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Earle Leonard Nelson (né Ferral; May 12, 1897 – January 13, 1928), also known in the media as the Gorilla Man, the Gorilla Killer, and the Dark Strangler, was an American serial killer, rapist, and necrophile, who is considered the first known serial sex murderer of the twentieth century.
Jul 2, 2018 · Earle Nelson, the serial killer known as the "Dark Strangler", murdered and defiled at least 20 victims before facing justice in 1927. He was America's worst murderer long before the term "serial killer" was even invented.
Feb 2, 2024 · Earle Nelson, infamously known as the “Gorilla Killer” or the “Dark Strangler,” was a serial killer who terrorized the United States and Canada in the 1920s. His heinous crimes and the subsequent investigation revealed a pattern of violence and a trail of victims that left communities in fear.
Dec 10, 2023 · Earle Leonard Nelson, a notorious serial killer who terrorized the United States and Canada in the 1920s, is etched in the annals of criminal history. His monikers, “Gorilla Man,” “Gorilla Killer,” and “The Dark Strangler,” aptly reflect his monstrous nature and the fear he instilled in the public.
Feb 20, 2022 · Nicknamed at the time “The Gorilla Man” for the savagery of his rape and necrophiliac murders, Earle Nelson is one of history’s early “pioneer serial killers” committing more than twenty horrific murders.
Jun 15, 2021 · Before the Federal Bureau of Investigation was aware of the existence of serial killers, Earle Nelson became the first known serial sex murderer in America.
Earle Leonard Nelson ( né Ferral; May 12, 1897 – January 13, 1928), also known in the media as the Gorilla Man, the Gorilla Killer, and the Dark Strangler, was an American serial killer, rapist, and necrophile, who is considered the first known serial sex murderer of the twentieth century.
