Torture

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Torture

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Klaus Barbie Government 25-Oct-1913 25-Sep-1991 The Butcher of Lyon

Ian Brady Criminal 2-Jan-1938 British serial killer, convicted of Moors Murders

Marc Dutroux Criminal 6-Nov-1956 Child murderer

Josef Fritzl Criminal 9-Apr-1935 Kept daughter in basement for 24 years

John Wayne Gacy Criminal 17-Mar-1942 10-May-1994 28 dead boys in his crawlspace

Leopoldo Galtieri Head of State 15-Jul-1926 12-Jan-2003 Invaded Falklands, ran death squads

Uday Hussein Royalty 18-Jun-1964 22-Jul-2003 Saddam Hussein's barbarous eldest son

Jack Idema Military 30-May-1956 21-Jan-2012 Green Beret wannabe

Rick James Musician 1-Feb-1948 6-Aug-2004 Superfreak

Augusto Pinochet Head of State 25-Nov-1915 10-Dec-2006 Overthrew Chile with CIA's help

Chopper Read Criminal 17-Nov-1954 Earless Australian killer, author

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