SettingsPeople convicted of murder by the United States federal government
Agustín Vásquez Mendoza
Agustín Vásquez Mendoza is a Mexican citizen who was sought for four years in the late 1990s by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as the 445th FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive ...
Agustín Vásquez Mendoza is a Mexican citizen who was sought for four years in the late 1990s by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as the 445th FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive ...
Angela Johnson
Angela Johnson is the first woman sentenced to death by a United States Federal jury since the 1950s.
Angela Johnson is the first woman sentenced to death by a United States Federal jury since the 1950s.
Anthony Graziano
Anthony "T.G." Graziano (born November 12, 1940) is a New York mobster and former consigliere of the Bonanno crime family.
Anthony "T.G." Graziano (born November 12, 1940) is a New York mobster and former consigliere of the Bonanno crime family.
Arthur Barker
Arthur R. "Doc" Barker (June 4, 1899 – January 13, 1939) was an American criminal, the son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang along with Alvin Karpis.
Arthur R. "Doc" Barker (June 4, 1899 – January 13, 1939) was an American criminal, the son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang along with Alvin Karpis.
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...
Barry Mills (Aryan Brotherhood)
Barry Byron "The Baron" Mills (born 1948) is a leader of the Aryan Brotherhood (AB) prison gang.
Barry Byron "The Baron" Mills (born 1948) is a leader of the Aryan Brotherhood (AB) prison gang.
Bernard NiCastro
Bernard Nicastro (born 1933) is a mobster and alleged "soldier" in the New Jersey based DeCavalcante crime family.
Bernard Nicastro (born 1933) is a mobster and alleged "soldier" in the New Jersey based DeCavalcante crime family.
Charles J. Guiteau
Charles Julius Guiteau (September 8, 1841 – June 30, 1882) was an American lawyer who assassinated U.S. President James A. Garfield.
Charles Julius Guiteau (September 8, 1841 – June 30, 1882) was an American lawyer who assassinated U.S. President James A. Garfield.
Chevie Kehoe
Chevie O'Brien Kehoe (born January 29th, 1973 in Orange Park, Florida) was said to be a self-proclaimed white supremacist and convicted murderer currently serving three consecutive life sentence...
Chevie O'Brien Kehoe (born January 29th, 1973 in Orange Park, Florida) was said to be a self-proclaimed white supremacist and convicted murderer currently serving three consecutive life sentence...
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.
Crawford Goldsby
Crawford Goldsby (February 8, 1876 – March 17, 1896) was a 19th-century American outlaw, known by the alias Cherokee Bill.
Crawford Goldsby (February 8, 1876 – March 17, 1896) was a 19th-century American outlaw, known by the alias Cherokee Bill.
David Joseph Watson
David Joseph Watson (died September 15, 1948) was a 23-year old African American, executed by the United States Federal Government in Florida for a murder committed on the High Seas (a federal o...
David Joseph Watson (died September 15, 1948) was a 23-year old African American, executed by the United States Federal Government in Florida for a murder committed on the High Seas (a federal o...
David Paul Hammer
David Paul Hammer (born October 9, 1958 in Holdenville, Oklahoma) is an American murderer and a prisoner on death row at Terre Haute prison, Indiana.
David Paul Hammer (born October 9, 1958 in Holdenville, Oklahoma) is an American murderer and a prisoner on death row at Terre Haute prison, Indiana.
Elzy Lay
Elzy Lay (November 25, 1868 – November 10, 1934) was an outlaw of the Old West best known as being a member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, gang, operating out of the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass in Joh...
Elzy Lay (November 25, 1868 – November 10, 1934) was an outlaw of the Old West best known as being a member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, gang, operating out of the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass in Joh...
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 ...
Eric Rudolph
Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966), also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is an American terrorist responsible for a series of bombings across the southern United States betwee...
Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966), also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is an American terrorist responsible for a series of bombings across the southern United States betwee...
Franklin Leslie
Franklin "Frank" Leslie (March 23, c. 1848 – c. 1930), known as Buckskin Frank Leslie, was a western gunman, Indian scout, customs official, and prospector, but was most well-known as the ...
Franklin "Frank" Leslie (March 23, c. 1848 – c. 1930), known as Buckskin Frank Leslie, was a western gunman, Indian scout, customs official, and prospector, but was most well-known as the ...
Gary Lee Sampson
Gary Lee Sampson (born 1959) is a convicted murderer in Massachusetts, United States.
Gary Lee Sampson (born 1959) is a convicted murderer in Massachusetts, United States.
George W. Sams, Jr.
George W. Sams, Jr. (born c.1946) was the national field marshal of the Black Panther Party who implicated Bobby Seale in the 1969 murder of New York Panther (and suspected FBI informant) Alex R...
George W. Sams, Jr. (born c.1946) was the national field marshal of the Black Panther Party who implicated Bobby Seale in the 1969 murder of New York Panther (and suspected FBI informant) Alex R...
George Zappola
George "Georgie Neck" Zappola (born 1960) is a New York mobster and caporegime with the Lucchese crime family who became infamous for smuggling a sperm sample out of prison to impregnate his gir...
George "Georgie Neck" Zappola (born 1960) is a New York mobster and caporegime with the Lucchese crime family who became infamous for smuggling a sperm sample out of prison to impregnate his gir...
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.
Giuseppe Schifilliti
Giuseppe "Pino" Schifilliti was a prominent member of the DeCavalcante crime family since the 1980s, heavily involved in labour racketeering and extortion activities.
Giuseppe "Pino" Schifilliti was a prominent member of the DeCavalcante crime family since the 1980s, heavily involved in labour racketeering and extortion activities.
Gregory Rago
Gregory "Georgie" Rago (b. 1959) is a New Jersey mobster and "soldier" in the DeCavalcante crime family.
Gregory "Georgie" Rago (b. 1959) is a New Jersey mobster and "soldier" in the DeCavalcante crime family.
Gurmeet Singh Dhinsa
Gurmeet Singh Dhinsa (born c. 1962) is an American expatriate of India who was convicted of racketeering and multiple murders in the United States.
Gurmeet Singh Dhinsa (born c. 1962) is an American expatriate of India who was convicted of racketeering and multiple murders in the United States.
Henry Ruhl
Henry Ruhl (died April 27, 1945) was the only person executed in Wyoming by the United States Federal Government.
Henry Ruhl (died April 27, 1945) was the only person executed in Wyoming by the United States Federal Government.
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.
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...
James Arcene
James Arcene was the youngest child sentenced to death, who was subsequently executed for his crime, in the United States.
James Arcene was the youngest child sentenced to death, who was subsequently executed for his crime, in the United States.
James C. Lucas
James C. Lucas (1912 - 1963) was an American criminal who served a life sentence in Alcatraz.
James C. Lucas (1912 - 1963) was an American criminal who served a life sentence in Alcatraz.
James Coonan
James "Jimmy C" Coonan is an Irish-American mobster and racketeer from Manhattan, New York who is currently serving a 75-year prison term.
James "Jimmy C" Coonan is an Irish-American mobster and racketeer from Manhattan, New York who is currently serving a 75-year prison term.
James Marcello
James J. “Little Jimmy, Jimmy Light” Marcello (born December 13, 1943), also known as Jimmy "the Man" Marcello, is an imprisoned crime boss who was a front boss for the Chicago Outfit criminal o...
James J. “Little Jimmy, Jimmy Light” Marcello (born December 13, 1943), also known as Jimmy "the Man" Marcello, is an imprisoned crime boss who was a front boss for the Chicago Outfit criminal o...
Jeffrey R. MacDonald
Jeffrey Robert MacDonald (born October 12, 1943), is an American convicted in 1979 for the murders of his pregnant wife and two daughters in February 1970.
Jeffrey Robert MacDonald (born October 12, 1943), is an American convicted in 1979 for the murders of his pregnant wife and two daughters in February 1970.
Joel Cacace
Joel J. Cacace Sr. (pronounced Ka-CASE) also known as Joe Waverly (born April 9, 1941) is a New York City mobster and acting head of the Colombo crime family.
Joel J. Cacace Sr. (pronounced Ka-CASE) also known as Joe Waverly (born April 9, 1941) is a New York City mobster and acting head of the Colombo crime family.
John D. Lee
John Doyle Lee (September 12, 1812 – March 23, 1877) was a prominent early Latter-day Saint (LDS or Mormon) who was executed for his role in the Mountain Meadows massacre.
John Doyle Lee (September 12, 1812 – March 23, 1877) was a prominent early Latter-day Saint (LDS or Mormon) who was executed for his role in the Mountain Meadows massacre.
John DeRoss
John Joseph DeRoss, also known as "Jackie", "Jackie Zambooka", and "DeRoss", is the former Underboss of the Colombo crime family.
John Joseph DeRoss, also known as "Jackie", "Jackie Zambooka", and "DeRoss", is the former Underboss of the Colombo crime family.
John Stanfa
Giovanni "John the Dour Don" Stanfa (born December 7, 1940) is a former acting (de facto) boss of the Scarfo crime family.
Giovanni "John the Dour Don" Stanfa (born December 7, 1940) is a former acting (de facto) boss of the Scarfo crime family.
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 Massino
Joseph Charles "the Ear" Massino (born January 10, 1943), is a former American mobster.
Joseph Charles "the Ear" Massino (born January 10, 1943), is a former American mobster.
Juan Garza
Juan Raul Garza (c. 1957 – June 19, 2001) was an American murderer and drug trafficker who was executed for a federal crime.
Juan Raul Garza (c. 1957 – June 19, 2001) was an American murderer and drug trafficker who was executed for a federal crime.
Juan Matta-Ballesteros
Juan Ramón Matta-Ballesteros is a former drug lord with ties to the Colombian Medellín Cartel.
Juan Ramón Matta-Ballesteros is a former drug lord with ties to the Colombian Medellín Cartel.
Jurijus Kadamovas and Iouri Mikhel
Jurijus Kadamovas (1966-) and Iouri Mikhel (1965-) are two Russian immigrants to the United States currently on Federal death row for 5 kidnapping for ransom related murders.
Jurijus Kadamovas (1966-) and Iouri Mikhel (1965-) are two Russian immigrants to the United States currently on Federal death row for 5 kidnapping for ransom related murders.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is a Kuwait-born militant in U.S. custody in Guantánamo Bay for alleged acts of terrorism, including mass murder of civilians.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is a Kuwait-born militant in U.S. custody in Guantánamo Bay for alleged acts of terrorism, including mass murder of civilians.
Kimberly Clark Saenz
Kimberly Clark Saenz, also known as Kimberly Clark Fowler, is a convicted serial killer.
Kimberly Clark Saenz, also known as Kimberly Clark Fowler, is a convicted serial killer.
Kristen Gilbert
Kristen Gilbert (born November 13, 1967 as Kristen Strickland in Fall River, Massachusetts) is an American serial killer who was convicted for three first-degree murders, one second-degree...
Kristen Gilbert (born November 13, 1967 as Kristen Strickland in Fall River, Massachusetts) is an American serial killer who was convicted for three first-degree murders, one second-degree...
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.
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 ...
Lisa M. Montgomery
Lisa Marie Montgomery, is a woman from Melvern, Kansas who confessed to the 2004 murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett in an attempt to kidnap Stinnett's unborn baby.
Lisa Marie Montgomery, is a woman from Melvern, Kansas who confessed to the 2004 murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett in an attempt to kidnap Stinnett's unborn baby.
Louis Consalvo
Louis "Louie Eggs" Consalvo (born 1958) is a New Jersey mobster and reputed "soldier" in the DeCavalcante crime family.
Louis "Louie Eggs" Consalvo (born 1958) is a New Jersey mobster and reputed "soldier" in the DeCavalcante crime family.
Louis Daidone
Louis "Louie Bagels" Daidone is a New York mobster and former acting boss of the Lucchese crime family.
Louis "Louie Bagels" Daidone is a New York mobster and former acting boss of the Lucchese crime family.
Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa
Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa are two former New York Police Department police detectives who worked on behalf of the New York Mafia while they committed various illegal activities.
Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa are two former New York Police Department police detectives who worked on behalf of the New York Mafia while they committed various illegal activities.
Louis Vallario
Louis Vallario, also known as "Big Louie" and "Big Lou" (born 1942), is a member of the Gambino crime family who was a top aide to boss John Gotti and Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano in the l...
Louis Vallario, also known as "Big Louie" and "Big Lou" (born 1942), is a member of the Gambino crime family who was a top aide to boss John Gotti and Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano in the l...
Michael Swango
Joseph Michael Swango (born October 21, 1954, Tacoma, Washington) is an American serial killer and former licensed physician.
Joseph Michael Swango (born October 21, 1954, Tacoma, Washington) is an American serial killer and former licensed physician.
Michael Taccetta
Michael Salvatore Taccetta (born September 16, 1947), also known as "Mad Dog", is a high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family, who wound up controlling the entire New Jersey faction of th...
Michael Salvatore Taccetta (born September 16, 1947), also known as "Mad Dog", is a high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family, who wound up controlling the entire New Jersey faction of th...
Michael Townley
Michael Vernon Townley is a terrorist currently living in the United States under terms of the federal witness protection program.
Michael Vernon Townley is a terrorist currently living in the United States under terms of the federal witness protection program.
Miran Edgar Thompson
Miran Edgar Thompson (December 16, 1917 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate of Alcatraz whose participation in an attempted escape on May 2, 1946 led to his execution in the gas chamber of S...
Miran Edgar Thompson (December 16, 1917 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate of Alcatraz whose participation in an attempted escape on May 2, 1946 led to his execution in the gas chamber of S...
Nicholas Calabrese
Nicholas W. Calabrese (born November 30, 1942) is the first made man ever to testify against the Chicago Outfit.
Nicholas W. Calabrese (born November 30, 1942) is the first made man ever to testify against the Chicago Outfit.
Nicodemo Scarfo
Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Domenico Scarfo is a member of the American Mafia who eventually became the Boss of the Philadelphia crime family after the death of Angelo Bruno and Phil Testa.
Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Domenico Scarfo is a member of the American Mafia who eventually became the Boss of the Philadelphia crime family after the death of Angelo Bruno and Phil Testa.
Oscar Collazo
Oscar Collazo, was one of two Puerto Ricans who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
Oscar Collazo, was one of two Puerto Ricans who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
Phil Leonetti
Philip "Crazy Phil" Leonetti is a Philadelphia gangster who became the underboss of the Scarfo crime family under his uncle, Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo before becoming a government informant.
Philip "Crazy Phil" Leonetti is a Philadelphia gangster who became the underboss of the Scarfo crime family under his uncle, Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo before becoming a government informant.
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.
Ronnie Trucchio
Ronald Joseph Trucchio (born 1951 Ocean Hill, Brooklyn) also known as "One Armed Ronnie", is a New York mobster with the Gambino crime family who ran the The Ozone Park Boys crew during the 1990's.
Ronald Joseph Trucchio (born 1951 Ocean Hill, Brooklyn) also known as "One Armed Ronnie", is a New York mobster with the Gambino crime family who ran the The Ozone Park Boys crew during the 1990's.
Rufus Franklin
Rufus Franklin was an American criminal who served a life sentence in Alcatraz.
Rufus Franklin was an American criminal who served a life sentence in Alcatraz.
Sam Shockley
Richard Sam Shockley Jr. (January 12, 1909 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate at Alcatraz prison who participated in the Battle of Alcatraz in 1946.
Richard Sam Shockley Jr. (January 12, 1909 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate at Alcatraz prison who participated in the Battle of Alcatraz in 1946.
Ted Kaczynski
Theodore John "Ted" Kaczynski, also known as the "Unabomber", is an American mathematician, social critic, and Neo-Luddite who engaged in a mail bombing campaign that spanned ...
Theodore John "Ted" Kaczynski, also known as the "Unabomber", is an American mathematician, social critic, and Neo-Luddite who engaged in a mail bombing campaign that spanned ...
Timothy McVeigh
Timothy James McVeigh was a United States Army veteran and security guard who detonated a truck bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.
Timothy James McVeigh was a United States Army veteran and security guard who detonated a truck bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.
Tom Manning (prisoner)
Born to a Boston postal clerk, Thomas "Tom" William Manning is known for his involvement in the murder of a police officer during a routine traffic stop, and for his involvement with the United ...
Born to a Boston postal clerk, Thomas "Tom" William Manning is known for his involvement in the murder of a police officer during a routine traffic stop, and for his involvement with the United ...
Tony Chebatoris
Anthony Chebatoris (1898 – July 8, 1938), was the only person executed for a capital crime in Michigan since it became a state in 1837.
Anthony Chebatoris (1898 – July 8, 1938), was the only person executed for a capital crime in Michigan since it became a state in 1837.
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.
Veronza Bowers, Jr.
Veronza Bowers, Jr.. is an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia.
Veronza Bowers, Jr.. is an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia.
Victor Amuso
Vittorio "Little Vic" Amuso is a New York mobster and was Boss of the Lucchese crime family from 1987 to 2012.
Vittorio "Little Vic" Amuso is a New York mobster and was Boss of the Lucchese crime family from 1987 to 2012.
Victor Feguer
Victor Harry Feguer (1935 – March 15, 1963) was a convicted murderer and the last federal inmate executed in the United States before the moratorium on the death penalty following Furman ...
Victor Harry Feguer (1935 – March 15, 1963) was a convicted murderer and the last federal inmate executed in the United States before the moratorium on the death penalty following Furman ...
William Hale (cattleman)
William Hale, the so-called "King of the Osage Hills," was a U.S. cattleman and convicted murderer.
William Hale, the so-called "King of the Osage Hills," was a U.S. cattleman and convicted murderer.
William Henry Hance
William Henry Hance (circa 1952 – March 31, 1994) was a U.S. soldier who is believed to have murdered four women in and around military bases before his arrest in 1978.
William Henry Hance (circa 1952 – March 31, 1994) was a U.S. soldier who is believed to have murdered four women in and around military bases before his arrest in 1978.
Yahweh ben Yahweh
Yahweh ben Yahweh was the adopted name of Hulon Mitchell, Jr., founder and leader of the Nation of Yahweh, a black supremacist new religious movement founded in 1979.
Yahweh ben Yahweh was the adopted name of Hulon Mitchell, Jr., founder and leader of the Nation of Yahweh, a black supremacist new religious movement founded in 1979.