SettingsAmerican spree killers
Alton Coleman
Alton Coleman (November 6, 1955 – April 26, 2002) was an African-American spree killer.
Alton Coleman (November 6, 1955 – April 26, 2002) was an African-American spree killer.
Andrew Cunanan
Andrew Phillip Cunanan was an American serial killer who murdered at least five people, including fashion designer Gianni Versace, during a three-month period in 1997, ending with his own suicid...
Andrew Phillip Cunanan was an American serial killer who murdered at least five people, including fashion designer Gianni Versace, during a three-month period in 1997, ending with his own suicid...
Andrew Kehoe
Andrew Philip Kehoe was an American man who perpetrated the Bath School Disaster on May 18, 1927.
Andrew Philip Kehoe was an American man who perpetrated the Bath School Disaster on May 18, 1927.
Baseline Killer
The Baseline Killer (or Baseline Rapist) was one of the two simultaneously occurring serial killer cases (the other being the "Serial Shooter") which terrorized the Phoenix metro area, bet...
The Baseline Killer (or Baseline Rapist) was one of the two simultaneously occurring serial killer cases (the other being the "Serial Shooter") which terrorized the Phoenix metro area, bet...
Benjamin Nathaniel Smith
Benjamin Nathaniel Smith was a spree killer who targeted members of racial and ethnic minorities in random drive-by shootings in Illinois and Indiana, USA during the weekend of July 4, 1999.
Benjamin Nathaniel Smith was a spree killer who targeted members of racial and ethnic minorities in random drive-by shootings in Illinois and Indiana, USA during the weekend of July 4, 1999.
Billy Cook (criminal)
William Edward "Billy" Cook (December 23, 1928 – December 12, 1952) was an American spree killer who murdered six people on a 22-day rampage between Missouri and California in 1950–51.
William Edward "Billy" Cook (December 23, 1928 – December 12, 1952) was an American spree killer who murdered six people on a 22-day rampage between Missouri and California in 1950–51.
Brian Nichols
Brian Gene Nichols (born December 10, 1971) is known for his escape and killing spree in the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia on March 11, 2005.
Brian Gene Nichols (born December 10, 1971) is known for his escape and killing spree in the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia on March 11, 2005.
Briley Brothers
The Briley Brothers (Anthony Ray Briley, James "J.B." Briley, Jr. and Linwood Briley) were responsible for a series of killings in Richmond, Virginia in 1979 that lasted seven ...
The Briley Brothers (Anthony Ray Briley, James "J.B." Briley, Jr. and Linwood Briley) were responsible for a series of killings in Richmond, Virginia in 1979 that lasted seven ...
Caril Ann Fugate
Caril Ann Fugate was the adolescent girlfriend and accomplice of spree killer Charles Starkweather.
Caril Ann Fugate was the adolescent girlfriend and accomplice of spree killer Charles Starkweather.
Carl Drega
Carl Drega (January 19, 1935 – August 19, 1997) was a man from Bow, New Hampshire, who killed two state troopers, a judge and a newspaper editor and wounded three other law enforcement officers ...
Carl Drega (January 19, 1935 – August 19, 1997) was a man from Bow, New Hampshire, who killed two state troopers, a judge and a newspaper editor and wounded three other law enforcement officers ...
Charles Starkweather
Charles Raymond Starkweather (November 24, 1938 – June 25, 1959) was an American teenaged spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming during a two-month road trip with his 14...
Charles Raymond Starkweather (November 24, 1938 – June 25, 1959) was an American teenaged spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming during a two-month road trip with his 14...
Charles Whitman
Charles Joseph Whitman was a student at the University of Texas at Austin and a former Marine who killed 16 people and wounded 32 others during a shooting rampage on and around the university's ...
Charles Joseph Whitman was a student at the University of Texas at Austin and a former Marine who killed 16 people and wounded 32 others during a shooting rampage on and around the university's ...
Charlie Lawson
Charles Davis Lawson was an American tobacco farmer from Stokes County, North Carolina who is remembered for having committed one of the most notorious mass murders in the state's history on Chr...
Charles Davis Lawson was an American tobacco farmer from Stokes County, North Carolina who is remembered for having committed one of the most notorious mass murders in the state's history on Chr...
Dean Corll
Dean Arnold Corll was an American serial killer, also known as the "Candy Man" and the "Pied Piper" who, together with two youthful accomplices named David Brooks and Elmer Wayne Hen...
Dean Arnold Corll was an American serial killer, also known as the "Candy Man" and the "Pied Piper" who, together with two youthful accomplices named David Brooks and Elmer Wayne Hen...
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
Eric David Harris and Dylan Bennet Klebold were American high school seniors who committed the Columbine High School massacre.
Eric David Harris and Dylan Bennet Klebold were American high school seniors who committed the Columbine High School massacre.
Ernest Ingenito
Ernest Ingenito was an American mass murderer who shot nine people, his wife Theresa and her family, killing five, on November 17, 1950 in Franklin Township and Minotola, New Jersey.
Ernest Ingenito was an American mass murderer who shot nine people, his wife Theresa and her family, killing five, on November 17, 1950 in Franklin Township and Minotola, New Jersey.
Frank Carter
Frank Carter (1881 – 1927) was a notorious sniper murderer in Omaha, Nebraska.
Frank Carter (1881 – 1927) was a notorious sniper murderer in Omaha, Nebraska.
Freddie Glenn
Freddie Lee Glenn is a spree killer and rapist.
Freddie Lee Glenn is a spree killer and rapist.
George Banks
George Emil Banks is an American spree killer, sentenced to death by electrocution, but later declared by the court to be too psychotic to execute.
George Emil Banks is an American spree killer, sentenced to death by electrocution, but later declared by the court to be too psychotic to execute.
George York and James Latham
George Ronald York and James Douglas Latham were an American spree killer team who are the most recent individuals executed by the U.S. state of Kansas.
George Ronald York and James Douglas Latham were an American spree killer team who are the most recent individuals executed by the U.S. state of Kansas.
Hank Earl Carr
Hank Earl Carr (January 31, 1968 – May 19, 1998) was a convicted criminal who, on May 19, 1998, shot his girlfriend's four-year-old son with a rifle, was arrested, and then escaped from his hand...
Hank Earl Carr (January 31, 1968 – May 19, 1998) was a convicted criminal who, on May 19, 1998, shot his girlfriend's four-year-old son with a rifle, was arrested, and then escaped from his hand...
Howard Unruh
Howard Barton Unruh was an American mass murderer who killed 13 people on September 6, 1949, in Camden, New Jersey, when he was 28 years old.
Howard Barton Unruh was an American mass murderer who killed 13 people on September 6, 1949, in Camden, New Jersey, when he was 28 years old.
James Dyral Briley
The Briley Brothers (Anthony Ray Briley, James "J.B." Briley, Jr. and Linwood Briley) were responsible for a killing spree in Richmond, Virginia in 1979 that lasted seven month...
The Briley Brothers (Anthony Ray Briley, James "J.B." Briley, Jr. and Linwood Briley) were responsible for a killing spree in Richmond, Virginia in 1979 that lasted seven month...
James Edward Pough
James Edward "Pop" Pough was an American mass murderer, who, on June 18, 1990, killed nine people and wounded four others in a General Motors Acceptance Corporation car loan office in Jacksonvil...
James Edward "Pop" Pough was an American mass murderer, who, on June 18, 1990, killed nine people and wounded four others in a General Motors Acceptance Corporation car loan office in Jacksonvil...
Jared Lee Loughner
Jared Lee Loughner (; born September 10, 1988) is an American man charged with the shooting in Tucson, Arizona, on January 8, 2011, that killed six people, including Chief U.S. District Court Ju...
Jared Lee Loughner (; born September 10, 1988) is an American man charged with the shooting in Tucson, Arizona, on January 8, 2011, that killed six people, including Chief U.S. District Court Ju...
Jeff Weise
Jeffrey James "Jeff" Weise was an Ojibwe Native American adolescent, and a student at Red Lake Senior High School in Red Lake, Minnesota.
Jeffrey James "Jeff" Weise was an Ojibwe Native American adolescent, and a student at Red Lake Senior High School in Red Lake, Minnesota.
Jennifer San Marco
Jennifer San Marco (December 6, 1961 – January 30, 2006) (aged 44) was a former US Postal Service employee and mass murderer who killed seven people in Goleta, California.
Jennifer San Marco (December 6, 1961 – January 30, 2006) (aged 44) was a former US Postal Service employee and mass murderer who killed seven people in Goleta, California.
John Felton Parish
John Felton Parish was an American spree killer who shot dead six people and wounded four others at two warehouses in Grand Prairie, Texas, United States on August 9, 1982.
John Felton Parish was an American spree killer who shot dead six people and wounded four others at two warehouses in Grand Prairie, Texas, United States on August 9, 1982.
John M. Russell
The Camp Liberty killings occurred on May 11, 2009, at military counseling clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq.
The Camp Liberty killings occurred on May 11, 2009, at military counseling clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq.
John Salvi
John C. Salvi III (March 2, 1972 – November 29, 1996) was an abortion opponent who carried out fatal terrorist attacks on two Planned Parenthood reproductive health clinics in Brookline, Massach...
John C. Salvi III (March 2, 1972 – November 29, 1996) was an abortion opponent who carried out fatal terrorist attacks on two Planned Parenthood reproductive health clinics in Brookline, Massach...
Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky
Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky (March 23, 1924 – May 17, 1960) was a murderer who was sentenced to death after a string of brutal robberies and murders in Connecticut during the 1950s.
Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky (March 23, 1924 – May 17, 1960) was a murderer who was sentenced to death after a string of brutal robberies and murders in Connecticut during the 1950s.
Joseph C. Palczynski
Joseph C. "Joe" Palczynski was a spree killer in the suburbs of Baltimore who in March 2000 terrorized residents in the region by killing four people and taking a family of three as hostages in ...
Joseph C. "Joe" Palczynski was a spree killer in the suburbs of Baltimore who in March 2000 terrorized residents in the region by killing four people and taking a family of three as hostages in ...
Kip Kinkel
Kipland Philip "Kip" Kinkel (born August 30, 1982) is an American spree killer.
Kipland Philip "Kip" Kinkel (born August 30, 1982) is an American spree killer.
Laurie Dann
Laurie Dann (née Wasserman) (October 18, 1957–May 20, 1988) was an American murderer who shot and killed a boy, and wounded two girls and three boys, in a Winnetka, Illinois, elementary sc...
Laurie Dann (née Wasserman) (October 18, 1957–May 20, 1988) was an American murderer who shot and killed a boy, and wounded two girls and three boys, in a Winnetka, Illinois, elementary sc...
Linwood Earl Briley
The Briley Brothers (Anthony Ray Briley, James "J.B." Briley, Jr. and Linwood Briley) were responsible for a killing spree in Richmond, Virginia in 1979 that lasted seven month...
The Briley Brothers (Anthony Ray Briley, James "J.B." Briley, Jr. and Linwood Briley) were responsible for a killing spree in Richmond, Virginia in 1979 that lasted seven month...
Luke Woodham
The Pearl High School shooting was a school shooting that took place on October 1, 1997 at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi.
The Pearl High School shooting was a school shooting that took place on October 1, 1997 at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi.
Maksim Gelman
Maksim Gelman (born May 31, 1987) is a Ukrainian-born American responsible for a 28-hour killing spree lasting from February 11 to 12, 2011 in New York City, which involved the stabbing and kil...
Maksim Gelman (born May 31, 1987) is a Ukrainian-born American responsible for a 28-hour killing spree lasting from February 11 to 12, 2011 in New York City, which involved the stabbing and kil...
Marc Sappington
Marc Vincent Sappington (born February 9, 1978) is an American spree killer convicted of murdering four acquaintances in March and April 2001 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Marc Vincent Sappington (born February 9, 1978) is an American spree killer convicted of murdering four acquaintances in March and April 2001 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Marion Albert Pruett
Marion Albert Pruett (4 October 1949 in Gastonia, North Carolina - 12 April 1999 in Cummins Unit, Arkansas) was an American spree killer.
Marion Albert Pruett (4 October 1949 in Gastonia, North Carolina - 12 April 1999 in Cummins Unit, Arkansas) was an American spree killer.
Mark Essex
Mark James Robert Essex was an African-American spree killer who killed 9 people, including 5 police officers, and wounded 13 others in New Orleans on December 31, 1972 and January 7, 1973.
Mark James Robert Essex was an African-American spree killer who killed 9 people, including 5 police officers, and wounded 13 others in New Orleans on December 31, 1972 and January 7, 1973.
Mark O. Barton
Mark Orrin Barton (April 2, 1955 – July 29, 1999) was a spree killer from Stockbridge, Georgia, who, on July 29, 1999, shot and killed 9 people and injured 13 more.
Mark Orrin Barton (April 2, 1955 – July 29, 1999) was a spree killer from Stockbridge, Georgia, who, on July 29, 1999, shot and killed 9 people and injured 13 more.
Michael Hayes (spree killer)
Michael Charles Hayes (born January 13, 1964) is an American spree killer whose successful use of the insanity defense in North Carolina courts created a statewide controversy in the early 1990s.
Michael Charles Hayes (born January 13, 1964) is an American spree killer whose successful use of the insanity defense in North Carolina courts created a statewide controversy in the early 1990s.
Naveed Afzal Haq
Naveed Afzal Haq (born September 23, 1975) is a convicted murderer who was convicted for the July 2006 Seattle Jewish Federation shooting.
Naveed Afzal Haq (born September 23, 1975) is a convicted murderer who was convicted for the July 2006 Seattle Jewish Federation shooting.
Old Salisbury Road murders
The Old Salisbury Road murders was a spree killing in North Carolina, committed by Michael Charles Hayes on July 17, 1988.
The Old Salisbury Road murders was a spree killing in North Carolina, committed by Michael Charles Hayes on July 17, 1988.
Patrick Tracy Burris
Patrick Tracy Burris (August 8, 1967 – July 6, 2009) was an American spree killer responsible for at least five known murders in Cherokee County, South Carolina in 2009.
Patrick Tracy Burris (August 8, 1967 – July 6, 2009) was an American spree killer responsible for at least five known murders in Cherokee County, South Carolina in 2009.
Paul John Knowles
Paul John Knowles (April 17, 1946 – December 18, 1974), also known as The Casanova Killer, was an American serial killer tied to the deaths of 18 people in 1974, though he claimed to...
Paul John Knowles (April 17, 1946 – December 18, 1974), also known as The Casanova Killer, was an American serial killer tied to the deaths of 18 people in 1974, though he claimed to...
Richard Baumhammers
Richard Scott Baumhammers (born May 17, 1965) is an American former immigration attorney and spree killer who began a racially motivated crime spree on April 28, 2000 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
Richard Scott Baumhammers (born May 17, 1965) is an American former immigration attorney and spree killer who began a racially motivated crime spree on April 28, 2000 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
Ronald A. Gray
Ronald Adrin Gray (born 1966) is an American spree killer whose convictions include four counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and eight counts of rape.
Ronald Adrin Gray (born 1966) is an American spree killer whose convictions include four counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and eight counts of rape.
Ronald Gene Simmons
Ronald Gene Simmons, Sr., was a retired United States Air Force master sergeant who killed 16 people over a weeklong period in 1987.
Ronald Gene Simmons, Sr., was a retired United States Air Force master sergeant who killed 16 people over a weeklong period in 1987.
Russell Lee Smith
Russell Lee Smith (February 6, 1947 – May 24, 1975) was an American spree killer who killed two people and wounded nine others in Dayton, Ohio, United States on May 24, 1975.
Russell Lee Smith (February 6, 1947 – May 24, 1975) was an American spree killer who killed two people and wounded nine others in Dayton, Ohio, United States on May 24, 1975.
Thomas Dillon
Thomas Lee Dillon (July 9, 1950 – October 21, 2011) was a serial killer who shot and killed five men in southeastern Ohio, beginning April 1, 1989 and continuing until April 1992.
Thomas Lee Dillon (July 9, 1950 – October 21, 2011) was a serial killer who shot and killed five men in southeastern Ohio, beginning April 1, 1989 and continuing until April 1992.
William Kreutzer, Jr.
William J. Kreutzer, Jr. (born 1969) is a former United States Army soldier who was convicted of killing one officer and wounding 18 other soldiers when he opened fire on a physical training for...
William J. Kreutzer, Jr. (born 1969) is a former United States Army soldier who was convicted of killing one officer and wounding 18 other soldiers when he opened fire on a physical training for...
William Ray Bonner
William Ray Bonner was an unemployed service station attendant who, at the age of 25 years, went on a shooting spree through the South Side area of Los Angeles, California on April 22, 1973 that...
William Ray Bonner was an unemployed service station attendant who, at the age of 25 years, went on a shooting spree through the South Side area of Los Angeles, California on April 22, 1973 that...