The smile of absolute evil

It would seem that what could be scary in such a simple and sincere expression of emotion as a smile? However, when you see a smile on the face of a man who has ruined more than a dozen lives, and not without pleasure, you begin to wonder what terrible thoughts are currently wandering in the killer's head… And immediately it becomes somehow uncomfortable.

We have collected the smiles of the most famous and ruthless maniacs, murderers and psychopaths.

Javed Iqbal

A Pakistani serial killer who, by his own admission, killed about a hundred children. Most of his victims were street children or orphans, and this is how Iqbal, as he stated, tried to draw public attention to the difficult conditions in which children lived. In 1999, he was arrested. The judge sentenced him to the same death that Iqbal's unfortunate victims died — he was to be hanged, dismembered, boiled in acid. But the maniac committed suicide in prison.

Ted Bundy

An American serial killer who confessed to more than 30 murders of young women and girls, the exact number of his victims is much higher. Outwardly, Bundy inspired trust and sympathy for his future victims, so he received the nickname "Charismatic Killer". He was executed by electric chair in 1989.

Rodney Alcala

Another American serial killer who can be called charismatic. The exact number of his victims is unknown, but evidence suggests that there may be about 130 of them - women and little girls. He participated in the TV show "Dating Game", where he charmed all women and was chosen as the main character of the TV program from three rivals. However, the participant still did not go on a date with him. Rodney Alcala has escaped justice many times, is currently in prison and awaiting a death sentence.

Randy Steven Kraft

An American serial killer has been charged with the murder of 16 young men and boys. After the arrest, an encrypted list of 67 victims was found. At the moment he is in prison and awaiting the death penalty.

Verri Idham Hennansaya

Indonesian serial killer confessed to killing 11 people. His case was widely covered by the media because of the particular cruelty with which the murders were committed. Verry was arrested in 2008 and sentenced to death. He is also called the "singing killer" — after his arrest, Verri entertained his cellmates, journalists and judges with his singing.

John Wayne Gacy

The "killer clown" was found guilty of murdering 33 young men and boys. One of the most brutal killers was a respected and revered citizen, a hardworking and diligent worker. For a while he worked as a clown at children's parties. It was Gacy who became the prototype of the clown in Stephen King's famous novel "It".

Andrey Romanovich Chikatilo

A Soviet serial killer who killed women, boys, girls and children with extreme cruelty. For 12 years, 53 people have become his victims, and these are only proven murders, according to operational information, the number of his victims may be much higher. He was arrested in 1990 and executed by a shot in the back of the head four years later. He was buried in an unmarked grave in the cemetery of Novocherkassk prison.

Arthur Shawcross

An American serial killer nicknamed "The Genesee River Killer". Even while serving in Vietnam, doctors recognized him as a psychopath. Served 15 years for kidnapping, rape and murder of two children, released for good behavior. Soon he began to kill again, this time prostitutes, as he said, "for poor service." He was sentenced to 250 years in prison. He died of a heart attack in prison.

David Berkowitz

Nicknamed "Son of Sam" because, according to his confession, he committed all the murders at the behest of his neighbor Sam Carr, who transmitted his orders telepathically. He shot his victims with a pistol. He was sentenced to 360 years in prison. Later he confessed that he had committed crimes because of sexual complexes.

Charles Manson

An American criminal and murderer, the leader of the "Family" commune, who in 1969 committed a series of brutal murders, including killing the wife of director Roman Polanski, who was 9 months pregnant.

Pedro Alonso Lopez

A Colombian serial killer nicknamed the "Monster of the Andes". He was found guilty of murdering 53 people, but there is evidence that the number of his victims is about 350. Having experienced violence and torture as a child, Lopez raped women and then strangled them. He was caught in the act, confessed everything and showed the place where he buried the corpses. After 16 years in prison, he was transferred to a special hospital in Colombia and released for good behavior and cooperation with the police. At the moment, the whereabouts of Pedro Lopez are unknown.

Richard Ramirez

An American serial killer nicknamed "Night Stalker", who killed 14 people. As a child, he witnessed a murder — his brother shot his wife, blood even got on the face of young Ramirez. I started taking drugs at school. A distinctive feature of this killer is that he did not have a victim type, he killed and raped completely different people. He was sentenced to death in a gas chamber, but did not wait for the execution of the sentence, died at the age of 53 from liver failure.

Anders Behring Breivik

Norwegian nationalist and terrorist who organized the explosion in the center of Oslo and the attacks on the youth camp of the ruling Norwegian Workers' Party in 2011. As a result of his attacks, 77 people were killed. Breivik confessed to the crimes, but pleads not guilty. He stated that he considers his actions "terrible, but necessary" for the Norwegian people, since "in 10 years ethnic Norwegians will be a minority of Oslo residents" because of immigrants. He was found sane, guilty and sentenced to 21 years in prison with the possibility of an unlimited extension of the term.