3. 1. Rock, Paper, and you're dead!
This series of killings took place in the late 1980s. More than 8
homeless people were found dead in Mumbai in 1985, while
13 murders took place in Kolkata in 1989. Though no evidence
confirms the events to be interlinked, the modus operandi
had an uncanny resemblance, which led the police to believe
that the murders were linked. To date, they remain unsolved.
Manish Gupta, who wrote the script for Sarkar directed a 2009
film based on the killings.
ID the name given to the killer, owing to his/her modus
operandi.
5. 2. Wanna know your future?
A vengeful young woman, decides to find out
whether the spirit of Blackbeard had told her the
truth. She infiltrates the privileged world of one
of the X-Men, to investigate if he really is "X", the
serial killer, who leaves a collectible article on
each of his victims' bodies, owing to which he has
been named X.
ID X.
7. 3. Near the circuit
A businessman and his domestic help was
convicted for the murder of six children and a girl
of 20, in 2005-06.
Also, there were suspicions of organ trade and
cannibalism.
ID the businessman and the name given to the
killings.
9. 4. You just made the list!
X is a name given by the media to four different
individuals who were accused of murdering their
victims after meeting them through Y, a popular
classified advertising website.
ID X and Y.
11. 5. A tale of one city
“There’s no psychopathic laughter. No twitching.
No punch dialogue. He is the friendly
neighbourhood assassin. He is X." is what his
facebook page says.
X doesn't fit into the textbook definition of a serial
killer, and though he doesn't have a lot of victims
to call his own, he has left a lasting impression on
many a mind.
ID X.
13. 6. Of Dickens and the Prince
X, a serial killer of Indian and Vietnamese origin, preyed on
Western tourists throughout Southeast Asia during the 1970s.
He was nicknamed "the Serpent" and "the Bikini Killer" for his
skill at deception and evasion.
Guilty of at least 12 murders, he is currently serving a sentence
of life imprisonment in a prison in Nepal, following a trial.
His wife appeared on a popular Indian reality show, claiming that
her husband was innocent.
ID X.
16. 1. How is this one a sequel?
The film X revolves around a serial killer Y, who kills
young women because he thinks they take
advantage of men.
Y, a psychopath has castrated himself, to get rid of
his addiction to women.
ID X, brownie points for IDing the name of the
character Y.
18. 2. One-way ticket to hell
This 1995 David Fincher movie has a Roadies
connect. One of the lead actors turned down a
role in the movie Apollo 13, to star in this one . Al
Pacino was considered for the role of the other
protagonist. The F-word has been used 74 times
in this movie!
ID the movie.
20. 3. Killer looks
Academy award winner X plays Patrick Bateman, an
investment banker by day and serial killer by
night, in the movie Y.
The movie is based on a novel of the same name by
Bret Easton Ellis. Stalwarts like Johnny Depp,
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton were considered for
the role.
Reese Witherspoon also stars in Y. ID X and Y.
22. 4. Scary, is it?
The voice actor Roger Jackson, who gave his voice
to the character Mojo Jojo of the Powerpuff Girls
fame, also gave his voice to the character X from
the movie series Y.
ID X and Y.
The series might not be as famous as the spoofs on
it are!
24. 5. He's not nothing
The movie X is about a serial killer, who exclusively
targets other serial killers. The military then asks for
the assistance of this killer, played by Y, to hunt
down another far superior serial killer, who is also
called X. Responsible for hundreds of murders, X
leaves no evidence behind.
ID the movie X and the actor Y with Indian origin.
26. 6. "Thank my lucky stars!"
Referred to as "America's most elusive serial killer", this one has
been the subject of countless books, movies and TV shows.
Boasting of 37 victims, he had addressed the San Francisco
Police Department in several letters, four of which included
ciphers which haven't been entirely solved to date.
The only cipher which was decoded, stated that he killed people
because he was "collecting slaves for afterlife".
Fincher directed another 2007 movie directly inspired from him.
