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9/1/2017

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"How tall are the world's most infamous serial killers and murderers?" is a question often asked by wierdos like myself obsessed with pointless facts to clog up our brains. As along side famous dictators and despots, there is a belief that being off an abnormal height, causes those who are predisposed to being a serial killer or murderer to feel isolated, different and an outcast from society... but does it? Surely the heights of serial killers, murderers, despots and dictators are as varied as anyone else in the world? That said, even if it is, it's still interesting to see what height infamous serial killers actually were. What follows is a list (updated as and when) of infamous serial killers and murderers, arranged tallest to shortest, in feet/inches and metres/cms, as taken from their medical records, Police arrest reports, witness statements or measurements taken from their execution. Love true-crime podcast? Try Murder Mile, featuring 300+ untold, unsolved and long-forgotten murders in one square mile. To listen to Ep1, click PLAY on the media player below. If you love true-crime podcasts, subscribe to the Murder Mile true-crime podcast on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podbean, Pocketcast, Stitcher, Acast, Tune-In, Otto Radio or Libsyn CAUTIONARY NOTE: this list is entirely subjective, as no-one is ever a consistent height across our days, years and decades. We are all (owing to the force of gravity) almost an inch shorter when we go to be than when we wake, and the same person measured in their 20s will be an inch to a few inches shorter in their 30s and especially in their later years. This list is only a bit of fun, and if you find yourself getting all bent out of shape about a single details which you believe to be incorrect - but can't prove - ask yourself "what the f**k am I doing with my life". Not enough I'm guessing turd face. Infamous serial killers and murderers by height. For more information on each person, click the red link to the right for a full biography, or check out my other blogs listed below. .

Edmund Kempner – 6 foot 9 inches (2.06 m) - aka "The Co-Ed Butcher"
Stephen Port - 6 foot 3 inches (1.92m) - aka "The Grindr Killer"
Joel Rifkin – 6 foot 2 inches (1.88m) - aka "Joel the Ripper"
David Ray Parker - 6 foot 2 inches (1.87m) - aka "The Toybox Killer"
Robert Black – 6 foot 2 inches (1.87m) - read his biog
Paul Barnardo - 6 foot and 1.5 inches (1.87m) - "The Schoolgirl Killer"
Dennis Nilsen – 6 foot 1 inches (1.85m) - "The Kindly Killer"
Levi Bellfield – 6 foot 1 inches (1.85m) - "The Bus Stop Killer"
Ted Bundy – 6 ft 1 inches (1.85m) - read his biog (but only if you accept the 2 inches of poofed up head hair in his mug shot, if not, she's a bog-standard 5ft 11 inches)
John Allen Muhammad - 6 foot 1 inches (1.85m) - "Washington Sniper"
Dr Thomas Neill Cream – 6 foot 1 inches (1.85m) - "The Lambeth Poisoner"
Randall Woodfield - 6 foot 1 inches (184m) - "The I-5 Killer"
Richard Ramirez – 6ft 0.75 inches (1.84m) - "The Night Stalker"
Jeffrey Dahmer – 6 foot 0.5 inches (1.84m) - "Milwaukee Cannibal"
Ian Brady – 6 foot 0 inches (1.83m) - "Moors Murderer"
Larry Eyler - 6 foot 0 inches (1.63m) - "The Highway Killer"
Glen Edward Rogers- 6 foot 0 inches (1.83m)- "The Cross Country Killer"
Arthur Shawcross - 6 foot 0 inches (1.83m) - "The Genesee River Killer"
Stephen Griffiths - 6 foot 0 inches (1.83m) - "The Crossbow Cannibal"
Kenneth Bianchi - 5 foot 11.5 inches (1.82m) - "Hillside Strangler"
Colin Ireland – 5 foot 11 inches (1.80m) - "The Gay Slayer"
Dennis Rader– 5 foot 11 inches (1.80m) - "The BTK Killer"
Dean Corll - 5 foot 11 inches (1.80m) - "The Candy Man"
John Staffen - 5 foot 11 inches (1.80m) - read his bio
Gary Ridgway - 5 foot 10 inches (1.78m) - "The Green River Killer"
John Wayne Gacy – 5 foot 10 inches (1.78m) - "The Killer Clown"
Peter Tobin – 5 foot 10 inches (1.77m) - possibly "Bible John"
Henry Lee Lucas - 5 foot 9 1/2 inches (1.76m) - "The Highway Stalker"
Ted Kaczynski – 5 foot 9 inches (1.75m) - "Unabomber"
Anthony Hardy – 5 foot 9 inches (1.75m) - "Camden Ripper"
Harold Shipman –5 foot 9 inches (1.75m) - "Doctor Death"
John George Haigh – 5 foot 9 inches (1.75m) - "Acid Bath Murderer"
Herbert Mullin - 5 foot 9 inches (1.75m) - read his biog
Richard Loeb - 5 foot 9 inches (1.75m) - "Leopold & Loeb"
David Berkowitz – 5 foot 8 inches (1.72m) - "Son of Sam"
Peter Sutcliffe – 5 foot 8 inches (1.72m) - "Yorkshire Ripper"
Fred West – 5 foot 7.5 inches (1.71m) - "Fred & Rose West"
Ed Gein – 5 foot 7 inches (1.70m) - "The Mad Butcher"
George Joseph Smith - 5 foot 7 inches (1.70m) - "Brides in the Bath"
Dr H H Holmes - 5 foot 7 inches (1.70m) - "World's Fair Killer"
Trevor Hardy - 5 foot 7 inches (1.7m) - "The Beast of Manchester"
Judy Buenoano - 5 foot 7 inches (1.7m) - "The Black Widow"
Martha Beck - 5 foot 6 inches - "The Lonely Hearts Killer"
Nathan Leopold Jnr - 5 foot 6 inches (1.68m) - "Leopold & Loeb"
Rosemary West – 5 foot 6 inches (1.67m) - "Fred & Rose West"
Myra Hindley – 5 foot 5 inches (1.65m) - "Moors Murderer"
Albert Fish – 5 foot 5 inches (1.65m) - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
Peter Kurten – 5 foot 5 inches (1.65m) - "Vampire of Dusseldorf"
Henri Desire Landru – 5 foot 4.5 inches (1.64m) - "The Ladykiller"
David Copeland - 5 foot 4 inches (1.63m) - "London Nail Bomber"
Aileen Wuornos – 5 foot 4 inches (1.63m) - read her biog
Karla Homolka - 5 foot 4 inches (1.63m) - "Ken & Barbie Murders"
Beverley Allitt – 5 foot 4 inches (1.63m) - "Angel of Death"
Peter Manuel – 5 foot 4 inches (1.62m) - "Beast of Birkenshaw"
John Reginald Christie – 5 foot 4 inches (1.62m) - 10 Rillington Place
Donald Henry Gaskins - 5 foot 4 inches (1.61m) - "Pee Wee"
Dr H H Crippen – 5 foot 3 inches (1.60m) - read his biog
Velma Barfield – 5 foot 3 inches (1.60m) - read her biog
Dorothea Puente - 5 foot 2 inches (1.57m) - "Death House Landlady"
John Birnie - 5 foot 2 inches (1.56m) - read his biog
Charles Manson – 5 foot 2 inches (1.57m) - "Helterskelter"
Kristen Gilbert- 5 foot 0 inches (1.50m)- "The Angel of Death"

Yup, as expected, some are tall, some are short, but most are of average height for their sex. So, how do some of the world's most dangerous and demented serial killers compare to the world's most powerful people... in terms of height? As before, what follows is some of the world's most infamous world leaders, despots and dictators, arranged tallest to shortest.

Idi Amin – 6 foot 4 inches (1.93m)
Donald Trump – 6 foot 3 inches (1.91m)
Barack Obama – 6 foot 2 inches (1.85m)
Saddam Hussein –6 foot 2 inches (1.88m)
Muammar Gaddafi – 6 foot 0 inches (1.83m)
George W Bush – 5 foot 11 inches (1.82m)
Pol Pot – 5 foot 9 inches (1.75m)
Kim-Jong Un – 5 foot 9 inches (1.75m)
Adolf Hitler – 5ft 8 inches (1.73m)
Vladimir Putin – 5 foot 7 inches (1.7m)
Benito Mussolini – 5 foot 6 inches (1.69m)
Napoleon Bonepart – 5 foot 6 inches (1.68m)
Josef Stalin – 5 foot 5 inches (1.65m)
Silvio Berlusconi – 5 foot 5 inches (1.65m)
Kim-Jong Il – 5 foot 4 inches (1.6m)

If you're interested in the heights of world leaders of past and present, look at this fascinating website on World Leader Heights by The Guardian. Other famous criminals by height include:

Al Capone – 1.79 metres / 5ft 10.5 inches
John Wilkes Booth – 1. 73 metres / 5ft 8 inches
Phil Spector – 1. 65 metres / 5 feet 5 inches
Meyer Lanskey (gangster) – 1.52 metres / 4ft 11.5 inches
Griselda Bianco (drug lord) - 1.52 metres / 4ft 11.5 inches
Pablo Escobar (drug lord) – 1.66 metres / 5 foot 5 inches

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Keith Hunter Jesperson - "The Happy Face Killer” has been left out. Also it is a disappointment that only serial killers with American and British body counts are listed.

Reply alexandria hassett 21/2/2020 01:46:36

Keith Jesperson only two inches shorter than Kemper

Reply Dave P. link 25/2/2020 04:50:25

Earle Leonard Nelson is 5 foot 6 inches tall.

Reply Felix Speight 9/3/2020 06:26:45

what about the smiley face killer? Plus your list in serial killers include women . It ts natural they would be shorter then men. Why not do just a list of males that serial kill. Then a separate for women.

Reply Doss 28/2/2021 22:23:50

Good list. Thank you. It came in very handy. Sorry I am the only positive comment.

Reply Murder Mile UK 1/3/2021 09:09:58

Happy to help. And thank you for your comment. You may be the only person in the world who actually leaves a 'thank you' rather than an 'aaaawww you suck, you got one word/detail wrong so I'm going to attack you for it' comment :-) Keep up the good work Mx

Reply KT 17/5/2021 14:45:46

This was very helpful, thank you a ton

Reply Sweetmissypetuniawilson 16/11/2024 19:41:34

Much thanks! Now do you have a list of all their weights?

Reply Murder Mile UK True Crime link 16/11/2024 22:48:51

https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/infamous-serial-killers-murderers-by-weight

Reply Austin 30/12/2024 02:40:48

How comes other sites say Ted Bundy is 6 ft or 5’11. Does anyone actually know? Thanks.

Reply Jimmy 30/12/2024 12:03:35

Bundy was 6' 1", according to this police mugshot: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDcyYzM0YzMtODVmMi00NDM1LWFlMDAtMmYwMzViMmM1YjI2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjUxMjc1OTM@._V1_.jpg

Reply Austin 30/12/2024 22:21:18

Looks like 5’11 to me. I think your adding his hair which is poofed up a bit.

Jimmy 31/12/2024 13:52:54

A person's hair is part of their height. The police don't say: "We're seeking a man of approx. 6 feet in height - 6' 4" if you add on his hairstyle..."?! Bundy appears to be no less than 6' 1" or 6' 2" (arguably 6' 3") from this police mugshot: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.8erehfS-c3pSaqkJA25JJgHaEF%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=572332fc192c414f8d87a17ea0d3ad2a32f44a1a971479c7c4e4cedffba061c3&ipo=images Take off at most two inches for shoes (it's usually just one inch) and he's still no less than 6' 1".

Reply Austin 1/1/2025 16:09:52

When I look at video clips of Bundy, he doesn’t look like he’s a tall guy. But maybe some pictures he could have boots on that make him taller.

Reply latino king 26/8/2025 23:13:07

no you are wrong kid. on his license he listed himself on as 5’10. he is not tall. he was a little short british fuck. https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/acx9nq/ted_bundys_driver_license/

Reply Chris 15/5/2025 15:26:45

UK ex neonate nurse and convicted serial baby killer Lucy Letby: 5 feet 9 inches (per an anonymous Reddit comment of 2023)

Reply Cat 7/6/2025 03:29:53

I think this list is fascinating as I’ve been collecting the heights of prolific serial killers for years as well. It’s fun to see someone else with an odd interest. I was also going to suggest Keith Jesperson and now Rex Heuerman at approx 6’6. Richard(the iceman) Kuklinski came in at 6’5 I think.

Reply Craig 13/8/2025 08:30:59

No way is Peter Tobin 5 feet 10.He looks more like 5 feet 6

Reply native latin american king 13/8/2025 13:29:16

ramirez was 6’2 https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0708368/

Reply grimey 14/8/2025 13:19:00

ramirez was 6’2 dude

Reply king 20/8/2025 06:55:04

little bundy was not 6’1. he was 3’7.

Reply big brown man 26/8/2025 23:09:31

Richard Ramirez was 6’2

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