can be anyone dating back to the 1800's to present day.
2007-01-28 23:16:22 · 19 answers · asked by emzc 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
For a convicted criminal: Al Capone
For one not caught: Jack the Ripper
2007-01-28 23:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by pete m 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As criminals go, not world leaders who may have authorized genocide, but strictly sticking to crimes, I'd say the most notorious would be Jack the Ripper. It's unsolved, very graphic and detailed, and folks in several countries have heard of him. If it just included America, then it's Al Capone. He was the most successful for a time, and had a part in, or ordered, hundreds of slayings, if not thousands.
2007-01-29 09:33:38 · answer #2 · answered by Bob Mc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Al Capone, Dick Turpin, Jack the Ripper, Stalin, Hitler?
(ahahaha) Yahoo blanked out the nickname for Richard. Puritanical yanks. This is getting like Jeapordy, only asking US questions in history.
2007-01-29 07:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by kellring 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
Militarily speaking, this criminal has to be Heirich Himmler, He was the man who tried everything at his disposal to please his Boss Adolf Hitler, and arranged for Millions of Jewish people to be 'disposed' of. This, Just to impress a man whom he treated as a God, and worshipped his very being, Not bad for a man who was half Jewish himself, and such a great coward was he indeed...
Away from the military, I feel the greatest Criminal to ever appear in a courtroom for his sentence to be handed down, this was a man named Ted Bundy, a serial killer of a great many women, just to satisfy his sexual drive, a dreadful character, that was executed in Floridas Electric Chair a few years ago. I hope this goes some way to answer your query, 'Bye, Tony M
2007-01-29 07:39:54 · answer #4 · answered by tony m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack the Ripper, followed by Peter Sutcliffe
2007-01-29 07:24:14 · answer #5 · answered by Dogs'r'us 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Al Capone
2007-01-29 07:28:25 · answer #6 · answered by richardwales79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if we take into consideration the most number of people killed at the order of a person and at the same time someone who drastically altered the course of world history...I WILL VOTE FOR HITLER..as d most notorious criminal...of all times...
2007-01-29 07:25:04 · answer #7 · answered by superm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr Harold Shipman must rank, surely. As a GP he was convicted of murdering (I think) 16 patients, but likely did in another 250! All for material gain.
2007-01-29 14:20:51 · answer #8 · answered by Duffer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without doubt Jack the Ripper. Dr. Holmes will be a close second.
2007-01-29 07:20:41 · answer #9 · answered by goodwin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dick Turpin or Jack the Ripper
2007-01-29 07:23:34 · answer #10 · answered by essdee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋