Max Gufler (May 1, 1918 – 1966 in Krems an der Donau) was an Austrian serial killer.
What is known about Gufler's childhood is that he was repeatedly haunted by unpredictable violence as a result of a serious skull injury, which he had suffered at the age of nine years from an incident.
During the Second World War, he was again injured as an ambulance driver of the Wehrmacht in frontline operations from shrapnel in his head area.
His impaired physical and mental condition could be an explanation for his actions.