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Robert Berdella

1949 - 1992

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Robert Andrew Berdella Jr. (January 31, 1949 – October 8, 1992) was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered at least six young men after forcing his victims to endure periods of up to six weeks of captivity. His crimes took place in Kansas City, Missouri, between 1984 and 1987. Describing his murders as being "some of my darkest fantasies becoming my reality", Berdella pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of one of his victims, Larry Pearson, in August 1988; he would later plead guilty to one further charge of first-degree murder and four charges of second-degree murder in December 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Robert Berdella is the 220th most popular extremist (up from 223rd in 2024), the 6,413th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,569th in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Robert Berdella ranks 220 out of 283. Before him are Richard Speck, Luis Posada Carriles, Dick Turpin, Mary Ann Cotton, Ernst Zündel, and Yoo Young-chul. After him are William Bonin, Amparo Poch y Gascón, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, Mikhail Popkov, Milorad Ulemek, and Mildred Gillars.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Robert Berdella ranks 384. Before him are Carlos Veiga, Tarık Akan, Ivan Kostov, Graham Swift, Franz Josef Jung, and Judith Light. After him are Bogdan Borusewicz, Gayle Rubin, Anatoliy Konkov, Caroline Munro, Minette Walters, and Jean Petit. Among people deceased in 1992, Robert Berdella ranks 171. Before him are Joan Mitchell, Buddy Rogers, Chuck Connors, Giuseppe Olmo, Michael Gothard, and Shirley Booth. After him are Silviu Bindea, Bep van Klaveren, Rosemary Sutcliff, Harald Sæverud, Sergey Obraztsov, and Anton Malatinský.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Berdella ranks 6,414 out of 20,380. Before him are Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), Francis Collins (1950), Camille Paglia (1947), Victor J. Stenger (1935), Scott Columbus (1956), and Squanto (1585). After him are Jack Oakie (1903), Helene Madison (1913), Tony Joe White (1943), Frances Sternhagen (1930), Lawrence Tierney (1919), and Everlast (1969).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Robert Berdella ranks 76. Before him are Charles Starkweather (1938), Jane Toppan (1854), Robert Ford (1862), Stanley Williams (1953), Stand Watie (1806), and Richard Speck (1941). After him are William Bonin (1947), Mildred Gillars (1900), Frank James (1843), Christopher Scarver (1969), Ottis Toole (1947), and Marshall Applewhite (1931).

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