Settings20th-century American criminals
1994 Planned Parenthood Shootings
The perpetrator was John C. Salvi III.
The perpetrator was John C. Salvi III.
Abe Ruef
Abraham Rueff (September 2, 1864, San Francisco, California - February 29, 1936, San Francisco), known as Abe Ruef, was an American lawyer and politician.
Abraham Rueff (September 2, 1864, San Francisco, California - February 29, 1936, San Francisco), known as Abe Ruef, was an American lawyer and politician.
Aileen Wuornos
Aileen Carol Wuornos was an American serial killer who killed seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990, claiming they raped or attempted to rape her while she was working as a prostitute.
Aileen Carol Wuornos was an American serial killer who killed seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990, claiming they raped or attempted to rape her while she was working as a prostitute.
Anthony Sowell
Anthony Edward Sowell (born August 19, 1959) is an American serial killer, identified in press reports as the "Cleveland Strangler".
Anthony Edward Sowell (born August 19, 1959) is an American serial killer, identified in press reports as the "Cleveland Strangler".
Bobby Wayne Woods
Bobby Wayne Woods (October 11, 1965 – December 3, 2009) was a convicted American murderer, kidnapper and rapist executed by the state of Texas for the murder and rape of 11-year old Sarah Patter...
Bobby Wayne Woods (October 11, 1965 – December 3, 2009) was a convicted American murderer, kidnapper and rapist executed by the state of Texas for the murder and rape of 11-year old Sarah Patter...
Brenda Ann Spencer
Brenda Ann Spencer (born April 3, 1962) is a convicted American murderer who carried out a shooting spree from her home in San Diego, California, on January 29, 1979.
Brenda Ann Spencer (born April 3, 1962) is a convicted American murderer who carried out a shooting spree from her home in San Diego, California, on January 29, 1979.
Cecil Price
Cecil Ray Price (April 15, 1938 – May 6, 2001) was linked to the murders of three civil rights workers in 1964.
Cecil Ray Price (April 15, 1938 – May 6, 2001) was linked to the murders of three civil rights workers in 1964.
Charles "Tex" Watson
Charles Denton Watson is a convicted American murderer and former member of the Charles Manson "Family" from Copeville, Texas.
Charles Denton Watson is a convicted American murderer and former member of the Charles Manson "Family" from Copeville, Texas.
Charles Flaherty
Charles F. Flaherty is a U.S. politician who served as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1967-1996.
Charles F. Flaherty is a U.S. politician who served as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1967-1996.
Charles Manson
Charles Milles Manson (born November 12, 1934) is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s.
Charles Milles Manson (born November 12, 1934) is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s.
Dan Rostenkowski
Daniel David "Dan" Rostenkowski (January 2, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was a United States Representative from Illinois, serving from 1959 to 1995.
Daniel David "Dan" Rostenkowski (January 2, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was a United States Representative from Illinois, serving from 1959 to 1995.
David Mack (police officer)
David Anthony Mack, is a former LAPD Rampart Division Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums officer.
David Anthony Mack, is a former LAPD Rampart Division Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums officer.
Dennis Rader
Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9, 1945) is an American serial killer who murdered ten people in Sedgwick County (in and around Wichita, Kansas), between 1974 and 1991.
Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9, 1945) is an American serial killer who murdered ten people in Sedgwick County (in and around Wichita, Kansas), between 1974 and 1991.
DMX (rapper)
Earl Simmons (born December 18, 1970), better known by his stage name DMX (also known as Dark Man X and Divine Master of the Unknown) is a multi-Platinum American rapper and ac...
Earl Simmons (born December 18, 1970), better known by his stage name DMX (also known as Dark Man X and Divine Master of the Unknown) is a multi-Platinum American rapper and ac...
Edgar Ray Killen
Edgar Ray "Preacher" Killen is a former Ku Klux Klan organizer who conspired in the murders of three civil rights activists—James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner—in 1964.
Edgar Ray "Preacher" Killen is a former Ku Klux Klan organizer who conspired in the murders of three civil rights activists—James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner—in 1964.
Efren Saldivar
Efren Saldivar is an American serial killer who murdered patients while working as a respiratory therapist.
Efren Saldivar is an American serial killer who murdered patients while working as a respiratory therapist.
Eric Robert Rudolph
Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966), also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is a criminal responsible for a series of bombings across the southern United States between 1996 and ...
Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966), also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is a criminal responsible for a series of bombings across the southern United States between 1996 and ...
Ernesto Miranda
Ernesto Arturo Miranda (March 9, 1941 – January 31, 1976) was a laborer whose conviction on kidnapping, rape, and armed robbery charges based on his confession under police interrogation resulte...
Ernesto Arturo Miranda (March 9, 1941 – January 31, 1976) was a laborer whose conviction on kidnapping, rape, and armed robbery charges based on his confession under police interrogation resulte...
Erwin Walker
William Erwin Walker, aka Erwin M. Walker and Machine Gun Walker (b.
William Erwin Walker, aka Erwin M. Walker and Machine Gun Walker (b.
Everett Bridgewater
Everett Bridgewater was a Prohibition-era bank robber.
Everett Bridgewater was a Prohibition-era bank robber.
Francisco Martin Duran
Francisco Martin Duran (born September 8, 1968, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is most known for his actions of October 29, 1994, when he fired 29 rounds from an SKS rifle at the White House.
Francisco Martin Duran (born September 8, 1968, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is most known for his actions of October 29, 1994, when he fired 29 rounds from an SKS rifle at the White House.
Frank Lucas
Frank Lucas is a former U.S. heroin dealer and organized crime boss who operated in Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Frank Lucas is a former U.S. heroin dealer and organized crime boss who operated in Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Gary Ridgway
Gary Leon Ridgway (born February 18, 1949) is an American serial killer known as the Green River Killer.
Gary Leon Ridgway (born February 18, 1949) is an American serial killer known as the Green River Killer.
George Jung
George Jacob Jung (born August 6, 1942), nicknamed "Boston George", was a major player in the cocaine trade in the United States in the 1970s and early 1980s.
George Jacob Jung (born August 6, 1942), nicknamed "Boston George", was a major player in the cocaine trade in the United States in the 1970s and early 1980s.
George Wright (criminal)
George Edward Wright (born March 29, 1943) is a Portuguese citizen of American origin, from Detroit, Michigan (USA).
George Edward Wright (born March 29, 1943) is a Portuguese citizen of American origin, from Detroit, Michigan (USA).
George Wright (fugitive)
George Edward Wright (born March 29, 1943) is a Portuguese citizen of American origin who, in 1961, graduated from Mary Bethune High School in Halifax, Virginia.
George Edward Wright (born March 29, 1943) is a Portuguese citizen of American origin who, in 1961, graduated from Mary Bethune High School in Halifax, Virginia.
Harry Powers
Harry F. Powers, also known as Cornelius O. Pierson and A. R. Weaver, was a convicted serial killer who was hanged in Clarksburg, West Virginia, in 1932.
Harry F. Powers, also known as Cornelius O. Pierson and A. R. Weaver, was a convicted serial killer who was hanged in Clarksburg, West Virginia, in 1932.
Ira Einhorn
Ira Samuel Einhorn, known as "the Unicorn Killer", is a convicted murderer who savagely beat his ex-girlfriend, Holly Maddux, to death and then stored her body in a locker in his apartment...
Ira Samuel Einhorn, known as "the Unicorn Killer", is a convicted murderer who savagely beat his ex-girlfriend, Holly Maddux, to death and then stored her body in a locker in his apartment...
James Bevel
James L. Bevel (October 19, 1936 – December 19, 2008) was an American minister and leader of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement who, as the Director of Direct Action and Director of Nonviolent Educ...
James L. Bevel (October 19, 1936 – December 19, 2008) was an American minister and leader of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement who, as the Director of Direct Action and Director of Nonviolent Educ...
James Charles Kopp
James Charles Kopp (born August 2, 1954) is an American citizen who was convicted in 2003 for the 1998 sniper-style murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian, an American physician from Amherst, New York wh...
James Charles Kopp (born August 2, 1954) is an American citizen who was convicted in 2003 for the 1998 sniper-style murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian, an American physician from Amherst, New York wh...
James Earl Ray
James Earl Ray was an American criminal convicted of the assassination of civil rights and anti-war activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
James Earl Ray was an American criminal convicted of the assassination of civil rights and anti-war activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
James G. Watt
James Gaius Watt (born January 31, 1938) served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior for President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1983.
James Gaius Watt (born January 31, 1938) served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior for President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1983.
Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender.
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender.
John Gotti
John Joseph Gotti, Jr (October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an American mobster who became the Boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City.
John Joseph Gotti, Jr (October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an American mobster who became the Boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City.
John Salvi
John C. Salvi III was an anti-abortion terrorist who carried out fatal terrorist attacks on two Planned Parenthood reproductive health clinics in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 30, 1994.
John C. Salvi III was an anti-abortion terrorist who carried out fatal terrorist attacks on two Planned Parenthood reproductive health clinics in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 30, 1994.
Laura Whitehorn
Laura Jane Whitehorn was born in April 1945 to Lenore and Nathaniel Whitehorn of Brooklyn, New York.
Laura Jane Whitehorn was born in April 1945 to Lenore and Nathaniel Whitehorn of Brooklyn, New York.
Lawrence Rivera
Lawrence John Rivera (born 1971 in (USA) American citizen.
Lawrence John Rivera (born 1971 in (USA) American citizen.
Lemrick Nelson
Lemrick Nelson, Jr. (born July 31, 1975) is an African-American man who stabbed Hasidic student Yankel Rosenbaum to death during the racial unrest of the 1991 Crown Heights riot.
Lemrick Nelson, Jr. (born July 31, 1975) is an African-American man who stabbed Hasidic student Yankel Rosenbaum to death during the racial unrest of the 1991 Crown Heights riot.
Leonard Little
Leonard Antonio Little (born October 19, 1974 in Asheville, North Carolina) is a former American football defensive end.
Leonard Antonio Little (born October 19, 1974 in Asheville, North Carolina) is a former American football defensive end.
Lynette Fromme
Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme (born October 22, 1948) is an American member of the Manson Family.
Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme (born October 22, 1948) is an American member of the Manson Family.
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., ONH (17 August 1887 10 June 1940) was a Jamaican publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a staunch proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanis...
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., ONH (17 August 1887 10 June 1940) was a Jamaican publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a staunch proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanis...
Mario Biaggi
Mario Biaggi is a former U.S. Representative from New York and former New York City police officer.
Mario Biaggi is a former U.S. Representative from New York and former New York City police officer.
Maurice Clemmons
Maurice Clemmons (February 6, 1972 – December 1, 2009) was an American felon who was responsible for the November 29, 2009, murder of four police officers in Parkland, Washington.
Maurice Clemmons (February 6, 1972 – December 1, 2009) was an American felon who was responsible for the November 29, 2009, murder of four police officers in Parkland, Washington.
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal is a Black-American who was found guilty of and sentenced to death for the December 9, 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
Mumia Abu-Jamal is a Black-American who was found guilty of and sentenced to death for the December 9, 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
Murray Garsson
Murray W. Garsson (born May 14, 1890, London, England; died March 26, 1957, New York City, age 66) was a munitions manufacturer, who with his brother, Henry Garsson, defrauded the US Government ...
Murray W. Garsson (born May 14, 1890, London, England; died March 26, 1957, New York City, age 66) was a munitions manufacturer, who with his brother, Henry Garsson, defrauded the US Government ...
Nate Dogg
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011), better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician.
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011), better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician.
Nicholas Mavroules
Nicholas "Nicky Pockets" James Mavroules was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts who was jailed after pleading guilty to corruption charges.
Nicholas "Nicky Pockets" James Mavroules was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts who was jailed after pleading guilty to corruption charges.
Oba Chandler
Oba Chandler (October 11, 1946 – November 15, 2011) was an American convicted rapist and murderer who was put to death via lethal injection for the June 1989 triple murders of a woman and her tw...
Oba Chandler (October 11, 1946 – November 15, 2011) was an American convicted rapist and murderer who was put to death via lethal injection for the June 1989 triple murders of a woman and her tw...
Patricia Krenwinkel
Patricia Dianne Krenwinkel (born December 3, 1947) is an American convicted killer and a former member of Charles Manson's murderous commune, known as "the Family".
Patricia Dianne Krenwinkel (born December 3, 1947) is an American convicted killer and a former member of Charles Manson's murderous commune, known as "the Family".
Paul Jennings Hill
Paul Jennings Hill was the first person in the United States to be executed for murdering a doctor who performed abortions.
Paul Jennings Hill was the first person in the United States to be executed for murdering a doctor who performed abortions.
Peter Gotti
Peter Gotti, also known as "One Eyed Pete", "Petey Boy", "One Eye" (born November 15, 1939), is a New York mobster who is the former boss of the Gambino crime family and the older brother of dec...
Peter Gotti, also known as "One Eyed Pete", "Petey Boy", "One Eye" (born November 15, 1939), is a New York mobster who is the former boss of the Gambino crime family and the older brother of dec...
Philip N. Johnson
Philip Noel Johnson was an armored car driver employed by Loomis Fargo & Company in Jacksonville, Florida.
Philip Noel Johnson was an armored car driver employed by Loomis Fargo & Company in Jacksonville, Florida.
Robert John Bardo
Robert John Bardo (born January 2, 1970) is an American man serving life imprisonment without parole after being convicted in October 1991 for the murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer on July 18,...
Robert John Bardo (born January 2, 1970) is an American man serving life imprisonment without parole after being convicted in October 1991 for the murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer on July 18,...
Rodney Alcala
Rodney James Alcala (born Rodrigo Jacques Alcala Buquor; August 23, 1943) is a convicted rapist and serial killer.
Rodney James Alcala (born Rodrigo Jacques Alcala Buquor; August 23, 1943) is a convicted rapist and serial killer.
Ron Rewald
Ron Rewald is a former Hawaii investment advisor, professional football player and self-described CIA agent who was convicted of wire fraud and mail fraud in 1985.
Ron Rewald is a former Hawaii investment advisor, professional football player and self-described CIA agent who was convicted of wire fraud and mail fraud in 1985.
Ronnie Lee Gardner
Ronnie Lee Gardner (January 16, 1961 – June 18, 2010) was an American criminal who received the death penalty for murder in 1985, and was executed by firing squad by the state of Utah in 2010.
Ronnie Lee Gardner (January 16, 1961 – June 18, 2010) was an American criminal who received the death penalty for murder in 1985, and was executed by firing squad by the state of Utah in 2010.
Sara Jane Moore
Sara Jane Moore (born Sara Jane Kahn; February 15, 1930) attempted to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford on September 22, 1975, outside the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, just 17 ...
Sara Jane Moore (born Sara Jane Kahn; February 15, 1930) attempted to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford on September 22, 1975, outside the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, just 17 ...
Sirhan Sirhan
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is a Palestinian American who was convicted for the assassination of United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is a Palestinian American who was convicted for the assassination of United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Stanley Williams
Stanley Tookie Williams III (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005) was the co-founder of the Crips, a notorious American street gang which had its roots in South Central Los Angeles in 1969.
Stanley Tookie Williams III (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005) was the co-founder of the Crips, a notorious American street gang which had its roots in South Central Los Angeles in 1969.
Susan Atkins
Susan Denise Atkins (May 7, 1948 – September 24, 2009) was a convicted American murderer who was a member of the "Manson family", led by Charles Manson.
Susan Denise Atkins (May 7, 1948 – September 24, 2009) was a convicted American murderer who was a member of the "Manson family", led by Charles Manson.
Susan Smith
Susan Leigh Vaughan Smith is an American woman sentenced to life in prison for murdering her children.
Susan Leigh Vaughan Smith is an American woman sentenced to life in prison for murdering her children.
Ted Kaczynski
Theodore John "Ted" Kaczynski, PhD, also known as the "Unabomber", is an American mathematician, social critic, anarcho-primitivist, and Neo-Luddite who engaged in a mail bombi...
Theodore John "Ted" Kaczynski, PhD, also known as the "Unabomber", is an American mathematician, social critic, anarcho-primitivist, and Neo-Luddite who engaged in a mail bombi...
Terry Nichols
Terry Lynn Nichols (born April 1, 1955) is a convicted bomber's accomplice, who prior to his incarceration, held a variety of short term jobs including farmer, grain elevator manager, real estat...
Terry Lynn Nichols (born April 1, 1955) is a convicted bomber's accomplice, who prior to his incarceration, held a variety of short term jobs including farmer, grain elevator manager, real estat...
Timothy McVeigh
Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001) was a United States Army veteran and security guard who detonated a truck bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma C...
Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001) was a United States Army veteran and security guard who detonated a truck bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma C...
Tony Boles
Tony Boles (born ) is a retired professional American football running back and kick returner who was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
Tony Boles (born ) is a retired professional American football running back and kick returner who was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
Troy Davis case
Troy Anthony Davis was an American citizen convicted of the August 19, 1989, murder of Savannah, Georgia, police officer Mark MacPhail.
Troy Anthony Davis was an American citizen convicted of the August 19, 1989, murder of Savannah, Georgia, police officer Mark MacPhail.
Valerie Solanas
Valerie Jean Solanas (April 9, 1936 – April 25, 1988) was an American radical feminist writer, best known for her attempted murder of Andy Warhol in 1968.
Valerie Jean Solanas (April 9, 1936 – April 25, 1988) was an American radical feminist writer, best known for her attempted murder of Andy Warhol in 1968.
Walter R. Tucker III
Walter Rayford Tucker III (born May 28, 1957) is a former U.S. Democratic politician from California.
Walter Rayford Tucker III (born May 28, 1957) is a former U.S. Democratic politician from California.
Wayne DuMond
Wayne Eugene DuMond (September 10, 1949 - August 31, 2005) was an American criminal convicted of murder and rape.
Wayne Eugene DuMond (September 10, 1949 - August 31, 2005) was an American criminal convicted of murder and rape.
Whitey Bulger
James Joseph Bulger, Jr. (born September 3, 1929, Dorchester, Massachusetts) — known as "Whitey" Bulger — is a fugitive and alleged leader of the Winter Hill Gang, an...
James Joseph Bulger, Jr. (born September 3, 1929, Dorchester, Massachusetts) — known as "Whitey" Bulger — is a fugitive and alleged leader of the Winter Hill Gang, an...
Willie Horton
William R. "Willie" Horton (born August 12, 1951) is an American convicted felon who, while serving a life sentence for murder, without the possibility of parole, was the beneficiary of a Massac...
William R. "Willie" Horton (born August 12, 1951) is an American convicted felon who, while serving a life sentence for murder, without the possibility of parole, was the beneficiary of a Massac...
Yolanda Saldívar
Yolanda Saldívar (born September 19, 1960) is a Mexican American woman who was convicted in 1995 of the murder of Tejano music singer Selena at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi, Texas on March...
Yolanda Saldívar (born September 19, 1960) is a Mexican American woman who was convicted in 1995 of the murder of Tejano music singer Selena at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi, Texas on March...