Who is generally considered to be the first serial killer?

Question: Who is generally considered to be the first serial killer!?

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!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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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!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I agree with the person above me!. Jack the Ripper!.
Cute, cuddly guy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Jack the Ripper!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Jack the Ripper!. seems to of had some serious issues with womenWww@QuestionHome@Com

Giles de Rais!?Www@QuestionHome@Com