11 Psycho Killers And Their Paintings

(Joe Veix) For whatever reason, many of the world’s most notorious murderers take up painting. Usually it’s as a light hobby to pass the time while serving out life sentences, and as a means to indulge their massive egos in the twilight of their lives.

This isn’t to suggest that all killers are struggling artists, or vice versa, but who who knows? Maybe that brooding, sensitive starving artist friend of yours is actually, deep on the inside, a secret coldblooded psycho killer.

Below are 11 of the most prominent killer artists, and their frightening works.

John Wayne Gacy

An American serial killer active in the ’70s, Gacy raped and murdered 33 teenage boys, usually while dressed as a clown, and buried them in a crawl space underneath his suburban home.

While in prison, he took up painting, creating self-portraits of himself dressed as his “Pogo the Clown” character, and the seven dwarfs. In 1994 he was executed by lethal injection at the Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois. His final words were, “Kiss my ass.” His works have sold for as much as $20,000. (Images)

George Zimmerman

In Florida in 2012, Zimmerman followed and then shot to death unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. After he was acquitted for the crime, he took up painting. His first piece sold for over $100,000 on eBay. (Image)

Winston Churchill

During World War II, Churchill ordered the unnecessary firebombing of Dresden, murdering roughly 25,000 people, many of whom were civilians (some possibly inflated/propagandistic estimates place the number at over 100,000, which includes the number of refugees killed fleeing the destruction). He started painting in his 40s, creating more than 500 works, mostly of impressionistic landscapes. (Image)

Keith Hunter Jesperson

Also known as the “Happy Face Killer,” for the happy faces he drew in letters to the media and prosecutors, Jesperson claims to have killed over 160 people from 1990-1995, mostly transients and prostitutes, though only eight murders have been confirmed. He’s currently serving a life sentence for his crimes, and has taken up painting. (Image)

Charles Ng

In the mid-’80s, Ng, along with his companion Leonard Lake, raped and murdered 11-25 people, using a custom-built dungeon on Lake’s property in rural California. He’s currently on death row at San Quentin State Prison, where he’s taken up painting bizarre scenes involving mermaids and sharks. (Image)

Adolf Hitler

Hitler was responsible for the deaths of at least 11 million people. Before becoming one of history’s worst monsters, Hitler failed as an artist while living in Vienna, painting hundreds of shoddy works. A few were recovered after WWII and sold for thousands of dollars, while others are still held by the U.S. government. (Images)

Alfred Gaynor

Convicted in 2000, Gaynor murdered at least eight women, posing the victims in especially gruesome positions to traumatize whoever discovered the bodies. He’s currently serving eight life sentences, and spends some of his time making works like “Murder Beach,” pictured below. (Image)

 

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