Serial Killer Cop - Gerard Schaefer Jr.

The "Hangman" or "Killer Cop", aka Gerard John Schaefer Jr., a former sheriff's deputy and suspected serial killer active in Florida in the '70s

Gerald John Schaefer was an American serial killer and former police officer who gained notoriety for his heinous crimes during the 1960s and 1970s. Born on March 25, 1946, in Wisconsin, Schaefer was convicted of multiple murders, though the exact number remains uncertain.

Schaefer's early life appeared ordinary, and he served in the U.S. Army before bec…