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Published 15:30 05 Oct 2022 GMT
A woman has gone viral on social media after revealing the four zodiac signs shared by some of the world's most infamous serial killers.
Lauren Elaine Skirvin, 38, who goes by the handle @whydontyoubitchaboutit on TikTok, pulled up a list of well-known murderers whose sun signs are either Virgo, Gemini, Pisces, or Sagittarius.
"For those of you that don’t believe in astrology, how can you explain how there [are] only four signs included in this long list? That’s wild," the actress said.
Lauren then explained that there was one sign from each of the elements on the list with Gemini being an air sign, Pisces a water sign, Sagittarius being a fire sign, and Virgo an earth sign.
Check out Lauren's TikTok below:The TikToker pointed out that "Virgo shows up the most" on the list of serial killers, revealing that killers Ed Gein and "Boston Strangler" Albert DeSalvo both share the sign which is associated with having strong attention to detail.
"You know that their crime scenes are immaculate, though," Lauren said. "You know they're bleaching those crime scenes within an inch of their lives. And they’re perfectionists, so no stone is left unturned."
The next zodiac sign that appeared most frequently on the list is Gemini followed by Pisces. Lauren said that Jeffrey Dahmer is a Gemini and noted that Pisces is "surprising to nobody" because they "let s*** build up, and then they explode".
The woman then points out that "Son of Sam" David Berkowitz is also a Gemini, while John Wayne Gacy and Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez are both Pisces.
Lastly, the least frequent sign was Sagittarius, however, it is shared by serial killers Ted Bundy and Ed Kemper. Lauren explained that the sign has "chaotic and impulsive" characteristics, saying: "You mix that with mental health issues, and I can see it happening."
The video amassed 6.3 million views and 764.5K likes on the social media platform, with many users sharing their reactions in the comments section.
One user said: "Not me being a Gemini living with Virgo and Pisces children."
Another commented: "'Sagittarius being chaotic and impulsive mixed up with mental health issues' This described me so well."
A third user joked: "Didn’t see cancer. The guilt would kill us," while the fourth user shared: "As a Virgo woman, I do not trust Virgo men."
While some people were stunned at the lack of Scorpio representation on the list, Lauren also echoed the same statement at the beginning of her video.
"The most surprising thing about this list is that Scorpio is not on it," she said. "However, a name that is missing from this list is the Zodiac killer, who a team of codebreakers has decided was Gary Francis Poste, who’s a Scorpio."
"So we don’t know if that’s true or not, but if it's true - if he is a Scorpio - he would be the one Scorpio out of the list," she added.
Do you guys have the unfortunate luck of sharing the same star signs as these serial killers? Let us know!
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Published 11:21 07 Feb 2020 GMT
Serial killers have always struck fear in our society. And it's really no wonder given the heinous crimes they have proven themselves capable of. And yet so many of us have such an intense fascination for them.
Notorious murderers such as Charles Manson and Ted Bundy have been the inspiration for many in-depth documentaries and Hollywood blockbusters simply because viewers are so curious about their lives, upbringings, and, of course, their reasons for committing such calculated murders.
Take a look at the official trailer for Netflix's new true-crime series The Confession Killer, based on the murders of Henry Lee Lucas:
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Serial killers have been the focus of many studies covering various aspects of their lives and crimes. But few have delved into any link between serial killers and their zodiac sign, with astrology widely considered to be a pseudoscience.
However, one British author, David Jester, has spent two years researching the zodiac signs of some of the most notorious killers in history.
Take a look at the teaser trailer for Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, starring Zac Efron as Ted Bundy:
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Per The Mirror, Jester's book, The Clinic, found that more killers on his list were Taureans - born between April 20 and May 20 - than any other zodiac sign. Robert Black, who became known as the child snatcher, is an example of a Taurean serial killer.
He also discovered that the most common serial killer birthdays were April 24 and February 18.
There are, of course, prolific killers of all star signs:
Aquarius (born January 20 to February 18)
Pisces (born February 19 to March 20)
Aries (born March 21 to April 19)
Taurus (born April 20 to May 20)
Gemini (born May 21 to June 20)
Cancer (born June 21 to July 22)
Leo (born July 23 to August 22)
Virgo (born August 23 to September 22)
Libra (born September 23 to October 22)
Scorpio (born October 23 to November 21)
Sagittarius (born November 22 to December 21)
Capricorn (born December 22 to January 19)
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Published 13:57 25 Aug 2017 GMT
1. The Edmonton Killer
Since the 1970s, more than 30 different women, the majority of which poor sex workers, have been found dead on the outskirts of Edmonton, in Alberta, Canada. Despite the number of prostitutes that had cropped up dead over the decades, all with the same MO, local law enforcement only attributed the slayings to the work of a serial killer in 2015. The last remains of the most recent victim were found in that year and identified as Corrie Ottenbreit, a sex worker who disappeared in May of 2004.2. The Craigslist Ripper
Also known as “The Gilgo Beach Killer”, this serial killer has allegedly been targeting sex workers in the Long Island area over the last twenty years, and as many as 17 cadavers have been found dumped along the Ocean Parkway. Local law enforcement first theorised that a serial killer was on the loose in Long Island while investigating the death of 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert from New Jersey, whose skeletal remains were found wrapped in a burlap sack during a routine police training exercise. This discovery led to three more bodies being found two days later, and a further five more in spring 2011. One of the victims was Melissa Barthelemy, who vanished from her home in 2009. Her parents contacted the police, who didn’t believe that Barthelemy had been killed until Barthelemy's younger sister received a number of anonymous phone calls from someone who claimed: "I killed Melissa." Police also have reason to believe that the perpetrator used Craigslist ads to acquire his victims, and may, in fact, be a member of law enforcement himself.3. The Pusher
Canal Street is one of Britain’s most important LGBT+ hangouts. It’s become famous around the country after featuring heavily in television dramas such as Queer as Folk, and has been called “the most successful gay village in Europe.” Yet this much-lauded district harbours a dark secret; one that has led many in Greater Manchester to conclude that there may be a serial killer targeting gay men in the area, using the canals of the Warehouse City as a dumping ground. Police have repeatedly denied that “The Pusher” exists, but evidence of foul play appears to be convincing. Some eighty deceased individuals have been dredged out of the canals between 2008 and 2014. Professor Craig Jackson, an academic from the University of Birmingham, stated in an interview with a local tabloid: “It is extremely unlikely that such an alarming number of bodies found in the canals is the result of accidents or suicides.” However, other experts are more skeptical. Retired police detective Tony Bockley, who was interviewed on the subject in a television documentary, stated: “To categorically say that’s a serial killer we would have to look at all the cases involved to look at the similarities and differences. Unless the police can prove that there isn’t a serial killer, every time a body is found or turns up the rumours and speculation will continue.” However, if a killer is on the loose, we can expect many more deaths before a formal investigation will open.4. Bible John
Glasgow is often referred to (erroneously) as the murder capital of the UK, and yet one of the city’s most famous felons has managed to elude capture for more than fifty years. If the man in question is still alive, he must undoubtedly be a senior citizen by now. Yet in the 1960s in Glasgow’s notoriously poor East end, the manhunt for the predator known as “Bible John” managed to whip the populace into a state of hysteria. Bible John’s crimes were committed between 1968 and 1969 in the Barrowlands ballroom near the Glasgow Green park. At the time, this ballroom was the most popular scene in the city for dancers to frequent on a Saturday evening. After the body of 25-year-old nurse, Patricia Docker, was found raped and strangled near her home one morning, police became concerned when several witnesses reported seeing her be led away by a mysterious man. After other two women, both of whom were similarly led away from the ballroom, were killed via the same modus operandi, a nationwide search for the mysterious stranger ensued. Posters were pasted all across the city, and police made a number of inquiries regarding a well-dressed, youngish man with red hair, who had a habit of quoting scripture. Numerous suspects, including Scottish serial killer Peter Tobin, have been suggested as the perpetrator, but the case remains open as of 2017.5. Indian Creek Trail Killer
This is potentially the most recent killer on the list. In the last few months, four men have been found dead at the Indian Creek Trail in Kansas, and police investigators have noticed: “Obvious similarities regarding the nature of their deaths. All four men were aged between 55-65, and all had been shot at close range. Local law enforcement has already sought the help of the FBI, which seems to suggest that they’re seeking the help of a profiler to help analyse the behavioral patterns of the potential killer. Discussing the open case, Jennifer Owens, assistant professor of criminology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, stated: “It’s the special location in a small geographic area that makes them distinctive. It’s out of the ordinary, and when something unique happens, that’s when the media and people take notice.” If you would like to know more about those who engage in multiple homicides then please do not hesitate to visit the FBI’s official homepage for further information on the subject.us6 min(s) read
Published 16:57 23 Dec 2025 GMT
A decades-long mystery that’s haunted California true-crime fanatics might finally have a face.
For more than 50 years, two of America’s most infamous killers - the Zodiac and the butcher of the Black Dahlia - have loomed large in unsolved crime lore.
One stalked young couples in the '60s, leaving cryptic notes and taunting police.
The other carved a path of horror in post-war Los Angeles, mutilating an aspiring actress in a killing so brutal it became legend.
Now, a bombshell investigation says they weren’t two killers.
According to that investigation, they were just one. And his name? Marvin Margolis.
The man behind the stunning theory is Alex Baber, an investigative consultant with Cold Case Consultants of America, per the Daily Mail.
He claims he’s cracked the Zodiac’s infamous codes using AI, cryptographic methods, and decades-old Census data - and what he found links directly to the brutal murder of Elizabeth Short, known worldwide as the Black Dahlia.
Baber’s team has reportedly turned over their findings to multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and several California police departments.
If they’re right, it could solve not one but two of the most iconic cold cases in U.S. history.
Between 1968 and 1969, the Zodiac killer murdered at least five people across Northern California, all while feeding a media frenzy with handwritten letters, mysterious ciphers, and threats.
He signed his notes with a now-infamous crosshair symbol, daring police and the public to uncover his identity.
More than 20 years earlier, in 1947, Elizabeth Short was found in a Los Angeles lot, cut cleanly in half and mutilated with surgical precision.
At just 22, her Hollywood dreams were shattered in a killing that sent the city into shock - and left behind a mystery that never faded.
Both cases became legends. Both resisted every attempt at resolution. Until now.
The clue that unlocked Baber’s theory came from the Zodiac’s Z13 cipher, sent in 1970. It included a taunting line: “My name is -”.
Baber says he cracked it - and that it led him straight to Marvin Margolis, a man who had already appeared on police radar decades earlier in connection with the Black Dahlia case.
He also claims to have decoded the Zodiac’s Z32 cipher, and says it, too, ties back to the Dahlia killing. Combine that with extensive document digging and old law enforcement files, and Baber says the case against Margolis becomes impossible to ignore.
So who was Marvin Margolis?
Born in Chicago in 1925 to Russian and Polish parents, Margolis later went by the name Marvin Merrill.
He joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served in the brutal Okinawa campaign with the 1st Marine Division - a role that gave him experience with wounds, trauma, and surgical tools.
Skills, Baber argues, that matter in the context of how Elizabeth Short was killed.
According to military records, Margolis returned from war psychologically damaged.
A Veteran Affairs assessment painted him as “a resentful individual who shows ample evidence of open aggression.”
One quote from a neuropsychiatric evaluation remains chilling: “The next time there is a war, two of us are not going - the one who comes after me and myself.”
Margolis left the military on a mental disability and enrolled at USC medical school in 1946.
That same year, he reportedly began a volatile relationship with Elizabeth Short.
According to Baber, Short briefly lived in an apartment with Margolis, but fled after just 12 days, allegedly scared of a jealous ex-boyfriend.
Just weeks later, she was dead.
In the aftermath of Short’s murder, Margolis was one of 22 names listed in a grand jury investigation.
He stood out, Baber notes, because he was “the only pre-medical student who ever lived as a boy friend with Beth Short.”
What happened next reads like something out of a horror movie.
Witnesses reported screams coming from a car, strange behavior from a man hunting for motel rooms with bathtubs, and whispers of a “torture room” that was never found.
One motel, in particular, caught Baber’s attention: the Zodiac Motel, which existed near where Short was killed.
He believes that’s where the killer took his nickname - not from the well-known watch brand.
According to the theory, Margolis fled Los Angeles after the Dahlia killing and changed his name to Marvin Merrill.
Years later, he returned to California - and in 1968, the Zodiac attacks began.
Baber points to the attack at Lake Berryessa, where the killer used a bayonet-type weapon.
He says Margolis returned from WWII with a Japanese rifle and bayonet - a war trophy that could match the murder weapon. That bayonet, Baber says, may still exist within the family and could hold forensic evidence.
Baber says this isn’t just internet speculation. He claims to have presented his findings to several agencies, including the San Francisco Police Department, Napa County Sheriff’s Office, Solano County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI.
His team also reportedly met with LAPD leadership, which referred the case to its robbery-homicide division.
Experts in codebreaking, forensic handwriting, and retired homicide detectives have expressed support, according to Baber’s team.
But the most disturbing detail might be what Margolis - under the name Merrill - left behind late in life.
As he battled terminal cancer, he allegedly drew a sketch of a woman labeled “Elizabeth” that featured markings similar to the wounds inflicted on Short.
Enhanced images of the drawing reportedly reveal the word “ZoDiac” hidden in the artwork.
To Baber, that image is a confession from beyond the grave.
His claims are still just that - claims.
But the theory has reignited interest in California’s darkest legends. Margolis’ youngest son has reportedly turned over hundreds of items for forensic analysis, even while doubting that his father was a killer.
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Published 14:36 25 Feb 2020 GMT
FX has just dropped the trailer for a new docuseries investigating the Zodiac Killer.
In the docuseries, Gary L. Stewart, a man who went on a quest to track down his biological father, claims that he has discovered the killer's true identity and has compelling evidence to back up his claim that it's his biological father, Earl Van Best, Jr.
Watch the trailer for The Most Dangerous Animal Of All below:
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Now, in case you're unfamiliar with the case, it's one of the most famous whodunits in American history, and theories have been circulating for decades about the identity of the serial killer who repeatedly struck in Northern California from the late 60s until the early 70s.
Per Bustle, five official murders have been linked to the killer, but the person responsible claimed to have killed at least 37 during their spree.
The killer gained notoriety for their calling card which detailed the specifics of their crimes and was signed off with the zodiac symbol, NBC News reports.
However, some of the notes were even more bizarre and contained cryptograms and ciphers, per a website dedicated to the killer, and they were allegedly the killer's way of hinting as to their true identity which, to this day, remains a mystery.
The show's official synopsis describes it as "an honest depiction of true life and true crime unexpectedly merging to upend one man's understanding of his own identity."
In the trailer, Stewart explains that he saw his father's name in one of the Zodiac Killer's ciphers, with the two men being proven to have near-identical handwriting. They also have the same fingerprint scar, which, per Bustle, means that there's a 99 percent probability that their DNA will match.
However, this is just a small part of Stewart's research, which he spent a total of 12 years collecting, and it's further substantiated by the fact that Earl Van Best, Jr. is one of three men who have dominated existing theories about who the Zodiac Killer might be, per BuzzFeed.
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Published 11:06 28 Feb 2018 GMT
Paula Rader
Paula Rader's husband Dennis was an expert at living a double life: half of the time a family man, the other half a sadistic murderer who named himself the BTK killer (an acronym for his method of binding, torturing and killing his victims). However, that doesn't mean there were not strange and unexplainable incidents that should have set alarm bells ringing. Perhaps the most unbelievable sign was the time Paula discovered a rough draft of a poem Rader had written about killing his sixth victim Shirley Vian Relford. When she questioned him about it, Dennis, who was at large between 1974 and 1991, claimed that it was an assignment for a university class he was taking. Later he mailed the same poem, dubbed "Shirleylocks" to police as a taunt; news agencies regularly published the BTK notes and allegedly at one point, Paula even told her husband that his poor spelling was just like the serial killer's. She also most likely heard his voice on the news when he left a 911 message to inform police about one of his murders. Dennis would go on to murder 10 people before police linked his DNA to samples taken from his victims.
Linda Yates
American serial killer Robert Lee Yates, who murdered at least 13 prostitutes from 1996 to 1998, is currently on death row at in Washington State Penitentiary. But before he was sent down for his crimes, he was known as the loving husband of Linda Yates. Although Linda had no idea of her partner's true identity, there were plenty of warning signs. But when Linda saw charges on their bank statement for pay-by-the-hour motels and noticed that he used to come home late from work, covered in dirt and smelling funny, her first thought wasn't that he was travelling to rural locations and dumping women's bodies, but instead that he was having an affair. Other out-of-character or worrying behaviour included when Linda found a blood stain in the back of the car, when Robert made a hole in the attic so he could watch their neighbours have sex and that whenever Linda met his friends, they never seemed to know she existed. At the end of her tether, but not wanting to break up the family, Linda stayed with her husband until the police called to tell her they had found a body in her back yard.
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When her 13-year-old son found a skull on the family property, Julie Baumeister knew something wasn't right. However, when she asked her husband Herb if he knew anything about it, he claimed that the bones belonged to a medical school skeleton owned by his late father - and she believed him, not suspecting for a second that he was the killer of up to 20 people in the Indiana and Ohio areas in the 1980s and 1990s. The bones quickly disappeared from the garden and Julie assumed that animals had carried them off. However, Herb's behaviour became more erratic as time went on, with him having bizarre mood swings and telling his wife that authorities were falsely accusing him of theft and not to let police into the house. When police were finally let in to search the property, they found the remains of 11 men. Herb committed suicide before he could be arrested and was never made accountable for his crimes.
Elena Popkova
Elena Popkova never suspected a thing - even after her husband, Siberian serial killer and rapist Mikhail Popkov, confessed to his reign of terror designed to "cleanse the streets of prostitutes". During the couple's 28 years of marriage, Mikhail murdered 22 women, attacking his victims with axes, knives or screwdrivers and even carving the heart of one of the women and beheading another. However, even after he was arrested and admitted his horrific crimes to the police in 2015, Elena refused to believe him, dismissing claims against him as "fairy tales". Her husband is currently serving life, but Elena reportedly insists that he has told her he is innocent and is fighting for a shorter sentence for him. She told the Siberian Times: "If I suspected something wrong, of course, I would divorce with him. I support him, I believe him."
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Judith Mawson claimed that she had absolutely no idea that she was married to the infamous Green River Serial Killer, who was active from 1982 to 2001 and eventually convicted of 48 separate murders (yet is still believed to be responsible for more than 90). Describing husband Gary Ridgway as "the perfect husband", Judith insisted that there were no warning signs at all and said that in the 13 years they were married, the couple lived a normal life, going to work in the week and on camping trips on the weekend. The only slightly odd incident was the first time she visited his house when they were dating to find that there was no carpet, only a mattress and box springs on the bare floor. However, when Gary explained that his tenants had destroyed the carpets and an ex-girlfriend had taken the bed back, Judith believed him straight away. Why wouldn't you believe him really? It seems strange to jump to the conclusion that the nice cute guy you are crushing on had removed the carpet and bed because they had blood stains of his murder victims on. It was only when police turned up at her door one chilly November morning that Judith realised that her life with her "perfect" husband - who would strangle women and dump their bodies in the forest, often returning to have sex with their corpses - was all one big lie.
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Jerome Brudos, or "The Lust Killer" as he was known, had some weird habits that should probably have raised some suspicion in his wife, Darcie. Allegedly, Darcie was not allowed to go into their attic or garage without first announcing her presence on an intercom (due to the fact that her husband could often be found suspending girls from hooks in the ceiling, sexually abusing them and strangling them to death). She accepted that her husband enjoyed cross-dressing, which sounds fine in itself, but unknown to her, he was using the clothes of his victims. However, perhaps the number one clue came when Jerome returned home with a real human female breast which had been made into a paperweight. Nonetheless, Darcie apparently knew nothing until her husband was arrested in 1969 after a fisherman found bodies in the Long Tom River.
When we think of serial killers, we automatically think of their victims whose lives are cut short in the most horrific way possible, as well as the families who must continue life without them. However, we must remember that there are always other victims in these incidents, namely the families who must live knowing that their relative committed the worst acts imaginable. In related news, there's now an algorithm which catches serial killers, but police aren't listening. Featured illustration by Egarcigu
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