America's Notorious and not so Notorious Serial Killers Part 1

Ah, a request to teach a course about serial killers, I am so excited.  I am fascinated by serial killers; what caused them to murder, what was their home life like, were they abused as a child, what were their triggers, and how they chose their victims.  Because of my curiosity on the subject, I took criminology courses and obtain a degree in Criminal Justice.
My teaching style is casual, I like to have fun with the students.  My main goal is to ensure that each student leaves my class with more knowledge than when they started.  I encourage students to ask questions and speak up if they do not understand a problem and/or subject.

Due to the violent, graphic, and sexual nature of several serial killer’s crimes, PARENTAL GUIDIANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.  I will do what I can to avoid using inappropriate words when possible.  If there is serial killer that your student would like to learn about or those that you would rather they not, please feel free to contact me prior to the beginning of course.  I will accommodate your suggestions and concerns the best I can.

There are over 400 known serial killers in the United States alone.  They date back as far as the late 1700’s.  I will be unable to address them all in one course. Therefore, I will choose between 25 of them; see the list below. If we have extra time towards the end of the section I will add more.

Each class the students will be listening to my lesson plans, taking notes, and asking questions.  I will almost always be on camera, they can see me and interact with me during the entire class.  The only homework that I will assign is to write a two-page essay in MLA form on their favorite serial killer.  We will be discussing why they chose to murder, what triggered their rage, were they abused as a child, how was their homelife and childhood, how they chose their victims, and more.

There are not any textbooks on this subject, so I will be using my research and essays from college, library books, and the internet. I will share newspaper articles and age appropriate YouTube videos. 
I start class on time, please have your child logged in and ready to go.  They will need paper and writing utensil to take notes.
Here is the list of the serial killers that I will be starting with.  

Dates and the list of serial killers are subject to change.  I will post in the classroom for those who are enrolled.  Please check back often if you are not enrolled.

Class 1) Sept. 1 

What constitutes someone to be labeled a serial killer?

Tony Ables  - Murdered 3 people, but was only charged with 2.  He was suspected but never charged with sexual assault and murder
John Arthur Ackroyd - Along with an accomplice abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered 3 women
Edward J. Adams - Murdered 11 people and wounded several others
Rodney Alcala - Murdered and sexually assaulted many women in 4 states

Class 2) Sept. 2

Samuel Mason - Unknown how many people he murdered 
Jesse Matthew - Murdered and sexually assaulted at least 2 women
David Edward Maust - Murdered approximately 10 boys and men.  Molested at least one of the boys

Class 3) Sept. 7

Thomas W. Piper - Murdered 3 women
Michael Player - Murdered 10 men
Jesse Pomeroy - Murdered an unknown amount of boys and men

Class 4) Sept. 8

Richard Ramirez  - Murdered and sexually assaulted many women and children.  He also broke into many homes
Terry Peder Rasmussen - Murdered several family members
David Parker Ray - Accused of kidnapping, torturing, and sexually assaulting approximately 60 women.  
Jack Reeves - Murdered 3 of his wives and a man in Italy

Class 5) Sept. 15

Ray  and Faye Copeland - Murdered 5 men
Jesse Lee Cooks - Along with accomplices murder at least 15 people and injured several more
Dean Corll - Abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered at least 28 teenage boys and young men

Class 6) Sept. 16

Efren Saldivar - It is guessed that he murdered around 200 people but it hasn't been proven
Edward H. Rulloff - Along with accomplices, he murdered and robbed several people including some of his family
Sean Richard Sellers - Murdered 22 people
Tommy Lynn Sells - It is thought that he has killed 22 people bit was only charged with 1

Class 7) Sept. 22

Gary Ridgway - Murdered 49 women, some of who were prostitutes
Stephen D. Richards - Murdered 9 people
Montie Rissell - Murdered and sexually assaulted 5 women

Class 8) Sept. 23
Lydia Sherman - Murdered children and men
Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog - Murdered 3 but suspected of around 72
Anthony Allen Shore - Murdered and sexually assaulted 1 woman and 3 girls
Robert Shulman - Murdered 5 prostitutes

Class 9) Sept. 29

Harp Brothers - Suspected of murdering between 39 - 50 people
Belle Gunness - Suspected of murdering between 14 - 40 Men
Anna Marie Hahn - Murdered 5 men
Rodney Halbower - Suspected of murdering between 2 - 5 women
Lizzy Halliday - Murdered 4 people

Class 10) Sept. 30

Quincy Jovan Allen - Murdered 4 people
Howard Allen - Murdered 3 people and also committed assault, burglary, and arson
Richard Angelo - Murdered several patients
William Dale Archerd - Murdered 3 people
Amy Archer-Gilligan - Murdered 5 people, 1 was her husband

Class 11) Oct. 6
Danny Barber - Murdered 4 women
John Eric Armstrong - Murdered 5 female prostitutes, suspected of others
Benjamin Atkins - Murdered, tortured, and sexually assaulted 11 women
Jorge Avila-Torrez - Murdered and sexually assaulted 3 girls

Class 12) Oct. 7

Clementine Barnabet - Murdered 35 people
Velma Barfield - Convicted of 1 murder but confessed to 5 more
Cesar Barone - Assaulted and murdered 4 women
Herb Baumeister - Murdered over 12 homosexual men
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck - Suspected of murdering 20 people

Class 13) Oct. 13

Bender Family - Murdered approximately 12 people
Robert Berdella - Kidnapped, sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered at least 6 men
David Berkowitz - Murdered 6 people and wounded 10

Class 14) Oct. 14

Arthur Gary Bishop - Sexually assaulted and murdered 5 young men
Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris - Kidnapped, sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered 5 teenage girls
John Bittrolff - Murdered 3 women and suspected of more
Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr.- Kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and murdered 12 women

Class 15) Oct. 20

Gary Ray Bowles - Murdered 6 men
William Bradford - Murdered up to 28 women
Charlie Brandt - Murdered at least 4 people
Robert Eugene Brashers - Murdered and sexually assaulted young girls and women

Class 16) Oct, 21

Judy Buenoano - Murdered boyfriend and 2 family members
Thomas Bunday - Murdered 5 -6 women
Eugene Butler - Murdered 6 teenage boys
Patty Cannon - Murdered nearly 24 men and children

Class 17) Oct. 28

Carol M. Bundy and Doug Clark - Murdered 2, suspected of more
Ted Bundy - Murdered 30. suspected of more