SettingsAmerican people convicted of murdering police officers
Aaron Mitchell (murderer)
Aaron Mitchell (1930 – April 12, 1967) was executed in the gas chamber for murdering a police officer in Sacramento in 1963.
Aaron Mitchell (1930 – April 12, 1967) was executed in the gas chamber for murdering a police officer in Sacramento in 1963.
Andrew Mickel
Andrew "Andy" Mickel (born 13 March 1979) is a former resident of Springfield, Ohio.
Andrew "Andy" Mickel (born 13 March 1979) is a former resident of Springfield, Ohio.
Anthony Bottom (Jalil Abdul Muntaqim)
Jalil Abdul Muntaqim (born on October 18, 1951, as Anthony Bottom) is a former member of both the Black Panther Party (BPP) and the Black Liberation Army (BLA).
Jalil Abdul Muntaqim (born on October 18, 1951, as Anthony Bottom) is a former member of both the Black Panther Party (BPP) and the Black Liberation Army (BLA).
Antoinette Frank
Antoinette Frank is a former New Orleans police officer who was convicted of one of the most notorious crimes in recent New Orleans history: the robbery of a restaurant where she worked as a sec...
Antoinette Frank is a former New Orleans police officer who was convicted of one of the most notorious crimes in recent New Orleans history: the robbery of a restaurant where she worked as a sec...
Assata Shakur
Assata Olugbala Shakur is an African-American activist and escaped convict who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army.
Assata Olugbala Shakur is an African-American activist and escaped convict who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army.
Bashir Hameed
Bashir Hameed (born James D. York on December 1, 1940; died August 30, 2008) was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army.
Bashir Hameed (born James D. York on December 1, 1940; died August 30, 2008) was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army.
Charles Makley
Charles Makley (November 24, 1889–September 22, 1934), also known as Charles McGray and Fat Charles, was an American criminal and bank robber active in the early 20th century, ...
Charles Makley (November 24, 1889–September 22, 1934), also known as Charles McGray and Fat Charles, was an American criminal and bank robber active in the early 20th century, ...
Clarence Hill (murderer)
Clarence Edward Hill (December 2, 1957 – September 20, 2006) was a convicted murderer executed by the state of Florida.
Clarence Edward Hill (December 2, 1957 – September 20, 2006) was a convicted murderer executed by the state of Florida.
Clyde Arwood
Clyde Arwood was the only person ever executed by the United States Federal Government in Tennessee.
Clyde Arwood was the only person ever executed by the United States Federal Government in Tennessee.
Cool C
Christopher Roney (born December 15, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), known by the stage name Cool C, is an American rapper whose musical career peaked in the late 1980s.
Christopher Roney (born December 15, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), known by the stage name Cool C, is an American rapper whose musical career peaked in the late 1980s.
Daniel Wilkinson (murderer)
Daniel Wilkinson (c. 1845 – November 21, 1885) was the last person to be executed by Maine.
Daniel Wilkinson (c. 1845 – November 21, 1885) was the last person to be executed by Maine.
David Gilbert (activist)
David Gilbert is an American radical leftist organizer and activist who is currently imprisoned at Clinton Correctional Facility.
David Gilbert is an American radical leftist organizer and activist who is currently imprisoned at Clinton Correctional Facility.
Donald Dillbeck
Donald David Dillbeck (born May 24, 1963) is a convicted murderer currently on Florida's Death Row for the stabbing and murder of a woman in a Tallahassee, Florida mall parking lot.
Donald David Dillbeck (born May 24, 1963) is a convicted murderer currently on Florida's Death Row for the stabbing and murder of a woman in a Tallahassee, Florida mall parking lot.
Flint Gregory Hunt
Flint Gregory Hunt (ca. 1958 – July 2, 1997) was a convicted murderer executed by the State of Maryland in 1997.
Flint Gregory Hunt (ca. 1958 – July 2, 1997) was a convicted murderer executed by the State of Maryland in 1997.
Fred Burke
Fred Burke was a Midwestern armed robber and contract killer responsible for many crimes during the Prohibition era.
Fred Burke was a Midwestern armed robber and contract killer responsible for many crimes during the Prohibition era.
George Sitts
George Sitts, (c. 1914 – April 8, 1947) was executed at the age of 33 by the U.S. state of South Dakota for the murder of state Division of Criminal Investigation special agent Tom Matthew...
George Sitts, (c. 1914 – April 8, 1947) was executed at the age of 33 by the U.S. state of South Dakota for the murder of state Division of Criminal Investigation special agent Tom Matthew...
Gerald Mason
Gerald Fit Mason is an American cop killer and rapist.
Gerald Fit Mason is an American cop killer and rapist.
Gerhard Puff
Gerhard Arthur Puff was an American Mafia, executed by the federal authorities in New York for killing a federal agent.
Gerhard Arthur Puff was an American Mafia, executed by the federal authorities in New York for killing a federal agent.
Henry Starr
Henry Starr (1874 – 1921) was an American outlaw: specifically, a horse thief and train robber.
Henry Starr (1874 – 1921) was an American outlaw: specifically, a horse thief and train robber.
Howard Mason
Howard "Pappy" Mason (born September 8, 1959) is an American drug trafficker and organized crime figure.
Howard "Pappy" Mason (born September 8, 1959) is an American drug trafficker and organized crime figure.
Irene Schroeder
Irene Schroeder was an American criminal who became the first woman to be executed by electrocution in Pennsylvania, and the fourth woman to be executed by electrocution in the whole of the Unit...
Irene Schroeder was an American criminal who became the first woman to be executed by electrocution in Pennsylvania, and the fourth woman to be executed by electrocution in the whole of the Unit...
Jack McCall
Julius "Jack" McCall, known by the nickname "Crooked Nose Jack or Broken Nose Jack, was the killer of James "Wild Bill" Hickok, shooting him from behind, an act that among admirers o...
Julius "Jack" McCall, known by the nickname "Crooked Nose Jack or Broken Nose Jack, was the killer of James "Wild Bill" Hickok, shooting him from behind, an act that among admirers o...
Jesse Tafero
Jesse Joseph Tafero (October 12, 1946 – May 4, 1990), was convicted of murder and executed via electric chair in the state of Florida for the murders of Florida Highway Patrol officer Phillip Bl...
Jesse Joseph Tafero (October 12, 1946 – May 4, 1990), was convicted of murder and executed via electric chair in the state of Florida for the murders of Florida Highway Patrol officer Phillip Bl...
John Edward Swindler
John Edward Swindler (c. 1944 – June 18, 1990) was executed at the age of 46 by the State of Arkansas for the September 24, 1976 murder of Patrolman Randy Basnett, age 30.
John Edward Swindler (c. 1944 – June 18, 1990) was executed at the age of 46 by the State of Arkansas for the September 24, 1976 murder of Patrolman Randy Basnett, age 30.
John Wesley Hardin
John Wesley Hardin was an American outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk hero of the Old West.
John Wesley Hardin was an American outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk hero of the Old West.
Kathy Boudin
Kathy Boudin (born May 19, 1943) is a former American radical who was convicted in 1984 of felony murder for her participation in an armed robbery that resulted in the killing of three people.
Kathy Boudin (born May 19, 1943) is a former American radical who was convicted in 1984 of felony murder for her participation in an armed robbery that resulted in the killing of three people.
Kenneth Allen (murderer)
Kenneth Allen (born October 17, 1942) is the convicted murderer of Chicago police officers William Bosak and Roger van Schaik.
Kenneth Allen (born October 17, 1942) is the convicted murderer of Chicago police officers William Bosak and Roger van Schaik.
Kenny Wagner
William Kenneth Wagner more commonly known as Kenny Wagner was a bootlegger in the U.S. state of Mississippi, who murdered several people, including two sheriff's deputies.
William Kenneth Wagner more commonly known as Kenny Wagner was a bootlegger in the U.S. state of Mississippi, who murdered several people, including two sheriff's deputies.
Kuwasi Balagoon
Kuwasi Balagoon (December 22, 1946 – December 13, 1986), born Donald Weems, was a Black Panther, a member of the Black Liberation Army, a New Afrikan anarchist, and a defendant in the Pant...
Kuwasi Balagoon (December 22, 1946 – December 13, 1986), born Donald Weems, was a Black Panther, a member of the Black Liberation Army, a New Afrikan anarchist, and a defendant in the Pant...
Lemuel Smith
Lemuel Warren Smith (born July 23, 1941), is a convicted serial killer and rapist from Upstate New York who was the first convict ever to kill an on-duty female corrections officer.
Lemuel Warren Smith (born July 23, 1941), is a convicted serial killer and rapist from Upstate New York who was the first convict ever to kill an on-duty female corrections officer.
Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement.
Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement.
Liam Quinn
William Joseph Quinn, known as Liam Quinn, is a former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army who shot dead PC Stephen Tibble in London on 26 February 1975.
William Joseph Quinn, known as Liam Quinn, is a former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army who shot dead PC Stephen Tibble in London on 26 February 1975.
Marlon Legere
Marlon Legere (born October 10, 1975), a Trinidadian-American from New York, is the convicted murderer of NYPD detectives Robert Parker and Patrick Rafferty.
Marlon Legere (born October 10, 1975), a Trinidadian-American from New York, is the convicted murderer of NYPD detectives Robert Parker and Patrick Rafferty.
Marshall "Eddie" Conway
Marshall Conway (born April 23, 1946) was the Minister of Defense of the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party.
Marshall Conway (born April 23, 1946) was the Minister of Defense of the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party.
Martin James Durkin
Martin James Durkin was an American criminal and car thief.
Martin James Durkin was an American criminal and car thief.
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook on April 24, 1954) is an American convict, serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook on April 24, 1954) is an American convict, serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
Mutulu Shakur
Mutulu Shakur (born August 8, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland as Jeral Wayne Williams), is a former proponent of the Republic of New Afrika and a close friend of Geronimo Pratt.
Mutulu Shakur (born August 8, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland as Jeral Wayne Williams), is a former proponent of the Republic of New Afrika and a close friend of Geronimo Pratt.
Ralph "Bucky" Phillips
Ralph James "Bucky" Phillips (born June 19, 1962) is a convicted murderer from Western New York caught on September 8, 2006 by the Pennsylvania State Police.
Ralph James "Bucky" Phillips (born June 19, 1962) is a convicted murderer from Western New York caught on September 8, 2006 by the Pennsylvania State Police.
Richard Kuklinski
Richard Leonard "The Iceman" Kuklinski (Polish: Kukliński; April 11, 1935 – March 5, 2006) was a Polish American contract killer.
Richard Leonard "The Iceman" Kuklinski (Polish: Kukliński; April 11, 1935 – March 5, 2006) was a Polish American contract killer.
Ricky Ray Rector
Ricky Ray Rector was executed for the 1981 murder of police officer Robert Martin in Conway, Arkansas.
Ricky Ray Rector was executed for the 1981 murder of police officer Robert Martin in Conway, Arkansas.
Ronell Wilson
Ronell Earl Wilson was convicted of the 2003 capital murder of two undercover New York City police officers in Staten Island, New York.
Ronell Earl Wilson was convicted of the 2003 capital murder of two undercover New York City police officers in Staten Island, New York.
Steady B
Warren McGlone, known by the stage name Steady B, was an American rapper and emcee who, along with Schoolly D, the Fresh Prince, and Three Times Dope, was one of the first wave of Philadel...
Warren McGlone, known by the stage name Steady B, was an American rapper and emcee who, along with Schoolly D, the Fresh Prince, and Three Times Dope, was one of the first wave of Philadel...
Thomas Trantino
Thomas Trantino (born February 11, 1938) is an American convicted murderer who was sentenced to life in prison for the execution style shooting deaths in 1963 of two police officers in Lodi, New...
Thomas Trantino (born February 11, 1938) is an American convicted murderer who was sentenced to life in prison for the execution style shooting deaths in 1963 of two police officers in Lodi, New...
Tommy O'Connor (criminal)
Thomas "Terrible Tommy" O'Connor was a gangster who escaped from the Chicago, Illinois courthouse in 1923, only four days before he was to have been executed at the Historical Gallows for the m...
Thomas "Terrible Tommy" O'Connor was a gangster who escaped from the Chicago, Illinois courthouse in 1923, only four days before he was to have been executed at the Historical Gallows for the m...
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.
William G. Zuern, Jr.
William G. Zuern (December 5, 1958 – June 8, 2004) was executed by the State of Ohio for the murder of a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy working as a corrections officer in the county jail.
William G. Zuern (December 5, 1958 – June 8, 2004) was executed by the State of Ohio for the murder of a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy working as a corrections officer in the county jail.
William Morva
William Charles Morva (born c. 1982) was a fugitive featured on America's Most Wanted who was responsible for the two shooting deaths of Sheriff's Deputy Cpl.
William Charles Morva (born c. 1982) was a fugitive featured on America's Most Wanted who was responsible for the two shooting deaths of Sheriff's Deputy Cpl.