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Trolling through the tweets I get every day, I ran across a post from Grooveshark that directed attention to a Wikipedia page onsongs about killers, murders, rapists and other baddies.

I was aware of some of them (“Gary Gilmore’s Eyes” by the Adverts, “Suffer Little Children” by the Smiths, “Ted, Just Admit It” by Jane’s Addiction plus the standard Charles Manson/Son of Sam/Bonnie and Clyde material), I had no idea there wer this many songs about serial killers. 

Heck, I didn’t even know the names of some of these whackos and I’ve read a lot of the books.  Some samples:

Andrei Chikatilo: Soviet psycho who killed at least 52 people.  And a pedophile to boot.
"Citizen X (Erotophonophilia)" – Divine Pustulence
"Red Ripper Blues (Andrei Chikatilo)" – Church of Misery
"Psychopathy Red (Andrei Chikatilo)" – Slayer

Armin Meiwes: German dude who had a thing for, er, sausage.  No wonder Rammstein wrote a song about this guy.
"Eaten" – Bloodbath
"Mein Teil" – Rammstein
"The Wüstenfeld Man Eater" – Macabre

Elizabeth Báthory: 16th century Czech countess who may have offed 600 people in her lifetime.
"Báthory Aria" – Cradle of Filth
"Bathory Erzsebet" – Sunn O)))
"Bathory’s Sainthood" – Boy Sets Fire
"Beneath The Howling Stars" – Cradle of Filth
"Countess Bathory" – Venom
"Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids" – Cradle of Filth
"Desire in Violent Overture" – Cradle of Filth
"Elisabeth Bathory" – Dissection
"Elisabeth Bathory" – Tormentor
"Elizabeth" – Aiden
"Elizabeth" – Kamelot
"Love" – Unusual Suspect
"Lustmord and Wargasm (The Lick of Carnivorous Winds) – Cradle of Filth
"Once Upon Atrocity" – Cradle of Filth
"Portrait of the Dead Countess" – Cradle of Filth
"The Twisted Nails of Faith" – Cradle of Filth
"Thirteen Autumns and a Widow" – Cradle of Filth
"Venus in Fear" – Cradle of Filth
"Woman of Dark Desires" – Bathory

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold:  The nutbars from Columbine.
"A New Hope"- Five Iron Frenzy
"Cassie" – Flyleaf
"Columind" – Filter
"Disposable Teens" – Marilyn Manson
"Friend Of Mine" – Jonathan and Stephen Cohen
"One by One" – The Calling
"The Fight Song" – Marilyn Manson
"The Kinslayer" – Nightwish
"The Nobodies" – Marilyn Manson
"This is Your Time" – Michael W. Smith
"We Don’t Want To Sing Along" – Chumbawamba

If you want the whole list, it’s right here.