It is common for some murderers to take "trophies" from their victims, and in some cases, those trophies are their clothing. Photos exist of serial killers wearing their victim's clothes. In other cases, these criminals were caught on surveillance cameras playing their macabre game of dress-up. Some murderers were even arrested while clad in their victim's clothing.
Below you will find an offering of each variety, from actual serial killer photos, serial killer victim pics, and accounts of murderers donning their stolen trophies. Be warned that some of the images are NSFW.
10 Killers Who Wore Their Victims' Clothes,
Dennis Rader
Otherwise known as BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill), Dennis Rader had a flair for tormenting and murdering women as well as a penchant for staging bondage-inspired photographs in which the killer would wear a "lady mask" and his victims' clothing. You can view a full gallery of Rader's "art" here, though be warned, many of these images are quite NSFW.
Ed Gein
Ed Gein didn't wear his victims' clothes, but he did wear his victims. No photos exist of the serial killer, grave robber, and cannibal "dancing in the moonlight" in his infamous skin masks and suits. There is, however, a fair amount of photographic evidence of these repugnant creations floating around out there. This is one of the less graphic photos available. Note that this skin mask bears a striking resemblance to the mask worn by Michael Myers in the Halloween films.
Ray and Faye Copeland
This killer duo were found guilty of murdering five drifters in their Missouri home between 1986 and 1989. After being discovered, police later found a quilt, made by Faye, fashioned out of their dead victims' clothing.
Ivan Milat
Ivan Milat, otherwise known as the Backpack Murderer, killed 7-12 young men and women between 1989 and 1993, stealing a number of their personal items and burying their bodies in Belanglo State Forest. Among Milat's numerous trophies, the above shirt was apparently so treasured that he actually began wearing the garment.
Jerry Brudos
Having a serious (and deadly) shoe and lingerie fetish, Jerry Brudos was known to both steal and wear his victims' high heels. He would also force his victims to model his shoe collection, sessions Brudos would photograph before killing them.
Russell Williams
Former Canadian colonel Russell Williams was convicted of raping and killing two women in February 2010. Among the evidence presented to the jury during his trial were these photographs of Williams posing in his victims' underwear and lingerie (he also committed several break-ins, and stole undergarments from girls as young as 11).
Jose Agrela
Jose Agrela killed his roommate Colin Evans in their Chelmsford, Essex, apartment on September 30, 2014. After doing so, Agrela donned Evans's clothes and ring, then took his dog, Sweep.
Robin Pask
Lab technician at York University, Robin Pask, used a forked carving knife to cut the throat of a visiting professor, Dr. Elizabeth Howe, in her office on July 25, 1992, killing her. His motives for doing so remain fuzzy, as Pask's mental health had been deteriorating for several months prior to the murder. Upon his arrest, Pask was discovered wearing Howe's skirt and sneakers.
James Allen
James Allen murdered and robbed two people in London in 2012. He was captured on a CCTV camera wearing a jacket belonging to his second victim, Julie Davison. He was also apparently wearing her sneakers at the time.
Edmond Tennent Brown IV
Kathryn Tennent, who at the time of her crimes was named Edmond Tennent Brown IV, was obsessed with her father's long-term girlfriend, Mary Lynn Witherspoon, so much so that she killed Witherspoon on the morning of November 14, 2003. Tennent Brown was observed standing outside the crime scene, wearing Witherspoon's undergarments and a pair of her slacks.