Nine skiers and hikers were found dead in the Ural Mountains in 1959, but no one knows what actually happened. Some were presumed to have died from hypothermia, another person had a fractured skull, and one was even missing a tongue and eyes. The original investigation concluded that their deaths were of an "unknown compelling force," and this Wikipedia page explores all of the theories about what could have happened.
he didn't terrorize the world, he only killed in California.