Zu Shenatir

Zu Shenatir
Born Yemen
Died 5th century
Aden
Cause of death Stabbed by victim
Details
Victims Unknown number of young boys
Span of crimes
 5th century–5th century
Country Yemen

Zu Shenatir (fl. 5th century Yemen) was a man in the Himyarite Kingdom (modern-day Yemen) known as one of the first recorded serial killers.[1] He was reportedly a wealthy man, and lived in Aden.

He lured young boys into his home with the promise of food and money,[2] stripped them naked and sodomized them. He then killed them by throwing them naked out of an upper story window of his home. He was only stopped when a would-be victim, named by one book as Zerash,[3] stabbed him.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Newton, Michael (2006). "History of serial murder". The encyclopedia of serial killers (2nd ed.). New York: Facts On File. p. 116. ISBN 0816069875.
  2. ↑ Ramsland, Katherine (2005). The human predator : a historical chronicle of serial murder and forensic investigation (1 ed.). New York: Berkley Books. pp. 8–9. ISBN 042520765X.
  3. ↑ Lawrence Senelick (1990). "Murderers". In Wayne R. Dynes. Encyclopedia of Homosexuality (PDF). Williamapercy.com. p. 851. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Horberg, Karl (8 May 1997). "Into the Abyss". Paper Street Productions. Archived from the original on April 26, 2005.
  • Masters, Robert E. L.; Eduard Lea (1963). Sex crimes in history: evolving concepts of sadism, lust-murder, and necrophilia, from ancient to modern times. Julian Press. p. 211.


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