Who is generally considered to be the first serial killer?

Question

Not counting people like Gengis Khan, Napoleon, the Romans etc, I mean a person who killed for some pathological reasons, a specific number of people.

Answer 1

You mean, the first guy who decided he would eliminate specific people from society?

Well, you could argue the first guy who picked up a club and used it to bash his social rival's skull in was a serial killer.

Answer 2

Gilles de Retz (a Frenchman in the early 15th century) who killed anywhere between 80 and 200 victims. Records are obviously vague. One of the first English people was a woman Mary Ann Cotton who killed a mere 20 people, including several husbands and lovers, in the early 19th century.

Answer 3

Jack the Ripper.

Answer 4

I agree with the person above me.  Jack the Ripper.

Cute, cuddly guy.

Answer 5

Giles de Rais?

Answer 6

Jack the Ripper. seems to of had some serious issues with women