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When you think about serial killers, you probably visualize them coming from big cities and more populated states. Cities like New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago. States like California, New York, Massachusetts, or Pennsylvania. You probably never think of them coming from rural New England. Who ever heard of a serial killer from Augusta, Waterville, Portland, or Bangor? Right?
Well, this is going to come as a surprise to you… The first serial killer in America was from New England!
According to Wikipedia, Herman Webster Mudgett is widely believed to be the first serial killer in the United States of America.