Active for 8 years
(1967-1974) in United States

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13. 16 Books Written About David Meirhofer
14. 3 External References
15. Internal References

David Meirhofer (David Gail Meirhofer) an American serial killer. Meirhofer killed three children and an ex-girlfriend between 1967 and 1974. Meirhofer would kidnap and dismember his victims, his method of killing his victims is unknown. He was the first serial killer apprehended by offender profiling. In 1974, David Meirhofer committed suicide by hanging himself in his jail cell.

Profile Completeness: 37%

Books that Mention David Meirhofer

Katherine Ramsland

The Human Predator

Colin Wilson

The Serial Killers

Katherine Ramsland

The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds

Henry Kingsley

The Lost Child

Henry Kingsley

The Lost Child

Rob Shone

Solving Crimes Through Criminal Profiling

Don Jacobs

Analyzing Criminal Minds: Forensic Investigat...

Andrew Donkin

Dead Giveaways

16 Books that mention Serial Killer
David Meirhofer

ISBN10	Book Title	Author	Killers Mentioned	Killers
1101619058	The Human Predator	Katherine Ramsland	16 Total Including Vasili Komaroff	16
0753547228	The Serial Killers	Colin Wilson	7 Total Including John Justin Bunting	7
1101171693	The Forensic Psychology o...	Katherine Ramsland	9 Total Including Alexander Pichushkin	9
1981629440	50 American Serial Killer...	Robert Keller	14 Total Including Harry Powers	14
1406577243	The Lost Child	Henry Kingsley	David Meirhofer	1
1377349888	The Lost Child	Henry Kingsley	David Meirhofer	1
1404214372	Solving Crimes Through Cr...	Rob Shone	David Meirhofer	1
0313397007	Analyzing Criminal Minds:...	Don Jacobs	David Meirhofer	1
1901881059	Dead Giveaways	Andrew Donkin	David Meirhofer	1
162914293x	Manhunters	Colin Wilson	David Meirhofer	2
1611645565	Change of Heart	Jeanne Bishop	David Meirhofer	1
1593254644	The Gift of Repentance	Kevin Perrotta	David Meirhofer	1
1632202387	An End to Murder	Colin Wilson	3 Total Including Maury Travis	3
1683947045	Silhouettes: A Fairplay N...	Karen Harmon	David Meirhofer	1
1615920269	Profilers	John H. Campbell	David Meirhofer	1
1351737562	The Psychology of Death I...	Katherine Ramsland	3 Total Including Billy Chemirmir	3

David G. Meirhofer (June 8, 1949 – September 29, 1974) was an American serial killer who committed four murders in rural Montana between 1967 and 1974 — three of them children.

External References

1. Q3018439 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on May 23, 2019.
2. David Meirhofer on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on May 23, 2019.
3. Juan Ignacio Blanco, David G. MEIRHOFER on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on May 23, 2019.

Internal References

David Meirhofer is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

1. #23 of 34[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in June
2. #28 of 40[ Page 2 ] of Gemini Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
3. #203 of 651[ Page 14 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
4. #231 of 327[ Page 16 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
5. #398 of 651[ Page 27 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
6. #467 of 651[ Page 32 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
7. #526 of 651[ Page 36 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness

Statistics:

Serial Killers Statistics, charts David Meirhofer is included in: Active Serial Killers by Country, Serial Killers By Gender, Age of Serial Killer by Date, Killers By Astrological Sign, Killers By Birth Month, Mannor of Death, Active Serial Killers by Year and Statistical Boolean Questions.

Years Active:

• 1967
• 1968
• 1969
• 1970
• 1971
• 1972
• 1973
• 1974