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Adam Leroy Lane
Adam Leroy Lane is a convicted killer who is dubbed the "Highway Killer" because his crimes took place near the highway, which he frequently traveled because of his job as a trucker.
Adam Leroy Lane is a convicted killer who is dubbed the "Highway Killer" because his crimes took place near the highway, which he frequently traveled because of his job as a trucker.
Andrew Thomas DelGiorno
Andrew Thomas DelGiorno, also known as "Tommy Del", is a former American mobster, captain in the Scarfo crime family and Federal Bureau of Investigation informant.
Andrew Thomas DelGiorno, also known as "Tommy Del", is a former American mobster, captain in the Scarfo crime family and Federal Bureau of Investigation informant.
Arthur Seale
Arthur Seale (born 1947), 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 A...
Arthur Seale (born 1947), 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 A...
Barry Loukaitis
The Frontier Middle School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on February 2, 1996 at Frontier Middle School in Moses Lake, Washington, United States.
The Frontier Middle School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on February 2, 1996 at Frontier Middle School in Moses Lake, Washington, United States.
Brenda Clubine
Brenda Clubine was convicted of first-degree murder in 1983, and sentenced to 16 years to life for the death of her husband, whom she claimed was abusive and had threatened to kill her.
Brenda Clubine was convicted of first-degree murder in 1983, and sentenced to 16 years to life for the death of her husband, whom she claimed was abusive and had threatened to kill her.
Bruce Mendenhall
Bruce Mendenhall is a convicted American murderer and accused serial killer.
Bruce Mendenhall is a convicted American murderer and accused serial killer.
Bryant Bowles
Bryant William Bowles Jr. was a white supremacist bitterly opposed to racial integration of public schools in the United States.
Bryant William Bowles Jr. was a white supremacist bitterly opposed to racial integration of public schools in the United States.
Charles Reiser
Charles "The Ox" Reiser was a safecracker as well as a mentor to many of the organized crime leaders of the early 20th century including Dean O'Banion, George "Bugs" Moran, Earl "Hymie" Weiss, a...
Charles "The Ox" Reiser was a safecracker as well as a mentor to many of the organized crime leaders of the early 20th century including Dean O'Banion, George "Bugs" Moran, Earl "Hymie" Weiss, a...
Charles Stuart (murderer)
Charles "Chuck" Stuart was an apparent victim, with his wife Carol DiMaiti Stuart, of a violent carjacking in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.
Charles "Chuck" Stuart was an apparent victim, with his wife Carol DiMaiti Stuart, of a violent carjacking in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.
Colin Kennedy
Colin Kennedy was a notorious 19th century criminal in San Francisco, California.
Colin Kennedy was a notorious 19th century criminal in San Francisco, California.
Craig Peyer
Craig Allen Peyer was a rogue California Highway Patrol officer convicted of the 1986 strangulation murder of 20-year-old motorist Cara Knott, a student at San Diego State University.
Craig Allen Peyer was a rogue California Highway Patrol officer convicted of the 1986 strangulation murder of 20-year-old motorist Cara Knott, a student at San Diego State University.
Curtis Flowers
Curtis Giovanni Flowers is an African-American man who has been tried six times in the state of Mississippi, United States for murder.
Curtis Giovanni Flowers is an African-American man who has been tried six times in the state of Mississippi, United States for murder.
Dan Bogan
Dan Bogan (1860 - after 1889) was an American gunfighter and outlaw of the American Old West, who today is considered to have been one of the most underrated gunmen of the 19th century west.
Dan Bogan (1860 - after 1889) was an American gunfighter and outlaw of the American Old West, who today is considered to have been one of the most underrated gunmen of the 19th century west.
Dana Ewell
Dana Ewell is a convicted triple murderer who was sentenced to three life sentences for ordering the killing of his mother, father, and sister in 1992.
Dana Ewell is a convicted triple murderer who was sentenced to three life sentences for ordering the killing of his mother, father, and sister in 1992.
David Attias
David Attias (born May 6, 1982) is a former student of the University of California, Santa Barbara and current patient of Patton State Hospital.
David Attias (born May 6, 1982) is a former student of the University of California, Santa Barbara and current patient of Patton State Hospital.
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...
Duane Buck
Duane Edward Buck is an African-American man convicted of shooting three people, killing two in 1995.
Duane Edward Buck is an African-American man convicted of shooting three people, killing two in 1995.
Eddie Lee Sexton
Eddie Lee Sexton was an American murderer.
Eddie Lee Sexton was an American murderer.
Edward Charles Allaway
The California State University, Fullerton massacre was an incident of mass murder that occurred on Monday, July 12, 1976, at California State University, Fullerton, in Fullerton, California, Un...
The California State University, Fullerton massacre was an incident of mass murder that occurred on Monday, July 12, 1976, at California State University, Fullerton, in Fullerton, California, Un...
Eric Hainstock
The Weston High School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on September 29, 2006, in Weston High School in Cazenovia, Wisconsin, United States.
The Weston High School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on September 29, 2006, in Weston High School in Cazenovia, Wisconsin, United States.
Filipe Espinosa
Felipe Nerio Espinosa was a notorious murderer who during the summer of 1863 killed two dozen people in Colorado Territory.
Felipe Nerio Espinosa was a notorious murderer who during the summer of 1863 killed two dozen people in Colorado Territory.
Frederic Defrouville
Frederic Defrouville was a noted American murderer.
Frederic Defrouville was a noted American murderer.
Harvey Carignan
Harvey Louis Carignan (born May 18, 1927) is an American serial killer currently serving a life sentence at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Stillwater for the murders of two women.
Harvey Louis Carignan (born May 18, 1927) is an American serial killer currently serving a life sentence at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Stillwater for the murders of two women.
Henry Rathbone
Henry Reed Rathbone was a United States military officer and diplomat who was present at the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Henry Reed Rathbone was a United States military officer and diplomat who was present at the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Hesham Mohamed Hadayet
Hesham Mohamed Hadayet was an Egyptian-American terrorist who on July 4, 2002, murdered 2 people and wounded 4 others at Los Angeles International Airport in the 2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting.
Hesham Mohamed Hadayet was an Egyptian-American terrorist who on July 4, 2002, murdered 2 people and wounded 4 others at Los Angeles International Airport in the 2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting.
Holmes Beckwith
Holmes Beckwith was an American political scientist and professor of finance and insurance at several universities.
Holmes Beckwith was an American political scientist and professor of finance and insurance at several universities.
Jack Ruby
Jacob Leon Rubenstein (March 25, 1911 – January 3, 1967), who legally changed his name to Jack Leon Ruby in 1947, was convicted of the November 24, 1963 murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the ac...
Jacob Leon Rubenstein (March 25, 1911 – January 3, 1967), who legally changed his name to Jack Leon Ruby in 1947, was convicted of the November 24, 1963 murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the ac...
James Butler (boxer)
James Butler Jr. is a former American light heavyweight boxer, and former USBA super middleweight champion.
James Butler Jr. is a former American light heavyweight boxer, and former USBA super middleweight champion.
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 Hamm
James Hamm was convicted for the drug-related murder of Willard Morley in 1974.
James Hamm was convicted for the drug-related murder of Willard Morley in 1974.
James von Brunn
James Wenneker von Brunn was an American man who perpetrated the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2009.
James Wenneker von Brunn was an American man who perpetrated the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2009.
James Yates murders
The James Yates Murders refer to a tragic occurrence in 1781 in which James Yates brutally murdered his family, consisting of his wife and his four children, on claims that a voice was instructi...
The James Yates Murders refer to a tragic occurrence in 1781 in which James Yates brutally murdered his family, consisting of his wife and his four children, on claims that a voice was instructi...
Jeffrey Gorton
Jeffrey Wayne Gorton is an American murderer and rapist, who was convicted in 2002 of the rape and murder of flight attendant Nancy Ludwig on February 17, 1991 at the Hilton hotel in Romulus, Mi...
Jeffrey Wayne Gorton is an American murderer and rapist, who was convicted in 2002 of the rape and murder of flight attendant Nancy Ludwig on February 17, 1991 at the Hilton hotel in Romulus, Mi...
Jesse Evans (outlaw)
Jesse Evans (1853 — ????) was an outlaw and gunman of the Old West, and leader of the Jesse Evans Gang.
Jesse Evans (1853 — ????) was an outlaw and gunman of the Old West, and leader of the Jesse Evans Gang.
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 Billington
John Billington was an Englishman who came over on the Mayflower and was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.
John Billington was an Englishman who came over on the Mayflower and was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.
John C. Colt
John Caldwell Colt, the brother of Samuel Colt of Colt firearm fame, was a fur-trader, book keeper, law clerk, and teacher.
John Caldwell Colt, the brother of Samuel Colt of Colt firearm fame, was a fur-trader, book keeper, law clerk, and teacher.
John Katehis
John Katehis is an American student who was convicted in 2011 of murdering George Weber, a popular radio reporter in March 2009.
John Katehis is an American student who was convicted in 2011 of murdering George Weber, a popular radio reporter in March 2009.
John Kelley (criminal)
John J. Kelley was a reputed mobster who was an associate of the Patriarca crime family.
John J. Kelley was a reputed mobster who was an associate of the Patriarca crime family.
John Selman
John Selman (November 16, 1839-April 6, 1896) was an outlaw and sometimes lawman of the Old West.
John Selman (November 16, 1839-April 6, 1896) was an outlaw and sometimes lawman of the Old West.
Johnny Martorano
John James Vincent Martorano also known as "Vincent Joseph Rancourt," "Richard Aucoin", "Nick," "The Cook" and "The Executioner" and "The Basin Street Butcher", is a former hit...
John James Vincent Martorano also known as "Vincent Joseph Rancourt," "Richard Aucoin", "Nick," "The Cook" and "The Executioner" and "The Basin Street Butcher", is a former hit...
Kenneth Edward Gentry
Kenneth Edward Gentry was an American criminal who was executed on April 16, 1997 for the murder of 23-year-old Jimmy Don Ham.
Kenneth Edward Gentry was an American criminal who was executed on April 16, 1997 for the murder of 23-year-old Jimmy Don Ham.
Larry Troutman
Larry Troutman was a musician and a founding member of the funk/R&B band Zapp alongside his younger brother, Roger Troutman.
Larry Troutman was a musician and a founding member of the funk/R&B band Zapp alongside his younger brother, Roger Troutman.
Lead Belly
Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 – December 6, 1949) was an iconic American folk and blues musician, and multi-instrumentalist, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on ...
Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 – December 6, 1949) was an iconic American folk and blues musician, and multi-instrumentalist, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on ...
Louis Till
Louis Till (died July 2, 1945) was an American soldier and the father of Emmett Louis Till, whose murder in 1955 at the age of fourteen galvanized the African-American civil rights movement.
Louis Till (died July 2, 1945) was an American soldier and the father of Emmett Louis Till, whose murder in 1955 at the age of fourteen galvanized the African-American civil rights movement.
Lyle and Erik Menendez
Joseph Lyle Menendez and Erik Galen Menendez are brothers who are known for their conviction in a highly publicized trial for the shotgun murders in 1989 of their wealthy parents, entertai...
Joseph Lyle Menendez and Erik Galen Menendez are brothers who are known for their conviction in a highly publicized trial for the shotgun murders in 1989 of their wealthy parents, entertai...
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 Winger
Mark Winger, (born November 26, 1962) a former Springfield, Illinois nuclear power-plant technician, was convicted in 2002 of murdering his wife, Donnah Winger, and Roger Harrington (born 1967),...
Mark Winger, (born November 26, 1962) a former Springfield, Illinois nuclear power-plant technician, was convicted in 2002 of murdering his wife, Donnah Winger, and Roger Harrington (born 1967),...
Martha Wise
Martha Wise, born Martha Hasel, was an American woman who confessed to poisoning seventeen people, killing three, in 1924.
Martha Wise, born Martha Hasel, was an American woman who confessed to poisoning seventeen people, killing three, in 1924.
Martin James Durkin
Martin James Durkin was an American criminal and car thief.
Martin James Durkin was an American criminal and car thief.
Maurice Lerner
Maurice R. Lerner (a.k.a. Maurice "Pro" Lerner) was a Mafia hit man connected with the Patriarca crime family who was convicted of murder in 1970.
Maurice R. Lerner (a.k.a. Maurice "Pro" Lerner) was a Mafia hit man connected with the Patriarca crime family who was convicted of murder in 1970.
Michael Bethke
Michael Bethke is an American murderer from Calumet City, Illinois who killed and decapitated Joseph Lesinski, his 49-year old co-worker at the Burnham, Illinois White Hen Pantry grocery store, ...
Michael Bethke is an American murderer from Calumet City, Illinois who killed and decapitated Joseph Lesinski, his 49-year old co-worker at the Burnham, Illinois White Hen Pantry grocery store, ...
Michael Carneal
The Heath High School shooting occurred at Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, United States, on Monday, December 1, 1997.
The Heath High School shooting occurred at Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, United States, on Monday, December 1, 1997.
Michael John Anderson
Michael John Anderson is an American, formerly a resident of Savage, Minnesota, who in 2009 was convicted of having murdered Katherine Ann Olson in October 2007.
Michael John Anderson is an American, formerly a resident of Savage, Minnesota, who in 2009 was convicted of having murdered Katherine Ann Olson in October 2007.
Michael Julius Ford
On June 25, 2006, Michael Julius Ford, 22, went on a shooting spree in a Safeway warehouse in Denver, Colorado, killing one and injuring five before he was shot and killed by police.
On June 25, 2006, Michael Julius Ford, 22, went on a shooting spree in a Safeway warehouse in Denver, Colorado, killing one and injuring five before he was shot and killed by police.
Nathan Gale
Nathan M. Gale murdered former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott and three others during a Damageplan concert at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio, on December 8, 2004.
Nathan M. Gale murdered former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott and three others during a Damageplan concert at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio, on December 8, 2004.
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.
Randall Lee Smith
Randall Lee Smith was a convicted murderer from Pearisburg, Virginia.
Randall Lee Smith was a convicted murderer from Pearisburg, Virginia.
Richard Eberling
Richard George Eberling was a petty thief and convicted murderer who was also suspected of murdering Marilyn Sheppard, wife of Dr. Sam Sheppard; Mr. Sheppard was convicted of the crime but later...
Richard George Eberling was a petty thief and convicted murderer who was also suspected of murdering Marilyn Sheppard, wife of Dr. Sam Sheppard; Mr. Sheppard was convicted of the crime but later...
Robert George Irwin
Robert George Irwin, an artist-sculptor and recurring mental hospital patient, pled guilty to killing three persons on Easter weekend in 1937 in the Beekman Hill area of New York City’s Turtle B...
Robert George Irwin, an artist-sculptor and recurring mental hospital patient, pled guilty to killing three persons on Easter weekend in 1937 in the Beekman Hill area of New York City’s Turtle B...
Robert Howard (athlete)
Robert Howard was an American world-class triple and long jumper and a nine-time NCAA collegiate champion.
Robert Howard was an American world-class triple and long jumper and a nine-time NCAA collegiate champion.
Roger Angleton
Doris Angleton (April 11, 1951 – April 16, 1997) was a Texas socialite and murder victim.
Doris Angleton (April 11, 1951 – April 16, 1997) was a Texas socialite and murder victim.
Ronald Ebens
Ronald Madis Ebens, with his stepson, Michael Nitz, as an accomplice, fatally beat Vincent Chin, a Chinese American, on June 19, 1982.
Ronald Madis Ebens, with his stepson, Michael Nitz, as an accomplice, fatally beat Vincent Chin, a Chinese American, on June 19, 1982.
Russell Eugene Weston Jr.
The United States Capitol shooting incident of 1998 was an attack on July 24, 1998 which led to the death of two United States Capitol Police officers.
The United States Capitol shooting incident of 1998 was an attack on July 24, 1998 which led to the death of two United States Capitol Police officers.
Salvatore Testa
Salvatore "Salvie" Testa, (1956 - September 14, 1984), nicknamed The Crowned Prince of the Philadelphia Mob, was a Philadelphia gangster who served as a hitman for the Scarfo crime family ...
Salvatore "Salvie" Testa, (1956 - September 14, 1984), nicknamed The Crowned Prince of the Philadelphia Mob, was a Philadelphia gangster who served as a hitman for the Scarfo crime family ...
Samuel Byck
Samuel Joseph Byck was an unemployed former tire salesman who attempted to hijack a plane flying out of Baltimore-Washington International Airport on February 22, 1974.
Samuel Joseph Byck was an unemployed former tire salesman who attempted to hijack a plane flying out of Baltimore-Washington International Airport on February 22, 1974.
Stephen Flemmi
Stephen Joseph "The Rifleman" Flemmi is an Italian-American mobster and close associate of Winter Hill Gang boss James J. Bulger.
Stephen Joseph "The Rifleman" Flemmi is an Italian-American mobster and close associate of Winter Hill Gang boss James J. Bulger.
Stephen Marshall (murderer)
Stephen Marshall was an American-Canadian man who made headlines after searching federal Sex Offender registries for the names and addresses of convicted sex offenders, then traveling to Maine a...
Stephen Marshall was an American-Canadian man who made headlines after searching federal Sex Offender registries for the names and addresses of convicted sex offenders, then traveling to Maine a...
Stuart Alexander (businessman and murderer)
Stuart Charles Alexander (March 22, 1961December 27, 2005) was a businessman and inheritor of the Santos Linguisa Sausage Factory, which was founded by a late great aunt, Pia Santos and her husb...
Stuart Charles Alexander (March 22, 1961December 27, 2005) was a businessman and inheritor of the Santos Linguisa Sausage Factory, which was founded by a late great aunt, Pia Santos and her husb...
Sylvia Seegrist
Sylvia Wynanda Seegrist is an American woman who on October 30, 1985 opened fire at a Springfield, Pennsylvania shopping mall, killing three people and wounding seven others before being disarme...
Sylvia Wynanda Seegrist is an American woman who on October 30, 1985 opened fire at a Springfield, Pennsylvania shopping mall, killing three people and wounding seven others before being disarme...
Tony Costa
Antone Charles "Tony" Costa (August 2, 1944-May 12, 1974) was a Cape Cod, Massachusetts carpenter who achieved notoriety for committing murders in the town of Truro in 1969.
Antone Charles "Tony" Costa (August 2, 1944-May 12, 1974) was a Cape Cod, Massachusetts carpenter who achieved notoriety for committing murders in the town of Truro in 1969.
Troy Davis case
Troy Anthony Davis (October 9, 1968September 21, 2011) was an African American man convicted of and executed for the August 19, 1989, murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia.
Troy Anthony Davis (October 9, 1968September 21, 2011) was an African American man convicted of and executed for the August 19, 1989, murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia.
Tyler Bingham
Tyler "The Hulk" Bingham is a lieutenant in the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang.
Tyler "The Hulk" Bingham is a lieutenant in the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang.
Victor Licata
Victor Licata was an axe murderer who killed his father, mother, two brothers, and a sister in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida on October 16, 1933, allegedly while under the influen...
Victor Licata was an axe murderer who killed his father, mother, two brothers, and a sister in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida on October 16, 1933, allegedly while under the influen...
Warren Leslie Forrest
Warren Leslie Forrest is a suspected serial killer convicted for the Wightman attempted murder.
Warren Leslie Forrest is a suspected serial killer convicted for the Wightman attempted murder.
Wattie Holm
Roscoe Albert "Wattie" Holm (December 28, 1901 - May 19, 1950) was a Major League Baseball player.
Roscoe Albert "Wattie" Holm (December 28, 1901 - May 19, 1950) was a Major League Baseball player.
Wiley Lynn
Wiley Lynn (1891 - July 17, 1932) was a corrupt American prohibition agent during the early 20th century, best known for having murdered legendary lawman Bill Tilghman, on November 1, 1924, in C...
Wiley Lynn (1891 - July 17, 1932) was a corrupt American prohibition agent during the early 20th century, best known for having murdered legendary lawman Bill Tilghman, on November 1, 1924, in C...
William Marrufo
William Jesus Marrufo was the drummer for the band Ozomatli.
William Jesus Marrufo was the drummer for the band Ozomatli.