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

Wikimedia Commons The notorious BTK killer, who terrorized Sedgwick County from 1974 to 1991, was born in Pittsburg.

2.) George Newcomb

Wikimedia Commons The American outlaw and “Wild Bunch” member (seen here after his death in 1895) was born in Fort Scott.

3.) Alvin Karpis

Wikimedia Commons Karpis, better known as “Creepy”, was a Depression-era gangster from Topeka.

4.) Richard “Dick” Hickock

Wikimedia Commons The cold blooded killer (who inspired the Truman Capote masterpiece, “In Cold Blood”) was born in Kansas City.

5.) Fred “Killer” Burke

Wikimedia Commons Mapleton was the hometown of this Prohibition-era gangster.

6.) Lowell Lee Andrews

Wikimedia Commons The 22-year-old, born in Wolcott, was executed in 1962 for the murder of his family.

7.) Edward Adams

Wikimedia Commons The Hutchinson native was a highly sought after murderer and criminal during the early 1920s.

8.) Debora Green

Wikimedia Commons The physician turned arsonist once called Johnson County “home.”

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The notorious BTK killer, who terrorized Sedgwick County from 1974 to 1991, was born in Pittsburg.

The American outlaw and “Wild Bunch” member (seen here after his death in 1895) was born in Fort Scott.

Karpis, better known as “Creepy”, was a Depression-era gangster from Topeka.

The cold blooded killer (who inspired the Truman Capote masterpiece, “In Cold Blood”) was born in Kansas City.

Mapleton was the hometown of this Prohibition-era gangster.

The 22-year-old, born in Wolcott, was executed in 1962 for the murder of his family.

The Hutchinson native was a highly sought after murderer and criminal during the early 1920s.

The physician turned arsonist once called Johnson County “home.”