List of rampage killers in the United States

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This is a list of mass or spree killers in the United States. A mass murderer is typically defined as someone who kills three or more people in one incident, with no "cooling off" period, not including themselves.[1][2] A mass murder typically occurs in a single location where one or more persons kill several others.[3][4][5]

Specific notable subtypes of mass murder, including politically motivated crimes, workplace killings, school attacks and familicides, have their own lists.

This list does not include serial killers, members of democidal governments, or major political figures who orchestrated such actions.

List of rampage killers

More information Perpetrator, Date ...
Perpetrator Date Year Location State Killed [clarification needed] Injured Weapons Used Fate Ref.
González, Julio, 35 March 25 1990 New York City New York (state) New York
87
6
 A Died in prison
Paddock, Stephen, 64 Oct 1 2017 Paradise Nevada
60
413+
 F Committed suicide
Two of the victims died in 2019 and 2020; attributed to this event		 [6][7]
Kehoe, Andrew Philip, 55 May 18 1927 Bath Township Michigan Michigan
44–45
57–58
 FMEA Committed suicide in truck bomb blast
One victim is thought to have died of injuries one year after the disaster
Doty, Thomas G., 34 May 22 1962 Unionville Missouri
44
0
 V E Killed by the explosion
Graham, Jack Gilbert, 23[n 1] Nov 1 1955 Longmont Colorado Colorado
44
0
 V E Sentenced to death and executed
Gonzales, Francisco, 27 May 71964DanvilleCalifornia California
43
0
F VCommitted suicide[8]
Burke, David, 35 Dec 71987San Luis ObispoCalifornia California
42
0
F VCommitted suicide or died in the crash[9]
Frank, Julian Andrew, 32 Jan 6 1960 Bolivia North Carolina
33
0
 E Committed suicide bombing
Unknown Jun 24 1973 New Orleans Louisiana
32
15
 A Unsolved [10]
Pates, Robert Eugene, 31 Nov 8 1982 Biloxi MississippiMississippi
27-29
43+
 A Charged [11][12]
Kelley, Devin, 26[n 1] Nov 52017Sutherland SpringsTexas Texas
25
22
FCommitted suicide
Terminated a pregnancy		[13]
Hennard, George, 35 Oct 161991KilleenTexas Texas
23
27
F VCommitted suicide[14]
Huberty, James, 41 July 181984San DiegoCalifornia California
21
19
FKilled by police
Terminated a pregnancy		[15][16]
McNamara, James B., 28 Oct 1 1910 Los Angeles California California
21
100+
 E Died in prison
Card, Robert, 40 Oct 252023LewistonMaine Maine
18
13
FCommitted suicide[17][18][19]
Carver, James, 20 July 4 1984 Beverly Massachusetts Massachusetts
15
11
 A Sentenced to two life sentences at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Cedar Junction
Jabbar, Shamsud-Din, 42 Jan 1 2025 New Orleans Louisiana Louisiana
14
57
 FV Killed by police in a shootout [20]
Hasan, Nidal Malik, 39 Nov 52009Fort HoodTexas Texas
13
32
FSentenced to death[21]
Wong, Jiverly, 41 April 32009BinghamtonNew York (state) New York
13
4
FCommitted suicide[22]
Unruh, Howard, 28 Sep 61949CamdenNew Jersey New Jersey
13
3
FFound mentally unfit to stand trial
Died in an institution in 2009		[23]
Holmes, James Eagan, 24 July 202012AuroraColorado Colorado
12
62
F ESentenced to life imprisonment[24]
Álvarez, Juan Manuel, 25 Jan 26 2005 Los Angeles California California
11
177
 V Sentenced to life imprisonment [25]
Unknown Dec 29 1975 New York City New York (state) New York
11
74
 E Unsolved [26]
Tran, Huu Can, 72 Jan 212023Monterey ParkCalifornia California
11
9
FCommitted suicide[27]
Pough, James, 42 June 17/181990JacksonvilleFlorida Florida
11
6
F VCommitted suicide
Killed a man on May 8, 1971		[28][29][30][31][32]
Long, Ian, 28 Nov 72018Thousand OaksCalifornia California
11
1
FMCommitted suicide
One more died by stray police gunfire		[33][34]
Unknown Jul 22 1916 San Francisco California California
10
40
 E Unsolved [35]
Unknown Nov 24 1917 Milwaukee Wisconsin Wisconsin
10
6
 E Unsolved [36]
McLendon, Michael, 28[n 2] March 102009Kinston, Samson & GenevaAlabama Alabama
10
6
F ACommitted suicide
Also killed four dogs		[37]
Muhammad, John, 41
Malvo, Lee, 17		 Oct 2–222002Aspen Hill, Glenmont, Rockville,
Norbeck, Kensington & Bowie
Takoma
Prince William County,
Spotsylvania County & Fairfax County		Maryland Maryland
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.
Virginia Virginia
10
3
FMuhammad sentenced to death and executed
Malvo sentenced to life imprisonment
[38][39]
Starkweather, Charles, 19
Fugate, Caril Ann, 14[n 1]		 Jan 21–291958Lincoln & Bennet
Douglas		Nebraska Nebraska
Wyoming Wyoming
10
0
FMStarkweather sentenced to death and executed
Fugate sentenced to life imprisonment and paroled in 1976
Also killed two dogs
Starkweather killed a man on November 30, 1957		[39]
Mullin, Herbert, 25 Jan 25 /
Feb 10–13		1973Santa Cruz CountyCalifornia California
10
0
FMSentenced to life imprisonment
Killed three people in 1972		[40][41]
Al-Issa, Ahmad, 21 March 222021BoulderColorado Colorado
10
0
FSentenced to life imprisonment[42]
Corona, Juan Vallejo, 37 May 6/9–21 1971 Sutter County California California
10
0
 M Sentenced to life imprisonment
Killed 15 other people in 1971
Twigg, Gilbert, 35 Aug 131903WinfieldKansas Kansas
9
25
FCommitted suicide[43][44][45]
Bertucci, Clarence, 23[n 3] July 81945SalinaUtah Utah
9
19
FFound not guilty by reason of insanity[46]
Betts, Connor, 24[n 1] Aug 42019DaytonOhio Ohio
9
17
FKilled by police[47][48][49][50]
Ferri, Gian Luigi, 55 July 11993San FranciscoCalifornia California
9
5
FCommitted suicide
One of the victims died in 1995; attributed to this event		[51]
Silka, Michael, 25 April 28 /
May 17–19		1984Fairbanks & Manley Hot SpringsAlaska Alaska
9
1
FKilled by police
Terminated a pregnancy		[52]
Cooksey Jr., Cleophus, 35[n 1] Nov 27 /
Dec 2/13–17		2017PhoenixArizona Arizona
9
0
FSentenced to death[53]
Cline, Philip Bruce, 23 Feb 10 1981 Winchester Nevada Nevada
8
350+
 A Sentenced to life in prison without parole
Jones, Walter, 20
Jones, William, 18		 Sep 281913HarristonMississippi Mississippi
8+
14+
FBoth killed by angry mob
William killed a man in 1909		[54]
Saipov, Sayfullo Habibullaevic, 29

(Саипов, Сайфулло Хабибуллаевич)

 Oct 31 2017 New York City New York (state) New York
8
11
 V Sentenced to life imprisonment [55]
Hawkins, Robert, 19 Dec 52007OmahaNebraska Nebraska
8
4
FCommitted suicide[56][57]
Collins, Melvin, 38 Nov 61948ChesterPennsylvania Pennsylvania
8
3
FCommitted suicide[58]
Kamenoff, Peter Dumas, 42
Muller, Ralph Smith, 33		 Dec 101958Los AngelesCalifornia California
8
3
EKilled while committing the suicide bombing.[59][60][61]
Brown, Carl Robert, 51 Aug 201982MiamiFlorida Florida
8
3
FKilled[62]
Tornes, Kenneth, 32 Oct 4
April 24		1994
1996		JacksonMississippi Mississippi
3
5
0
3
FSentenced to death
Stewart, Robert, 45 March 292009CarthageNorth Carolina North Carolina
8
2
FSentenced to life imprisonment[63][64]
Dekraai, Scott Evans, 54 Oct 122011Seal BeachCalifornia California
8
1
FSentenced to life imprisonment[65]
Nance, Romeo, 23 Jan 212024JolietIllinois Illinois
8
1
FCommitted suicide[66]
Sheley, Nicholas, 28 June 23–302008Sterling, Rock Falls & Galesburg
Festus		Illinois Illinois
Missouri Missouri
8
0
 MSentenced to life imprisonment[67]
Speight, Christopher Jan 192010VirginiaVirginia Virginia
8
0
FSentenced to 5 life terms plus 18 years.[21]
Crimo III, Robert, 21 July 42022Highland ParkIllinois Illinois
7
48
FSentenced to life imprisonment[68]
Phillips, Monroe, 58 March 61915BrunswickGeorgia (U.S. state) Georgia
7
30+
FKilled[69]
Ator, Seth, 36 Aug 312019Odessa
Midland		Texas Texas
7
25
FKilled by police[70][71]
Ford, Priscilla Joyce, 51 Nov 27 1980 Reno Nevada Nevada
7
22
 V Died while awaiting execution [72]
Everette, Eugene, 32[n 1] March 28/291970New York CityNew York (state) New York
7
15
F ASentenced to life imprisonment[73]
Bonner, William, 25 April 221973Los AngelesCalifornia California
7
9
FSentenced to life imprisonment[74]
Ashbrook, Larry, 47 Sep 151999Fort WorthTexas Texas
7
7
FCommitted suicide[75]
Collins, Darnell, 33 June 17–211995Atlantic City
New York City		New Jersey New Jersey
New York (state) New York
7
3
FKilled by police[76]
Goh, One L., 44 April 22012East OaklandCalifornia California
7
3
FSurrendered to police[77]
Chang, Gung Ung July 18/191898OaklandCalifornia California
7
2
FMEKilled by the explosion[78]
Reynolds, William, 35 April 61902TuscumbiaAlabama Alabama
7
2
FKilled by police
Also killed several horses		[79]
Pearson, Eric, 56 March 161968IronwoodMichigan Michigan
7
2
FSentenced to life imprisonment[80]
Hardesty, William, 21[n 1] Oct 3/4/18/191978YpsilantiCalifornia California
Michigan Michigan
7
2
FMSentenced to life imprisonment
Also killed a cat		[81]
Dantzler, Rodrick, 34[n 1] July 72011Grand RapidsMichigan Michigan
7
2
FCommitted suicide[82]
Whitney, Dennis, 17 Feb 12 – March 5 1960 Victorville
Phoenix & Tucson
Miami		 California California
Arizona Arizona
Florida Florida
7
1
 F Sentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment [83]
David, Rachal, 39[n 4][n 5] Aug 31978Salt Lake CityUtah Utah
7
0
MCommitted suicide[84]
Jumper, Jim[n 1] Feb 141889OkeechobeeFlorida Florida
6+
1
FKilled[85]
Brooks, Darrell Edward, 39 Nov 21 2021 Waukesha Wisconsin Wisconsin
6
62
 V Sentenced to life imprisonment [86]
Igrić, Damir, 29 Oct 32001ManchesterTennessee Tennessee
6
33
 MVDied in the crash[87]
Rodger, Elliot, 22 May 232014Isla VistaCalifornia California
6
14
FMVCommitted suicide[88]
Marcelino, Julian, 30 Nov 241932SeattleWashington (state) Washington
6
13
 MSentenced to life imprisonment[89]
Loughner, Jared, 22 Jan 82011Casas AdobesArizona Arizona
6
13
FSentenced to life imprisonment[90][91][92][93]
Cruse, William, 59 April 231987Palm BayFlorida Florida
6
10
FSentenced to death, died in prison[94]
Gully[n 1] Aug 291910Willow PatchNevada Nevada
6
7
FKilled[95]
Young, Harry, 27–28
Young, Jennings, 35–36		 Jan 21932BrooklineMissouri Missouri
6
3
FEach killed the other
Harry killed a man in 1929		[96]
Crump, Wiley, 67 Sep 211967PhilippMississippi Mississippi
6
3
F AKilled by a posse[97]
Talović, Sulejman, 18 Feb 122007Salt Lake CityUtah Utah
6
3
FKilled by police
One of the victims died in 2023; attributed to this event
Henry, DeWitt Charles, 26 July 231977Klamath FallsOregon Oregon
6
2
FSentenced to life imprisonment
Terminated a pregnancy		[98]
Taylor, Laura, 16
Keene, Marvallous, 19
Smith, DeMarcus Maurice, 17
Matthews, Heather Nicole, 20		 Dec 24–26 1992 Dayton Ohio Ohio
6
2
 F Keene executed in 2009; the rest were sentenced to life [99]
Drake, Lynwood, 43 Nov 7/81992Morro Bay, Paso Robles & San MiguelCalifornia California
6
2
FMCommitted suicide[100]
Vang, Chai Soua, 36 Nov 212004BirchwoodWisconsin Wisconsin
6
2
FSentenced to life imprisonment[101]
Huff, Kyle, 28 March 252006SeattleWashington (state) Washington
6
2
FCommitted suicide[102][103][104][105]
Zamora, Isaac Lee, 28 Sep 22008AlgerWashington (state) Washington
6
2
FSentenced to life imprisonment[106][107]
Dalton, Jason, 45 Feb 202016Kalamazoo CountyMichigan Michigan
6
2
FSentenced to life imprisonment[108][109][110][111]
Belachheb, Abdelkrim, 39 June 291984DallasTexas Texas
6
1
FSentenced to life imprisonment
Died in prison in 2017		[112]
Peterson, Tyler, 20[n 3] Oct 72007CrandonWisconsin Wisconsin
6
1
FCommitted suicide[113]
Thornton, Charles, 52 Feb 72008KirkwoodMissouri Missouri
6
1
FKilled by police[114][115]
Unknown Sep 171911Colorado SpringsColorado Colorado
6
0
 MUnsolved
Possibly connected to the Villisca axe murders		[116]
Goins, John, 49[n 1] March 181926Stockton & GaltCalifornia California
6
0
FCommitted suicide[117]
Swinney, Frank, 28 April 15–181970Wichita
Indianapolis		Kansas Kansas
Indiana Indiana
6
0
FMADied in prison[118]
Benoist, Emile, 20 Aug 261977HackettstownNew Jersey New Jersey
6
0
FCommitted suicide[119]
Stewart, Raymond, 29 Jan 27–Feb 21981Rockford
Beloit		Illinois Illinois
Wisconsin Wisconsin
6
0
FSentenced to death and executed[120]
Moreno, Eliseo, 24[n 1] Oct 111983College Station & HempsteadTexas Texas
6
0
FSentenced to death and executed[121]
Stewart, Howard, 37[n 1] Sep 16/221987Lebanon
Corsicana		Missouri Missouri
Texas Texas
6
0
FCommitted suicide
Also killed two dogs		[122]
Leonard, Eric, 22 Feb 12/191991SacramentoCalifornia California
6
0
FSentenced to death[123]
Vargas, Pedro, 42 July 26/272013HialeahFlorida Florida
6
0
F AKilled by police[124]
Jones, Dwight, 56 May 31–June 32018Scottsdale & Fountain HillsArizona Arizona
6
0
FCommitted suicide[125]
Kot, Russell, 51 Feb 102026Fort Lauderdale & Bee RidgeFlorida Florida
6
0
FCommitted suicide[126]
Moore, Lawrence, 25 May 71981SalemOregon Oregon
5
18
FSentenced to life imprisonment
One of the victims died in 2013; attributed to this event		[127]
Harris, Will, 29 Nov 11906AshevilleNorth Carolina North Carolina
5
12
FKilled by angry mob[128]
Neal, Kevin, 44[n 1] Nov 13/142017Rancho TehamaCalifornia California
5
11
FCommitted suicide[129]
King, Alvin, 45 June 221980DaingerfieldTexas Texas
5
10
FCommitted suicide while awaiting trial[130][131][132][133]
George, Leroy Valentino, 21 July 10 1999 Baton Rouge Louisiana Louisiana
5
6
 V Convicted [134]
Klink, Herman, 40 March 61933ClevelandOhio Ohio
5
6
FKilled by police[135]
Santiago-Ruiz, Esteban, 26 Jan 62017Broward CountyFlorida Florida
5
6
FSentenced to life imprisonment[136]
Cooper, Simon Jan 1/71897Magnolia & LynchburgSouth Carolina South Carolina
5
5
FMKilled by police
Suspect in the Woolfolk-murders		[137]
Ingenito, Ernest Martin, 26 Nov 17 1950 Franklin Township & Minotola New Jersey New Jersey
5
4
 F Sentenced to life imprisonment
Pickett Jr., Charles, 50 June 7 2016 Kalamazoo Michigan Michigan
5
4
 V Sentenced to 40 years in prison
Chvarak, Barry, 21 February 3 1980 El Paso Texas Texas
5
3
 F Sentenced to life in prison [138][139]
Ramos, Jarrod Warren, 38 June 28 2018 Annapolis Maryland Maryland
5
3
 F Sentenced to life imprisonment [77]
Nightengale, Jason, 32 Jan 9 2021 Chicago & Evanston Illinois Illinois
5
2
 F Killed by police
McLeod, Lyndon James, 47 Dec 27 2021 Denver & Lakewood Colorado Colorado
5
2
 F Killed by police
Crossley, Wayne Lee, 31 July 24 1984 Hot Springs Arkansas Arkansas
5
1
 F Committed suicide
One of the victims died in 1986; attributed to this event
One more injured by stray police gunfire
Stawicki, Ian Lee, 40 May 30 2012 Seattle Washington (state) Washington
5
1
 F Committed suicide via gunshot
Neumann Jr., John Robert, 45 June 5 2017 Orlando Florida Florida
5
0
 F Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound [77]
Attias, David, 18 Feb 23 2001 Isla Vista California California
5
0
 V Sentenced to up to 60 years at the Patton State Hospital since he was found to be legally insane; conditionally released in 2012
Chambers, Adacia Avery, 25 Oct 24 2015 Stillwater Oklahoma Oklahoma
4
46
 V Sentenced to life imprisonment
Mellberg, Dean, 20 June 201994Fairchild Air Force BaseWashington (state) Washington
4
22
FKilled by police
Terminated a pregnancy		[140]
Owens, Rashad Charjuan, 21 March 12 2014 Austin Texas Texas
4
21
 V Sentenced to life imprisonment
Kulak, Frank J., 41 April 7–141969ChicagoIllinois Illinois
4
21
F EFound mentally unfit to stand trial[141]
Decker, Newt, 35 Nov 151908OkmulgeeOklahoma Oklahoma
4–7
9–10
FMAKilled by police
Also killed a horse		[142]
Pullen, Joe, 40 Dec 141923DrewMississippi Mississippi
4
8
FKilled by angry mob[143]
McLeod, Harvey Glenn, 22 May 291972RaleighNorth Carolina North Carolina
4
7
FCommitted suicide[144]
Sencion, Eduardo, 32 Sep 62011Carson CityNevada Nevada
4
7
FCommitted suicide
Gelman, Maksim, 23 Feb 11–12 2011 New York City New York (state) New York
4
5
 MV Sentenced to 200 years in prison [145]
Gale, Nathan, 25 Dec 8 2004 Columbus Ohio
4
3
 F Killed by police [146]
Garvey, Chase 21 July 6 2024 Florence Kentucky Kentucky
4
3
 F Committed suicide
Reinking, Travis, 29 March 22 2018 Antioch Tennessee Tennessee
4
2
 F Sentenced to life imprisonment [77]
Tamura, Shane Devon, 27 July 28 2025 New York City New York (state) New York
4
1
 F Committed suicide
Brashers, Robert Eugene, 33 Dec 6 1991 Austin Texas Texas
4
0
 F A Committed suicide in 1999 without being prosecuted
Killed four other people
Kohlhepp, Todd Christopher, 32 Nov 6 2003 Chesnee South Carolina South Carolina
4
0
 F Sentenced to life imprisonment
Killed at least 3 others
Kabolowsky, Robert, 20 July 10 1980 Wantagh New York (state) New York
3
20
 V Found not guilty by reason of insanity [147]
Cornell, William July 181863AustinNevada Nevada
3
18–20
 MCommitted suicide or killed[148]
Pearson, Moses, 30–31 April 251976Jacksonville
Cordele, Pinehurst, Perry & Jackson		Florida Florida
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia
3
13
FCommitted suicide
Suspected of 6 other murders		[149]
Ressa, Stephen Michael, 27 Sep 21 2005 Las Vegas Nevada Nevada
3
11
 V Sentenced to life imprisonment [150]
Clark, Michael, 16 April 251965Santa MariaCalifornia California
3
10
FCommitted suicide[151]
Aranda, Bennie, 26 Dec 281937OaklandCalifornia California
3
9
FMSentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment[152]
Mozingo, Douglas, 29 Oct 11982SacramentoCalifornia California
3
9
FCommitted suicide while awaiting trial[153][154]
Sodini, George, 48 Aug 42009BridgevillePennsylvania Pennsylvania
3
9
FCommitted suicide[155]
Hamilton, Jason, 36[n 1] May 19/202007MoscowIdaho Idaho
3
2
FCommitted suicide[156]
Sapirman, Jonathan Douglas, 21 July 17 2022 Greenwood Park Mall, Greenwood Indiana
3
2
 F Killed by a bystander [157]
Lee, John, 29 Jan 10 2015 Moscow Idaho Idaho
3
1
 F sentenced to life imprisonment [158]
Acosta, Abel, 13 Dec 26 2021 Garland Texas Texas
3
1
 F Currently wanted by the FBI [159][160]
Lanphear, Ronald Eugene, 29
Geisinger, Diana		 July 9–14 1978 Norton
Guadalupe County
San Bernardino[161]		 Kansas Kansas
New Mexico New Mexico
California California
3
0
 F Lanphear sentenced to life in prison without parole[162][163] [164]
Brosnahan, John, 67[n 4] Dec 92011CambridgeMassachusetts Massachusetts
3
0
FCommitted suicide[165]
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More information Perpetrator, Date ...
Perpetrator Date Year Location State Killed Injured W Additional Notes Ref.
Ying, Leung, 29 August 221928FairfieldCalifornia California
11
4
FMSentenced to death
Committed suicide while awaiting execution
Possibly killed 3 people years earlier		[166]
Thomas, Christopher, 34[n 5] April 151984New York CityNew York (state) New York
10
0
FSentenced to 83 to 250 years in prison
Terminated a pregnancy
Released from prison in 2018		[167]
Unknown[n 4][n 5] May 141906MiltonFlorida Florida
9
0
 MAUnsolved
Possibly connected to the Villisca axe murders		[168]
Cummins, Michael Lee, 25 April 17/272019Sumner CountyTennessee Tennessee
9
0
 MSentenced to life imprisonment
The sole survivor died in 2022; attributed to this event		[169]
Unknown[n 4][n 5] September 131878HockleyTexas Texas
8
1
FMAUnsolved[170]
Hight, Spencer James, 32[n 4][n 5] September 102017PlanoTexas Texas
8
1
FKilled by police[171]
Unknown[n 5] June 101912VilliscaIowa Iowa
8
0
 MUnsolved
Possibly connected to 18 other murders		[172]
Layer, Henry[n 5] April 221920Turtle LakeNorth Dakota North Dakota
8
0
FMSentenced to life imprisonment[173]
Speck, Richard Franklin, 24[n 5] July 141966ChicagoIllinois Illinois
8
0
 MSentenced to death
Later changed to 400 to 1200 years in prison
Wagner, George William
Wagner, George (accused)
Wagner, Edward Jacob[n 4]		 April 222016Pike CountyOhio Ohio
8
0
FGeorge William Wagner sentenced to life imprisonment
Edward Jacob Wagner sentenced to life imprisonment
Unknown November 201965SunburyPennsylvania Pennsylvania
7
7
F AUnsolved[174]
Nelson, Martin, 24 May 51885Bonito CityNew Mexico New Mexico
7
1
FKilled[175]
Plume, James Little, 24[n 1] October 111903Two MedicineMontana Montana
7
1
FMSentenced to 40 years in prison[176]
Carlton, Julian, 30 August 151914Spring GreenWisconsin Wisconsin
7
1
 MADied while awaiting trial[177]
Rovansek, Cyril J., 31[n 1] November 41973ClevelandOhio Ohio
7
1
FCommitted suicide[178]
Abeyta, Ricky, 28 January 261991ChimayoNew Mexico New Mexico
7
1
FSentenced to 146 years in prison[179]
Hance, Michael E., 51 August 72011Copley TownshipOhio Ohio
7
1
FKilled by police[180]
Unknown April 201928El DoradoKansas Kansas
7
0
F AUnsolved[181]
Reece, Bessie[n 4][n 5] October 251967ArcadiaFlorida Florida
7
0
 PNever prosecuted; the father of the victims, James Joseph Richardson was wrongfully convicted[182]
Freeman, John Gilbert, 41[n 4][n 5] September 31971PhoenixArizona Arizona
7
0
FSentenced to life imprisonment[183]
Workman, William, 43[n 1] June 261973Palos HillsIllinois Illinois
7
0
FSentenced to 100 to 300 years in prison; died in prison in 1981
Terminated a pregnancy		[184]
Moss, Adam Matthew, 23 August 302001Sioux CityIowa Iowa
7
0
 MSentenced to life imprisonment
Committed suicide in 2013		[185]
Brooks, Darrell L., 22[n 4][n 5] October 162002BaltimoreMaryland Maryland
7
0
 ASentenced to life imprisonment[186]
Stewart, James, 30
Turner, Desmond, 28		 June 12006IndianapolisIndiana Indiana
7
0
FSentenced to life imprisonment
Unknown September 82020AguangaCalifornia California
7
0
FUnsolved[187]
Mohawk, Samuel July 11843Slippery RockPennsylvania Pennsylvania
6
2
 MSentenced to death and executed[188]
Welch, David Esco, 27–29 Dec 8 1986 Oakland California California
6
2
 F Sentenced to death
Baumberger, Albert F., 22[n 4][n 5] July 71893CandoNorth Dakota North Dakota
6
1
FMSentenced to death and executed[189]
Davis, Arthur James, 26[n 5] August 261966New HavenConnecticut Connecticut
6
1
FSentenced to death
Later changed to life
Also killed two dogs		[190]
Marks, Cyrano, 39[n 4][n 5] July 121999AtlantaGeorgia (U.S. state) Georgia
6
1
FCommitted suicide[191]
James, Llewelyn, 16[n 1] February 4/52002Winslow Township &
Lindenwold		New Jersey New Jersey
6
1
FMSentenced to 315 years in prison[192]
Jones, Thomas[n 4][n 5] March 21/221900GarnerNorth Carolina North Carolina
6
0
 MASentenced to death and executed[193]
Batson, Albert Edward, 20[n 4] February 131902WelshLouisiana Louisiana
6
0
FMSentenced to death and executed[194]
Davis, Walter Chesley, 48[n 5] May 71907San FranciscoCalifornia California
6
0
FFound not guilty by reason of insanity[195]
Bannon, Charles, 22[n 4][n 5] February1930SchaferNorth Dakota North Dakota
6
0
 MKilled by angry mob[196]
Cook, William Edward, 22 January 2–51951Joplin
Ogilby		Missouri Missouri
California California
6
0
FSentenced to death and executed
Also killed a dog
Unknown[n 4][n 5] June 251968Good HartMichigan Michigan
6
0
FMUnsolved
Simants, Erwin Charles, 29[n 4][n 5] October 191975SutherlandNebraska Nebraska
6
0
FSentenced to death
Later, found not guilty by reason of insanity		[197]
White, Sarah Isabel, 18[n 4][n 5] December 311975GreenwoodIndiana Indiana
6
0
 ASentenced to life imprisonment[198]
Geschwendt, George, 24[n 5] March 121976TrevosePennsylvania Pennsylvania
6
0
FSentenced to death
Also killed a dog		[199]
Carter, Robert Earl, 26 August 181992SomervilleTexas Texas
6
0
FMASentenced to death and executed[200]
Concepcion, Ramon, 28[n 5] May 2/31993New York CityNew York (state) New York
6
0
 MASentenced to 42½ years to life in prison[201]
Harris, Westley Devon, 22[n 4][n 5] August 262002RutledgeAlabama Alabama
6
0
FSentenced to death[202]
Lewis, Lamont, 28
Merritt, Robert, 24		 October 92004PhiladelphiaPennsylvania Pennsylvania
6
0
 EBoth sentenced to life imprisonment
Also killed a dog		[203][204][205]
Strong, Preston Alton, 39 June 242005YumaArizona Arizona
6
0
FMSentenced to death
Also killed a man in 2007		[206]
Devoe, Paul Gilbert, 43 August 24/272007Marble Falls & Jonestown
State Line		Texas Texas
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
6
0
FSentenced to death[207]
Anderson, Michele Kristen, 29[n 1]
McEnroe, Joseph Thomas, 29[n 5]		 December 242007CarnationWashington (state) Washington
6
0
FBoth sentenced to life imprisonment
Hudson, William Mitchell, 33 November 142015PalestineTexas Texas
6
0
FMSentenced to death[208]
Adams, Phillip, 32 April 72021Rock HillSouth Carolina South Carolina
6
0
FCommitted suicide[209]
Macias, Teodoro, 28[n 5] May 92021Colorado SpringsColorado Colorado
6
0
FCommitted suicide[210]
Fenniel, Shad, 31 July 31914BranchvilleTexas Texas
5
5
FMKilled by police[211]
Ramirez, Richard Leyva Muñoz, 25 July 2/7/20 1985 Arcadia, Monterey Park, Los Angeles & Glendale California California
5
1
 FM Sentenced to death and died in prison in 2013

Killed at least ten other people
Rader, Dennis Lynn, 28 January 15 1974 Wichita, Kansas Kansas Kansas
4
0
  M Sentenced to 10 consecutive life sentences

Killed six other people

 [212]
Djerf, Richard Kenneth, 23 September 14 1993 Phoenix Arizona Arizona
4
0
 FM Sentenced to death
Vang, Nengmy, 45 March 22 2017 Wausau Wisconsin Wisconsin
4
0
 F Killed by police [77]
Kohberger, Bryan Christopher, 27 November 13 2022 Moscow Idaho Idaho
4
0
 M Sentenced to life imprisonment [213]
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Familicides

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Perpetrator Date Year Location State Killed Injured W Additional Notes Ref.
Simmons, Ronald Gene, 47 Dec 22–281987Pope CountyArkansas Arkansas
16
4
FMSentenced to death and executed[214]
Banks, George Emil, 40 Sep 251982Wilkes-Barre & Jenkins TownshipPennsylvania Pennsylvania
13
1
FSentenced to death; died on death row in prison[215]
Ruppert, James Urban, 40* March 301975HamiltonOhio Ohio
11
0
FSentenced to eleven consecutive life terms[216]
Lawrence, Ernest, 35 June 25–26 1921 Mayfield Kentucky Kentucky
10
0
 FMA Committed suicide [217]
Pardo, Bruce Jeffrey, 45* Dec 242008CovinaCalifornia California
9
2
F ACommitted suicide[218]
Clemmens, Abel, 33* Nov 101805ClarksburgWest Virginia West Virginia
9
0
 MSentenced to death and executed

Terminated a pregnancy

 [219]
Woolfolk, Thomas George, 27* Aug 61887MaconGeorgia (U.S. state) Georgia
9
0
 MSentenced to death and executed
Simon Cooper is suspected of having committed the murders		[220]
Hassell, George Jefferson, 39* Dec 51926FarwellTexas Texas
9
0
FMSentenced to death and executed
Killed 4 people in 1917		[221]
Waszak, John, 54* April 181937MuskegoWisconsin Wisconsin
9
0
 ESentenced to life imprisonment[222]
Acquin, Lorne Joe, 27 July 221977ProspectConnecticut Connecticut
9
0
 MASentenced to 105 years to life imprisonment[223]
Wesson, Marcus Delon, 57* March 122004FresnoCalifornia California
9
0
FSentenced to death[224][225]
de Capua, Tony, 42 Sep 31927YoungstownOhio Ohio
8
3
FFound not guilty by reason of insanity[226]
Heinze, Guy, 22* Aug 292009BrunswickGeorgia (U.S. state) Georgia
8
2
 MSentenced to life imprisonment
Also killed three cats		[227][228][229]
Elkins, Shamar, 31 April 192026ShreveportLouisiana Louisiana
8
2
FKilled by police
Purrington, James, 46* July 91806AugustaMaine Maine
8
1
 MCommitted suicide[230]
Russell, Francis Lloyd, 39* June 41925HamiltonOhio Ohio
8
0
FFound not guilty by reason of insanity[231]
Gonzalez, Celestino P., 36 July 91936Indiana HarborIndiana Indiana
8
0
FMCommitted suicide[232]
Gragg, Ralph Marler, 32–33* May 21951CollettsvilleNorth Carolina North Carolina
8
0
FMACommitted suicide[233]
Akulonis, Peter Joseph, 39* April 151953LawrenceMassachusetts Massachusetts
8
0
FMCommitted suicide[234]
Pierce, Etheridge, 17 March 26/291992New York City & RochesterNew York (state) New York
8
0
FSentenced to 75 years in prison[235]
Conley, David Ray, 48 Aug 82015HoustonTexas Texas
8
0
FSentenced to life imprisonment[236]
Godbolt, Willie Corey, 35 May 272017Bogue Chitto & BrookhavenMississippi Mississippi
8
0
FSentenced to death[237]
Salcido Bojorquez, Ramon, 28 April 141989Sonoma CountyCalifornia California
7
2
FMSentenced to death[238]
Hildebrandt, Hannah, 35* Jan 131896MarysvilleKansas Kansas
7
1
 PCommitted suicide[239]
Collett, George M., 45 Jan 81935Mount VernonKentucky Kentucky
7
1
FCommitted suicide[240]
Lias, Frankie Lee, 20* Feb 181974FayetteMississippi Mississippi
7
1
FSentenced to life imprisonment[241]
Kirby, Judy, 31 March 252000MartinsvilleIndiana Indiana
7
1
 VSentenced to 215 years in prison[242]
Aldridge, Joseph Jesse, 36 Feb 262015TyroneMissouri Missouri
7
1
FCommitted suicide[243]
Kaiser, Moritz, 50* Feb 28/
March 1		1878Monroe CountyIllinois Illinois
7
0
 MAPerished in the fire[244]
Reid, Nathan Dec 251887Worth CountyGeorgia (U.S. state) Georgia
7
0
 MACommitted suicide[245]
Baker, John Gerhardt, 34* Sep 261897CarroltonIowa Iowa
7
0
FCommitted suicide[246]
Kraus, August* March 121903BellefontaineMissouri Missouri
7
0
 MCommitted suicide[247]
Markham, Julia* Sep 301905CambridgeIllinois Illinois
7
0
 MACommitted suicide[248]
Ayer, Charles H., 43* Jan 171906PembrokeNew Hampshire New Hampshire
7
0
F OCommitted suicide[249]
Grant, James T.* Dec 261911BentonArkansas Arkansas
7
0
 MCommitted suicide[250]
O'Kane, Daniel, 47–48* March 61916LawtonOklahoma Oklahoma
7
0
FMCommitted suicide[251]
Stravisar, Mary* July 291919KimberlyOhio Ohio
7
0
 ACommitted suicide[252]
Lawson, Charles Davis, 43* Dec 251929GermantonNorth Carolina North Carolina
7
0
FMCommitted suicide[253]
Geller, Ethel, 44* May 61930ColumbusOhio Ohio
7
0
FCommitted suicide[254]
Gravlin, William Glenn, 30* Sep 291964TroyMichigan Michigan
7
0
FMSentenced to life imprisonment[255]
Belcher, Harry M., 32* Jan 251965FerndaleMichigan Michigan
7
0
 ASentenced to life imprisonment[256]
Hanks, Lee M., 21 July 61981SyracuseNew York (state) New York
7
0
 ASentenced to 20 years to life
Terminated a pregnancy		[257]
Haggart, Robert Lee, 31* Feb 171982FarwellMichigan Michigan
7
0
FSentenced to life imprisonment
Killed a woman in 1977
Lynam, Daniel Patrick, 36* July 111987Tacoma & Federal WayWashington (state) Washington
7
0
FCommitted suicide[258]
Schnick, James Eugene, 36* Sep 251987ElklandMissouri Missouri
7
0
FMSentenced to death[259]
Avanesian, Jorjik, 40* Feb 61996GlendaleCalifornia California
7
0
 ASentenced to life imprisonment[260]
Spirit, Don Charles, 51* Sep 182014BellFlorida Florida
7
0
FCommitted suicide[261]
Hart, Jennifer Jean, 38* March 262018WestportCalifornia California
7
0
 VDied in the crash[262]
Haight, Michael, 42 Jan 42023EnochUtah Utah
7
0
FCommitted suicide[263]
Helde, Paul* July 171881Eagle Creek ValleyWisconsin Wisconsin
6–8
0–2
FMCommitted suicide[264]
Crump, Danny Eugene, 27 Sep 201980OlatheKansas Kansas
6
3
 ESentenced to life imprisonment[265]
Dotson, Jessie L., 33 March 22008MemphisTennessee Tennessee
6
3
FMSentenced to death
Killed a man in 1994		[266]
Cameron, Donald T., 35Dec 91939Chippewa FallsWisconsin Wisconsin
6
2
F ACommitted suicide[267]
Kline, Sherman, 38 Dec 181968CarlinvilleIllinois Illinois
6
2
FCommitted suicide[268]
McConaughy, Robert, 31* May 301840Hill ValleyPennsylvania Pennsylvania
6
1
FMSentenced to death and executed[269]
Lackey, Albert Newton Aug 241885Blanco CityTexas Texas
6
1
FMKilled by angry mob[270]
Cooper, Emma, 42* June 121908CadillacMichigan Michigan
6
1
FCommitted suicide[271]
Schoch, Kathryn Dempsey, 37* Dec 22/231934Dunkirk
Pittsburgh		New York (state) New York
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
6
1
F PCommitted suicide[272]
Smith, Gayno Gilbert, 24Oct
May 27		1961
1962		Hedrick
Martinsburg		Iowa Iowa
6
1
FSentenced to life imprisonment
Bell, King Edward, 31 Aug 211981IndianapolisIndiana Indiana
6
1
FSentenced to six consecutive 40-year terms[273]
Haskell, Ronald Lee, 33 July 92014SpringTexas Texas
6
1
FSentenced to death[274]
Stone, Bradley William, 35 Dec 152014Souderton, Lansdale, &
Lower Salford Township		Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
6
1
FMCommitted suicide[275]
O'Neil, Patsy, 19 Sep 111846Overton CountyTennessee Tennessee
7
0
 MSentenced to life imprisonment[276]
Dakin* March 251871StonefortIllinois Illinois
6
0
 MCommitted suicide[277]
Wampler, Lewis* May1884PleasantonKansas Kansas
6
0
FMCommitted suicide[278]
Dunham, James C. May 261896CampbellCalifornia California
6
0
FMEscaped[279][280]
Hansen, Jens* Jan 121896ChicagoIllinois Illinois
6
0
 PCommitted suicide[281]
Klaettke, Richard, 38* Feb 51896ChicagoIllinois Illinois
6
0
FCommitted suicide[282]
Naramore, Elizabeth Ann* March 211901Coldbrook SpringsMassachusetts Massachusetts
6
0
 MFound not guilty by reason of insanity[283]
Westrope, Mary E. "Mollie", 38* June 151902BrandywineMississippi Mississippi
6
0
F AFound not guilty by reason of insanity[284]
Stephens, Edwin, 35* May 241905San RafaelCalifornia California
6
0
FCommitted suicide[285]
McWilliams, William S., 44* Nov 241905LittletonIowa Iowa
6
0
 MSentenced to death[286]
Johnson, Ellen C., 36* Oct 231911BraddockNorth Dakota North Dakota
6
0
 APerished in the fire[287]
Wychopen, John, 40* April 29/301916HollandTexas Texas
6
0
FCommitted suicide[288]
Klocow, Frank, 49* Sep 3/41921OrmsbyMinnesota Minnesota
6
0
FCommitted suicide[289]
Taylor, Guy M., 35* Feb 11/121927UticaNew York (state) New York
6
0
 MCommitted suicide[290]
Millis, Phillip Noble, 37* Dec 121927HennesseyOklahoma Oklahoma
6
0
 MCommitted suicide[291]
Pasos, Marie, 35* Feb 151929New York CityNew York (state) New York
6
0
 PCommitted suicide[292]
Jackson, George, 35* Oct 251931WagenerSouth Carolina South Carolina
6
0
FSentenced to death[293]
Albers, William Adolph, 54* Jan 231936DanvilleIllinois Illinois
6
0
FMCommitted suicide[294]
Nollen, Elsie, 30* Aug 28/291937DenisonIowa Iowa
6
0
 PCommitted suicide[295]
Curtis, Lillie May, 38* March 161938CenterTexas Texas
6
0
FSentenced to 495 years in prison[296]
Nicosia, Louise, 43* July 101940New York CityNew York (state) New York
6
0
 PCommitted suicide[297]
Gibson, Esker Washington, 32* April 241941IrvingtonAlabama Alabama
6
0
 MASentenced to death and executed[298]
Seipel, Thomas, 31* Jan 161942Plum CityWisconsin Wisconsin
6
0
FCommitted suicide[299]
Pulliam, Mark, 34* Nov 21942ChatsworthGeorgia (U.S. state) Georgia
6
0
 MASentenced to life imprisonment[300]
Dalrymple, Carl, 27* May 171943CrossvilleAlabama Alabama
6
0
FSentenced to life imprisonment[301]
Bauer, William Dilworth, 48* Jan 281956Parsippany-Troy HillsNew Jersey New Jersey
6
0
FCommitted suicide[302]
King, Rufus Allen, 33* Oct 21956ClintonNorth Carolina North Carolina
6
0
FMCommitted suicide[303]
Lewis, Earl H.*Nov 7/81958PortsmouthVirginia Virginia
6
0
 PCommitted suicide[304]
Soper, Roland L., 28–29* March 4/51959LancasterOhio Ohio
6
0
 MPCommitted suicide[305]
Pitelka, Charles E., 34* May 131961LockportIllinois Illinois
6
0
 MCommitted suicide[306]
Bauer, Roland Jack, 31* May 61962ZionIllinois Illinois
6
0
 MCommitted suicide[307]
Gregor, Elizabeth, 43–44* June 171963ProspectPennsylvania Pennsylvania
6
0
FCommitted suicide[308]
Burgan, James D., 28 Dec 31964DetroitPennsylvania Michigan
6
0
FCommitted suicide[309]
Sartin, Mary M., 26–27* Aug 131965Bay ViewOhio Ohio
6
0
FCommitted suicide[310]
Suarez, Jose Antonio, 22* April1966New York CityNew York (state) New York
6
0
 MNot prosecuted and set free[311]
Bray, Charles Coatney, 40* Dec 191968NapaCalifornia California
6
0
F ACommitted suicide[312]
O'Leary, George T., 46* June 8/91973BostonMassachusetts Massachusetts
6
0
FCommitted suicide[313]
DeFeo, Ronald Joseph, 23* Nov 131974AmityvilleNew York (state) New York
6
0
FSentenced to life imprisonment
Died in prison		[314]
Nelson, Simon Peter, 46* Jan 71978RockfordIllinois Illinois
6
0
 MSentenced to six concurrent prison terms of 100 to 200 years
Also killed a dog		[315]
Gilbert, James Gene, 28* Jan 31981DelmarIowa Iowa
6
0
FCommitted suicide[316]
Ellis, Ronald Quitman, 34 May 21981Camp SpringsMaryland Maryland
6
0
FSentenced to five consecutive life terms plus 10 years[317]
Day, James Alan, 36* Oct 181984EvansvilleIndiana Indiana
6
0
FCommitted suicide[318]
Dreesman, Robert, 40* Dec 301987AlgonaIowa Iowa
6
0
FCommitted suicide[319]
Shaw, Tracey, 26 Dec 231994PhiladelphiaPennsylvania Pennsylvania
6
0
 ASentenced to life imprisonment[320]
Forsyth, Rick Wayne, 42 June 141993NorwalkIowa Iowa
6
0
FSentenced to life imprisonment[321]
Her, Khoua, 24* Sep 31998Saint PaulMinnesota Minnesota
6
0
 MSentenced to 50 years in prison[322]
Pangle, Richard Vincent, 37* Sep 42000AvaOhio Ohio
6
0
F APerished in the fire[323]
Soltys, Nikolay Alekseyevich, 27* Aug 202001SacramentoCalifornia California
6
0
 MCommitted suicide while awaiting trial
Wise, Jesse Dee, 21* April 8/92006LeolaPennsylvania Pennsylvania
6
0
 MSentenced to life imprisonment[324]
Isadore, Hersel Michael, 34–35* Dec 162006Kansas CityKansas Kansas
6
0
FCommitted suicide[325]
Lupoe, Ervin Antonio, 40* Jan 272009Los AngelesCalifornia California
6
0
FCommitted suicide[326]
Shaffer, Jacob Levi, 30 July 182009Fayetteville
Huntsville		Tennessee Tennessee
Alabama Alabama
6
0
 MSentenced to life imprisonment[327]
Damas, Mesac, 33* Sep 182009NaplesFlorida Florida
6
0
 MSentenced to death[328]
Yazdanpanah, Aziz, 56* Dec 252011GrapevineTexas Texas
6
0
FCommitted suicide[329]
Ray, Larry Don, 66 March 152020MoncureNorth Carolina North Carolina
6
0
FCommitted suicide[330]
McFadden, Jesse, 39 May 12023HenryettaOklahoma Oklahoma
6
0
FCommitted suicide[331]
Mantooth, Chamberlain, 50* Oct 131906NewportTennessee Tennessee
5–7
0–2
 MCommitted suicide[332]
Clark, Harry, 30 June 241916OsceolaArkansas Arkansas
5–6
2–3
FCommitted suicide[333]
Doerman, Chad, 32 June 15 2023 Clermont County Ohio Ohio
3
1
 M Sentenced to life imprisonment [334]
Dorgan, Robert, 56[n 1] Feb 16 2026 Pawtucket Rhode IslandRhode Island
3
2
 F Committed suicide [335]
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Abbreviations and footnotes

Abbreviations

* – Marks cases where all the victims were relatives of the perpetrator.

  1. [1]
    At least one of the victims was a relative of the assailant.
  2. [2]
    At least five of the victims were relatives of the assailant.
  3. [3]
    Assailant was a member of the military, police, or a comparable force at the time of the rampage.
  4. [4]
    All the victims were members of the same family.
  5. [5]
    All the victims were killed in the same household.

W – A basic description of the weapons used in the murders

F – Firearms and other ranged weapons, especially rifles and handguns, but also bows and crossbows, grenade launchers, flamethrowers, or slingshots
M – Melee weapons, like knives, swords, spears, machetes, axes, clubs, rods, stones, or bare hands
O – Any other weapons, such as bombs, hand grenades, Molotov cocktails, poison and poisonous gas, as well as vehicle and arson attacks
A – indicates that an arson attack was the only other weapon used
V – indicates that a vehicle was the only other weapon used
E – indicates that explosives of any sort were the only other weapon used
P – indicates that an anaesthetising or deadly substance of any kind was the only other weapon used (includes poisonous gas)

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