harriet Belle Kirby
- Hazel Irene Farrow
- Henrietta Lockridge
- Herbert Lee Skaggs
- Homer Ray Sudduth
- Horace Leroy Judkins
- Horatio Northcote
- Howard Tate Ragsdale
- Hubert Glenn Vickers
- Humming Hattie
I: 6 names
- Ida Mae Sorensen
- Ignatius Bell
- Inez Alma Hobson
- Irma June Varner
- Irving Abel Nesbitt
- Isidore Oakhurst
J: 5 names
- Jasper Holloway
- Jerome Keith Eubanks
- Josiah Wren
- Judge Horace Whitlow
- Julius Grant Zeller
K: 2 names
- Kenneth Roy Ballard
- Kindly Dr. Wick
L: 20 names
- Laughing Len
- Lazarus Ashdown
- Leander Pemberton
- Leatherface
- Leland Amos Pettibone
- Leona Olive Clodfelter
- Leonard Paul Greaves
- Leopold Eastlake
- Lester Ray Combs
- Linus Ingram
- Lionel Prewitt
- Lorene Kay Rainey
- Loretta Dawn Inman
- Louisa Fenwick
- Lowell Pierce Pickering
- Lucille Gail Cantrell
- Lucius Fairbanks
- Luther Mack Hendley
- Lyle Vernon Trask
- Lyman Otis Prather
M: 26 names
- Mabel Claire Yount
- Madame Celestine Arnaud
- Malcolm Stroud
- Marcus Ellery Voss
- Marguerite Mercer
- Marion Clark Quarles
- Marjorie Bell Askew
- Marvin Thayer Hargis
- Matron Edith Colby
- Matthias Quince
- Maxine Jo Sneed
- Melvin Garland Bramlett
- Merle Ann Doyle
- Mildred Fay Oakes
- Milton Ray Ostrander
- Minnie Opal Usher
- Miss Honoria Pym
- Miss Lavinia Stroud
- Mister Feedsack
- Monroe Alvah Oglesby
- Morris Arlo Upchurch
- Mortimer Finchley
- Mother Larkspur
- Mr. Alfred Tibbet
- Mrs. Adelaide Finch
- Myrtle Joy Ezell
N: 8 names
- Nadine Hope Blevins
- Nanny Nettle
- Nathaniel Grieve
- Nolan Aske
- Norma Jean Kessler
- Norman Dale Yancey
- Nurse Beatrice Lang
- Nurse Imogen Pascoe
O: 10 names
- Octavius Ravenel
- Odette Sorrel
- Old Hob Carver
- Old Mothwing
- Old Threadbare
- One Who Knows
- Opal Marie Duffy
- Orville Dean Hatcher
- Osric Dunmore
- Otis Warren Bledsoe
P: 13 names
- Papa Thresher
- Papergrin
- Pastor Lemuel Stokes
- Patient Agatha
- Pauline Dell Teague
- Penny Whistle Pru
- Percival Nash
- Philippa Blythe
- Phineas Hesketh
- Plasterface
- Principal Edwin Marsh
- Professor Linden Hargrave
- Prudence Graves
Q: 2 names
- Quentin Selwyn
- Quiet Tom Gallow
R: 14 names
- Ragmouth
- Ralph Emmett Sligh
- Raymond Ellis Purdue
- Reginald Scott Killebrew
- Reuben Tindall
- Reverend Josiah Pell
- Roland Ashby
- Rosamund Devereaux
- Roscoe Tully Furlong
- Roy Dean Chalfant
- Rufus Neal Tarver
- Russell Hoyt Mowbray
- Ruth Ellen Gantry
- Rutherford Cain
S: 15 names
- Sabine Grimsby
- Sackcloth
- Sebastian Fell
- Sheldon Brooks Yarborough
- Sheriff Amos Tanner
- Silas Marrow
- Sincerely, No One
- Sister Agatha Brenner
- Sleepy Pete Marlin
- Soft-Shoe Sully
- Solomon Verrill
- Someone Who Was There
- Stanley Burl Stroup
- Stitchlip
- Sweet Abigail
T: 728 names
- Tabitha Winterbourne
- Tarpaper
- Terrence Lloyd Baskin
- Thaddeus Calloway
- The Absentee
- The Advent Candle Killer
- The Alder Fork Strangler
- The Allotment Killer
- The Almanac Killer
- The Altar Boy
- The Anatomist
- The Anesthesiologist
- The Angel of Ward Nine
- The Anniversary Killer
- The Apothecary of Old Quay
- The Applegate Menace
- The Apprentice
- The Apron String Strangler
- The Aquarium Killer
- The Arborist
- The Arcade Killer
- The Ashgrove Strangler
- The Au Pair
- The Aunts of Alder Row
- The Backroad Butcher
- The Badlands Butcher
- The Bait Seller
- The Baker of Krahn Street
- The Ballroom Butcher
- The Bandstand Killer
- The Barbed Wire Butcher
- The Barber
- The Barometer Killer
- The Barrette Killer
- The Bathwater Killer
- The Bay Harbor Butcher
- The Bayou Butcher
- The Bayside Butcher
T, continued
- The Beast of Calder Fell
- The Beast of Dunmarrow
- The Bedside Visitor
- The Bedtime Cocoa Killer
- The Beekeeper
- The Bell Tower Killer
- The Belladonna Widow
- The Bellringer
- The Bellwether
- The Bible Salesman
- The Bingo Hall Killer
- The Birchmont Prowler
- The Bird of Sorrow
- The Birdwatcher
- The Birthday Killer
- The Bishop
- The Bittercreek Strangler
- The Black Hills Killer
- The Blackwater Reaper
- The Blind Mice Killer
- The Blue Hour Prowler
- The Bluebell Strangler
- The Bluegrass Butcher
- The Boarding House Poisoner
- The Boardwalk Killer
- The Boat Launch Killer
- The Boatman of Lake Brenner
- The Boiler Room Butcher
- The Bone Collector
- The Bootlace Strangler
- The Boutonniere Killer
- The Bowling Alley Butcher
- The Box Seat Killer
- The Brass Button Killer
- The Breadcrumb Killer
- The Bride of Corran Sands
- The Bridge Operator
- The Bridge Partners
T, continued
- The Bridgewater Butcher
- The Bridle Path Killer
- The Brothers Tolland
- The Burlap Killer
- The Bus Depot Killer
- The Butcher of Bell Street
- The Butcher of Kessel Lane
- The Butterfly Pin
- The Button Box Killer
- The Bystander
- The Calling Card Killer
- The Campground Creeper
- The Candle Seller of Vesely Street
- The Candlewood Killer
- The Cannery Row Killer
- The Canyon Stalker
- The Car Share Creeper
- The Carnival Sweethearts
- The Carousel Killer
- The Carpet Fitter
- The Carpool Lane Killer
- The Cartographer
- The Carwash Killer
- The Cascade Killer
- The Cattail Marsh Creeper
- The Cedar Chest Killer
- The Cedar Falls Strangler
- The Cellar Door Killer
- The Census Taker
- The Chair Caner
- The Chalk Circle Killer
- The Chalk Outline Killer
- The Chaperone
- The Chaplain
- The Checkmate Killer
- The Chesapeake Ripper
- The Chessmaster
- The Chimney Sweep
T, continued
- The Choirmaster
- The Christmas Killer
- The Church Bell Killer
- The Cicada
- The Cipher
- The Class Reunion Killer
- The Clockmaker
- The Clothesline Strangler
- The Coal Merchant
- The Coal Seam Killer
- The Coastal Cutter
- The Coat Check Killer
- The Cold Storage Killer
- The Coldwater Strangler
- The Collection Plate Killer
- The Collector
- The Comment Section Killer
- The Confessor
- The Copper Creek Killer
- The Copycat
- The Cordial Killer
- The Cornfield Killer
- The Coroner
- The Correspondent
- The Counting Rhyme Killer
- The County Line Killer
- The Cranberry Bog Killer
- The Crooked Mile Killer
- The Cross-Stitch Killer
- The Crossing Guard
- The Crossword Killer
- The Crow of Aldermoor
- The Cuckoo Clock Killer
- The Cul-de-Sac Killer
- The Culvert Killer
- The Curfew Killer
- The Curtain Cord Strangler
- The Dance Card Killer
- The Darning Egg Killer
T, continued
- The Deacon
- The Deathwatch
- The Deckchair Attendant
- The Delta Reaper
- The Den Mother
- The Dentist
- The Desk Clerk
- The Devil of Ditchling Moor
- The Diner Booth Killer
- The Dining Car Killer
- The Dinner Guests
- The Docklands Slasher
- The Dog Show Judge
- The Dog Whistle Killer
- The Dog-Eared Page Killer
- The Dogwood Lane Killer
- The Dollmaker
- The Doomsday Killer
- The Door-to-Door Man
- The Doorbell Camera Prowler
- The Dormitory Strangler
- The Drive-In Killer
- The Drive-Thru Killer
- The Dry Creek Butcher
- The Duck Pond Killer
- The Duet
- The Dunmore Flats Killer
- The Dusk Caller
- The Dust Bowl Drifter
- The Earwig
- The Eastside Executioner
- The Eclipse Killer
- The Egg Timer Killer
- The Elderflower Poisoner
- The Elevator Man
- The Elk Hollow Stalker
- The Embalmer
- The Embankment Fiend
T, continued
- The Encyclopedia Man
- The Esplanade Stalker
- The Everglades Executioner
- The Exterminator
- The Face at the Screen Door
- The Fairgrounds Killer
- The Fairview Heights Killer
- The Fairway Phantom
- The Family Man
- The Family Portrait Killer
- The Farm Stand Poisoner
- The Fenwick Hollow Killer
- The Ferret Keeper
- The Ferry Landing Killer
- The Ferryman
- The Fiend of Fenchurch Yard
- The Fire Escape Prowler
- The First Dance Killer
- The First Frost Killer
- The Fisherman
- The Flea Market Fiend
- The Flint Ridge Killer
- The Flyleaf Killer
- The Fog Killer
- The Folded Napkin Killer
- The Food Court Killer
- The Foothill Phantom
- The Fountain Pen Killer
- The Fourth Ward Strangler
- The Fox of Verrano
- The Foxglove Killer
- The Frame Maker
- The Frat House Phantom
- The French Polisher
- The Friday Night Killer
- The Frontage Road Fiend
- The Full Moon Killer
- The Funhouse Killer
T, continued
- The Furnace Repairman
- The Gallows Hill Ghoul
- The Gamekeeper's Son
- The Garden Party Poisoner
- The Garden Shears Killer
- The Gardener
- The Gas Pump Killer
- The Gentleman in Galoshes
- The Ghoul of Marrow Hill
- The Ghoul of Wren's End
- The Glass Slipper Killer
- The Glassblower
- The Glenhaven Ghoul
- The Glove Maker
- The Glowworm
- The Godfather of Gray Harbor
- The Golden Key Killer
- The Golf Course Ghoul
- The Good Samaritan
- The Goose Down Killer
- The Governess
- The Grain Elevator Killer
- The Gravedigger
- The Gravel Pit Killer
- The Green Room Killer
- The Greenbelt Killer
- The Greenhouse Killer
- The Grey Lady
- The Grey Motel Killer
- The Groundskeeper
- The Guidance Counselor
- The Guitar String Killer
- The Hadley Bottoms Killer
- The Halloween Killer
- The Handkerchief Strangler
- The Handyman
- The Hangman of Thistle Cross
- The Harbor Strangler
- The Harrowgate Phantom
T, continued
- The Harvest Killer
- The Harvest Moon Killer
- The Hatbox Killer
- The Hatpin Killer
- The Hayfield Hunter
- The Hedge Cutter
- The Hedgerow Killer
- The Hemlock Lady
- The Hermit of Skerry Tor
- The Heron Point Killer
- The High Desert Killer
- The High Water Killer
- The Highway 61 Killer
- The Hitchhikers
- The Hollow Creek Strangler
- The Hollow Man
- The Home Inspector
- The Homecoming Killer
- The Honey Jar Poisoner
- The Hospice Killer
- The Hotel Bar Stalker
- The Hound of Tolliver Heath
- The Hourglass Killer
- The Houseguest
- The Housekeeper
- The Housewarmer
- The Hummingbird
- The Hymnal Killer
- The Ice Cream Man
- The Ice House Killer
- The Ice Pick Killer
- The Ice Truck Killer
- The Inlet Road Killer
- The Interstate Phantom
- The Iron Range Ripper
- The Ironbridge Fiend
- The Jetty Killer
- The Junction Road Lurker
T, continued
- The Juniper Bluff Killer
- The Karaoke Killer
- The Keepers of Cray Farm
- The Kestrel
- The Kettle Lake Killer
- The Kiln Lane Killer
- The Kingfisher Bend Killer
- The Knoll Street Prowler
- The Lab Assistant
- The Lace Collar Strangler
- The Lake Effect Killer
- The Lakeshore Ripper
- The Lamplight Stalker
- The Lamplighter
- The Lamprey
- The Land Surveyor
- The Landlord
- The Lantern Man
- The Larch Valley Strangler
- The Last Kindness
- The Last Train Strangler
- The Late Show Killer
- The Latecomer
- The Laundromat Killer
- The Lavender Killer
- The Lecture Hall Killer
- The Ledger Killer
- The Left Luggage Clerk
- The Left-Handed Strangler
- The Lens Grinder
- The Letter Opener
- The Librarian
- The Library Killer
- The Lighthouse Keeper
- The Lighthouse Killer
- The Linen Closet Killer
- The Lingerer
- The Livestream Killer
T, continued
- The Loading Dock Killer
- The Lock Gate Killer
- The Lock Tender
- The Locker Room Killer
- The Locket Killer
- The Locksmith
- The Lodger
- The Lodging House Sisters
- The Loom Fixer
- The Loss Adjuster
- The Lost and Found Killer
- The Love Letter Killer
- The Low Signal Stalker
- The Lowfield Lurker
- The Lullaby Killer
- The Lumber Camp Killer
- The Magpie
- The Mall Walker
- The Man in the Attic
- The Man in the Basement
- The Man in the Crawlspace
- The Man in the Grey Coat
- The Man in the Walls
- The Man in the Yellow Raincoat
- The Man Next Door
- The Man Under the Bridge
- The Man Upstairs
- The Man Who Waved
- The Man With the Borrowed Dog
- The Mantis
- The Marginalia Killer
- The Marigold Court Killer
- The Marina Slip Killer
- The Marionette
- The Marlowe Sisters
- The Marsh Road Murderer
- The Matchbook Killer
- The Matchmaker
- The Matinee Murderer
T, continued
- The Meadowbrook Monster
- The Meter Reader
- The Midnight Killer
- The Midway Menace
- The Mile Marker Killer
- The Milkman
- The Miller of Dravik
- The Millpond Murderer
- The Millrace Murderer
- The Miniature Killer
- The Mirror Killer
- The Missed Call Killer
- The Mockingbird
- The Mojave Monster
- The Monday Morning Killer
- The Monster of Montegrano
- The Monster of Val Serra
- The Mortician
- The Mossback Trail Killer
- The Motel Maid
- The Moth
- The Mother Goose Killer
- The Mourner
- The Mourning Brooch Killer
- The Movie House Murderer
- The Mudflat Monster
- The Music Box Killer
- The Music Teacher
- The Nanny
- The Narrows Killer
- The Neighbor
- The Neighbor's Boy
- The Nettle Creek Killer
- The New Year's Eve Killer
- The Night Auditor
- The Night Delivery Killer
- The Night Ferry Killer
- The Night Manager
T, continued
- The Night Nurse
- The Night Owl
- The Night Rounds Killer
- The Night Watchman of Brask
- The Nightcap Killer
- The Nightclub Killer
- The Nightjar
- The Nightshift Butcher
- The Ninth Floor Killer
- The Northside Nightcrawler
- The Nursing Home Killer
- The Ogre of Saint-Aubry
- The Old Mill Road Killer
- The Old Post Road Killer
- The Open House Killer
- The Open Window Killer
- The Opera House Stalker
- The Orchard Killer
- The Orchestra Pit Killer
- The Orderly
- The Organ Grinder of Mill Lane
- The Organist
- The Origami Killer
- The Ostler Boys
- The Otter Slough Strangler
- The Overcoat Killer
- The Overpass Killer
- The Ozark Ogre
- The Pale Man
- The Pallbearer
- The Panhandle Phantom
- The Paper Boat Killer
- The Paper Man
- The Paper Smile Killer
- The Paperboy
- The Parasol Killer
- The Parish Clerk
- The Parking Garage Killer
T, continued
- The Passerby
- The Pastry Chef
- The Pattern Cutter
- The Pawnbroker
- The Payphone Killer
- The Peat Bog Killer
- The Pen Pal
- The Peppermint Killer
- The Phantom of Saltmarsh Row
- The Pharmacy Killer
- The Photo Booth Killer
- The Piano Tuner
- The Piano Wire Killer
- The Picnic Shelter Killer
- The Pier 14 Killer
- The Pigeon Fancier
- The Pilgrim of San Telmo
- The Pilot Light Killer
- The Pine Barrens Phantom
- The Pinewood Slasher
- The Pinking Shears Killer
- The Place Setting Killer
- The Planetarium Killer
- The Platform Six Prowler
- The Plumb Line Killer
- The Poisoned Apple Killer
- The Polaroid Killer
- The Politeness Killer
- The Porcelain Killer
- The Porch Parcel Killer
- The Porch Swing Killer
- The Postcard Killer
- The Postman
- The Power Cut Killer
- The Prairie Reaper
- The Preserves Poisoner
- The Promenade Phantom
- The Prop Master
- The Prowler of Petticoat Row
T, continued
- The Puget Sound Prowler
- The Pumphouse Lane Killer
- The Punch Clock Killer
- The Puppeteer
- The Purser
- The Quarry Killer
- The Quarter Mile Killer
- The Quayside Killer
- The Queen of Spades Killer
- The Quiet Couple
- The Quiet Man
- The Quiz Night Killer
- The Rag Man
- The Ragpicker
- The Rail Yard Ripper
- The Rain Killer
- The Rake
- The Ration Book Killer
- The Ravine Strangler
- The Read Receipt Killer
- The Recovery Room Killer
- The Red Cloak Killer
- The Red String Killer
- The Redwood Ripper
- The Rehearsal Pianist
- The Removal Man
- The Reservoir Ripper
- The Rest Stop Ripper
- The Returning Officer
- The Riddler
- The Rideshare Ripper
- The Ridgeline Hunter
- The Ringtone Killer
- The Riverbend Reaper
- The Riverboat Gambler
- The Riverside Ripper
- The Riverwalk Reaper
- The Road Atlas Killer
T, continued
- The Roadhouse Reaper
- The Rocking Chair Killer
- The Rooftop Garden Killer
- The Rookery Lane Prowler
- The Root Cellar Killer
- The Ropewalk Strangler
- The Rosary Killer
- The Route 17 Ripper
- The Route 9 Killer
- The Rush Hour Killer
- The Rust Belt Ripper
- The Salt Flat Slayer
- The Salt Marsh Slayer
- The Saltbox Road Killer
- The Sandbar Slayer
- The Sandman
- The Sawgrass Slasher
- The Sawmill Slasher
- The Scarecrow
- The Scene Painter
- The Scenic Overlook Killer
- The Scrapbook Killer
- The Screen Name Killer
- The Scrubland Stalker
- The Sealing Wax Killer
- The Seashell Killer
- The Second Shift Strangler
- The Sedge Fen Killer
- The Seed Packet Killer
- The Seed Salesman
- The Service Elevator Killer
- The Seventh Pew Killer
- The Sexton
- The Shale Hill Shadow
- The Shape
- The Shepherd of Hollin Edge
- The Sherry Glass Poisoner
- The Ship's Cook
T, continued
- The Sierra Strangler
- The Sightseer
- The Sign Painter
- The Signal Fire Killer
- The Silence
- The Silo Killer
- The Silver Coast Killer
- The Silver Dollar Killer
- The Silverfish
- The Skating Pond Killer
- The Skeleton Key
- The Skipping Song Killer
- The Skywalk Strangler
- The Slate River Killer
- The Sleeping Car Attendant
- The Sleeping Draught
- The Sleepless
- The Sleepwalker
- The Slippered Prowler
- The Sloe Gin Poisoner
- The Smiling Hitchhiker
- The Snowline Killer
- The Snowman
- The Soft-Spoken Stranger
- The Solstice Killer
- The Sorority Row Killer
- The Southgate Strangler
- The Spinning Wheel Killer
- The Spring Thaw Killer
- The Stable Hand
- The Stairwell Strangler
- The Stamp Dealer
- The Starling
- The Steamer Trunk Killer
- The Steeple Killer
- The Stepfather
- The Still Room Maid
- The Stillwater Cove Killer
- The Storm Drain Killer
T, continued
- The Straight Razor
- The Strangler of Rue Corbeau
- The Streetlight Killer
- The Strip Mine Strangler
- The Subdivision Slasher
- The Substitute
- The Suburban Strangler
- The Sunday Caller
- The Sunday School Teacher
- The Sundowner
- The Sunrise Killer
- The Surgeon
- The Swim Coach
- The Switchback Killer
- The Switchyard Killer
- The Tailor
- The Tamarack Lake Killer
- The Tanner's Row Ripper
- The Taxidermist
- The Tennis Court Stalker
- The Third Guest
- The Thornfield Terror
- The Three A.M. Killer
- The Thrift Store Killer
- The Thursday Killer
- The Ticket Taker
- The Tide Watcher
- The Tidepool Killer
- The Tidewater Terror
- The Timberline Killer
- The Tin Whistle Killer
- The Toll Booth Killer
- The Tollkeeper
- The Tooth Fairy
- The Toymaker
- The Trailer Park Terror
- The Train Schedule Killer
- The Trapper
T, continued
- The Traveling Salesman
- The Trestle Killer
- The Trinity Killer
- The Tunnel Killer
- The Turnpike Terror
- The Turnstile Strangler
- The Twelfth Night Killer
- The Two Widows
- The Typewriter Killer
- The Underhill Avenue Stalker
- The Underpass Stalker
- The Understudy
- The Undertaker of Ash Street
- The Unhurried Stranger
- The Uptown Ripper
- The Vacancy Sign Killer
- The Vacation Rental Killer
- The Valentine
- The Vampire of Carrow Street
- The Vampire of Lindenhof
- The Vesper Lake Killer
- The Vestry Keeper
- The Viaduct Killer
- The Vinegar Hill Slasher
- The Voice
- The Voice on Line Two
- The Volunteer
- The Wallflower
- The Wallpaper Man
- The Ward Seven Killer
- The Wardrobe Mistress
- The Washboard Road Killer
- The Watchmaker
- The Water Diviner
- The Water Tower Killer
- The Wax Museum Killer
- The Weathervane Killer
- The Wedding Ring Killer
T, continued
- The Weekend Widower
- The Weevil
- The Weigh Station Strangler
- The Welcome Mat Killer
- The Wellwisher
- The Westbrook Widowmaker
- The Wexford Twins
- The Wharf Rat
- The Wheat Penny Killer
- The Whistle Stop Killer
- The Whistler
- The Widow of Black Tarn
- The Widow of Marsh Lane
- The Widow of Wexley
- The Widowmaker
- The Willow Bend Killer
- The Window Dresser
- The Window Seat Killer
- The Wolf of Brannock Moor
- The Wolf of Ostra Vale
- The Wolf of Winter Hollow
- The Wolfsbane Killer
- The Woman in the Green Scarf
- The Woman in the Window
- The Woman in White
- The Woodcutter of Port Ferris
- The Woodsman
- The Wraith of Penhallow Row
- The Wreath Killer
- The Wristwatch Killer
- The Wrong Number Killer
- The Yarrow Street Shadow
- The Yearbook Killer
- The Yellow King
- Theron Wainscott
- Thurman Jay Bascom
- Tidy Mr. Quill
- Tinjaw
- Tobias Ruck
U: 3 names
- Ulric Yardley
- Uncle Desmond Fitch
- Uncle Wednesday
V: 7 names
- Vaughn Duane Ammons
- Velma Ruth Sizemore
- Vera Louise Hatch
- Vernon Ray Culpepper
- Victor Lyle Sandoval
- Viola Pearl Windham
- Virgil Lamar Spivey
W: 12 names
- Wallace Thad Strickland
- Walter Odell Pennock
- Wanda Lee Cobb
- Warren Dale Fisk
- Wendell Pike
- Wesley Dean Fowler
- Whistling Ned
- Wickerhead
- Widow Tamsin Arkwright
- Wilbur Dean Kellog
- Willard Lee Ostrowski
- Winifred Etta Jarvis