I don't know of any local serial killers in my local's history. I did used to live up in the DC area so knowing the DC sniper was moving around family that still lived up there at the time was unsettling. I do know that there was a murder suicide in the house next to me 10 years prior to me moving into the one I live in now.
Bundy and Dahamer and Gacy come to mind in American history. I do think in modern times it is harder for a serial killer to get away with it long term. Most of what you see today are public shootings where a perp may start off shooting family members then off to work or public to take it out on more people. The Atlanta day trader shooter did just that. Murdered his wife and kids and mother then went to work and murdered several people there.
Bundy and Dahamer and Gacy come to mind in American history. I do think in modern times it is harder for a serial killer to get away with it long term. Most of what you see today are public shootings where a perp may start off shooting family members then off to work or public to take it out on more people. The Atlanta day trader shooter did just that. Murdered his wife and kids and mother then went to work and murdered several people there.