Serial Killers before 1900 By ToastyPanda Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1600 Renaissance Period Aug 24, 1459 Vlad the Impaler - St, Bartholomew's Day Vlad the Impaler - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre Vlad the Impaler, 1431-1476, isn't considered a serial killer by most. Period: Jan 1, 1492 to Dec 31, 1700 Exploration Period Dec 30, 1610 Erzebet Bathory - Csejthe Castle Raided Period: Jan 1, 1750 to Dec 31, 1850 Revolutionary Period Dec 25, 1799 Harpe Brother's Arrested for the First Time Jun 1, 1840 Thug Behram Executed May 17, 1873 Bloody Benders - Reward of $2,000 dollars posted by Governor of Kentucky Aug 7, 1888 Jack The Ripper's First Murder Oct 15, 1892 John & Sarah Makin - Police Find Two Infant Bodies in Makin's Backyard Oct 9, 1893 H.H. Holmes - The Murder Castle Welcomes Columbian Exposition Guests Period: Jul 28, 1914 to May 7, 1945 World Wars 1 & 2 Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Dec 31, 1991 Cold War