# Obsessed Americans Google serial killers 3.8M times a month — and here are the most popular monsters

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/obsessed-americans-google-serial-killers-3-8m-times-a-month-and-here-are-the-most-popular-monsters/
- Published: 2026-11-07T17:45:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T18:27:49+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/us-news/americans-google-serial-killers-3-8-million-times-a-month/
- Topics: Americas, Horror, World

## Key points

- Ted Bundy led the US search rankings with 1,013,950 monthly searches.
- Dennis Rader was the most searched in 15 states.
- California recorded the highest state total, at 374,300 monthly searches.

## Summary

A ranking of Google searches says Ted Bundy was the most searched serial killer in the United States in 2026, with more than one million monthly searches. The figures suggest continued public interest in notorious murder cases, though searches alone do not explain why people look them up.

Bundy led searches in 13 states, while Dennis Rader topped the list in 15 states. John Wayne Gacy ranked second nationally with 778,350 monthly searches, followed by Rader with 421,350, Richard Ramirez with 417,850 and Aileen Wuornos with 387,800. California had the highest state total, at 374,300 monthly searches.

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