List of familicides in the United States

For familicides in Europe, see List of familicides in Europe. For familicides in other countries, see List of familicides.

This is a list of familicides that occurred in the United States. Being part of the list of rampage killers, the latter's terms of inclusion are also applied here.

A rampage killer has been defined as follows:

A rampage involves the (attempted) killing of multiple persons least partly in public space by a single physically present perpetrator using (potentially) deadly weapons in a single event without any cooling-off period.[1]

This list should contain every case with at least one of the following features:

All abbreviations used in the table are explained below.

Rampage killers

Perpetrator Date Year Location State Killed Injured W Additional Notes Ref.
1. Simmons, Ronald Gene, 47 12.22 Dec. 22–28 1987 Russellville AR
16
 04
4
 FM Sentenced to death and executed Vic: nine children, wife, two in laws, two grandchildren, six others Occ: ---; W: Hammer, crowbar, rope, rain barrel, H&R .22 revolver, .22 Ruger revolver; Non-fam: 2 dead, 4 injured; Rac: --- White
2. Banks, George Emil, 40 09.25 Sep. 25 1982 Wilkes-Barre PA
13
 01
1
 F Sentenced to death Vic: four girlfriends, their five children with him, mother of girlfriend, two other children, two unrelated; Occ: ---; W: AR-15 semi-automatic rifle; Non-fam: 1 dead, 1 injured; Rac: Black
3. Ruppert, James Urban, 40* 03.30 March 30 1975 Hamilton OH
11
 0.1
0
 F Sentenced to eleven consecutive life terms [2] Vic: mother, brother, sister-in-law, five nephews, three nieces; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---: Rac: White
4. Pardo, Bruce Jeffrey, 45 12.24 Dec. 24 2008 Covina CA
9
 02
2
 F AE Committed suicide Vic: wife, parents-in-law, two-brothers-in-law, three sisters-in-law, nephew, two nieces; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: White
5. Clemmens, Abel, 33* 11.10 Nov. 10 1805 Clarksburg VA
9
 0.1
0
  M Sentenced to death and executed [3] Vic: wife, eight children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
5.9 Az 01.32 1879.9 Az AZz 20.9 20.9 Zz
6. Woolfolk, Thomas George, 27* 08.06 Aug. 6 1887 Macon GA
9
 0.1
0
  M Sentenced to death and executed
Simon Cooper is suspected of having committed the murders 		[4] Vic: parents, six siblings, grand-aunt; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
7. Hassell, George Jefferson, 39* 12.05 Dec. 5 1926 Farwell TX
9
 0.1
0
 FM Sentenced to death and executed
Killed a family of four in 1917 		[5] Vic: wife, eight children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: White
8. Waszak, John, 54* 04.18 April 18 1937 Muskego WI
9
 0.1
0
  E Sentenced to life imprisonment [6] Vic: wife, eight children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
9. Acquin, Lorne Joe, 27 07.22 July 22 1977 Prospect CT
9
 0.1
0
  MA Sentenced to 105 years to life [7] Vic: foster-brother, sister-in-law, three nephews, five nieces; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
10. Wesson, Marcus Delon, 57* 03.12 March 12 2004 Fresno CA
9
 0.1
0
 F Sentenced to death Vic: nine children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: Black
10.9 Bz 02.32 1889.9 Bz Caz 20.9 20.9 Zz
11. Speer, Thomas* 10.07 Oct. 7 1895 Milner GA
8–9
 0.1
0
  P Arrested [8] Vic: eight/nine children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
12. de Capua, Tony, 42 09.03 Sep. 3 1927 Youngstown OH
8
 03
3
 F Found not guilty by reason of insanity [9] Vic: wife, four children, two grandchildren, daughter-in-law, neighbour, police officer, unrelated; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
13. Purrington, James, 46* 07.09 July 9 1806 Augusta ME
8
 01
1
  M Committed suicide [10] Vic: wife, eight children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
14. Torres, Rafael, 40* 06.25 June 25 1969 Jersey City NJ
8
 01
1
  M Arrested [11] Vic: wife, eight children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
15. Olstrom, Henry* 01.13 Jan. 13 1888 Brainerd MN
8
 0.1
0
  M [12] Vic: wife, seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
15.9 Cz 03.32 1899.9 Cz Fz 20.9 20.9 Zz
16. Halson, Joseph* 04.30 April 30 1893 San Augustine TX
8
 0.1
0
 Committed suicide [13] Vic: wife, seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
17. Russell, Francis Lloyd, 39* 06.04 June 4 1925 Hamilton OH
8
 0.1
0
 F Found not guilty by reason of insanity [14] Vic: mother, brother, sister-in-law, four nephews, niece; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
18. Gonzalez, Celestino P., 36 07.09 July 9 1936 Indiana Harbor IN
8
 0.1
0
 FM Committed suicide [15] Vic: wife, six children, acquaintance; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
19. Gragg, Ralph M., 33* 05.02 May 2 1951 Collettsville NC
8
 0.1
0
 FMA Committed suicide [16] Vic: eight children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
20. Akulonis, Peter Joseph, 39* 04.15 April 15 1953 Lawrence MA
8
 0.1
0
 FM Committed suicide [17] Vic: mother, wife, two children, two brothers, two nephews; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
20.9 Dz 04.32 1909.9 Dz Gz 20.9 20.9 Zz
21. Pierce, Etheridge, 17 03.26 March 26/29 1992 New York City
Rochester 		NY
8
0
 F Sentenced to 75 years for three of the murders [18] Vic: grandparents, aunt, cousin, four others; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
22. Speight, Christopher Bryan, 39 01.19 Jan. 17/19 2010 Appomattox VA
8
 0.1
0
 F E Sentenced to life imprisonment Vic: sister, brother-in-law, nephew, niece, four acquaintances; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: White
23. Conley, David Ray, 48 08.08 Aug. 8 2015 Houston TX
8
0
 F Arrested and charged [19] Vic: eight people in a home; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
24. Bordner, Harold E., 17* 11.20 Nov. 20 1965 Sunbury PA
7
 07
7
 F A Acquitted after recanting initial confession [20] Vic: parents, twelve siblings; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
25. Salcido Bojorquez, Ramon, 28 04.14 April 14 1989 Sonoma County CA
7
 02
2
 FM Sentenced to death [21] Vic: wife, three children, mother-in-law, two sisters-in-law, two co-workers; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
26. Hildebrandt, Hannah, 35* 01.13 Jan. 13 1896 Marysville KS
7
 01
1
  P Committed suicide [22] Vic: eight children; Occ: ---; W: Poison (probably phosphorus); Non-fam: None; Rac: probably White
25.9 Fz 05.32 1919.9 Ez Iaz 20.9 20.9 Zz
27. Collett, George M., 45 01.08 Jan. 8 1935 Mount Vernon KY
7
 01
1
 F Committed suicide [23] Vic: wife, parents-in-law, two brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, two acquaintances; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
28. Lias, Frankie, 20* 02.18 Feb. 18 1974 Fayette MS
7
 01
1
 F Sentenced to life imprisonment [24] Vic: wife, child, parents-in-law, two brothers-in-law, three sisters-in-law; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
29. Kirby, Judy, 31 03.25 March 25 2000 Martinsville IN
7
 01
1
  V Sentenced to 215 years in prison [25] Vic: three children, nephew, four others; Occ: ---; W: Car; Non-fam: 3 dead, 1 wounded; Rac: ---
30. Aldridge, Joseph Jesse, 36 02.26 Feb. 26 2015 Tyrone MO
7
 01
1
 F Committed suicide
31. Kaiser, Moritz, 50* 02.28 Feb. 28/
March 1 		1878 Monroe County IL
7
 0.1
0
  MA Perished in the fire [26] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
32. Reid, Nathan 12.25 Dec. 25 1887 Worth County GA
7
 0.1
0
  MA Committed suicide [27] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
30.9 Gz 06.32 1929.9 Fz Ilz 20.9 20.9 Zz
33. Boecker, John, 34* 09.26 Sep. 26 1897 Carrolton IA
7
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [28] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
34. Krauss, Adolph* 03.12 March 12 1903 Bellefontaine MO
7
 0.1
0
  M Committed suicide [29] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
35. Markham, Julia* 09.30 Sep. 30 1905 Cambridge IL
7
 0.1
0
  MA Committed suicide [30] Vic: seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
36. Ayer, Charles H., 43* 01.17 Jan. 17 1906 Pembroke NH
7
 0.1
0
 F O Committed suicide [31] Vic: wife, five children, mother-in-law; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
37. Grant, James T.* 12.26 Dec. 26 1911 Benton AR
7
 0.1
0
  M Committed suicide [32] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
35.9 Hz 07.32 1939.9 Gz Inz 20.9 20.9 Zz
38. O'Kane, Daniel, 48* 03.06 March 6 1916 Lawton OK
7
 0.1
0
 FM Committed suicide [33] Vic: father, wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
39. Stravisar, Mary* 07.29 July 29 1919 Kimberly OH
7
 0.1
0
  A Committed suicide [34] Vic: seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
40. Oberst, Owen, 17* 04.20 April 20 1928 El Dorado KS
7
 0.1
0
 F A Acquitted after recanting initial confession [35] Vic: parents, five siblings; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
41. Lawson, Charles Davis, 43* 12.25 Dec. 25 1929 Germanton NC
7
 0.1
0
 FM Committed suicide [36] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
42. Geller, Ethel, 44* 05.06 May 6 1930 Columbus OH
7
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [37] Vic: seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
40.9 Jz 08.32 1949.9 Hz Kyz 20.9 20.9 Zz
43. Gravlin, William G., 30* 09.29 Sep. 29 1964 Troy MI
7
 0.1
0
 FM Sentenced to life imprisonment [38] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
44. Belcher, Harry M., 32* 01.25 Jan. 25 1965 Ferndale MI
7
 0.1
0
  A Sentenced to life imprisonment [39] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
45. Hanks, Lee M., 21 07.06 July 6 1981 Syracuse NY
7
0
  A Sentenced to 20 years to life
Killed an unborn child 		[40] Vic: wife, parents-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, acquaintance; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
46. Haggart, Robert Lee, 31* 02.17 Feb. 17 1982 Farwell MI
7
 0.1
0
 F Sentenced to life imprisonment
Killed a woman in 1977 		[41] Vic: wife, parents-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, two nieces; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
47. Lynam, Daniel Patrick, 36* 07.12 July 12 1987 Tacoma WA
7
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [42] Vic: parents, wife, two children, parents-in-law; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
45.9 Kz 09.32 1959.9 Iz Mez 20.9 20.9 Zz
48. Schnick, James Eugene, 36* 09.25 Sep. 25 1987 Elkland MO
7
 0.1
0
 FM Sentenced to death [43] Vic: wife, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, four nephews; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
49. Avanesian, Jorjik, 40* 02.06 Feb. 6 1996 Glendale CA
7
 0.1
0
  A Sentenced to life imprisonment [44] Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
50. Spirit, Don Charles, 51* 09.18 Sep. 18 2014 Bell FL
7
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [45] Vic: daughter, six grandchildren; Occ.: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
51. Helde, Paul* 07.17 July 17 1881 Eagle Creek Valley WI
6–8
 0.2
0–2
 FM Committed suicide [46] Vic: wife, seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
52. Crump, Danny Eugene, 27 09.20 Sep. 20 1980 Olathe KS
6
 03
3
  E Sentenced to six consecutive life terms [47] Vic: wife, son, parents-in-law, three brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, acquaintance; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
53. Dotson, Jessie L., 33 03.02 March 2 2008 Memphis TN
6
 03
3
 FM Sentenced to death [48] Vic: brother, five nephews/nieces, three acquaintances; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: Black
50.9 Lz 10.32 1969.9 Kz Miz 20.9 20.9 Zz
54. Kline, Sherman, 38 12.18 Dec. 18 1968 Carlinville IL
6
 02
2
 F Committed suicide [49] Vic: wife, four children, three office workers; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
55. McConaughy, Robert, 31* 05.30 May 30 1840 Hill Valley PA
6
 01
1
 FM Sentenced to death and executed [50] Vic: parents-in-law, five cousins-in-law; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
56. Cooper, ---, 42* 06.12 June 12 1908 Cadillac MI
6
 01
1
 F Committed suicide [51] Vic: husband, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
57. Schoch, Kathryn, 37* 12.22 Dec. 22/23 1934 Dunkirk
Pittsburgh 		NY
PA
6
 01
1
 F P Committed suicide [52] Vic: sister, brother, sister-in-law, four nephews; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
58. David, Rachel, 38* 08.03 Aug. 3 1978 Salt Lake City UT
6
 01
1
  O Committed suicide [53] Vic: seven children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
55.9 Mz 11.32 1979.9 Lz Mnz 20.9 20.9 Zz
59. Bell, King Edward, 31 08.21 Aug. 21 1981 Indianapolis IN
6
 01
1
 F Sentenced to six consecutive 40-year terms [54] Vic: ---; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
60. Haskell, Ronald Lee, 33 07.09 July 9 2014 Spring TX
6
 01
1
 F Arrested and charged [55] Vic: four children, three adults; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
61. Stone, Bradley William, 35 12.15 Dec. 15 2014 Souderton, Lansdale, & Lower Salford Township PA
6
 01
1
 FM Committed suicide [56] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
62. O'Neil, Edward* 09.11 Sep. 11 1846 Overton County TN
6
0
 Committed suicide [57] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
63. Dakin, ---* 03.25 March 25 1871 Stonefort IL
6
 0.1
0
  M Committed suicide [58] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
64. Gallegos, Jose Trujillo 02.17 Feb. 17 1885 Las Norias NM
6
 0.1
0
  M Arrested [59] Vic: wife, three children, two acquaintances; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
65. Quinn, ---* 08.23 Aug. 23 1890 Livingston MT
6
 0.1
0
  M Shot dead [60] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
60.9 Nz 12.32 1989.9 Mz Mz 20.9 20.9 Zz
66. Dunham, James C. 05.26 May 26 1896 Campbell CA
6
 0.1
0
 FM Escaped Vic: wife, parents-in-law, brother-in-law, two servants; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: White
67. Hansen, Jens* 01.12 Jan. 12 1896 Chicago IL
6
 0.1
0
  P Committed suicide [61] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
68. Kloettke, Richard, 38* 02.05 Feb. 5 1896 Chicago IL
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [62] Vic: parents, wife, three children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
69. Wurzer, Rosa, 40* 02.24 Feb. 24 1901 Uniontown WA
6
 0.1
0
  MO Arrested [63] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
70. Naramore, Elizabeth A.* 03.21 March 21 1901 Coldbrook Springs MA
6
 0.1
0
  M Found not guilty by reason of insanity [64] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
65.9 Oz 12.32 1999.9 Nz Ncz 20.9 20.9 Zz
71. Westrope, Mary E. "Mollie", 38* 06.15 June 15 1902 Brandywine MS
6
 0.1
0
 F A Arrested [65] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
72. Stephens, Edwin, 35* 05.24 May 24 1905 San Rafael CA 0.1
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [66] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
73. McWilliams, William S., 44* 11.24 Nov. 24 1905 Littleton IA
6
 0.1
0
  M Sentenced to death [67] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
74. Johnson, Ellen C., 36* 10.23 Oct. 23 1911 Braddock ND
6
 0.1
0
  A Perished in the fire [68] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
75. Wychopen, John, 40* 04.29 April 29/30 1916 Holland TX
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [69] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
70.9 Pz 12.32 2009.9 Oz Nmz 20.9 20.9 Zz
76. Klocow, Frank, 49* 09.03 Sep. 3/4 1921 Ormsby MN
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [70] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
77. Taylor, Guy M., 35* 02.11 Feb. 11/12 1927 Utica NY
6
 0.1
0
  M Committed suicide [71] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
78. Millis, Phillip, 37* 12.12 Dec. 12 1927 Hennessey OK
6
 0.1
0
  M Committed suicide [72] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
79. Pasos, Marie, 35* 02.15 Feb. 15 1929 New York City NY
6
 0.1
0
  P Committed suicide [73] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
80. Jackson, George, 35* 10.25 Oct. 25 1931 Wagener SC
6
 0.1
0
 F Sentenced to death [74] Vic: two uncles, aunt, three cousins; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
75.9 Rz 12.32 1904.9 Pz Nz 20.9 20.9 Zz
81. Albers, William A., 54* 01.23 Jan. 23 1936 Danville IL
6
 0.1
0
 FM Committed suicide [75] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
82. Nollen, Elsie, 30* 08.28 Aug. 28/29 1937 Denison IA
6
 0.1
0
  P Committed suicide [76] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
83. Curtis, Lillie May, 38* 03.16 March 16 1938 Center TX
6
 0.1
0
 F Sentenced to 495 years in prison [77] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
84. Nicosia, Louise, 43* 07.19 July 10 1940 New York City NY
6
 0.1
0
  P Committed suicide [78] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
85. Gibson, Esker Washington, 32* 04.24 April 24 1941 Irvington AL
6
 0.1
0
  MA Sentenced to death and executed [79] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
80.9 Sz 12.32 1964.9 Rz Ohz 20.9 20.9 Zz
86. Seipel, Thomas, 31* 01.16 Jan. 16 1942 Plum City WI
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [80] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
87. Pulliam, Mark, 34* 11.02 Nov. 2 1942 Chatsworth GA
6
0
  MA Sentenced to life imprisonment [81] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
88. Dalrymple, Carl, 27* 05.17 May 17 1943 Crossville AL
6
0
 F Sentenced to life imprisonment [82] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
89. Bauer, William Dilworth, 48* 01.28 Jan. 28 1956 Parsippany-Troy Hills NJ
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [83] Vic: mother, wife, two children, parents-in-law; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
90. King, Rufus A., 33* 10.02 Oct. 2 1956 Clinton NC
6
 0.1
0
 FM Committed suicide [84] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
85.9 Tz 12.32 1984.9 Sz Okz 20.9 20.9 Zz
91. Soper, Roland L., 28* 03.04 March 4/5 1959 Lancaster OH
6
 0.1
0
  MP Committed suicide [85] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
92. Pitelka, Charles E., 34* 05.13 May 13 1961 Lockport IL
6
 0.1
0
  M Committed suicide [86] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
93. Bauer, Roland, 31* 05.06 May 6 1962 Zion IL
6
 0.1
0
  M Committed suicide [87] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
94. Gregor, Elizabeth, 44* 06.17 June 17 1963 Prospect PA
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [88] Vic: husband, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
95. Burgan, James D., 28 12.03 Dec. 3 1964 Detroit MI
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [89] Vic: wife, four children, acquaintance; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
90.9 Zz 12.32 2004.9 Tz Paz 20.9 20.9 Zz
96. Sartin, Mary M., 26* 08.13 Aug. 13 1965 Bay View OH
6
0
 F Committed suicide [90] Vic: husband, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
97. Suarez, Jose Antonio, 22* 04.00 April 1966 New York City NY
6
 0.1
0
  M Not prosecuted and set free [91] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
98. Bray, Charles, 40* 12.19 Dec. 19 1968 Napa CA
6
 0.1
0
 F A Committed suicide [92] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
99. O'Leary, George T., 46* 06.08 June 8/9 1973 Boston MA
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [93] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
100. DeFeo, Ronald Joseph, 23* 11.13 Nov. 13 1974 Amityville NY
6
 0.1
0
 F Sentenced to six consecutive life terms Vic: parents, four siblings; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
95.9 Zz 12.32 2999.9 Uz Tnz 20.9 20.9 Zz
101. Nelson, Simon Peter, 46* 01.07 Jan. 7 1978 Rockford IL
6
 0.1
0
  M Sentenced to six concurrent prison terms of 100 to 200 years
Also killed a dog 		[94] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
102. Gilbert, Gene, 28* 01.03 Jan. 3 1981 Delmar IA
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [95] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
103. Ellis, Ronald Quitman, 34 05.02 May 2 1981 Clinton MD
6
 0.1
0
 F Sentenced to five consecutive life terms plus 10 years [96] Vic: wife, two children, three acquaintances; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
104. Day, James Alan, 36* 10.18 Oct. 18 1984 Evansville IN
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [97] Vic: six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
105. Dreesman, Robert, 40* 12.30 Dec. 30 1987 Algona IA
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [98] Vic: parents, sister, two nephews, niece; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
100.9 Zz 12.32 2999.9 Wz Vz 20.9 20.9 Zz
106. Forsyth, Rick Wayne, 42 06.14 June 14 1993 Norwalk IA
6
 0.1
0
 F Sentenced to six consecutive life terms [99] Vic: wife, three children, two other children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
107. Her, Khoua, 24* 09.03 Sep. 3 1998 Saint Paul MN
6
 0.1
0
  M Sentenced to 50 years in prison [100] Vic: Six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
108. Pangle, Richard Vincent, 37* 09.04 Sep. 4 2000 Ava OH
6
 0.1
0
 F A Perished in the fire [101] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
109. Soltys, Nikolay Alekseyevich, 27* 08.20 Aug. 20 2001 Sacramento CA
6
 0.1
0
  M Committed suicide while awaiting trial Vic: wife, son, uncle, aunt, two cousins; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
110. Wise, Jesse Dee, 21* 04.08 April 8/9 2006 Leola PA
6
 0.1
0
  M Sentenced to life imprisonment [102] Vic: grandmother, uncle, two aunts, two cousins; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
105.9 Zz 12.32 2999.9 Zz Zz 20.9 20.9 Zz
111. Isadore, Hersel Michael, 35* 12.16 Dec. 16 2006 Kansas City KS
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [103] Vic: girlfriend, four children, cousin; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
112. Lupoe, Ervin Antonio, 40* 01.27 Jan. 27 2009 Los Angeles CA
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [104] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
113. Shaffer, Jacob Levi, 30 07.18 July 18 2009 Fayetteville
Huntsville 		TN
AL
6
 0.1
0
  M Arrested [105] Vic: wife, stepson, father-in-law, brother-in-law, neighbour, acquaintance; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
114. Damas, Mesac, 33* 09.18 Sep. 18 2009 Naples FL
6
 0.1
0
  M Arrested [106] Vic: wife, five children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: Black
115. Yazdanpanah, Aziz, 56* 12.25 Dec. 25 2011 Grapevine TX
6
 0.1
0
 F Committed suicide [107] Vic: wife, two children, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, niece; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---
5.9 Az 01.32 1879.9 Az AZz 20.9 20.9 Zz
116. Mantooth, Chamberlain, 50* 10.13 Oct. 13 1906 Newport TN
5–7
 0.2
0–2
  M Committed suicide [108]
Vic: wife, six children; Occ: ---; W: ---; Non-fam: ---; Rac: ---

Abbreviations and footnotes

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

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, rocks, 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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    – Claims he is innocent, The New York Times (August 8, 1887)
    – Perhaps not guilty, The New York Times (September 20, 188)
    – Tom Woolfolk's father's property, The New York Times (February 12, 1888)
    – Tom Woolfolk hanged, The New York Times (October 30, 1890)
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  6. ↑ Blast killed 7 on farm, The New York Times (April 19, 1937)
    – Eight killed in terrific explosion, The Ludington Daily News (April 19, 1937)
    – Nine killed by dynamite blast, The Bend Bulletin (April 19, 1937)
    – Farmer confesses dynamiting family, Spokane Daily Chronicle (May 31, 1937)
    – Father admits blast murder of 9 in family, Chicago Daily Tribune (June 1, 1937)
    – Waukesha blast killer may hear his fate today, Chicago Daily Tribune (June 2, 1937)
    – Waszak taken to Waupun for life, Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (June 15, 1937)
  7. ↑ Man held in fiery deaths, The Prescott Courier (July 24, 1977)
    – Will Acquin go free?, The Evening Independent (July 26, 1977)
    – Slain family is buried, St. Petersburg Times (July 28, 1977)
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    – A fiendish father, Los Angeles Times (October 10, 1895)
  9. ↑ Kills seven persons, wounds four others, The New York Times (September 4, 1927)
    – Youngstown fight toll reaches eight, Los Angeles Times (September 7, 1927)
    – 7 killed in family row, St. Petersburg Times (September 4, 1927) (p.1)
    – Ninth victim of crazy man dies Tuesday, The Coshocton Tribune (September 7, 1927)
    – Killed eight: found insane, Reno Evening Gazette (September 22, 1927)
    – Man kills eight, is shot by cops, Youngstown Vindicator (September 6, 1927)
    – Mrs. de Capua is improving, Youngstown Vindicator (September 7, 1927)
    – De Capua taken to county jail, Youngstown Vindicator (September 17, 1927)
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    – Father jailed after slaying of 8 in family, Spokane Daily Chronicle (June 25, 1969)
    – 8 stabbed to death in Jersey City, St. Joseph News-Press (June 25, 1969)
    – Merchant kills wife, seven children in Jersey carnage, The Bryan Times (June 25, 1969)
  12. ↑ An awful crime, Janesville Daily Gazette (January 17, 1888)
    – Saved from freezing, Salt Lake Daily Tribune (January 17, 1888)
    – A family murdered, The Evening Post (March 17, 1888)
    – Boreas to rest now – Death by cold too slow, Milwaukee Daily Journal (January 16, 1888)
    – A Frightful Death-list, Ann Arbor Argus (January 20, 1888)
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    – Democratic Standard (May 12, 1893)
    – The News Condensed – Joseph Halson, Robinson Constitution (May 10, 1893)
    – Crimes – Apr. 30, The Fairport Herald (January 3, 1894)
  14. ↑ Heat-crazed man kills 8 of family, The New York Times (June 5, 1925)
    – Charged with killing 8, The New York Times (June 14, 1925)
    – Crazed man in frenzy kills 8 in family, Prescott Evening Courier (June 4, 1925)
    – Eight relatives are killed by crazed man, Hamilton Evening Journal (June 4, 1925)
    – Hearing Friday to test sanity of Russell, slayer of eight, Hamilton Evening Journal (June 16, 1925)
    – Russell held insane, The Hamilton Daily News (June 19, 1925)
  15. ↑ Man Kills Wife, Six Children, Roomer, Self, The Washington Post (July 10, 1936)
    – Committs suicide after killing eight with ax, Oswego Palladium-Times (July 10, 1936) (pdf-file)
    – Family slaughtered, Spokane Daily Chronicle (July 16, 1936)
    – Uses axe to kill family, The Tipton Tribune (July 10, 1936)
  16. ↑ Unemployed worker kills eight children, Eugene Register-Guard (May 3, 1951)
    – Father kills eight children and self, Toledo Blade (May 3, 1951)
    – Father slays eight children in their beds, St. Petersburg Times (May 4, 1951)
  17. ↑ Man Kills 7 in His Family, Then Ends Life With Shot, The New York Times (April 16, 1953)
    – Ninth victim discovered; Body of Killer's Son Is Found Nine Miles From Home, The New York Times (April 17, 1953)
    – Kill-crazy man murders seven, Spokane Daily Chronicle (April 16, 1953)
    – Berserk tinsmith slays 7, kills self, Toledo Blade (April 16, 1953)
  18. ↑ Youth Sought In 5 Slayings Is Arrested, The New York Times (April 1, 1992)
    – Slaying Suspect Adrift in World of Violence, The New York Times (April 2, 1992)
    – Conviction in Killing of 5, The New York Times (December 14, 1993)
  19. ↑ 8 people found dead in home after standoff; suspect arrested, USA Today (August 9, 2015)
    – Texas police: 5 children, 3 adults found slain inside home, Yahoo! News (August 9, 2015)
  20. ↑ 7 Children Burn to Death In Fire at Log-Cabin Home, The New York Times (November 22, 1965)
    – Mysterious fire killing seven children probes, Ocala Star-Banner (November 22, 1965)
    – Teenage boy admits shooting parents, starting fatal fire, Ocala Star-Banner (November 24, 1965)
    – Youth tells police he set fire that killed 7 brothers, sisters, St. Petersburg Times (November 24, 1965)
    – Youth pleads not guilty in seven deaths, The Lock Haven Express (July 25, 1966)
    – Legal fight seen at murder trial, New Castle News (March 26, 1969)
    – Youth cleared of charges in deaths of 7, The Altoona Mirror (March 31, 1969)
  21. ↑ Five People Killed in California Shootings, The New York Times (April 15, 1989)
  22. ↑ Woman kills her seven children, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 15, 1896)
    – Eight children poisoned, The Hartford Courant (January 15, 1896)
    – Seven dead children, Los Angeles Times (January 15, 1896)
    – Poisoned her children, The St. Joseph Weekly Gazette (January 17, 1896)
    – Told the awful story, The St. Joseph Weekly Gazette (February 7, 1896)
  23. ↑ Six are slain by Kentucky man, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 10, 1935)
    – Killer Slays Seven Then Commits Suicide, The La Crosse Tribune And Leader-Press (January 9, 1935)
    – Kills 7, self, The Southeast Missourian (January 9, 1935)
    – Kills 6 in family feud, The New York Times (January 10, 1935)
    – Crazed gunman kills six and ends his life, St. Petersburg Times (January 10, 1935)
    – Search for body under way today, The Kingsport Times (January 11, 1935)
  24. ↑ 7 relatives slain by man citing Lord, The New York Times (February 19, 1974)
    – Miss. man kills wife, six other relatives, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (February 19, 1974)
    – Mississippi man says god told him to slay 7, Bangor Daily News (February 19, 1974)
    – 'Voice' Led to Murder of 7, Suspect Says, Los Angeles Times (February 19, 1974)
  25. ↑ Wrong-way crash kills 7 Hoosiers, The Rochester Sentinel (March 27, 2000)
    – Wrong-way driver causes fatal crash, The Madison Courier (March 27, 2000)
    – Driver blames seven deaths on postpartum depression, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (May 10, 2000)
    – Wrong-way driver sentenced to 215 years, The Madison Courier (June 14, 2001)
    – Wrong-way driver convicted of murder, The Indianapolis Star
  26. ↑ A terrible scene – A large family murdered by the father and husband, The Helena Independent (March 5, 1878)
    – American summary, The Evening Post (April 10, 1878)
    – Latest news, The Sydney Mail (April 13, 1878)
  27. ↑ An awful tragedy, Sacramento Daily Union (December 28, 1887)
    – Horrible crime in Georgia, Logansport Pharos (December 28, 1887)
    – Seven murders and a suicide, Newark Daily Advocate (December 29, 1887)
  28. ↑ Iowa farmer's awful act, The New York Times (September 28, 1897)
    – Murdered his family, Deseret News (September 28, 1897)
    – News of the week, The Saturday Budget (October 2, 1897)
    – Farmer kills his family, The Chipley Banner (October 9, 1897)
  29. ↑ Insane Farmer, St. John Daily Sun (March 13, 1903)
    – Kills seven with sledge, Chicago Daily Tribune (March 13, 1903)
  30. ↑ Family of nine is wiped out in day, Chicago Daily Tribune (October 1, 1905)
    – Killed Her Seven Children, The New York Times (October 1, 1905)
  31. ↑ Seven perhaps murdered, The New York Times (January 18, 1906)
    – Farmer kills family of 7?, The Hartford Courant (January 18, 1906)
    – Lying side by side in silence of death – Are murderer C. H. Ayer and his seven victims, Daily Kennebec Journal (January 19, 1906)
    – Killed seven; burned bodies; slayer suicides, The Racine Journal (January 19, 1906)
    – Murders done by sane man, Boston Daily Globe (January 19, 1906)
    – Horrible crime at Pembroke, N.H. – Farmer killed wife, mother-in-law and five children, The Lowell Sun (January 18, 1906)
  32. ↑ Kills family of seven and ends his own life, The Hartford Courant (December 28, 1911)
    – Horrible deed of despondent man, Dubuque Telegraph-Herlad (December 28, 1911)
    – Kills six children, wife and himself, The Evening Statesman (December 28, 1911)
    – Kills seven then hangs himself, The Galveston Daily News (December 28, 1911)
  33. ↑ Family of seven slain, The New York Times (March 7, 1916)
    – Farmer kills family, then takes own life, Logansport Journal-Tribune (March 7, 1916)
    – Eight bodies are buried together, The Daily Bulletin (March 8, 1916)
  34. ↑ Kills seven babes; then takes own life, The Pittsburgh Press (July 30, 1919)
    – Desperation leads woman to tragedy, The Anniston Star (July 30, 1919)
    – Woman destroys herself and her seven children, Altoona Mirror (July 30, 1919)
    – Distracted by poverty, mother destroys herself and her 7 children, Bridgeport Standard Telegram (July 30, 1919)
    – Bodies of mother and 7 children found in home, The Galveston Daily News (July 30, 1919)
  35. ↑ Youth confesses murder of seven, The New York Times (May 6, 1928)
    – Youth murders entire family after quarrel, St. Petersburg Times (May 5, 1928)
    – Oberst tells real story of killings, The Emporia Gazette (May 22, 1928)
    – Jury deadlocked in patricide trial, San Antonio Express (December 4, 1930)
    – Oberst order is not upheld, Iola Daily Register (June 6, 1931)
    – Youth accused of murdering family freed, Albuquerque Journal (October 12, 1931)
  36. ↑ Crazy farmer kills wife, 6 children, The New York Times (December 26, 1929)
  37. ↑ Kills seven children, then shoots herself, The New York Times (May 7, 1930)
    – Faced by poverty, mother sends bullets into hearts of seven of her children, The Evening Independent (May 7, 1930)
    – Ohio mother kills 7 children in bed, The Sandusky Register (May 7, 1930)
    – Mother who killed seven children dies, Chicago Daily Tribune (May 17, 1930)
  38. ↑ Wife, children slain; 7 notes say "I'm sorry", Chicago Tribune (September 30, 1964)
    – Spouse admits slaying wife, six children, Rome News-Tribune (September 30, 1964)
    – Slayer, Ocala Star-Banner (October 1, 1964)
    – Gravlin is committed, The News-Palladium (January 15, 1965)
    – Dad faces trial in ax slaying of seven, The News-Palladium (January 17, 1968)
    – Life term for killer of seven, The News-Palladium (April 13, 1968)
  39. ↑ Mother, 6 children die in house fire, Lewiston Morning Tribune (January 26, 1965)
    – Husband charged in family's death, The News and Courier (February 5, 1965)
    – Murder charged in fire, The Spokesman-Review (February 5, 1965)
    – Life term mandatory, Reading Eagle (April 10, 1965)
    – Convicted in fire deaths of wife and six children, St. Joseph News-Press (April 11, 1965)
  40. ↑ Fire kills seven; man, 21, is held in arson-murder, The New York Times (July 7, 1981)
    – Murder counts filed in Syracuse arson, Schenectady Gazette (July 7, 1981)
    – 7 die in suspected arson of house, The Palm Beach Post (July 7, 1981)
    – Fire was set, Bangor Daily News (July 8, 1981)
    – Murder suspects, Jet (July 23, 1981)
    – Ruling awaited on confession, Syracuse Herald-Journal (October 1, 1981)
    – Hanks admits setting blaze that killed 7, The Post-Standard (October 24, 1981)
  41. ↑ Seven members of family found slain in farmhouse, Spokane Chronicle (February 17, 1982)
    – 7 in family are found slain, The Free Lance–Star (February 17, 1982)
    – Borrowed gun ends up in Midland County court, The Owosso Argus-Press (September 28, 1982)
    – Michigan Man Is Guilty Of Killing 7 in Family, The New York Times (October 9, 1982)
    – Farwell mass killer struck five years earlier, The Morning Sun (July 23, 2009)
    – Police say infamous Farwell killer, Robert Lee Haggart, strangled and raped Midland woman in 1977, mlive.com (July 24, 2009)
  42. ↑ Man Kills Seven Relatives and Self, The Washington Post (July 13, 1987)
    – Troubled multiple killer kept to himself, couldn't hold job, The Spokesman-Review (July 14, 1987)
  43. ↑ In 7 Deaths, Town Knew What Experts Didn't, The New York Times (October 7, 1987)
    – Murder twist; a survivor held, a victim cleared, The New York Times (October 11, 1987)
    – Death Sentence in Missouri, The New York Times (May 25, 1988)
    – Auguries Of Innocence, Time (October 19, 1987)
    – Shooting spree by 14-year-old leaves tiny Ozarks town in shock, The Free Lance–Star (September 26, 1987)
  44. ↑ Man Arrested in Glendale Fire That Killed 7 in Family, Los Angeles Times (February 7, 1996)
    – Man Gets Life in Prison for Killing Wife, 6 Children, Los Angeles Times (January 7, 2000)
    – Arson Suspect Hid Iran Jail Record, Officials Say, Los Angeles Times (February 9, 1996)
    – Avanesian Told INS of Persecution, Los Angeles Times (February 10, 1996)
  45. ↑ Man kills daughter, 6 grandchildren in North Florida murder-suicide, WKMG-TV (September 18, 2014)
    – Sheriff: Grandfather Killed Grandchildren, Daughter, Himself, CBS News (September 18, 2014)
    – Bell Shooting: Man Kills Daughter, Six Grandchildren, Commits Suicide In Florida, Huffington Post (September 18, 2014)
    – Florida man kills his daughter and her six children, BBC News (September 19, 2014)
  46. ↑ A maniac's massacre, Chicago Daily Tribune (July 19, 1881)
    – Bloody deeds of an insane man, The New York Times (July 19, 1881)
    – A neighbor's account of a maniac murder of his wife and seven children, The New York Times (July 22, 1881)
    – Frightful crime of a crazy Swiss, Hartford Daily Courant (July 19, 1881)
  47. ↑ 6 die in blast in Olathe home, Lawrence Journal-World (September 21, 1980)
    – Ex-husband charged in blast that killed 6, Spokane Daily Chronicle (September 22, 1980)
    – Olathe man charged with 6 murder counts, Lawrence Journal-World (September 23, 1980)
    – Man charged in bombing, Daytona Beach Morning Journal (September 23, 1980)
    – Olathe dynamite slayings trial to go to jury, The Fort Scott Tribune (April 17, 1981)
    – Dynamite bomb killed six in home – Family speaks against parole, Lawrence Journal-World (July 25, 1995)
  48. ↑ Man accused in Lester Street murders appears in court, WNC-TV (March 10, 2008)
    – Brother charged with killing 6 in Tenn., USA Today (March 8, 2008)
    – Brother of Victim Is Charged in Deadly Memphis Shootings, The New York Times (March 9, 2008)
    – Death sentence for Memphis man who killed 6, The Associated Press (October 12, 2010)
  49. ↑ Man kills himself after shooting 8, The New York Times (December 19, 1968)
    – Father kills four at children's party, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (December 19, 1968)
    – Father of 10 kills wife, 3 others, Eugene Register-Guard (December 19, 1968)
    – Girl, 8, dies, 6th victim of shooting spree, The Milwaukee Sentinel (December 21, 1968)
    – Carlinville Victim Dies, Edwardsville Intelligencer (February 13, 1969)
  50. ↑ The Brown Murders: The Crime of the Century
    – Trial, confession and execution of Robert M'Conaghy, for the murder of Mrs. Brown and her five children; (1841)
  51. ↑ Insane mother kills seven, The New York Times (June 14, 1908)
    – Mother slays six, The Fredericksburg Daily Star (June 15, 1908)
    – The Cadillac Tragedy, Marshall Expounder (July 10, 1908)
  52. ↑ Kills 6 and self in grief for son, The New York Times (December 24, 1934)
    – Grief-crazed mother slays five of family, Ludington Daily News (December 24, 1934)
    – Nurse kills 5 in one famiiy, The Pittsburgh Press (December 24, 1934)
    – Crazed nurse's victims buried, The Pittsburgh Press (December 26, 1934)
    – 'Why let me live?' mother wounded by crazed nurse asks, The Pittsburgh Press (December 28, 1934)
    – Seven members of one family killed by Mrs. Kathryn Schoch of Dunkirk, Dunkirk Evening Observer (December 24, 1934)
  53. ↑ Story of bizarre family life unfolds after multiple deaths, The Evening Independent (August 4, 1978)
    – Seven dead in bizarre incident, The Free Lance–Star (August 4, 1978)
    – Flowers, R. Barri & Flowers, H. Loraine: Murders In The United States – Crimes, Killers And Victims Of The Twentieth Century; McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina, United States (2004). ISBN 978-0-7864-2075-9
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    – Accused killer of six says he wants to die, Eugene Register-Guard (August 23, 1981)
    – Accused killer tries to kill himself, Eugene Register-Guard (October 4, 1981)
  55. ↑ Suspected gunman in suburban Houston standoff after 6 shot dead, 1 wounded in Harris County, Texas, New York Daily News (July 9, 2014)
    – Shooting Near Houston, Texas Leaves At Least 6 Dead: Report, Huffington Post (July 9, 2014)
    – TENSE STANDOFF ENDS FOLLOWING GRISLY SCENE IN N. HARRIS CO., ABC News (July 9, 2014)
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    – Dickinson, S. N.: The Boston Almanac for the Year 1847; Boston, 1847. (p. 43)
    – Horton, John Theodore, et al.: History of northwestern New York – Erie, Niagara, Wyoming, Genesee and Orleans Counties, Vol. 1; Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1947. (p. 127)
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    – A Seven-Fold Crime, The New York Times (April 10, 1871)
  59. ↑ A Mexican style of revenge, The New York Times (February 21, 1885)
    – Six persons killed by maniac, The New York Times (February 23, 1885)
    – Murder, Weekly New Mexican Review And Live Stock Journal (February 26, 1885)
    – The Far West, Chicago Daily Tribune (February 27, 1885)
  60. ↑ A man murders his family in Montana, Deseret News (August 25, 1890)
    – A maniac husband's crime, The Saturday Budget (August 30, 1890)
    – It was a massacre, Paterson Daily Press (August 25, 1890)
  61. ↑ At end of his rope, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 14, 1896)
    – Hansen said to be a swindler, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 14, 1896)
    – Verdict in Hansen case, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 17, 1896)
    – Sale of Hansen relics, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 19, 1896)
  62. ↑ Entire Family Murdered, The Hartford Courant (February 6, 1896)
    – Took the lives of seven persons, The New York Times (February 6, 1896)
    – Miscellaneous, Tuapeka Times (April 22, 1897)
  63. ↑ Kills her six children, The New York Times (February 25, 1901)
    – A crazed mother criminal, Deseret News (February 26, 1901)
  64. ↑ Killed her six children, The New York Times (March 22, 1901)
    – A New England Tragedy, Chicago Daily Tribune (April 19, 1901)
    – While mad woman slays six children, The Milwaukee Journal (March 22, 1901)
  65. ↑ Kills six children, Los Angeles Times (June 17, 1902)
    – Mother kills six children, Chicago Daily Tribune (June 17, 1902)
    – Mother kills six children and then attempts suicide, The Evening Tribune (June 17, 1902)
    – Mary E. "Mollie" McFatter Westrope, Find A Grave
  66. ↑ Insane shots end family, Los Angeles Times (May 25, 1905)
    – Maniac slays whole family, Los Angeles Herald (May 25, 1905)
  67. ↑ McWilliams is cast down, Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier (March 6, 1906)
    – McWilliams will not hang, Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier (October 23, 1906)
    – Bills presented for expense of McWilliams trial, Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier (January 4, 1906)
    – McWilliams held insane, Waterloo Daily Courier (November 27, 1906)
    – McWilliams has confessed, Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier (December 5, 1905)
    – Murders Wife and five children, Waterloo Times-Tribune (November 25, 1905)
    – Know M'Willams, Waterloo Daily Reporter (November 25, 1905)
    – Once had a church trial, Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier (November 28, 1905)
  68. ↑ Dies with her six children, The New York Times (October 24, 1911)
    – Seven burn in home, Boston Daily Globe (October 24, 1911)
    – Burns her brood of six, The Baltimore Sun (October 24, 1911)
  69. ↑ Family slain, The Durant Weekly News (May 5, 1916)
    – Kills six; shoots self, El Paso Herald (May 1, 1916)
    – Bloody scene enacted when six of one family are killed, Galveston Daily News (May 1, 1916)
    – Farmer slew his wife and five children following quarrel, The Victoria Daily Advocate (May 2, 1916)
    – Wychopen is dead, The San Antonio Light (May 3, 1916)
  70. ↑ Family of seven shot dead in home, The New York Times (September 6, 1921)
    – Ormsby banker kills family, Estherville Democrat (September 7, 1921)
    – Frank Klocow kills himself and family, Hardin County Citizen (September 9, 1921)
    – New horrors in Klocow tragedy, The Graettinger Times (September 29, 1921)
  71. ↑ Seven found slain in Utica tenement, The New York Times (February 19, 1927)
    – Father slays entire family, St. Petersburg Times (February 19, 1927)
    – Idle, man becomes frenzied, The Syracuse Herald (February 19, 1927)
    – Invention a failure, Utica man slays 6 in family and self, The Syracuse Herald (February 20, 1927)
  72. ↑ Kills 5 children and wife with ax, then hangs self, Chicago Daily Tribune (December 14, 1927)
    – Father Kills Whole Family Then Himself, The Hartford Courant (December 14, 1927)
    – Slays seven of his family – Kills self and wife, children, The Evening State Journal And Lincoln Daily News (December 13, 1927)
  73. ↑ Kills 6 children and herself by gas, The New York Times (February 16, 1929)
  74. ↑ Calls at home of six members of his family and kills all, Chicago Daily Tribune (October 26, 1931)
    – Miscellany, Time (August 1, 1932)
    – Arrest of man who killed six relieves anxiety of others who feared attack, The Evening Independent (October 26, 1931)
    – Murders six of kin, flees, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (October 26, 1931)
  75. ↑ Father kills six, end life on farm, The New York Times (January 24, 1936)
    – Find family of six slain in flaming building, The Milwaukee Journal (January 23, 1936)
  76. ↑ Mother kills 6 children, self with auto gas, Chicago Daily Tribune (August 30, 1937)
    – Woman ends life of her six children, The Sheboygan Press (August 30, 1937)
    – Mother and six children found killed by fumes, Galveston Daily News (August 30, 1937)
  77. ↑ Mother slays six children, The Milwaukee Journal (March 17, 1938)
    – Slayer of husband kills six children, The New York Times (March 18, 1938)
    – Gets 495 Years for Killing Six, The New York Times (April 7, 1938)
  78. ↑ Demented mother kills 6 children, The New York Times (July 11, 1940)
    – Woman who killed 6 dies, The New York Times (July 15, 1940)
    – Woman kills six children trying to take own life, The Evening Independent (July 11, 1940)
    – A funeral of six children, St. Petersburg Times (July 17, 1940)
  79. ↑ Mother and five children burned, The Evening Independent (April 25, 1941)
    – Alabaman admits he killed six, St. Petersburg Times (April 30, 1941)
    – Jobless Carpenter Admits Killing Six, Los Angeles Times (April 30, 1941)
    – Slayer of six given sentence of death, The Anniston Star (June 20, 1941)
    – Torch slayer of family dies in Alabama's chair, The Evening Independent (March 13, 1942)
  80. ↑ Eleven slain, St. Petersburg Times (January 17, 1942)
    – 11 in 2 families slain in Wisconsin county, The New York Times (January 17, 1942)
    – New Pierce Co. Mass Slaying – Shoots wife, 5 children and self to death, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (January 17, 1942)
    – Youth faces murder charge for deaths of 4, The Racine Journal-Times (January 19, 1942)
  81. ↑ Mother, 5 children dead; father held, The Palm Beach Post (November 3, 1942)
    – Mother and five children die as home burns, St. Petersburg times (November 3, 1942)
    – Georgian held for murder, The Tuscaloosa News (November 4, 1942)
    – Bones of six found in ashes of home, The Chatsworth Times (November 5, 1942)
    – Pulliam given life sentence, The Chatsworth Times (February 11, 1943)
    – When justice triumphed, The Sunday News (January 4, 1948)
  82. ↑ Wife, five children slain in Alabama, Reading Eagle (May 18, 1943)
    – Slays mate, tots, then shoots self, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (May 18, 1943)
    – Accused of slaying wife and 5 children, The Telegraph-Herald (May 18, 1943)
    – Alleged slayer goes on trial, St. Petersburg Times (November 9, 1943)
    – Auto mechanic's trial underway, The Tuscaloosa News (November 9, 1943)
    – Dalrymple given life sentence, The Tuscaloosa News (November 11, 1943)
  83. ↑ Berserk father kills 6 and self, The New York Times (January 29, 1956)
    – Joint funeral set in family tragedy, The New York Times (January 30, 1956)
    – 7 in family shot to death in New Jersey, The Victoria Advocate (January 29, 1956)
  84. ↑ Farm father kills 6 children, self, The New York Times (October 3, 1956)
    – Berserk dad kills 6 children, self, The Milwaukee Sentinel (October 3, 1956)
    – Berserk slayer of six children had beaten wife, Ocala Star-Banner (October 3, 1956)
    – Farmer kills six children, self, Ocala Star-Banner (October 4, 1956)
    – Sharecropper kills six children, self, St. Petersburg Times (October 3, 1956)
  85. ↑ Family Of Seven Killed In "Mass Murder, Suicide", The Lima News (March 8, 1959)
    – Woman discovers six murders and a suicide, Rome News-Tribune (March 8, 1959)
    – Bodies of seven found on farm, The Bend Bulletin (March 7, 1959)
    – Man kills six, takes own life, Spokane Daily Chronicle (March 7, 1959)
  86. ↑ Six in family die – Man Kills Wife, 4 of Their 5 Children and Himself, The New York Times (May 14, 1961)
    – Find 6 dead – Husband leaves suicide note, Chicago Daily Tribune (May 14, 1961)
    – Link father's "troubles" to deaths of 7, Chicago Daily Tribune (May 15, 1961)
    – Hold services for parents, 5 slain children, Chicago Daily Tribune (May 18, 1961)
  87. ↑ Father slays six, then kills himself, The New York Times (May 7, 1962)
    – 7 in family found slain, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (May 7, 1962)
    – Ex mental patient slays his wife, 5 children, kills self, Ocala Star-Banner (May 7, 1962)
  88. ↑ Butler County Woman Kills 6 in Family, Self, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (June 18, 1963)
    – "Nice Person" kills her 5 children, husband and self, The Evening Independent (June 18, 1963)
  89. ↑ 'Nice guy' runs amok – Seven die, The Windsor Star (December 4, 1964)
    – Man slays six, self, Reading Eagle (December 4, 1964)
    – Father shoots, kills wife, 4 children, woman, self in Detroit shooting spree, Schenectady Gazette (December 4, 1964)
    – Father Kills 4 Children, Self, Wife, The Hartford Courant (December 4, 1964)
  90. ↑ Woman uses gun to end marital troubles, The Portsmouth Times (August 14, 1965)
    – Mother kills husband, all five children, The Milwaukee Journal (August 14, 1965)
    – Mother shoots family, then herself, Williamson Daily News (August 16, 1965)
    – Family shot dead, The Sydney Morning Herald (August 15, 1965)
  91. ↑ Suspect in slayings to get mental test, The New York Times (April 29, 1966)
    – Wife, 5 children killed, ex-mental patient held, Schenectady Gazette (April 29, 1966)
    – Admitted slayer freed on high court ruling, The Owosso Argus-Press (February 21, 1967)
    – Confessed killer of 6 set free, The Pittsburgh Press (February 21, 1967)
    – Confessed slayer freed, Spokane Daily Chronicle (February 21, 1967)
  92. ↑ Berserk man kills 6 of his 7 children, The New York Times (December 20, 1968)
    – Father sued for divorce kills 6 kids, Eugene Register-Guard (December 19, 1968)
  93. ↑ Security Guard Kills Self After Slaying Wife, 5 of 6 Children, Los Angeles Times (June 11, 1973)
    – Kills wife, 5 children before taking own life, Ludington Daily News (June 11, 1973)
    – Father kills wife, children, himself, Rome News-Tribune (June 11, 1973)
    – Guard kills wife, 5 children, self, Daily News (June 12, 1973)
  94. ↑ Mass murder rocks neighborhood, Rome News-Tribune (January 9, 1978)
    – 6 children slain, father charged, Ocala Star-Banner (January 8, 1978)
    – Killer of Six Children Sentenced, The New York Times (June 14, 1978)
  95. ↑ Five children, both parents bullet victims, Eugene Register-Guard (January 5, 1981)
    – Same gun used in suicide, family deaths, The Free Lance–Star (January 7, 1981)
  96. ↑ Suspect in Six Slayings Surrenders After Manhunt, The New York Times (May 12, 1981)
    – Collector of guns sought in slayings, The New York Times (May 4, 1981)
    – Man gets life terms for family murders, Sunday Star-News (November 13, 1981)
  97. ↑ Father Kills 6 Children And Himself, Police Say, The New York Times (October 19, 1984)
    – Father kills 6 children, himself, The Courier (October 19, 1984)
    – Father who killed 6 children, self had shot at wife months before, Ocala Star-Banner (October 19, 1984)
    – Wife protected killer in an earlier dispute, Deseret News (October 19, 1984)
  98. ↑ 7 family members shot dead in Iowa, The Victoria Advocate (December 31, 1987)
    – Algona, Iowa – A Time to Kill, And a Time to Heal, Time (April 8, 1991)
  99. ↑ Six killed, one critical in apparent domestic feud, The Bryan Times (June 15, 1993)
    – Bodies of six found at house, Ocala Star-Banner (June 15, 1993)
    – Sentence given for 6 deaths, Chicago Tribune (June 1, 1994)
  100. ↑ Woman kills children, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (September 5, 1998)
    – Killing of 6 kids stuns community, The Ledger (September 5, 1998)
    – Woman Pleads Guilty To Killing 6 Children, The New York Times (December 1, 1998)
    – Mother Gets 50 Years For Killing 6 Children, The New York Times (January 9, 1999)
  101. ↑ Tears, sorrow fill victims' school, Toledo Blade (September 6, 2000)
    – Sherriff says father shot kin, died in fire he set, Toledo Blade (September 12, 2000)
    – Family deaths, fire under investigation, Eugene Register-Guard (September 5, 2000)
    – 7 die in murder-suicide, Orlando Sentinel (September 5, 2000)
  102. ↑ Pennsylvania Man Accused of Murdering 6 Relatives, The New York Times (April 14, 2006)
    – Pennsylvania: Life in Prison for Man Who Killed His Relatives, The New York Times (June 16, 2007)
  103. ↑ Missouri Gunman Who Killed 5 Was Depressed for Weeks, Police Say, Fox News (December 17, 2006)
    – Death of 11-year-old brings toll to 7, The Kansas City Star (December 17, 2006)
    – Fourth Child Dies in Kansas City Shooting, KAKE (December 17, 2006)
  104. ↑ Man kills wife, five kids, himself after being fired, CNN (January 27, 2008)
    – Unemployed California Dad Who Killed Family, Himself Said Hospital Incited Tragedy, Fox News (January 28, 2009)
  105. ↑ Agents: Wife main target, last to die in rampage, Associated Press (July 21, 2009)
    – Police Charge Man With Six Murders in Two-State Killing Spree, Fox News (July 19, 2009)
    – Police say Tennessee rampage started in Alabama, San Francisco Chronicle (July 21, 2009)
  106. ↑ Florida Mom Slain With Her 5 Children Endured Abuse, The New York Times (September 21, 2009)
    – Fla. Man Charged in Slayings of Wife, 5 Kids, The New York Times (September 22, 2009)
    – Florida Dad Accused of Killing Family Says 'Bad Spirits' Made Him Do It, Fox News (October 13, 2009)
  107. ↑ Apparent murder-suicide leaves 7 dead in Grapevine, Star-Telegram (December 25, 2011)
    – 7 people shot dead in Texas home, motive unclear, San Francisco Gate (December 26, 2011)
    – Texas shooting: Gunman 'dressed as Santa' killed family, BBC News (December 26, 2011)
    – Estranged Husband Dressed As Santa Blamed For Christmas Day Massacre, ABC News (December 27, 2011)
    – Dad's "weird" text message referred to death in Grapevine, recipient says, Star-Telegram (December 27, 2011)
  108. ↑ My Maternal Families
    Farmer destroys family, The New York Times (October 14, 1906)
    – Wipes out entire family, Eau Claire Sunday Leader (October 14, 1906)
    – An insane farmer wipes out family, The Fort Wayne Sentinel (October 13, 1906)
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