15 of History’s Scariest People

15 of History’s Scariest People

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Théoneste Bagosora

Théoneste Bagosora was a senior Rwandan defense official convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes for his role in the 1994 genocide. More than 800,000 people were killed during roughly 100 days.

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Shirō Ishii

Lieutenant General Shirō Ishii commanded Unit 731 and became one of the most notorious figures associated with Japan’s wartime biological warfare program. Under his leadership, researchers conducted lethal experiments on human beings in occupied China.

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Lavrentiy Beria

Lavrentiy Beria headed the Soviet NKVD under Joseph Stalin and became notorious for political repression, executions, and torture. He was also accused of numerous assaults, with testimony at his 1953 trial describing his abuse of women.

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The Toy-Box Killer

David Parker Ray, known as the Toy-Box Killer, constructed a soundproof trailer equipped for kidnapping and torturing women. He was convicted of kidnapping and torture, though despite suspicions involving numerous victims, he was never convicted of murder.

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Joshua Milton Blahyi

Liberian warlord Joshua Milton Blahyi, better known as General [no clothes], became notorious during Liberia’s civil war. He led child soldiers and later described ritual killings connected to his beliefs. He eventually abandoned warfare and became an evangelical preacher, avoiding any form of punishment.

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Albert Fish

Albert Fish became one of America’s most infamous serial offenders after murder, including ten-year-old Grace Budd. He was eventually identified after sending Budd’s mother a disturbing letter describing the girl’s murder, leading to his 1934 arrest.

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