These 8 Evil People Born In Kansas Left A Dark Stain On History
By Annie
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Published July 22, 2015
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: some of the nicest, most genuine people you will ever meet come from Kansas. Wouldn’t you agree? Though the number of good far surpasses the bad, it is still worth noting that we have had our share of evil people born here as well. Here are 8 of those Kansas natives who left a dark stain on history.
1.) Dennis Rader
The notorious BTK killer, who terrorized Sedgwick County from 1974 to 1991, was born in Pittsburg.
2.) George Newcomb
The American outlaw and "Wild Bunch" member (seen here after his death in 1895) was born in Fort Scott.
3.) Alvin Karpis
Karpis, better known as "Creepy", was a Depression-era gangster from Topeka.
4.) Richard "Dick" Hickock
The cold blooded killer (who inspired the Truman Capote masterpiece, "In Cold Blood") was born in Kansas City.
5.) Fred "Killer" Burke
Mapleton was the hometown of this Prohibition-era gangster.
6.) Lowell Lee Andrews
The 22-year-old, born in Wolcott, was executed in 1962 for the murder of his family.
7.) Edward Adams
The Hutchinson native was a highly sought after murderer and criminal during the early 1920s.
8.) Debora Green
The physician turned arsonist once called Johnson County "home."
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