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Adam Christopher Mayes
The Bain murder-kidnappings involved the murder of a woman and her eldest daughter in Whiteville, Tennessee on April 27, 2012, and the concurrent kidnapping of the woman's two younger daughters ...
The Bain murder-kidnappings involved the murder of a woman and her eldest daughter in Whiteville, Tennessee on April 27, 2012, and the concurrent kidnapping of the woman's two younger daughters ...
Alvin Karpis
Alvin Francis Karpis (born Albin Francis Karpowicz; August 10, 1907 – August 26, 1979), nicknamed "Creepy" for his sinister smile and called "Ray" by his gang members, was an A...
Alvin Francis Karpis (born Albin Francis Karpowicz; August 10, 1907 – August 26, 1979), nicknamed "Creepy" for his sinister smile and called "Ray" by his gang members, was an A...
Arthur Gary Bishop
Arthur Gary Bishop (Between January 1 to June 10, 1951 – June 10, 1988) was a convicted American child molester, paedophile and serial killer.
Arthur Gary Bishop (Between January 1 to June 10, 1951 – June 10, 1988) was a convicted American child molester, paedophile and serial killer.
Arthur Gooch (criminal)
Arthur Gooch (died June 19, 1936) was an American criminal, who is notable for being the only person ever be executed under the federal Lindbergh kidnapping law.
Arthur Gooch (died June 19, 1936) was an American criminal, who is notable for being the only person ever be executed under the federal Lindbergh kidnapping law.
Arthur Seale
Arthur Seale, of Hillside, New Jersey, and his wife Irene were responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Sidney Reso, the Vice President of International Operations for Exxon on April 29, 199...
Arthur Seale, of Hillside, New Jersey, and his wife Irene were responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Sidney Reso, the Vice President of International Operations for Exxon on April 29, 199...
Bobbie Joe Long
Bobby Joe Long, also known as Bobbie Joe Long, Robert Joe Long and Robert Joseph Long, is an American serial killer, on death row in the state of Florida.
Bobby Joe Long, also known as Bobbie Joe Long, Robert Joe Long and Robert Joseph Long, is an American serial killer, on death row in the state of Florida.
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...
Brent Bennett
Brent Bennett is a former U.S. Army paratrooper who was convicted by an Afghan court on September 15, 2004 for participating in torture and kidnapping, and for running a private jail in Kabul.
Brent Bennett is a former U.S. Army paratrooper who was convicted by an Afghan court on September 15, 2004 for participating in torture and kidnapping, and for running a private jail in Kabul.
Brian David Mitchell
Brian David Mitchell is a former street preacher convicted in United States Federal District Court in Utah for the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping following six years in psychiatric custody.
Brian David Mitchell is a former street preacher convicted in United States Federal District Court in Utah for the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping following six years in psychiatric custody.
Craig Titus
Craig Michael Titus is a former IFBB professional bodybuilder and a convicted murderer.
Craig Michael Titus is a former IFBB professional bodybuilder and a convicted murderer.
Daniel Conahan
Daniel Owen Conahan, Jr. (born May 11, 1954) is a convicted American murderer and suspected serial killer.
Daniel Owen Conahan, Jr. (born May 11, 1954) is a convicted American murderer and suspected serial killer.
Donald DeFreeze
Donald David DeFreeze, also known as Cinque Mtume, was the leader of the American guerilla group Symbionese Liberation Army, a group operating in the mid-1970s, under the nom de guerre "Fi...
Donald David DeFreeze, also known as Cinque Mtume, was the leader of the American guerilla group Symbionese Liberation Army, a group operating in the mid-1970s, under the nom de guerre "Fi...
Edgar Smith
Edgar Smith (born 1934) is an American convicted murderer, who was once on Death Row for the 1957 murder of fifteen-year-old honor student and cheer leader Victoria Ann Zielinski.
Edgar Smith (born 1934) is an American convicted murderer, who was once on Death Row for the 1957 murder of fifteen-year-old honor student and cheer leader Victoria Ann Zielinski.
Gary Steven Krist
Gary Steven Krist (born April 29, 1945) is an American criminal.
Gary Steven Krist (born April 29, 1945) is an American criminal.
Gerald Friend
Gerald Arthur Friend is a convicted rapist and kidnapper from Lakewood, Washington.
Gerald Arthur Friend is a convicted rapist and kidnapper from Lakewood, Washington.
Glenn Lee Benner II
Glenn Lee Benner II (September 24, 1962 – February 7, 2006) was a convicted murderer, executed by the State of Ohio.
Glenn Lee Benner II (September 24, 1962 – February 7, 2006) was a convicted murderer, executed by the State of Ohio.
Henry Seadlund
Henry Seadlund (died July 14, 1938) was a 27-year old woodsman, executed by the United States Federal Government in Illinois for kidnapping.
Henry Seadlund (died July 14, 1938) was a 27-year old woodsman, executed by the United States Federal Government in Illinois for kidnapping.
James Ford Seale
James Ford Seale (June 25, 1935 – August 2, 2011) was a Ku Klux Klan member charged by the U.S. Justice Department on January 24, 2007, and subsequently convicted on June 14, 2007, for the May 1...
James Ford Seale (June 25, 1935 – August 2, 2011) was a Ku Klux Klan member charged by the U.S. Justice Department on January 24, 2007, and subsequently convicted on June 14, 2007, for the May 1...
James Homer Elledge
James Homer Elledge (December 9, 1942– August 28, 2001) was an American murderer who was executed by lethal injection in Washington State Penitentiary for the murder of 47 year old Eloise ...
James Homer Elledge (December 9, 1942– August 28, 2001) was an American murderer who was executed by lethal injection in Washington State Penitentiary for the murder of 47 year old Eloise ...
James Kelly (crimper)
James "Shanghai" Kelly was an American criminal of the 19th century who kidnapped men and forced them to work on ships.
James "Shanghai" Kelly was an American criminal of the 19th century who kidnapped men and forced them to work on ships.
James Randall (murderer)
James Michael Randall (born August 28, 1954) is an American criminal whose convictions include multiple rapes, a kidnapping, and the murder of two women in the Tampa Bay Area in Florida in the 1990s.
James Michael Randall (born August 28, 1954) is an American criminal whose convictions include multiple rapes, a kidnapping, and the murder of two women in the Tampa Bay Area in Florida in the 1990s.
Jesse Rugge
Jesse Taylor Rugge (born November 10, 1979) is one of the former members of Jesse James Hollywood's gang that helped in the murder of Nicholas Markowitz.
Jesse Taylor Rugge (born November 10, 1979) is one of the former members of Jesse James Hollywood's gang that helped in the murder of Nicholas Markowitz.
John Brennan Crutchley
John Brennan Crutchley (October 1, 1946 - March 30, 2002) was a convicted kidnapper and rapist who was suspected of murdering more than 30 women, but was never tried nor convicted of those crimes.
John Brennan Crutchley (October 1, 1946 - March 30, 2002) was a convicted kidnapper and rapist who was suspected of murdering more than 30 women, but was never tried nor convicted of those crimes.
John Couey
John Evander Couey was an American sex offender convicted of kidnapping, sexually battering, and murdering nine-year old Jessica Lunsford in February 2005, in Florida.
John Evander Couey was an American sex offender convicted of kidnapping, sexually battering, and murdering nine-year old Jessica Lunsford in February 2005, in Florida.
John David Duty
John David Duty was an American who was executed in Oklahoma for first-degree murder.
John David Duty was an American who was executed in Oklahoma for first-degree murder.
John Jamelske
John T. Jamelske is an American serial rapist-kidnapper who, from 1988 to his apprehension in 2003, kidnapped a series of girls and women and held them captive in a concrete bunker beneath the y...
John T. Jamelske is an American serial rapist-kidnapper who, from 1988 to his apprehension in 2003, kidnapped a series of girls and women and held them captive in a concrete bunker beneath the y...
John Marek (murderer)
John Richard Marek (September 17, 1961 – August 19, 2009) was a death row inmate at Florida State Prison for the rape and murder of a woman in 1983.
John Richard Marek (September 17, 1961 – August 19, 2009) was a death row inmate at Florida State Prison for the rape and murder of a woman in 1983.
Johnny Leartice Robinson
Johnny Leartice Robinson (25 July 1952 – 4 February 2004) was executed by the State of Florida for the 1985 murder of Beverly St. George.
Johnny Leartice Robinson (25 July 1952 – 4 February 2004) was executed by the State of Florida for the 1985 murder of Beverly St. George.
Jonathan P. Jackson
Jonathan Peter Jackson (May 1953 – August 7, 1970) is primarily known for initiating an attempt to negotiate the freedom of the Soledad Brothers (including his older brother George) through the ...
Jonathan Peter Jackson (May 1953 – August 7, 1970) is primarily known for initiating an attempt to negotiate the freedom of the Soledad Brothers (including his older brother George) through the ...
Joseph Corbett, Jr.
Joseph Corbett, Jr., a former Fulbright scholar, became the 127th fugitive named on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, placed there March 30, 1960 for the kidnap and subsequent murder of Adolph Coo...
Joseph Corbett, Jr., a former Fulbright scholar, became the 127th fugitive named on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, placed there March 30, 1960 for the kidnap and subsequent murder of Adolph Coo...
Joseph E. Duncan III
Joseph Edward Duncan III (born February 25, 1963) is an American convicted serial killer and sex offender who is currently serving multiple concurrent death sentences and life sentences in conju...
Joseph Edward Duncan III (born February 25, 1963) is an American convicted serial killer and sex offender who is currently serving multiple concurrent death sentences and life sentences in conju...
Joseph Kelly (crimper)
Joseph "Bunko" Kelly was a Liverpudlian hotelier of the 19th century who kidnapped men and sold them to work on ships.
Joseph "Bunko" Kelly was a Liverpudlian hotelier of the 19th century who kidnapped men and sold them to work on ships.
Joseph L. Romano
Colonel Joseph L. Romano is an officer in the United States Air Force and one of 26 American nationals charged by Italian authorities with the 2003 kidnapping of Italian resident cleric Hassan N...
Colonel Joseph L. Romano is an officer in the United States Air Force and one of 26 American nationals charged by Italian authorities with the 2003 kidnapping of Italian resident cleric Hassan N...
Kelly Allen Frank
Kelly Allen Frank is a felon, accused of crafting a plan to kidnap David Letterman's son, Harry Joseph Letterman, in 2005.
Kelly Allen Frank is a felon, accused of crafting a plan to kidnap David Letterman's son, Harry Joseph Letterman, in 2005.
Kenneth Parnell
Kenneth Eugene Parnell (September 26, 1931 – January 21, 2008) was a convicted American sex offender, known infamously for his kidnapping of seven-year-old Steven Stayner in Merced, Calif...
Kenneth Eugene Parnell (September 26, 1931 – January 21, 2008) was a convicted American sex offender, known infamously for his kidnapping of seven-year-old Steven Stayner in Merced, Calif...
Lawrence Singleton
Lawrence Singleton (July 28, 1927 - December 28, 2001) was an American criminal best known for perpetrating an infamous rape and mutilation of a teenage hitchhiker in California in 1978.
Lawrence Singleton (July 28, 1927 - December 28, 2001) was an American criminal best known for perpetrating an infamous rape and mutilation of a teenage hitchhiker in California in 1978.
Leopold and Loeb
Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr. and Richard Albert Loeb, more commonly known as "Leopold and Loeb", were two wealthy University of Michigan alumni and University of Chicago students ...
Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr. and Richard Albert Loeb, more commonly known as "Leopold and Loeb", were two wealthy University of Michigan alumni and University of Chicago students ...
Machine Gun Kelly
George Celino Barnes (July 18, 1895 – July 18, 1954), better known as "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster during the prohibition era.
George Celino Barnes (July 18, 1895 – July 18, 1954), better known as "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster during the prohibition era.
Manuel Benitez
Manuel Benitez, who went by the stage name Mark Everett, was a former American child actor in Hollywood films and a fugitive wanted by the FBI for the murder of his girlfriend in 2004.
Manuel Benitez, who went by the stage name Mark Everett, was a former American child actor in Hollywood films and a fugitive wanted by the FBI for the murder of his girlfriend in 2004.
Mark Dean Schwab
Mark Dean Schwab was a prisoner in the state of Florida, where he was executed for the April 18, 1991, rape, murder of 11-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez, Jr., eldest son of a musician in the band ...
Mark Dean Schwab was a prisoner in the state of Florida, where he was executed for the April 18, 1991, rape, murder of 11-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez, Jr., eldest son of a musician in the band ...
Max B
Charly Wingate, better known as Max B, is an American rapper and songwriter from Harlem and is known for his original rap style of mumbled delivery, catchy sing-song choruses & hooks, and ...
Charly Wingate, better known as Max B, is an American rapper and songwriter from Harlem and is known for his original rap style of mumbled delivery, catchy sing-song choruses & hooks, and ...
Michael J. Devlin
Michael John Devlin (born November 19, 1965) is an American criminal convicted of kidnapping and child sexual abuse.
Michael John Devlin (born November 19, 1965) is an American criminal convicted of kidnapping and child sexual abuse.
Montel Vontavious Porter
Hassan Hamin Assad, better known by his ring name Montel Vontavious Porter, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he was the inaugural IWG...
Hassan Hamin Assad, better known by his ring name Montel Vontavious Porter, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he was the inaugural IWG...
Morris Solomon, Jr.
Morris Solomon Jr. is a convicted serial killer now sitting on death row in San Quentin, California.
Morris Solomon Jr. is a convicted serial killer now sitting on death row in San Quentin, California.
Myles Fukunaga
Myles Yukata Fukunaga was a Japanese-American from Honolulu, Hawaii.
Myles Yukata Fukunaga was a Japanese-American from Honolulu, Hawaii.
Nathaniel Bar-Jonah
Nathaniel Benjamin Levi Bar-Jonah, born David Paul Brown, was a convicted felon and alleged cannabil who was serving a 130-year prison sentence without the possibility of parole in Montana...
Nathaniel Benjamin Levi Bar-Jonah, born David Paul Brown, was a convicted felon and alleged cannabil who was serving a 130-year prison sentence without the possibility of parole in Montana...
O. J. Simpson
Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American college and professional football player, football broadcaster and actor.
Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American college and professional football player, football broadcaster and actor.
Philadelphia basement kidnapping event
Three people were arrested as initial suspects in the Philadelphia basement kidnapping: Linda Weston, Gregory Thomas and Eddie Wright.
Three people were arrested as initial suspects in the Philadelphia basement kidnapping: Linda Weston, Gregory Thomas and Eddie Wright.
Phillip Craig Garrido
The kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard occurred on June 10, 1991, when she was 11 years old.
The kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard occurred on June 10, 1991, when she was 11 years old.
Richard Allen Davis
Richard Allen "Rick" Davis is a convicted murderer, whose criminal record fueled support for passage of California's "Three strikes law" for repeat offenders.
Richard Allen "Rick" Davis is a convicted murderer, whose criminal record fueled support for passage of California's "Three strikes law" for repeat offenders.
Richard Edwin Fox
Richard Edwin Fox (February 3, 1956 – February 12, 2003) was executed by the state of Ohio for the kidnapping and murder of an 18-year-old college student whom he lured to her death with t...
Richard Edwin Fox (February 3, 1956 – February 12, 2003) was executed by the state of Ohio for the kidnapping and murder of an 18-year-old college student whom he lured to her death with t...
Richard Henyard
Richard Henyard (June 26, 1974 – September 23, 2008) was an American murderer on death row in Florida, convicted for the double murder of 7-year-old Jamilya Lewis and 3-year-old Jasmine Le...
Richard Henyard (June 26, 1974 – September 23, 2008) was an American murderer on death row in Florida, convicted for the double murder of 7-year-old Jamilya Lewis and 3-year-old Jasmine Le...
Rick James
James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. (February 1, 1948August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. (February 1, 1948August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
Robert Seldon Lady
Robert Seldon Lady (born February 2, 1954 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras; nicknamed "Mister Bob") is a convicted kidnapper and a noted member of the U.S. intelligence community.
Robert Seldon Lady (born February 2, 1954 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras; nicknamed "Mister Bob") is a convicted kidnapper and a noted member of the U.S. intelligence community.
Sabrina De Sousa
Sabrina De Sousa (born c. 1956, India, naturalized USA citizen, 1985) is a convicted kidnapper and a former American diplomat, who made international news in 2009 for suing the State Department ...
Sabrina De Sousa (born c. 1956, India, naturalized USA citizen, 1985) is a convicted kidnapper and a former American diplomat, who made international news in 2009 for suing the State Department ...
Scott Hain
Scott Allen Hain (2 June 1970 – 3 April 2003) was the last person executed in the United States for crimes committed by the offender as a minor.
Scott Allen Hain (2 June 1970 – 3 April 2003) was the last person executed in the United States for crimes committed by the offender as a minor.
Symbionese Liberation Army
The Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) was an American self-styled left-wing urban militant group active between 1973 and 1975 that considered itself a revolutionary vanguard army.
The Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) was an American self-styled left-wing urban militant group active between 1973 and 1975 that considered itself a revolutionary vanguard army.
Ted Bundy
Theodore Robert "Ted" Bundy was an American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women during the 1970s, and possibly earlier.
Theodore Robert "Ted" Bundy was an American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women during the 1970s, and possibly earlier.
Ted Patrick
Theodore Roosevelt ("Ted") Patrick, Jr. (born 1930) is widely considered to be the "father of deprogramming."
Theodore Roosevelt ("Ted") Patrick, Jr. (born 1930) is widely considered to be the "father of deprogramming."
Tiffany Cole
Tiffany Ann Cole was found guilty of the kidnapping and first-degree murder of a Duval County, Florida husband and wife.
Tiffany Ann Cole was found guilty of the kidnapping and first-degree murder of a Duval County, Florida husband and wife.
Vinson Filyaw
Vinson Filyaw (born December 15, 1969) is a former construction worker convicted of kidnapping and raping Elizabeth Shoaf, a 14-year-old girl from Lugoff, South Carolina, in 2006, holding her c...
Vinson Filyaw (born December 15, 1969) is a former construction worker convicted of kidnapping and raping Elizabeth Shoaf, a 14-year-old girl from Lugoff, South Carolina, in 2006, holding her c...
Willie Williams (murderer)
William James "Flip" Williams, Jr. was a was a wrongfully convicted man murdered by Mighty Whitey State of Ohio executed by lethal injection in the city of Youngstown, Ohio.
William James "Flip" Williams, Jr. was a was a wrongfully convicted man murdered by Mighty Whitey State of Ohio executed by lethal injection in the city of Youngstown, Ohio.
Ángel Nieves Díaz
Ángel Nieves Díaz (August 31, 1951 – December 13, 2006) was a Puerto Rican convict who was executed by lethal injection in Raiford, Florida.
Ángel Nieves Díaz (August 31, 1951 – December 13, 2006) was a Puerto Rican convict who was executed by lethal injection in Raiford, Florida.