While astrology and criminal psychology are separate fields, it’s interesting to see patterns – though there’s no scientific correlation between star signs and violent behaviour.
Here’s a list of some of the world’s best-known serial killers along with their star signs.
♈ Aries (March 21 – April 19)
- Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins – March 13, 1933
- John Reginald Christie – April 8, 1899
♉ Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
- Martha Beck – May 6, 1920 (part of the “Lonely Hearts Killers”)
- H.H. Holmes – May 16, 1861
♊ Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
- Jeffrey Dahmer – May 21, 1960
- David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) – June 1, 1953
♋ Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
- Robert Maudsley – June 26, 1953
- Carl Panzram – June 28, 1891
♌ Leo (July 23 – August 22)
- Myra Hindley – July 23, 1942
- John George Haigh (Acid Bath Murderer) – July 24, 1909
♍ Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
- Ed Gein – August 27, 1906
- Richard Angelo – August 29, 1962
- Albert DeSalvo (Boston Strangler) – September 3, 1931
♎ Libra (September 23 – October 22)
- Beverley Allitt – October 4, 1968
- Angelo Buono (Hillside Strangler) – October 5, 1934
- Pedro Lopez – October 8, 1948
♏ Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)
- Nannie Doss – November 4, 1905
- Joseph James DeAngelo (Golden State Killer) – November 8, 1945
- Belle Gunness – November 11, 1859
- Charles Manson – November 12, 1934 (Cult leader, not a direct serial killer but associated with murders)
♐ Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)
- Ted Bundy – November 24, 1946
- Edmund Kemper – December 18, 1948
♑ Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
- Harold Shipman – January 14, 1946
♒ Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
- Luis Garavito – January 25, 1957
- Gary Ridgway (Green River Killer) – February 18, 1949
♓ Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
- Aileen Wuornos – February 29, 1956
- Richard Ramirez – February 29, 1960
- Dennis Rader (BTK Killer) – March 9, 1945
- John Wayne Gacy – March 17, 1942
Are Certain Star Signs More Common?
Scorpio, Pisces, Libra, Gemini and Virgo appear frequently, but this may be coincidental.
Traits associated with these signs (e.g. duality in Gemini, emotion in Pisces, obsession in Virgo) are sometimes retroactively linked to criminal patterns – but again, there is no scientific basis.
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