List of familicides in the United States
For familicides in Europe, see List of familicides in Europe. For familicides in other countries, see List of familicides.
This is a list of familicides that occurred in the United States. Being part of the list of rampage killers, the latter's terms of inclusion are also applied here.
A rampage killer has been defined as follows:
A rampage involves the (attempted) killing of multiple persons least partly in public space by a single physically present perpetrator using (potentially) deadly weapons in a single event without any cooling-off period.[1]
This list should contain every case with at least one of the following features:
- Rampage killings with 6 or more dead (excluding the perpetrator)
- Rampage killings with at least 4 people killed and a double digit number of victims (dead plus injured)
- Rampage killings with at least 12 victims (dead plus injured)
All abbreviations used in the table are explained below.
Rampage killers
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | State | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
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1. | Simmons, Ronald Gene, 47 | 12.22 Dec. 22–28 | 1987 | Russellville | AR | 16 | 04 4 | FM | Sentenced to death and executed | Vic: nine children, wife, two in laws, two grandchildren, six others Occ: ---; W: Hammer, crowbar, rope, rain barrel, H&R .22 revolver, .22 Ruger revolver; Non-fam: 2 dead, 4 injured; Rac: --- White |
2. | Banks, George Emil, 40 | 09.25 Sep. 25 | 1982 | Wilkes-Barre | PA | 13 | 01 1 | F | Sentenced to death | Vic: four girlfriends, their five children with him, mother of girlfriend, two other children, two unrelated; Occ: ---; W: AR-15 semi-automatic rifle; Non-fam: 1 dead, 1 injured; Rac: Black |
3. | Ruppert, James Urban, 40* | 03.30 March 30 | 1975 | Hamilton | OH | 11 | 0.1 0 | F | Sentenced to eleven consecutive life terms | [2] Vic: mother, brother, sister-in-law, five nephews, three nieces; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---: Rac: White |
4. | Pardo, Bruce Jeffrey, 45 | 12.24 Dec. 24 | 2008 | Covina | CA | 9 | 02 2 | F AE | Committed suicide | Vic: wife, parents-in-law, two-brothers-in-law, three sisters-in-law, nephew, two nieces; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: White |
5. | Clemmens, Abel, 33* | 11.10 Nov. 10 | 1805 | Clarksburg | VA | 9 | 0.1 0 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | [3] Vic: wife, eight children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
5.9 | Az | 01.32 | 1879.9 | Az | AZz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
6. | Woolfolk, Thomas George, 27* | 08.06 Aug. 6 | 1887 | Macon | GA | 9 | 0.1 0 | M | Sentenced to death and executed Simon Cooper is suspected of having committed the murders | [4] Vic: parents, six siblings, grand-aunt; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
7. | Hassell, George Jefferson, 39* | 12.05 Dec. 5 | 1926 | Farwell | TX | 9 | 0.1 0 | FM | Sentenced to death and executed Killed a family of four in 1917 | [5] Vic: wife, eight children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: White |
8. | Waszak, John, 54* | 04.18 April 18 | 1937 | Muskego | WI | 9 | 0.1 0 | E | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [6] Vic: wife, eight children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
9. | Acquin, Lorne Joe, 27 | 07.22 July 22 | 1977 | Prospect | CT | 9 | 0.1 0 | MA | Sentenced to 105 years to life | [7] Vic: foster-brother, sister-in-law, three nephews, five nieces; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
10. | Wesson, Marcus Delon, 57* | 03.12 March 12 | 2004 | Fresno | CA | 9 | 0.1 0 | F | Sentenced to death | Vic: nine children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: Black |
10.9 | Bz | 02.32 | 1889.9 | Bz | Caz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
11. | Speer, Thomas* | 10.07 Oct. 7 | 1895 | Milner | GA | 8–9 | 0.1 0 | P | Arrested | [8] Vic: eight/nine children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
12. | de Capua, Tony, 42 | 09.03 Sep. 3 | 1927 | Youngstown | OH | 8 | 03 3 | F | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [9] Vic: wife, four children, two grandchildren, daughter-in-law, neighbour, police officer, unrelated; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
13. | Purrington, James, 46* | 07.09 July 9 | 1806 | Augusta | ME | 8 | 01 1 | M | Committed suicide | [10] Vic: wife, eight children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
14. | Torres, Rafael, 40* | 06.25 June 25 | 1969 | Jersey City | NJ | 8 | 01 1 | M | Arrested | [11] Vic: wife, eight children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
15. | Olstrom, Henry* | 01.13 Jan. 13 | 1888 | Brainerd | MN | 8 | 0.1 0 | M | [12] Vic: wife, seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- | |
15.9 | Cz | 03.32 | 1899.9 | Cz | Fz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
16. | Halson, Joseph* | 04.30 April 30 | 1893 | San Augustine | TX | 8 | 0.1 0 | Committed suicide | [13] Vic: wife, seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- | |
17. | Russell, Francis Lloyd, 39* | 06.04 June 4 | 1925 | Hamilton | OH | 8 | 0.1 0 | F | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [14] Vic: mother, brother, sister-in-law, four nephews, niece; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
18. | Gonzalez, Celestino P., 36 | 07.09 July 9 | 1936 | Indiana Harbor | IN | 8 | 0.1 0 | FM | Committed suicide | [15] Vic: wife, six children, acquaintance; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
19. | Gragg, Ralph M., 33* | 05.02 May 2 | 1951 | Collettsville | NC | 8 | 0.1 0 | FMA | Committed suicide | [16] Vic: eight children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
20. | Akulonis, Peter Joseph, 39* | 04.15 April 15 | 1953 | Lawrence | MA | 8 | 0.1 0 | FM | Committed suicide | [17] Vic: mother, wife, two children, two brothers, two nephews; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
20.9 | Dz | 04.32 | 1909.9 | Dz | Gz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
21. | Pierce, Etheridge, 17 | 03.26 March 26/29 | 1992 | New York City Rochester | NY | 8 | 0 | F | Sentenced to 75 years for three of the murders | [18] Vic: grandparents, aunt, cousin, four others; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
22. | Speight, Christopher Bryan, 39 | 01.19 Jan. 17/19 | 2010 | Appomattox | VA | 8 | 0.1 0 | F E | Sentenced to life imprisonment | Vic: sister, brother-in-law, nephew, niece, four acquaintances; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: White |
23. | Conley, David Ray, 48 | 08.08 Aug. 8 | 2015 | Houston | TX | 8 | 0 | F | Arrested and charged | [19] Vic: eight people in a home; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
24. | Bordner, Harold E., 17* | 11.20 Nov. 20 | 1965 | Sunbury | PA | 7 | 07 7 | F A | Acquitted after recanting initial confession | [20] Vic: parents, twelve siblings; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
25. | Salcido Bojorquez, Ramon, 28 | 04.14 April 14 | 1989 | Sonoma County | CA | 7 | 02 2 | FM | Sentenced to death | [21] Vic: wife, three children, mother-in-law, two sisters-in-law, two co-workers; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
26. | Hildebrandt, Hannah, 35* | 01.13 Jan. 13 | 1896 | Marysville | KS | 7 | 01 1 | P | Committed suicide | [22] Vic: eight children; Occ: ---; W: Poison (probably phosphorus); Non-fam: None; Rac: probably White |
25.9 | Fz | 05.32 | 1919.9 | Ez | Iaz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
27. | Collett, George M., 45 | 01.08 Jan. 8 | 1935 | Mount Vernon | KY | 7 | 01 1 | F | Committed suicide | [23] Vic: wife, parents-in-law, two brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, two acquaintances; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
28. | Lias, Frankie, 20* | 02.18 Feb. 18 | 1974 | Fayette | MS | 7 | 01 1 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [24] Vic: wife, child, parents-in-law, two brothers-in-law, three sisters-in-law; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
29. | Kirby, Judy, 31 | 03.25 March 25 | 2000 | Martinsville | IN | 7 | 01 1 | V | Sentenced to 215 years in prison | [25] Vic: three children, nephew, four others; Occ: ---; W: Car; Non-fam: 3 dead, 1 wounded; Rac: --- |
30. | Aldridge, Joseph Jesse, 36 | 02.26 Feb. 26 | 2015 | Tyrone | MO | 7 | 01 1 | F | Committed suicide | |
31. | Kaiser, Moritz, 50* | 02.28 Feb. 28/ March 1 | 1878 | Monroe County | IL | 7 | 0.1 0 | MA | Perished in the fire | [26] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
32. | Reid, Nathan | 12.25 Dec. 25 | 1887 | Worth County | GA | 7 | 0.1 0 | MA | Committed suicide | [27] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
30.9 | Gz | 06.32 | 1929.9 | Fz | Ilz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
33. | Boecker, John, 34* | 09.26 Sep. 26 | 1897 | Carrolton | IA | 7 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [28] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
34. | Krauss, Adolph* | 03.12 March 12 | 1903 | Bellefontaine | MO | 7 | 0.1 0 | M | Committed suicide | [29] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
35. | Markham, Julia* | 09.30 Sep. 30 | 1905 | Cambridge | IL | 7 | 0.1 0 | MA | Committed suicide | [30] Vic: seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
36. | Ayer, Charles H., 43* | 01.17 Jan. 17 | 1906 | Pembroke | NH | 7 | 0.1 0 | F O | Committed suicide | [31] Vic: wife, five children, mother-in-law; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
37. | Grant, James T.* | 12.26 Dec. 26 | 1911 | Benton | AR | 7 | 0.1 0 | M | Committed suicide | [32] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
35.9 | Hz | 07.32 | 1939.9 | Gz | Inz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
38. | O'Kane, Daniel, 48* | 03.06 March 6 | 1916 | Lawton | OK | 7 | 0.1 0 | FM | Committed suicide | [33] Vic: father, wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
39. | Stravisar, Mary* | 07.29 July 29 | 1919 | Kimberly | OH | 7 | 0.1 0 | A | Committed suicide | [34] Vic: seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
40. | Oberst, Owen, 17* | 04.20 April 20 | 1928 | El Dorado | KS | 7 | 0.1 0 | F A | Acquitted after recanting initial confession | [35] Vic: parents, five siblings; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
41. | Lawson, Charles Davis, 43* | 12.25 Dec. 25 | 1929 | Germanton | NC | 7 | 0.1 0 | FM | Committed suicide | [36] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
42. | Geller, Ethel, 44* | 05.06 May 6 | 1930 | Columbus | OH | 7 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [37] Vic: seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
40.9 | Jz | 08.32 | 1949.9 | Hz | Kyz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
43. | Gravlin, William G., 30* | 09.29 Sep. 29 | 1964 | Troy | MI | 7 | 0.1 0 | FM | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [38] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
44. | Belcher, Harry M., 32* | 01.25 Jan. 25 | 1965 | Ferndale | MI | 7 | 0.1 0 | A | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [39] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
45. | Hanks, Lee M., 21 | 07.06 July 6 | 1981 | Syracuse | NY | 7 | 0 | A | Sentenced to 20 years to life Killed an unborn child | [40] Vic: wife, parents-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, acquaintance; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
46. | Haggart, Robert Lee, 31* | 02.17 Feb. 17 | 1982 | Farwell | MI | 7 | 0.1 0 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment Killed a woman in 1977 | [41] Vic: wife, parents-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, two nieces; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
47. | Lynam, Daniel Patrick, 36* | 07.12 July 12 | 1987 | Tacoma | WA | 7 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [42] Vic: parents, wife, two children, parents-in-law; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
45.9 | Kz | 09.32 | 1959.9 | Iz | Mez | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
48. | Schnick, James Eugene, 36* | 09.25 Sep. 25 | 1987 | Elkland | MO | 7 | 0.1 0 | FM | Sentenced to death | [43] Vic: wife, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, four nephews; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
49. | Avanesian, Jorjik, 40* | 02.06 Feb. 6 | 1996 | Glendale | CA | 7 | 0.1 0 | A | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [44] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
50. | Spirit, Don Charles, 51* | 09.18 Sep. 18 | 2014 | Bell | FL | 7 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [45] Vic: daughter, six grandchildren; Occ.: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
51. | Helde, Paul* | 07.17 July 17 | 1881 | Eagle Creek Valley | WI | 6–8 | 0.2 0–2 | FM | Committed suicide | [46] Vic: wife, seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
52. | Crump, Danny Eugene, 27 | 09.20 Sep. 20 | 1980 | Olathe | KS | 6 | 03 3 | E | Sentenced to six consecutive life terms | [47] Vic: wife, son, parents-in-law, three brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, acquaintance; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
53. | Dotson, Jessie L., 33 | 03.02 March 2 | 2008 | Memphis | TN | 6 | 03 3 | FM | Sentenced to death | [48] Vic: brother, five nephews/nieces, three acquaintances; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: Black |
50.9 | Lz | 10.32 | 1969.9 | Kz | Miz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
54. | Kline, Sherman, 38 | 12.18 Dec. 18 | 1968 | Carlinville | IL | 6 | 02 2 | F | Committed suicide | [49] Vic: wife, four children, three office workers; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
55. | McConaughy, Robert, 31* | 05.30 May 30 | 1840 | Hill Valley | PA | 6 | 01 1 | FM | Sentenced to death and executed | [50] Vic: parents-in-law, five cousins-in-law; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
56. | Cooper, ---, 42* | 06.12 June 12 | 1908 | Cadillac | MI | 6 | 01 1 | F | Committed suicide | [51] Vic: husband, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
57. | Schoch, Kathryn, 37* | 12.22 Dec. 22/23 | 1934 | Dunkirk Pittsburgh | NY PA | 6 | 01 1 | F P | Committed suicide | [52] Vic: sister, brother, sister-in-law, four nephews; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
58. | David, Rachel, 38* | 08.03 Aug. 3 | 1978 | Salt Lake City | UT | 6 | 01 1 | O | Committed suicide | [53] Vic: seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
55.9 | Mz | 11.32 | 1979.9 | Lz | Mnz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
59. | Bell, King Edward, 31 | 08.21 Aug. 21 | 1981 | Indianapolis | IN | 6 | 01 1 | F | Sentenced to six consecutive 40-year terms | [54] Vic: ---; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
60. | Haskell, Ronald Lee, 33 | 07.09 July 9 | 2014 | Spring | TX | 6 | 01 1 | F | Arrested and charged | [55] Vic: four children, three adults; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
61. | Stone, Bradley William, 35 | 12.15 Dec. 15 | 2014 | Souderton, Lansdale, & Lower Salford Township | PA | 6 | 01 1 | FM | Committed suicide | [56] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
62. | O'Neil, Edward* | 09.11 Sep. 11 | 1846 | Overton County | TN | 6 | 0 | Committed suicide | [57] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- | |
63. | Dakin, ---* | 03.25 March 25 | 1871 | Stonefort | IL | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Committed suicide | [58] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
64. | Gallegos, Jose Trujillo | 02.17 Feb. 17 | 1885 | Las Norias | NM | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Arrested | [59] Vic: wife, three children, two acquaintances; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
65. | Quinn, ---* | 08.23 Aug. 23 | 1890 | Livingston | MT | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Shot dead | [60] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
60.9 | Nz | 12.32 | 1989.9 | Mz | Mz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
66. | Dunham, James C. | 05.26 May 26 | 1896 | Campbell | CA | 6 | 0.1 0 | FM | Escaped | Vic: wife, parents-in-law, brother-in-law, two servants; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: White |
67. | Hansen, Jens* | 01.12 Jan. 12 | 1896 | Chicago | IL | 6 | 0.1 0 | P | Committed suicide | [61] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
68. | Kloettke, Richard, 38* | 02.05 Feb. 5 | 1896 | Chicago | IL | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [62] Vic: parents, wife, three children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
69. | Wurzer, Rosa, 40* | 02.24 Feb. 24 | 1901 | Uniontown | WA | 6 | 0.1 0 | MO | Arrested | [63] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
70. | Naramore, Elizabeth A.* | 03.21 March 21 | 1901 | Coldbrook Springs | MA | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [64] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
65.9 | Oz | 12.32 | 1999.9 | Nz | Ncz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
71. | Westrope, Mary E. "Mollie", 38* | 06.15 June 15 | 1902 | Brandywine | MS | 6 | 0.1 0 | F A | Arrested | [65] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
72. | Stephens, Edwin, 35* | 05.24 May 24 | 1905 | San Rafael | CA | 0.1 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [66] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
73. | McWilliams, William S., 44* | 11.24 Nov. 24 | 1905 | Littleton | IA | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Sentenced to death | [67] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
74. | Johnson, Ellen C., 36* | 10.23 Oct. 23 | 1911 | Braddock | ND | 6 | 0.1 0 | A | Perished in the fire | [68] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
75. | Wychopen, John, 40* | 04.29 April 29/30 | 1916 | Holland | TX | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [69] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
70.9 | Pz | 12.32 | 2009.9 | Oz | Nmz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
76. | Klocow, Frank, 49* | 09.03 Sep. 3/4 | 1921 | Ormsby | MN | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [70] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
77. | Taylor, Guy M., 35* | 02.11 Feb. 11/12 | 1927 | Utica | NY | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Committed suicide | [71] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
78. | Millis, Phillip, 37* | 12.12 Dec. 12 | 1927 | Hennessey | OK | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Committed suicide | [72] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
79. | Pasos, Marie, 35* | 02.15 Feb. 15 | 1929 | New York City | NY | 6 | 0.1 0 | P | Committed suicide | [73] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
80. | Jackson, George, 35* | 10.25 Oct. 25 | 1931 | Wagener | SC | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Sentenced to death | [74] Vic: two uncles, aunt, three cousins; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
75.9 | Rz | 12.32 | 1904.9 | Pz | Nz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
81. | Albers, William A., 54* | 01.23 Jan. 23 | 1936 | Danville | IL | 6 | 0.1 0 | FM | Committed suicide | [75] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
82. | Nollen, Elsie, 30* | 08.28 Aug. 28/29 | 1937 | Denison | IA | 6 | 0.1 0 | P | Committed suicide | [76] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
83. | Curtis, Lillie May, 38* | 03.16 March 16 | 1938 | Center | TX | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Sentenced to 495 years in prison | [77] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
84. | Nicosia, Louise, 43* | 07.19 July 10 | 1940 | New York City | NY | 6 | 0.1 0 | P | Committed suicide | [78] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
85. | Gibson, Esker Washington, 32* | 04.24 April 24 | 1941 | Irvington | AL | 6 | 0.1 0 | MA | Sentenced to death and executed | [79] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
80.9 | Sz | 12.32 | 1964.9 | Rz | Ohz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
86. | Seipel, Thomas, 31* | 01.16 Jan. 16 | 1942 | Plum City | WI | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [80] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
87. | Pulliam, Mark, 34* | 11.02 Nov. 2 | 1942 | Chatsworth | GA | 6 | 0 | MA | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [81] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
88. | Dalrymple, Carl, 27* | 05.17 May 17 | 1943 | Crossville | AL | 6 | 0 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [82] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
89. | Bauer, William Dilworth, 48* | 01.28 Jan. 28 | 1956 | Parsippany-Troy Hills | NJ | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [83] Vic: mother, wife, two children, parents-in-law; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
90. | King, Rufus A., 33* | 10.02 Oct. 2 | 1956 | Clinton | NC | 6 | 0.1 0 | FM | Committed suicide | [84] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
85.9 | Tz | 12.32 | 1984.9 | Sz | Okz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
91. | Soper, Roland L., 28* | 03.04 March 4/5 | 1959 | Lancaster | OH | 6 | 0.1 0 | MP | Committed suicide | [85] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
92. | Pitelka, Charles E., 34* | 05.13 May 13 | 1961 | Lockport | IL | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Committed suicide | [86] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
93. | Bauer, Roland, 31* | 05.06 May 6 | 1962 | Zion | IL | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Committed suicide | [87] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
94. | Gregor, Elizabeth, 44* | 06.17 June 17 | 1963 | Prospect | PA | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [88] Vic: husband, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
95. | Burgan, James D., 28 | 12.03 Dec. 3 | 1964 | Detroit | MI | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [89] Vic: wife, four children, acquaintance; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
90.9 | Zz | 12.32 | 2004.9 | Tz | Paz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
96. | Sartin, Mary M., 26* | 08.13 Aug. 13 | 1965 | Bay View | OH | 6 | 0 | F | Committed suicide | [90] Vic: husband, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
97. | Suarez, Jose Antonio, 22* | 04.00 April | 1966 | New York City | NY | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Not prosecuted and set free | [91] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
98. | Bray, Charles, 40* | 12.19 Dec. 19 | 1968 | Napa | CA | 6 | 0.1 0 | F A | Committed suicide | [92] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
99. | O'Leary, George T., 46* | 06.08 June 8/9 | 1973 | Boston | MA | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [93] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
100. | DeFeo, Ronald Joseph, 23* | 11.13 Nov. 13 | 1974 | Amityville | NY | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Sentenced to six consecutive life terms | Vic: parents, four siblings; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
95.9 | Zz | 12.32 | 2999.9 | Uz | Tnz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
101. | Nelson, Simon Peter, 46* | 01.07 Jan. 7 | 1978 | Rockford | IL | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Sentenced to six concurrent prison terms of 100 to 200 years Also killed a dog | [94] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
102. | Gilbert, Gene, 28* | 01.03 Jan. 3 | 1981 | Delmar | IA | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [95] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
103. | Ellis, Ronald Quitman, 34 | 05.02 May 2 | 1981 | Clinton | MD | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Sentenced to five consecutive life terms plus 10 years | [96] Vic: wife, two children, three acquaintances; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
104. | Day, James Alan, 36* | 10.18 Oct. 18 | 1984 | Evansville | IN | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [97] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
105. | Dreesman, Robert, 40* | 12.30 Dec. 30 | 1987 | Algona | IA | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [98] Vic: parents, sister, two nephews, niece; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
100.9 | Zz | 12.32 | 2999.9 | Wz | Vz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
106. | Forsyth, Rick Wayne, 42 | 06.14 June 14 | 1993 | Norwalk | IA | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Sentenced to six consecutive life terms | [99] Vic: wife, three children, two other children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
107. | Her, Khoua, 24* | 09.03 Sep. 3 | 1998 | Saint Paul | MN | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Sentenced to 50 years in prison | [100] Vic: Six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
108. | Pangle, Richard Vincent, 37* | 09.04 Sep. 4 | 2000 | Ava | OH | 6 | 0.1 0 | F A | Perished in the fire | [101] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
109. | Soltys, Nikolay Alekseyevich, 27* | 08.20 Aug. 20 | 2001 | Sacramento | CA | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Committed suicide while awaiting trial | Vic: wife, son, uncle, aunt, two cousins; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
110. | Wise, Jesse Dee, 21* | 04.08 April 8/9 | 2006 | Leola | PA | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [102] Vic: grandmother, uncle, two aunts, two cousins; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
105.9 | Zz | 12.32 | 2999.9 | Zz | Zz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
111. | Isadore, Hersel Michael, 35* | 12.16 Dec. 16 | 2006 | Kansas City | KS | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [103] Vic: girlfriend, four children, cousin; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
112. | Lupoe, Ervin Antonio, 40* | 01.27 Jan. 27 | 2009 | Los Angeles | CA | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [104] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
113. | Shaffer, Jacob Levi, 30 | 07.18 July 18 | 2009 | Fayetteville Huntsville | TN AL | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Arrested | [105] Vic: wife, stepson, father-in-law, brother-in-law, neighbour, acquaintance; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
114. | Damas, Mesac, 33* | 09.18 Sep. 18 | 2009 | Naples | FL | 6 | 0.1 0 | M | Arrested | [106] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: Black |
115. | Yazdanpanah, Aziz, 56* | 12.25 Dec. 25 | 2011 | Grapevine | TX | 6 | 0.1 0 | F | Committed suicide | [107] Vic: wife, two children, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, niece; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
5.9 | Az | 01.32 | 1879.9 | Az | AZz | 20.9 | 20.9 | Zz | ||
116. | Mantooth, Chamberlain, 50* | 10.13 Oct. 13 | 1906 | Newport | TN | 5–7 | 0.2 0–2 | M | Committed suicide | [108] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: --- |
Abbreviations and footnotes
* – Marks cases where all the victims were relatives of the perpetrator
W – A basic description of the weapons used in the murders
- F – Firearms and other ranged weapons, especially rifles and handguns, but also bows and crossbows, grenade launchers, flamethrowers, or slingshots
- M – Melee weapons, like knives, swords, spears, machetes, axes, clubs, rods, rocks, or bare hands
- O – Any other weapons, such as bombs, hand grenades, Molotov cocktails, poison and poisonous gas, as well as vehicle and arson attacks
- A – indicates that an arson attack was the only other weapon used
- V – indicates that a vehicle was the only other weapon used
- E – indicates that explosives of any sort were the only other weapon used
- P – indicates that an anaesthetising or deadly substance of any kind was the only other weapon used (includes poisonous gas)
References
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- ↑ Killer of 11 Is Given 11 Life Sentences, The New York Times (July 15, 1975)
- ↑ Abel Clemmons murders family
– News item in Local Paper 28 Nov 1805
– Cohen, Daniel A.: Homicidal compulsion and the conditions of freedom: the social and psychological origins of familicide in America's early republic, Journal of Social History (June 22, 1995) - ↑ Nine persons murdered, The New York Times (August 7, 1887)
– Claims he is innocent, The New York Times (August 8, 1887)
– Perhaps not guilty, The New York Times (September 20, 188)
– Tom Woolfolk's father's property, The New York Times (February 12, 1888)
– Tom Woolfolk hanged, The New York Times (October 30, 1890) - ↑ Slayer of nine adds 4 to his gruesome list, Prescott Evening Courier (February 1, 1927)
- ↑ Blast killed 7 on farm, The New York Times (April 19, 1937)
– Eight killed in terrific explosion, The Ludington Daily News (April 19, 1937)
– Nine killed by dynamite blast, The Bend Bulletin (April 19, 1937)
– Farmer confesses dynamiting family, Spokane Daily Chronicle (May 31, 1937)
– Father admits blast murder of 9 in family, Chicago Daily Tribune (June 1, 1937)
– Waukesha blast killer may hear his fate today, Chicago Daily Tribune (June 2, 1937)
– Waszak taken to Waupun for life, Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (June 15, 1937) - ↑ Man held in fiery deaths, The Prescott Courier (July 24, 1977)
– Will Acquin go free?, The Evening Independent (July 26, 1977)
– Slain family is buried, St. Petersburg Times (July 28, 1977) - ↑ Father kills his nine children, Chicago Daily Tribune (October 10, 1895)
– A fiendish father, Los Angeles Times (October 10, 1895) - ↑ Kills seven persons, wounds four others, The New York Times (September 4, 1927)
– Youngstown fight toll reaches eight, Los Angeles Times (September 7, 1927)
– 7 killed in family row, St. Petersburg Times (September 4, 1927) (p.1)
– Ninth victim of crazy man dies Tuesday, The Coshocton Tribune (September 7, 1927)
– Killed eight: found insane, Reno Evening Gazette (September 22, 1927)
– Man kills eight, is shot by cops, Youngstown Vindicator (September 6, 1927)
– Mrs. de Capua is improving, Youngstown Vindicator (September 7, 1927)
– De Capua taken to county jail, Youngstown Vindicator (September 17, 1927) - ↑ The Purrington Massacre
– The Purrinton Murders
– Maine Library Commission: Maine library bulletin Vol. 1–6; Augusta, Maine, 1911. - ↑ A Murder Suspect Accused of Slaying Eight in His Family, The New York Times (June 26, 1969)
– Father jailed after slaying of 8 in family, Spokane Daily Chronicle (June 25, 1969)
– 8 stabbed to death in Jersey City, St. Joseph News-Press (June 25, 1969)
– Merchant kills wife, seven children in Jersey carnage, The Bryan Times (June 25, 1969) - ↑ An awful crime, Janesville Daily Gazette (January 17, 1888)
– Saved from freezing, Salt Lake Daily Tribune (January 17, 1888)
– A family murdered, The Evening Post (March 17, 1888)
– Boreas to rest now – Death by cold too slow, Milwaukee Daily Journal (January 16, 1888)
– A Frightful Death-list, Ann Arbor Argus (January 20, 1888) - ↑ The Oxford Mirror (May 4, 1893)
– Democratic Standard (May 12, 1893)
– The News Condensed – Joseph Halson, Robinson Constitution (May 10, 1893)
– Crimes – Apr. 30, The Fairport Herald (January 3, 1894) - ↑ Heat-crazed man kills 8 of family, The New York Times (June 5, 1925)
– Charged with killing 8, The New York Times (June 14, 1925)
– Crazed man in frenzy kills 8 in family, Prescott Evening Courier (June 4, 1925)
– Eight relatives are killed by crazed man, Hamilton Evening Journal (June 4, 1925)
– Hearing Friday to test sanity of Russell, slayer of eight, Hamilton Evening Journal (June 16, 1925)
– Russell held insane, The Hamilton Daily News (June 19, 1925) - ↑ Man Kills Wife, Six Children, Roomer, Self, The Washington Post (July 10, 1936)
– Committs suicide after killing eight with ax, Oswego Palladium-Times (July 10, 1936) (pdf-file)
– Family slaughtered, Spokane Daily Chronicle (July 16, 1936)
– Uses axe to kill family, The Tipton Tribune (July 10, 1936) - ↑ Unemployed worker kills eight children, Eugene Register-Guard (May 3, 1951)
– Father kills eight children and self, Toledo Blade (May 3, 1951)
– Father slays eight children in their beds, St. Petersburg Times (May 4, 1951) - ↑ Man Kills 7 in His Family, Then Ends Life With Shot, The New York Times (April 16, 1953)
– Ninth victim discovered; Body of Killer's Son Is Found Nine Miles From Home, The New York Times (April 17, 1953)
– Kill-crazy man murders seven, Spokane Daily Chronicle (April 16, 1953)
– Berserk tinsmith slays 7, kills self, Toledo Blade (April 16, 1953) - ↑ Youth Sought In 5 Slayings Is Arrested, The New York Times (April 1, 1992)
– Slaying Suspect Adrift in World of Violence, The New York Times (April 2, 1992)
– Conviction in Killing of 5, The New York Times (December 14, 1993) - ↑ 8 people found dead in home after standoff; suspect arrested, USA Today (August 9, 2015)
– Texas police: 5 children, 3 adults found slain inside home, Yahoo! News (August 9, 2015) - ↑ 7 Children Burn to Death In Fire at Log-Cabin Home, The New York Times (November 22, 1965)
– Mysterious fire killing seven children probes, Ocala Star-Banner (November 22, 1965)
– Teenage boy admits shooting parents, starting fatal fire, Ocala Star-Banner (November 24, 1965)
– Youth tells police he set fire that killed 7 brothers, sisters, St. Petersburg Times (November 24, 1965)
– Youth pleads not guilty in seven deaths, The Lock Haven Express (July 25, 1966)
– Legal fight seen at murder trial, New Castle News (March 26, 1969)
– Youth cleared of charges in deaths of 7, The Altoona Mirror (March 31, 1969) - ↑ Five People Killed in California Shootings, The New York Times (April 15, 1989)
- ↑ Woman kills her seven children, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 15, 1896)
– Eight children poisoned, The Hartford Courant (January 15, 1896)
– Seven dead children, Los Angeles Times (January 15, 1896)
– Poisoned her children, The St. Joseph Weekly Gazette (January 17, 1896)
– Told the awful story, The St. Joseph Weekly Gazette (February 7, 1896) - ↑ Six are slain by Kentucky man, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 10, 1935)
– Killer Slays Seven Then Commits Suicide, The La Crosse Tribune And Leader-Press (January 9, 1935)
– Kills 7, self, The Southeast Missourian (January 9, 1935)
– Kills 6 in family feud, The New York Times (January 10, 1935)
– Crazed gunman kills six and ends his life, St. Petersburg Times (January 10, 1935)
– Search for body under way today, The Kingsport Times (January 11, 1935) - ↑ 7 relatives slain by man citing Lord, The New York Times (February 19, 1974)
– Miss. man kills wife, six other relatives, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (February 19, 1974)
– Mississippi man says god told him to slay 7, Bangor Daily News (February 19, 1974)
– 'Voice' Led to Murder of 7, Suspect Says, Los Angeles Times (February 19, 1974) - ↑ Wrong-way crash kills 7 Hoosiers, The Rochester Sentinel (March 27, 2000)
– Wrong-way driver causes fatal crash, The Madison Courier (March 27, 2000)
– Driver blames seven deaths on postpartum depression, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (May 10, 2000)
– Wrong-way driver sentenced to 215 years, The Madison Courier (June 14, 2001)
– Wrong-way driver convicted of murder, The Indianapolis Star - ↑ A terrible scene – A large family murdered by the father and husband, The Helena Independent (March 5, 1878)
– American summary, The Evening Post (April 10, 1878)
– Latest news, The Sydney Mail (April 13, 1878) - ↑ An awful tragedy, Sacramento Daily Union (December 28, 1887)
– Horrible crime in Georgia, Logansport Pharos (December 28, 1887)
– Seven murders and a suicide, Newark Daily Advocate (December 29, 1887) - ↑ Iowa farmer's awful act, The New York Times (September 28, 1897)
– Murdered his family, Deseret News (September 28, 1897)
– News of the week, The Saturday Budget (October 2, 1897)
– Farmer kills his family, The Chipley Banner (October 9, 1897) - ↑ Insane Farmer, St. John Daily Sun (March 13, 1903)
– Kills seven with sledge, Chicago Daily Tribune (March 13, 1903) - ↑ Family of nine is wiped out in day, Chicago Daily Tribune (October 1, 1905)
– Killed Her Seven Children, The New York Times (October 1, 1905) - ↑ Seven perhaps murdered, The New York Times (January 18, 1906)
– Farmer kills family of 7?, The Hartford Courant (January 18, 1906)
– Lying side by side in silence of death – Are murderer C. H. Ayer and his seven victims, Daily Kennebec Journal (January 19, 1906)
– Killed seven; burned bodies; slayer suicides, The Racine Journal (January 19, 1906)
– Murders done by sane man, Boston Daily Globe (January 19, 1906)
– Horrible crime at Pembroke, N.H. – Farmer killed wife, mother-in-law and five children, The Lowell Sun (January 18, 1906) - ↑ Kills family of seven and ends his own life, The Hartford Courant (December 28, 1911)
– Horrible deed of despondent man, Dubuque Telegraph-Herlad (December 28, 1911)
– Kills six children, wife and himself, The Evening Statesman (December 28, 1911)
– Kills seven then hangs himself, The Galveston Daily News (December 28, 1911) - ↑ Family of seven slain, The New York Times (March 7, 1916)
– Farmer kills family, then takes own life, Logansport Journal-Tribune (March 7, 1916)
– Eight bodies are buried together, The Daily Bulletin (March 8, 1916) - ↑ Kills seven babes; then takes own life, The Pittsburgh Press (July 30, 1919)
– Desperation leads woman to tragedy, The Anniston Star (July 30, 1919)
– Woman destroys herself and her seven children, Altoona Mirror (July 30, 1919)
– Distracted by poverty, mother destroys herself and her 7 children, Bridgeport Standard Telegram (July 30, 1919)
– Bodies of mother and 7 children found in home, The Galveston Daily News (July 30, 1919) - ↑ Youth confesses murder of seven, The New York Times (May 6, 1928)
– Youth murders entire family after quarrel, St. Petersburg Times (May 5, 1928)
– Oberst tells real story of killings, The Emporia Gazette (May 22, 1928)
– Jury deadlocked in patricide trial, San Antonio Express (December 4, 1930)
– Oberst order is not upheld, Iola Daily Register (June 6, 1931)
– Youth accused of murdering family freed, Albuquerque Journal (October 12, 1931) - ↑ Crazy farmer kills wife, 6 children, The New York Times (December 26, 1929)
- ↑ Kills seven children, then shoots herself, The New York Times (May 7, 1930)
– Faced by poverty, mother sends bullets into hearts of seven of her children, The Evening Independent (May 7, 1930)
– Ohio mother kills 7 children in bed, The Sandusky Register (May 7, 1930)
– Mother who killed seven children dies, Chicago Daily Tribune (May 17, 1930) - ↑ Wife, children slain; 7 notes say "I'm sorry", Chicago Tribune (September 30, 1964)
– Spouse admits slaying wife, six children, Rome News-Tribune (September 30, 1964)
– Slayer, Ocala Star-Banner (October 1, 1964)
– Gravlin is committed, The News-Palladium (January 15, 1965)
– Dad faces trial in ax slaying of seven, The News-Palladium (January 17, 1968)
– Life term for killer of seven, The News-Palladium (April 13, 1968) - ↑ Mother, 6 children die in house fire, Lewiston Morning Tribune (January 26, 1965)
– Husband charged in family's death, The News and Courier (February 5, 1965)
– Murder charged in fire, The Spokesman-Review (February 5, 1965)
– Life term mandatory, Reading Eagle (April 10, 1965)
– Convicted in fire deaths of wife and six children, St. Joseph News-Press (April 11, 1965) - ↑ Fire kills seven; man, 21, is held in arson-murder, The New York Times (July 7, 1981)
– Murder counts filed in Syracuse arson, Schenectady Gazette (July 7, 1981)
– 7 die in suspected arson of house, The Palm Beach Post (July 7, 1981)
– Fire was set, Bangor Daily News (July 8, 1981)
– Murder suspects, Jet (July 23, 1981)
– Ruling awaited on confession, Syracuse Herald-Journal (October 1, 1981)
– Hanks admits setting blaze that killed 7, The Post-Standard (October 24, 1981) - ↑ Seven members of family found slain in farmhouse, Spokane Chronicle (February 17, 1982)
– 7 in family are found slain, The Free Lance–Star (February 17, 1982)
– Borrowed gun ends up in Midland County court, The Owosso Argus-Press (September 28, 1982)
– Michigan Man Is Guilty Of Killing 7 in Family, The New York Times (October 9, 1982)
– Farwell mass killer struck five years earlier, The Morning Sun (July 23, 2009)
– Police say infamous Farwell killer, Robert Lee Haggart, strangled and raped Midland woman in 1977, mlive.com (July 24, 2009) - ↑ Man Kills Seven Relatives and Self, The Washington Post (July 13, 1987)
– Troubled multiple killer kept to himself, couldn't hold job, The Spokesman-Review (July 14, 1987) - ↑ In 7 Deaths, Town Knew What Experts Didn't, The New York Times (October 7, 1987)
– Murder twist; a survivor held, a victim cleared, The New York Times (October 11, 1987)
– Death Sentence in Missouri, The New York Times (May 25, 1988)
– Auguries Of Innocence, Time (October 19, 1987)
– Shooting spree by 14-year-old leaves tiny Ozarks town in shock, The Free Lance–Star (September 26, 1987) - ↑ Man Arrested in Glendale Fire That Killed 7 in Family, Los Angeles Times (February 7, 1996)
– Man Gets Life in Prison for Killing Wife, 6 Children, Los Angeles Times (January 7, 2000)
– Arson Suspect Hid Iran Jail Record, Officials Say, Los Angeles Times (February 9, 1996)
– Avanesian Told INS of Persecution, Los Angeles Times (February 10, 1996) - ↑ Man kills daughter, 6 grandchildren in North Florida murder-suicide, WKMG-TV (September 18, 2014)
– Sheriff: Grandfather Killed Grandchildren, Daughter, Himself, CBS News (September 18, 2014)
– Bell Shooting: Man Kills Daughter, Six Grandchildren, Commits Suicide In Florida, Huffington Post (September 18, 2014)
– Florida man kills his daughter and her six children, BBC News (September 19, 2014) - ↑ A maniac's massacre, Chicago Daily Tribune (July 19, 1881)
– Bloody deeds of an insane man, The New York Times (July 19, 1881)
– A neighbor's account of a maniac murder of his wife and seven children, The New York Times (July 22, 1881)
– Frightful crime of a crazy Swiss, Hartford Daily Courant (July 19, 1881) - ↑ 6 die in blast in Olathe home, Lawrence Journal-World (September 21, 1980)
– Ex-husband charged in blast that killed 6, Spokane Daily Chronicle (September 22, 1980)
– Olathe man charged with 6 murder counts, Lawrence Journal-World (September 23, 1980)
– Man charged in bombing, Daytona Beach Morning Journal (September 23, 1980)
– Olathe dynamite slayings trial to go to jury, The Fort Scott Tribune (April 17, 1981)
– Dynamite bomb killed six in home – Family speaks against parole, Lawrence Journal-World (July 25, 1995) - ↑ Man accused in Lester Street murders appears in court, WNC-TV (March 10, 2008)
– Brother charged with killing 6 in Tenn., USA Today (March 8, 2008)
– Brother of Victim Is Charged in Deadly Memphis Shootings, The New York Times (March 9, 2008)
– Death sentence for Memphis man who killed 6, The Associated Press (October 12, 2010) - ↑ Man kills himself after shooting 8, The New York Times (December 19, 1968)
– Father kills four at children's party, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (December 19, 1968)
– Father of 10 kills wife, 3 others, Eugene Register-Guard (December 19, 1968)
– Girl, 8, dies, 6th victim of shooting spree, The Milwaukee Sentinel (December 21, 1968)
– Carlinville Victim Dies, Edwardsville Intelligencer (February 13, 1969) - ↑ The Brown Murders: The Crime of the Century
– Trial, confession and execution of Robert M'Conaghy, for the murder of Mrs. Brown and her five children; (1841) - ↑ Insane mother kills seven, The New York Times (June 14, 1908)
– Mother slays six, The Fredericksburg Daily Star (June 15, 1908)
– The Cadillac Tragedy, Marshall Expounder (July 10, 1908) - ↑ Kills 6 and self in grief for son, The New York Times (December 24, 1934)
– Grief-crazed mother slays five of family, Ludington Daily News (December 24, 1934)
– Nurse kills 5 in one famiiy, The Pittsburgh Press (December 24, 1934)
– Crazed nurse's victims buried, The Pittsburgh Press (December 26, 1934)
– 'Why let me live?' mother wounded by crazed nurse asks, The Pittsburgh Press (December 28, 1934)
– Seven members of one family killed by Mrs. Kathryn Schoch of Dunkirk, Dunkirk Evening Observer (December 24, 1934) - ↑ Story of bizarre family life unfolds after multiple deaths, The Evening Independent (August 4, 1978)
– Seven dead in bizarre incident, The Free Lance–Star (August 4, 1978)
– Flowers, R. Barri & Flowers, H. Loraine: Murders In The United States – Crimes, Killers And Victims Of The Twentieth Century; McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina, United States (2004). ISBN 978-0-7864-2075-9 - ↑ Four youths, mother, grandmother killed; father arrested, The Ledger (August 22, 1981)
– Accused killer of six says he wants to die, Eugene Register-Guard (August 23, 1981)
– Accused killer tries to kill himself, Eugene Register-Guard (October 4, 1981) - ↑ Suspected gunman in suburban Houston standoff after 6 shot dead, 1 wounded in Harris County, Texas, New York Daily News (July 9, 2014)
– Shooting Near Houston, Texas Leaves At Least 6 Dead: Report, Huffington Post (July 9, 2014)
– TENSE STANDOFF ENDS FOLLOWING GRISLY SCENE IN N. HARRIS CO., ABC News (July 9, 2014) - ↑ "Accused of Killing 6, Former Marine Bradley Stone Remains at Large". nbcphiladelphia.com. December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ↑ Horrible, The Long-Islander (October 16, 1846)
– Dickinson, S. N.: The Boston Almanac for the Year 1847; Boston, 1847. (p. 43)
– Horton, John Theodore, et al.: History of northwestern New York – Erie, Niagara, Wyoming, Genesee and Orleans Counties, Vol. 1; Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1947. (p. 127) - ↑ Murder and Suicide in Illinois – A Man Dispatches His Entire Family, Including Himself, The New York Times (April 5, 1871)
– A Seven-Fold Crime, The New York Times (April 10, 1871) - ↑ A Mexican style of revenge, The New York Times (February 21, 1885)
– Six persons killed by maniac, The New York Times (February 23, 1885)
– Murder, Weekly New Mexican Review And Live Stock Journal (February 26, 1885)
– The Far West, Chicago Daily Tribune (February 27, 1885) - ↑ A man murders his family in Montana, Deseret News (August 25, 1890)
– A maniac husband's crime, The Saturday Budget (August 30, 1890)
– It was a massacre, Paterson Daily Press (August 25, 1890) - ↑ At end of his rope, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 14, 1896)
– Hansen said to be a swindler, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 14, 1896)
– Verdict in Hansen case, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 17, 1896)
– Sale of Hansen relics, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 19, 1896) - ↑ Entire Family Murdered, The Hartford Courant (February 6, 1896)
– Took the lives of seven persons, The New York Times (February 6, 1896)
– Miscellaneous, Tuapeka Times (April 22, 1897) - ↑ Kills her six children, The New York Times (February 25, 1901)
– A crazed mother criminal, Deseret News (February 26, 1901) - ↑ Killed her six children, The New York Times (March 22, 1901)
– A New England Tragedy, Chicago Daily Tribune (April 19, 1901)
– While mad woman slays six children, The Milwaukee Journal (March 22, 1901) - ↑ Kills six children, Los Angeles Times (June 17, 1902)
– Mother kills six children, Chicago Daily Tribune (June 17, 1902)
– Mother kills six children and then attempts suicide, The Evening Tribune (June 17, 1902)
– Mary E. "Mollie" McFatter Westrope, Find A Grave - ↑ Insane shots end family, Los Angeles Times (May 25, 1905)
– Maniac slays whole family, Los Angeles Herald (May 25, 1905) - ↑ McWilliams is cast down, Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier (March 6, 1906)
– McWilliams will not hang, Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier (October 23, 1906)
– Bills presented for expense of McWilliams trial, Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier (January 4, 1906)
– McWilliams held insane, Waterloo Daily Courier (November 27, 1906)
– McWilliams has confessed, Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier (December 5, 1905)
– Murders Wife and five children, Waterloo Times-Tribune (November 25, 1905)
– Know M'Willams, Waterloo Daily Reporter (November 25, 1905)
– Once had a church trial, Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier (November 28, 1905) - ↑ Dies with her six children, The New York Times (October 24, 1911)
– Seven burn in home, Boston Daily Globe (October 24, 1911)
– Burns her brood of six, The Baltimore Sun (October 24, 1911) - ↑ Family slain, The Durant Weekly News (May 5, 1916)
– Kills six; shoots self, El Paso Herald (May 1, 1916)
– Bloody scene enacted when six of one family are killed, Galveston Daily News (May 1, 1916)
– Farmer slew his wife and five children following quarrel, The Victoria Daily Advocate (May 2, 1916)
– Wychopen is dead, The San Antonio Light (May 3, 1916) - ↑ Family of seven shot dead in home, The New York Times (September 6, 1921)
– Ormsby banker kills family, Estherville Democrat (September 7, 1921)
– Frank Klocow kills himself and family, Hardin County Citizen (September 9, 1921)
– New horrors in Klocow tragedy, The Graettinger Times (September 29, 1921) - ↑ Seven found slain in Utica tenement, The New York Times (February 19, 1927)
– Father slays entire family, St. Petersburg Times (February 19, 1927)
– Idle, man becomes frenzied, The Syracuse Herald (February 19, 1927)
– Invention a failure, Utica man slays 6 in family and self, The Syracuse Herald (February 20, 1927) - ↑ Kills 5 children and wife with ax, then hangs self, Chicago Daily Tribune (December 14, 1927)
– Father Kills Whole Family Then Himself, The Hartford Courant (December 14, 1927)
– Slays seven of his family – Kills self and wife, children, The Evening State Journal And Lincoln Daily News (December 13, 1927) - ↑ Kills 6 children and herself by gas, The New York Times (February 16, 1929)
- ↑ Calls at home of six members of his family and kills all, Chicago Daily Tribune (October 26, 1931)
– Miscellany, Time (August 1, 1932)
– Arrest of man who killed six relieves anxiety of others who feared attack, The Evening Independent (October 26, 1931)
– Murders six of kin, flees, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (October 26, 1931) - ↑ Father kills six, end life on farm, The New York Times (January 24, 1936)
– Find family of six slain in flaming building, The Milwaukee Journal (January 23, 1936) - ↑ Mother kills 6 children, self with auto gas, Chicago Daily Tribune (August 30, 1937)
– Woman ends life of her six children, The Sheboygan Press (August 30, 1937)
– Mother and six children found killed by fumes, Galveston Daily News (August 30, 1937) - ↑ Mother slays six children, The Milwaukee Journal (March 17, 1938)
– Slayer of husband kills six children, The New York Times (March 18, 1938)
– Gets 495 Years for Killing Six, The New York Times (April 7, 1938) - ↑ Demented mother kills 6 children, The New York Times (July 11, 1940)
– Woman who killed 6 dies, The New York Times (July 15, 1940)
– Woman kills six children trying to take own life, The Evening Independent (July 11, 1940)
– A funeral of six children, St. Petersburg Times (July 17, 1940) - ↑ Mother and five children burned, The Evening Independent (April 25, 1941)
– Alabaman admits he killed six, St. Petersburg Times (April 30, 1941)
– Jobless Carpenter Admits Killing Six, Los Angeles Times (April 30, 1941)
– Slayer of six given sentence of death, The Anniston Star (June 20, 1941)
– Torch slayer of family dies in Alabama's chair, The Evening Independent (March 13, 1942) - ↑ Eleven slain, St. Petersburg Times (January 17, 1942)
– 11 in 2 families slain in Wisconsin county, The New York Times (January 17, 1942)
– New Pierce Co. Mass Slaying – Shoots wife, 5 children and self to death, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (January 17, 1942)
– Youth faces murder charge for deaths of 4, The Racine Journal-Times (January 19, 1942) - ↑ Mother, 5 children dead; father held, The Palm Beach Post (November 3, 1942)
– Mother and five children die as home burns, St. Petersburg times (November 3, 1942)
– Georgian held for murder, The Tuscaloosa News (November 4, 1942)
– Bones of six found in ashes of home, The Chatsworth Times (November 5, 1942)
– Pulliam given life sentence, The Chatsworth Times (February 11, 1943)
– When justice triumphed, The Sunday News (January 4, 1948) - ↑ Wife, five children slain in Alabama, Reading Eagle (May 18, 1943)
– Slays mate, tots, then shoots self, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (May 18, 1943)
– Accused of slaying wife and 5 children, The Telegraph-Herald (May 18, 1943)
– Alleged slayer goes on trial, St. Petersburg Times (November 9, 1943)
– Auto mechanic's trial underway, The Tuscaloosa News (November 9, 1943)
– Dalrymple given life sentence, The Tuscaloosa News (November 11, 1943) - ↑ Berserk father kills 6 and self, The New York Times (January 29, 1956)
– Joint funeral set in family tragedy, The New York Times (January 30, 1956)
– 7 in family shot to death in New Jersey, The Victoria Advocate (January 29, 1956) - ↑ Farm father kills 6 children, self, The New York Times (October 3, 1956)
– Berserk dad kills 6 children, self, The Milwaukee Sentinel (October 3, 1956)
– Berserk slayer of six children had beaten wife, Ocala Star-Banner (October 3, 1956)
– Farmer kills six children, self, Ocala Star-Banner (October 4, 1956)
– Sharecropper kills six children, self, St. Petersburg Times (October 3, 1956) - ↑ Family Of Seven Killed In "Mass Murder, Suicide", The Lima News (March 8, 1959)
– Woman discovers six murders and a suicide, Rome News-Tribune (March 8, 1959)
– Bodies of seven found on farm, The Bend Bulletin (March 7, 1959)
– Man kills six, takes own life, Spokane Daily Chronicle (March 7, 1959) - ↑ Six in family die – Man Kills Wife, 4 of Their 5 Children and Himself, The New York Times (May 14, 1961)
– Find 6 dead – Husband leaves suicide note, Chicago Daily Tribune (May 14, 1961)
– Link father's "troubles" to deaths of 7, Chicago Daily Tribune (May 15, 1961)
– Hold services for parents, 5 slain children, Chicago Daily Tribune (May 18, 1961) - ↑ Father slays six, then kills himself, The New York Times (May 7, 1962)
– 7 in family found slain, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (May 7, 1962)
– Ex mental patient slays his wife, 5 children, kills self, Ocala Star-Banner (May 7, 1962) - ↑ Butler County Woman Kills 6 in Family, Self, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (June 18, 1963)
– "Nice Person" kills her 5 children, husband and self, The Evening Independent (June 18, 1963) - ↑ 'Nice guy' runs amok – Seven die, The Windsor Star (December 4, 1964)
– Man slays six, self, Reading Eagle (December 4, 1964)
– Father shoots, kills wife, 4 children, woman, self in Detroit shooting spree, Schenectady Gazette (December 4, 1964)
– Father Kills 4 Children, Self, Wife, The Hartford Courant (December 4, 1964) - ↑ Woman uses gun to end marital troubles, The Portsmouth Times (August 14, 1965)
– Mother kills husband, all five children, The Milwaukee Journal (August 14, 1965)
– Mother shoots family, then herself, Williamson Daily News (August 16, 1965)
– Family shot dead, The Sydney Morning Herald (August 15, 1965) - ↑ Suspect in slayings to get mental test, The New York Times (April 29, 1966)
– Wife, 5 children killed, ex-mental patient held, Schenectady Gazette (April 29, 1966)
– Admitted slayer freed on high court ruling, The Owosso Argus-Press (February 21, 1967)
– Confessed killer of 6 set free, The Pittsburgh Press (February 21, 1967)
– Confessed slayer freed, Spokane Daily Chronicle (February 21, 1967) - ↑ Berserk man kills 6 of his 7 children, The New York Times (December 20, 1968)
– Father sued for divorce kills 6 kids, Eugene Register-Guard (December 19, 1968) - ↑ Security Guard Kills Self After Slaying Wife, 5 of 6 Children, Los Angeles Times (June 11, 1973)
– Kills wife, 5 children before taking own life, Ludington Daily News (June 11, 1973)
– Father kills wife, children, himself, Rome News-Tribune (June 11, 1973)
– Guard kills wife, 5 children, self, Daily News (June 12, 1973) - ↑ Mass murder rocks neighborhood, Rome News-Tribune (January 9, 1978)
– 6 children slain, father charged, Ocala Star-Banner (January 8, 1978)
– Killer of Six Children Sentenced, The New York Times (June 14, 1978) - ↑ Five children, both parents bullet victims, Eugene Register-Guard (January 5, 1981)
– Same gun used in suicide, family deaths, The Free Lance–Star (January 7, 1981) - ↑ Suspect in Six Slayings Surrenders After Manhunt, The New York Times (May 12, 1981)
– Collector of guns sought in slayings, The New York Times (May 4, 1981)
– Man gets life terms for family murders, Sunday Star-News (November 13, 1981) - ↑ Father Kills 6 Children And Himself, Police Say, The New York Times (October 19, 1984)
– Father kills 6 children, himself, The Courier (October 19, 1984)
– Father who killed 6 children, self had shot at wife months before, Ocala Star-Banner (October 19, 1984)
– Wife protected killer in an earlier dispute, Deseret News (October 19, 1984) - ↑ 7 family members shot dead in Iowa, The Victoria Advocate (December 31, 1987)
– Algona, Iowa – A Time to Kill, And a Time to Heal, Time (April 8, 1991) - ↑ Six killed, one critical in apparent domestic feud, The Bryan Times (June 15, 1993)
– Bodies of six found at house, Ocala Star-Banner (June 15, 1993)
– Sentence given for 6 deaths, Chicago Tribune (June 1, 1994) - ↑ Woman kills children, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (September 5, 1998)
– Killing of 6 kids stuns community, The Ledger (September 5, 1998)
– Woman Pleads Guilty To Killing 6 Children, The New York Times (December 1, 1998)
– Mother Gets 50 Years For Killing 6 Children, The New York Times (January 9, 1999) - ↑ Tears, sorrow fill victims' school, Toledo Blade (September 6, 2000)
– Sherriff says father shot kin, died in fire he set, Toledo Blade (September 12, 2000)
– Family deaths, fire under investigation, Eugene Register-Guard (September 5, 2000)
– 7 die in murder-suicide, Orlando Sentinel (September 5, 2000) - ↑ Pennsylvania Man Accused of Murdering 6 Relatives, The New York Times (April 14, 2006)
– Pennsylvania: Life in Prison for Man Who Killed His Relatives, The New York Times (June 16, 2007) - ↑ Missouri Gunman Who Killed 5 Was Depressed for Weeks, Police Say, Fox News (December 17, 2006)
– Death of 11-year-old brings toll to 7, The Kansas City Star (December 17, 2006)
– Fourth Child Dies in Kansas City Shooting, KAKE (December 17, 2006) - ↑ Man kills wife, five kids, himself after being fired, CNN (January 27, 2008)
– Unemployed California Dad Who Killed Family, Himself Said Hospital Incited Tragedy, Fox News (January 28, 2009) - ↑ Agents: Wife main target, last to die in rampage, Associated Press (July 21, 2009)
– Police Charge Man With Six Murders in Two-State Killing Spree, Fox News (July 19, 2009)
– Police say Tennessee rampage started in Alabama, San Francisco Chronicle (July 21, 2009) - ↑ Florida Mom Slain With Her 5 Children Endured Abuse, The New York Times (September 21, 2009)
– Fla. Man Charged in Slayings of Wife, 5 Kids, The New York Times (September 22, 2009)
– Florida Dad Accused of Killing Family Says 'Bad Spirits' Made Him Do It, Fox News (October 13, 2009) - ↑ Apparent murder-suicide leaves 7 dead in Grapevine, Star-Telegram (December 25, 2011)
– 7 people shot dead in Texas home, motive unclear, San Francisco Gate (December 26, 2011)
– Texas shooting: Gunman 'dressed as Santa' killed family, BBC News (December 26, 2011)
– Estranged Husband Dressed As Santa Blamed For Christmas Day Massacre, ABC News (December 27, 2011)
– Dad's "weird" text message referred to death in Grapevine, recipient says, Star-Telegram (December 27, 2011) - ↑ My Maternal Families
Farmer destroys family, The New York Times (October 14, 1906)
– Wipes out entire family, Eau Claire Sunday Leader (October 14, 1906)
– An insane farmer wipes out family, The Fort Wayne Sentinel (October 13, 1906)
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