7 Creepy Criminals You Probably Forgot About But Should Totally Remember

Herb seemed like your average Indiana businessman, running a thrift store and living the family life. But behind the scenes? He was suspected of killing over a dozen men in the '80s and '90s. Creepy, right?
He hung out at gay bars in Indianapolis, picked up young men, and brought them back to his large farm, Fox Hollow. Yikes.
After his son found a skeleton in the backyard, the police got curious and... well, discovered thousands of human bone fragments scattered around the property. Talk about a nightmare.
Herb took his secrets to the grave in 1996. Even now, forensic teams are piecing together who the victims were. Imagine living next door to this guy!

If you've got a minute, check out the story unraveling on this Creepy Case Channel.

Meet Joanna, one of the UK's most notorious female serial killers. In just 10 days in 2013, she murdered three men and nearly took out two more. Talk about a bad week!
Her spree started in Peterborough, then hopped over to Hereford where she attacked two random dog walkers. She even got the first-ever whole-life sentence handed down directly by a judge in England and Wales. That's some serious jail time.
Backstory? She had a kind of normal childhood but things went downhill during her teens - running away, stealing, and some rough times. Flash forward, she charmingly lured victims with promises and then, well... stabbed them. Yikes.
One time, after killing her housemate, she joked with her accomplice, "Oops, I've done it again." Seriously dark humor!

Joanna's story is a chilling reminder that you never really know what's behind the smile.

Dean Corll was that creepy candy guy in Houston - but instead of handing out treats, he and his teen pals were luring boys for horrifying purposes.
Between 1970 and 1973, he’s linked to at least 28 young victims. His teenage helpers did the dirty work, bringing victims to him and helping cover up evidence. It's like a nightmare movie.
What’s extra chilling? Local cops kept writing off missing boys as runaways, letting this horror go on for years.
Finally, in 1973, one accomplice flipped, shot Dean, and spilled the gruesome secrets - leading to mass searches where bodies were found in boatsheds, woods, and beaches.
To this day, some victims remain unidentified, haunting the history of Houston.

Not exactly the candy story you want, huh?

Donald Harvey looked like your average hospital orderly, but he was anything but.
From 1970 to 1987, he killed at least 37 people - patients too sick to fight back, and even some folks he knew personally. He had smarts working in hospitals and used that to hide his crimes.
His coworkers called him the “Angel of Death,” which sounds spooky, and sadly, it was true.
He used all sorts of ways to take lives - from poisoning to stopping medical care - keeping everyone guessing for years. His story only came out after a suspicious autopsy revealed cyanide in a patient.
Donald died in prison after an inmate beat him up, adding a grim end to an already twisted tale.

Hospitals are supposed to be safe, but not in his shifts!

Marie was a Belgian dressmaker and poisoner - crazy combo, right? Between 1933 and 1936, she poisoned 11 people and tried on five more, often robbing them blind afterward.
Her victims mostly trusted her - they were friends, loaners, or clients who invited her in. She moved through high society circles with a deadly secret.
Marie was even called the 'Black Widow.' She won’t be winning any 'Best Neighbor' awards.
She got caught just as she was trying to poison another victim. The trial was huge in Belgium, packed with gossip and gasps.
Her sentence? Death! But Belgium hadn’t done the deed in ages, so off to life in prison she went.

Fashion advice? Stay away from mystery poisoners.

Paul John Knowles was charming, good-looking, and - worst of all - a serial killer on a five-month spree in 1974.
He killed at least 18 people across five states, including Florida, Georgia, and Connecticut, using everything from shooting to strangling. Yet somehow, he still had a girlfriend. Talk about a double life.
One brave victim, Barbara, used charm and quick thinking to survive his kidnapping. She pretended to be in love with him and convinced him she could help write his story. Talk about nerves of steel!
Paul’s crime tapes detailed all his misdeeds but sadly were lost in a flood, making some cases unsolvable.
His escape attempt ended in a shootout with police in Georgia, where he met his end at just 28 years old.

The Casanova Killer’s story is crazy and creepy all at once.

Charles Albright earned the creepy nickname 'Eyeball Killer' because his victims’ eyes were removed with terrifying precision.
Between 1988 and 1991 in Dallas, four women were found murdered, with eyes eerily missing from three of them. The freaky detail caught FBI attention.
Charles had a sketchy past - run-ins with the law, forged degrees, and a creepy obsession with taxidermy (his mom even sewed buttons over animal eyes!).
He got convicted for one murder but the other cases remain mysterious. Oh, and the hair evidence at trial? Turns out some of it was from a dog. Yep, like something out of a spooky TV show.
Despite all the drama, Charles spent his later years in a psychiatric unit, passing away in 2020.

Some mysteries just never get fully solved.