r/serialkillers

48K archived posts · Jan 2011 – Sep 2026

/r/SerialKillers

r/serialkillers

Information and news about serial killers.

Created Jan 13, 2011

630KMembers (last snapshot)

48KArchived posts

#####Welcome to r/SerialKillers. If you're new to the sub, please read this post.

Rules
Posts must be about serial killers or the subject of serial murder.
Treat Users with Respect.
No glorification. Please do not glorify serial killers or otherwise encourage violence.
No backseat moderation. Use the report system
No Self-promotion / Merchandise Links / Murderabilia. If you genuinely believe the users of this sub would be interested, you are welcome to message the mods and we'll review your request.
Link Posts. All link / image posts require a submission comment to start the discussion. Images must be high quality. No memes. See full rules for more info.
No Reposts. Please search before posting. We accept that they are a fact of life, but please make an attempt to avoid them.. Serial reposters (three or more items) can be banned.

Definitions:
Current FBI definition of a serial killer: Two or more separate incidents by the same offender.
Mass murderers kill two or more people in one incident in one location.
Spree killers kill two or more in one incident in two or more locations without a cooling-off period.
Posts about figures that don't match the definition (Charles Manson, Jim Jones, hitmen, gangsters, mobsters, soldiers etc.) will be removed.

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Rule breaking posts or comments may be removed without notice. Rule breaking may result in a permanent ban without prior warning. If you are unsure if something is appropriate to submit, please send us a modmail. Mods reserve the right to interpret rules at their discretion and ‘rules lawyers’ will be ignored and/or muted. If you notice a violation in the comments, please report it so we can investigate.

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