List of rampage killers
This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Number of incidents listed | |
---|---|
Africa/Middle East | 88 |
Americas | 119 |
Asia | 132 |
Europe | 106 |
Oceania/Maritime Southeast Asia | 142 |
Workplace | 101 |
Educational settings | 65 |
Hate crimes | 26 |
Home intruders | 88 |
Familicides – U.S. | 111 |
Familicides – Europe | 104 |
Familicides – Rest of world | 147 |
Vehicular | 33 |
Grenade | 28 |
Other | 46 |
Total | 1336 |
This is a partial list of rampage killings. It is further divided into several subsections.
This list shall contain every case with at least one of the following features:
- Rampage killings with six or more dead (excluding the perpetrator)
- Rampage killings with at least four people killed and a double digit number of victims (dead plus injured)
- Rampage killings with at least a dozen victims (dead plus injured)
In the tables that follow, the "W" column indicates the weapon, or weapons, used. Details are listed in the Annotation section.
Contents
[hide]- 1 Africa and the Middle East
- 2 Americas
- 3 Asia
- 4 Europe
- 5 Oceania and Maritime Southeast Asia
- 6 Workplace killings
- 7 School massacres
- 8 Religious, political, or racial crimes
- 9 Domestic violence
- 10 Vehicular manslaughter
- 11 Grenade amok
- 12 Other incidents
- 13 Annotation
- 14 Statistics
- 15 See also
- 16 Bibliography
- 17 References
- 18 External links
Africa and the Middle East[edit]
Only the first 15 entries are shown here. For the entire list see: Africa and the Middle East
This section contains cases that occurred in Africa and the Middle East. Not included are school massacres, workplace killings, hate crimes or familicides, which form their own categories.
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Unek, William | Feb. 11 | 1954 1957 | Mahagi Malampaka | Belgian Congo Tanganyika |
21
36
|
?
?
| M FMA | Killed | |
2. | Komakech, Richard | June 26 | 1994 | Kampala | Uganda |
26
|
13
| F | Killed by victim's father | [1] |
3. | Unknown | March 25/26 | 1994 | Ta'izz | Yemen |
22
|
?
| F | Shot by police | [2] |
4. | Unknown Police Officer | April 15 | 1983 | Asureti | Uganda |
21
|
?
| F | Committed suicide | [3] |
5. | Omar Abdul Razeq Abdullah Rifai, 28 | Aug. 21 | 2013 | Meet al-Attar | Egypt |
15
|
?
| F | Shot dead Killed several people in a family feud in 2008 | [4] |
6. | Unknown Soldier | Nov. 6 | 1995 | Nshili | Rwanda |
14–17
|
19
| FM | Committed suicide | [5] |
7. | Two Unknown Men | 1936 | Aksum | Turkey |
14
|
3
| FM | Both were killed | [6] | |
8. | Khumalo, Banda, 38 | Dec. 4 | 1977 | Bulawayo | Rhodesia |
13
|
16
| F | Shot by police | [7] |
9. | Ogwang, Alfred, 28 | Dec. 26 | 1994 | Kamwenge | Uganda |
13
|
14
| F | Convicted | [8] |
10. | Fekadu Nasha | May 12 | 2013 | Bahir Dar | Ethiopia |
12–18
|
2
| F | Died | [9] |
11. | Mogo | May 12 | 1929 | Kitale | Kenya |
12
|
1
| M | Sentenced to death | |
12. | Obwara, Lazaro, 55 | July 28 | 1950 | Kampala | Uganda |
12
|
0
| M | Arrested | [10] |
13. | Ben Jebir, 28 | March 25 | 1985 | Fahs | Tunisia |
12
|
?
| F | Committed suicide Killed an unborn child | [11] |
14. | Vukwana, Bulelani, 29 | Feb. 9 | 2002 | East London | South Africa |
11
|
6
| F | Committed suicide | |
15. | Abdullah Saleh Zaid al-Kohali, 26 | May 30 | 2008 | Bait al-Aqari | Yemen |
10
|
15
| F | Sentenced to death and executed | [12] |
Americas[edit]
Only the first 15 entries are shown here. For the entire list see: Americas
This section contains cases that occurred in the Americas.
Not included are school massacres, workplace killings, hate crimes or familicides, which form their own categories.
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Delgado Morales, Campo Elias, 52 | Dec. 4 | 1986 | Bogotá | Colombia |
29
|
12
| FMA | Shot by police | |
2. | Hennard, George Pierre, 35 | Oct. 16 | 1991 | Killeen, TX | USA |
23
|
19–22
| F V | Committed suicide | |
3. | Huberty, James Oliver, 41 | July 18 | 1984 | San Diego, CA | USA |
21
|
19
| F | Shot by police | |
4. | Ferreira de França, Genildo, 27 | May 21/22 | 1997 | Santo Antônio dos Barreiros | Brazil |
14
|
3
| F | Committed suicide or shot by police | [13] |
5. | Wong, Jiverly Antares, 41 | April 3 | 2009 | Binghamton, NY | USA |
13
|
4
| F | Committed suicide | |
6. | Unruh, Howard Barton, 28 | Sep. 6 | 1949 | Camden, NJ | USA |
13
|
3
| F | Found mentally unfit to stand trial | |
7. | Holmes, James Eagan, 24 (suspect) | July 20 | 2012 | Aurora, CO | USA |
12
|
62
| F E | Suspect arrested, trial pending | |
8. | Pough, James Edward, 42 | June 17/18 | 1990 | Jacksonville, FL | USA |
11
|
6
| F V | Committed suicide | |
9. | Lozano Velásquez, Juan de Jesús, 26 | June 24 | 2000 | Bogotá | Colombia |
11
|
5
| F | Sentenced to 40 years in prison | [14] |
10. | Caceres, Gregorio, 50 | Feb. 18 | 1942 | Trujillo | Venezuela |
11
|
4
| M | Killed | [15] |
11. | Flores, Oscar, 23 | July 31 | 2005 | San Jerónimo de Juárez | Mexico |
11
|
2
| FM | Killed by angry mob or shot by police | [16] |
12. | Unknown | Dec. 18 | 1936 | Monte Aprazível | Brazil |
10–16
|
?
| F | Arrested | [17] |
13. | McLendon, Michael Kenneth, 28 | March 10 | 2009 | Kinston, Samson & Geneva, AL | USA |
10
|
6
| F A | Committed suicide Also killed four dogs | [18] |
14. | Starkweather, Charles, 19 Fugate, Caril Ann, 14 | Jan. 21–29 | 1958 | Lincoln & Bennet, NE Douglas, WY | USA |
10
|
0
| FM | Also killed two dogs Starkweather killed a man on Nov. 30, 1957 | |
15. | Malagón González, Arnoldo, 22 | June 1 | 1993 | Soacha | Colombia |
10
|
?
| F | Arrested | [19] |
Asia[edit]
Only the first 15 entries are shown here. For the entire list see: Asia
This section contains cases that occurred in Asia.
Not included are school massacres, workplace killings, hate crimes or familicides, which form their own categories.
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Woo Bum-Kon, 27 | April 26/27 | 1982 | Uiryeong | South Korea |
56
|
34–37
| F E | Committed suicide | |
2. | Feng Wanhai, 26 Jiang Liming, 22 | Nov. 18 | 1995 | Zhaodong | China |
32
|
16
| F | Feng was shot by police Jiang committed suicide | [20] |
3. | Toi, Mutsuo, 21 | May 21 | 1938 | Kaio | Japan |
30
|
3
| FM | Committed suicide | |
4. | Tian Mingjian, 31 | Sep. 20 | 1994 | Beijing | China |
23
|
30–80
| F | Shot by police | |
5. | Michael Zhu | April | 1950 | Nainital | India |
22
|
?
| M | [21] | |
6. | Unknown | April 1 | 1978 | Dong Doc | Laos |
16
|
60
| F E | [22] | |
7. | Bales, Robert, 38 | March 11 | 2012 | Najeeban & Alkozai | Afghanistan |
16
|
6
| FMA | Sentenced to life imprisonment Also killed at least one dog and a cow | [23] |
8. | Yuan Daizhong, 41 | Nov. 18 | 2004 | Yueyang & Xima | China |
15
|
28
| ME | Committed suicide | [24] |
9. | Harphul Singh | July 23 | 1930 | Tohana | India |
15
|
?
| F A | Sentenced to death and executed Had killed five people in the two years prior | [25] |
10. | Ramesh Sharma, 28 | July 23 | 1983 | Mandsaur | India |
14
|
9
| F | Shot by police | |
11. | Hu Wenhai, 46 Liu Haiwang, 40 | Oct. 26 | 2001 | Dayukou | China |
14
|
3
| FM | Both were sentenced to death and executed | [26] |
12. | Unknown Soldier | June 14 | 1912 | Guangzhou | China |
14
|
2+
| F | Shot by soldiers | [27] |
13. | Unknown | Aug. | 1938 | Bhatinda | India |
12
|
8
| F | [28] | |
14. | Shi Yuejun, 35 | Sep. 24–29 | 2006 | Liuhe & Tonghua county | China |
12
|
5
| M | Sentenced to death and executed | |
15. | Duong Van Mon, 35 | Aug. 8 | 1998 | Đắk Lắk Province | Vietnam |
12
|
2–6
| M | Sentenced to death | [29] |
Europe[edit]
Only the first 15 entries are shown here. For the entire list see: Europe
This section contains cases that occurred in Europe.
Not included are school massacres, workplace killings, hate crimes or familicides, which form their own categories.
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Grachev, Peter | July 31 | 1925 | Ivankovo | Soviet Union |
17
|
3
| F A | Also killed 12 horses | [30] |
2. | Ryan, Michael Robert, 27 | Aug. 19 | 1987 | Hungerford | United Kingdom |
16
|
15
| F A | Committed suicide Also shot his dog | |
3. | Borel, Eric, 16 | Sep. 23/24 | 1995 | Solliès-Pont & Cuers | France |
15
|
4
| FM | Committed suicide | |
4. | Leibacher, Friedrich, 57 | Sep. 27 | 2001 | Zug | Switzerland |
14
|
18
| F E | Committed suicide | |
5. | Wagner, Ernst August, 38 | Sep. 4 | 1913 | Degerloch & Mühlhausen/Enz | German Empire |
14
|
11
| FMA | Found not guilty by reason of insanity Also shot two animals | |
6. | Unknown | June 10/11 | 1945 | Rouen | France |
14
|
9
| FM | Arrested | [31] |
7. | Dornier, Christian, 31 | July 12 | 1989 | Luxiol | France |
14
|
8
| F | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | |
8. | Dembsky, Vladimir | Feb. 15 | 1904 | Warsaw | Russian Empire |
13
|
10
| F | Arrested | [32] |
9. | Bogdanović, Ljubiša, 60 | April 9 | 2013 | Velika Ivanča | Serbia |
13
|
1
| F | Committed suicide | |
10. | Bird, Derrick, 52 | June 2 | 2010 | Copeland, Cumbria | United Kingdom |
12
|
11
| F | Committed suicide | |
11. | Marimon Carles, Jose, 26 | May 21 | 1928 | Pobla de Ferran | Spain |
10
|
2
| F | Shot dead | [33] |
12. | Hedin, Tore, 25 | Aug. 22 | 1952 | Saxtorp & Hurva | Sweden |
9
|
10–20
| MA | Committed suicide | |
13. | Izquierdo, Antonio, 53 Izquierdo, Emilio, 58 | Aug. 26 | 1990 | Puerto Hurraco | Spain |
9
|
6–12
| F | Both were sentenced to 684 years in prison | [34] |
14. | Palić, Vinko, 28 | Jan. 1 | 1993 | Zrinski Topolovac | Croatia |
9
|
5–7
| F | Committed suicide | [35] |
15. | Tranchita, Rosario | June 25 | 1925 | Librizzi | Italy |
9
|
4
| F | Shot dead by his nephew | [36] |
Oceania and Maritime Southeast Asia[edit]
Only the first 15 entries are shown here. For the entire list see: Oceania and Maritime Southeast Asia
This section contains cases that occurred in Oceania and the Maritime Southeast Asia.
Not included are school massacres, workplace killings, hate crimes or familicides, which form their own categories.
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Bryant, Martin John, 28 | April 28/29 | 1996 | Port Arthur, TAS | Australia |
35
|
23
| FMA | Sentenced to 35 consecutive life terms | |
2. | Unknown | Siquijor | Philippines |
32
|
?
| M | Killed by angry mob | [37] | ||
3. | Wirjo, 42 | April 15 | 1987 | Banjarsari | Indonesia |
20
|
12
| M | Committed suicide | [38] |
4. | Formentera, Arsenio | Jan. 28 | 1968 | Palompon | Philippines |
17
|
?
| M | [39] | |
5. | Hodeng | June 17 | 1879 | Kampong Tankulu | Indonesia |
16
|
1
| Arrested | [40] | |
6. | Salazar, Domingo, 42 | Oct. 11 | 1956 | San Nicolas | Philippines |
16
|
1
| M | Sentenced to death Killed two unborn children | [41] |
7. | Unknown | Dec. 13 | 1873 | Ternate | Indonesia |
15
|
4
| M | Killed | [42] |
8. | Basobas, Florentino | May 9 | 1977 | Quezon, Palawan | Philippines |
15
|
4
| M | Shot dead | [43] |
9. | Antakin | May 27 | 1897 | Kaningow | Malaysia |
15
|
3
| M | Shot dead | |
10. | Pusok Anak Ngaik, 28 | May 29 | 1965 | Kampong Bukit Merah | Malaysia |
14
|
4
| M | [44] | |
11. | Unknown | March | 1909 | Borneo | Indonesia |
14
|
?
| [45] | ||
12. | Unknown | Nov. | 1935 | Gondang | Indonesia |
13
|
3
| Sentenced to life imprisonment | [46] | |
13. | Gray, David Malcolm, 33 | Nov. 13/14 | 1990 | Aramoana | New Zealand |
13
|
3
| F | Shot by police | |
14. | Kalinga Boli | May 25 – June 7 | 1937 | Tagan | Philippines |
13
|
?
| M | Arrested | [47] |
15. | Two unknown Men | June 22 | 1952 | Zamboanga | Philippines |
12
|
14
| M | One killed, the other arrested | [48] |
Workplace killings[edit]
Only the first 15 entries are shown here. For the entire list see: Workplace killings
People killing their (former) co-workers; also includes soldiers killing their comrades.
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Sanurip, 36 | April 15 | 1996 | Timika Airport | Indonesia |
16
|
11
| F | Sentenced to death | [49] |
2. | Chelakh, Vladislav, 19 | May 27/28 | 2012 | Arkankergen frontier post | Kazakhstan |
15
|
0
| F A | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [50] |
3. | Sherrill, Patrick Henry, 44 | Aug. 20 | 1986 | Edmond, OK | U.S. |
14
|
6
| F | Committed suicide | |
4. | Hasan, Nidal Malik, 39 | Nov. 5 | 2009 | Fort Hood, TX | U.S. |
13
|
32
| F | Sentenced to death Killed an unborn child | |
5. | Barton, Mark Orrin, 44 | July 27–29 | 1999 | Atlanta, GA | U.S. |
12
|
13
| FM | Committed suicide | |
6. | Alexis, Aaron, 34 | Sep. 16 | 2013 | Washington, D.C. | U.S. |
12
|
3
| F | Shot by police | |
7. | Leung Ying, 29 | Aug. 22 | 1928 | Fairfield, CA | U.S. |
11
|
4
| FM | Committed suicide while awaiting execution | [51] |
8. | Tazmal Hossein | Dec. 1 | 1914 | Naihati | India |
10
|
11
| M | Arrested | [52] |
9. | Kim Won-jo, 25 | May 1 | 1974 | Kimpo | South Korea |
10
|
3
| F | Committed suicide | [53] |
10. | Vaganov, Artur, 22 | June 1 | 1997 | Sida | Abkhazia |
10
|
3
| F | Committed suicide | |
11. | Lee Wei, 41 | April 5 | 1962 | Patch | Taiwan |
10
|
0-2+
| F A | Arrested | [54] |
12. | Ahmed Gul, 46 | April 27 | 2011 | Kabul | Afghanistan |
9
|
1–6
| F | Committed suicide | [55] |
13. | Smith, William Vincent, 19 | April 23 | 1946 | LST 172 | U.S. |
9
|
1
| F | Committed suicide while awaiting trial | [56] |
14. | Unknown | July 29 | 1982 | Maputo | Mozambique |
9
|
?
| F | [57] | |
15. | Moreño, Jonathan, 31 | Jan. 16 | 2005 | Kalibo | Philippines |
8
|
29–33
| F | Shot by police | [58] |
School massacres[edit]
Only the first 15 entries are shown here. For the entire list see: School massacres
See also List of school-related attacks
See also List of school-related attacks
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Kehoe, Andrew Philip, 55 | May 18 | 1927 | Bath Township, MI | U.S. |
44
|
58
| FME | Committed suicide | |
2. | Cho, Seung-Hui, 23 | April 16 | 2007 | Blacksburg, VA | U.S. |
32
|
17
| F | Committed suicide | |
3. | Lanza, Adam Peter, 20 | Dec. 14 | 2012 | Newtown, CT | U.S. |
27
|
2
| F | Committed suicide | |
4. | Hamilton, Thomas Watt, 43 | March 13 | 1996 | Dunblane | U.K. |
17
|
13–15
| F | Committed suicide | |
5. | Steinhäuser, Robert, 19 | April 26 | 2002 | Erfurt | Germany |
16
|
1
| F | Committed suicide | |
6. | Whitman, Charles Joseph, 25 | Aug. 1 | 1966 | Austin, TX | U.S. |
15
|
32
| FM | Shot by police | |
7. | Kretschmer, Tim, 17 | March 11 | 2009 | Winnenden & Wendlingen | Germany |
15
|
9–13
| F | Committed suicide | |
8. | Lépine, Marc, 25 | Dec. 6 | 1989 | Montreal, QC | Canada |
14
|
14
| FM | Committed suicide | |
9. | Harris, Eric David, 18 Klebold, Dylan Bennet, 17 | April 20 | 1999 | Columbine, CO | U.S. |
13
|
21
| F E | Both committed suicide | |
10. | Gadirov, Farda, 28 | April 30 | 2009 | Baku | Azerbaijan |
12
|
13
| F | Committed suicide | [59] |
11. | Menezes de Oliveira, Wellington, 23 | April 7 | 2011 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
12
|
12
| F | Committed suicide | |
12. | Bai Ningyang, 18 | May 8 | 2006 | Shiguan | China |
12
|
5
| MA | Sentenced to death | |
13. | Seifert, Walter, 42 | June 11 | 1964 | Volkhoven | West Germany |
10
|
22
| FM | Committed suicide | |
14. | Saari, Matti Juhani, 22 | Sep. 23 | 2008 | Kauhajoki | Finland |
10
|
1–3
| F A | Committed suicide | |
15. | Wu Huanming, 47 | May 12 | 2010 | Linchang | China |
9
|
11
| M | Committed suicide | [60] |
Religious, political, or racial crimes[edit]
Mass murders, committed by single perpetrators, that have a foremost religious, racial or political background.
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Breivik, Anders Behring, 32 | July 22 | 2011 | Oslo & Utøya | Norway |
75
|
242
| F E | Sentenced to 21 years plus preventive detention Two more died trying to escape | |
2. | Ibragimov, Ahmed, 43 (Ахмед Ибрагимов) | Oct. 8 | 1999 | Mekenskaya | Russia |
34–41
|
?
| F | Killed by angry mob | |
3. | Goldstein, Baruch Kappel, 37 | Feb. 25 | 1994 | Hebron | West Bank |
29–52
|
70–200
| F | Killed by angry mob | [61] |
4. | Abbas al-Baqir Abbas, 33 | Dec. 8 | 2000 | Jarafa | Sudan |
22–27
|
31–53
| F | Shot by police | |
5. | Unknown | July 20 | 2001 | Sheshnag | India |
13–14
|
14–15
| F E | Shot by police | [62] |
6. | Unknown | Aug. 6 | 2002 | Nunwan | India |
9
|
31
| F E | Shot by police | [63] |
7. | Essex, Mark James Robert, 23 | Jan. 1/7 | 1973 | New Orleans, LA | U.S. |
9
|
13
| F A | Shot by police | |
8. | Asadullah (اسد الله) | March 30 | 2012 | Yahyakhel District | Afghanistan |
9
|
0
| F P | [64] | |
9. | Strydom, Barend Hendrik, 23 | Nov. 8 / Nov. 15 | 1988 | De Deur & Pretoria | South Africa |
8
|
16
| F | Sentenced to death plus 30 years | [65] |
10. | Punchi Banda Kandegedera | Feb. 25 | 1936 | Colombo | Sri Lanka |
8
|
10
| F | Sentenced to death | [66] |
11. | Wang Xiwen, 32^ | Nov. 17 | 1980 | Handan | China |
7
|
12
| F E | Sentenced to death and executed Also killed two pigs | |
12. | Popper, Ami, 21 | May 20 | 1990 | Rishon LeZion | Israel |
7
|
10–15
| F | Sentenced to seven consecutive life terms; later reduced to 40 years in prison | |
13. | Merah, Mohammed, 23 | March 11–22 | 2012 | Toulouse & Montauban | France |
7
|
5
| F | Shot by police | |
14. | Kariyev, Maksat Kokshkinbaevich, 34 (Максат Кокшкинбаевич Кариев) | Nov. 12 | 2011 | Taraz | Kazakhstan |
7
|
3
| F E | Committed suicide | [67] |
15. | Abdul Salaam Sadek Hassouneh, 24 (عبد السلام صادق حسونة) | Jan. 17 | 2002 | Hadera | Israel |
6
|
14–33
| F | Killed by angry mob or shot by police | [68] |
16. | Khaled Akar (خالد آكر) | Nov. 25 | 1987 | Kiryat Shemona | Israel |
6
|
7
| F E | Shot by soldiers | [69] |
17. | Page, Wade Michael, 40 | Aug. 5 | 2012 | Oak Creek, WI | U.S. |
6
|
3
| F | Committed suicide | |
18. | Ahmed Jassim Ibrahim, 25 (احمد جاسم ابراهيم) | June 12 | 2009 | Baghdad | Iraq |
5
|
12
| F E | Committed suicide or shot dead | [70] |
19. | Mohammed Farhat, 17 (محمد فتحي فرحات) | March 7 | 2002 | Atzmona | Gaza Strip |
5
|
10–23
| F E | Shot dead | [71] |
20. | Natan-Zada, Eden, 19 | Aug. 4 | 2005 | Shfar'am | Israel |
4
|
9–14
| F | Killed by angry mob | [72] |
21. | Nel, Johan, 18 | Jan. 14 | 2008 | Skierlik | South Africa |
4
|
8
| F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [73] |
22. | Stone, Michael, 32 | March 16 | 1988 | Belfast | U.K. |
3
|
68
| F E | Sentenced to 682 years in prison | |
23. | Ibrahim Mohammed Hasuna, 20 (إبراهيم محمد محمود حسونة) | March 5 | 2002 | Tel Aviv | Israel |
3
|
14–31
| FME | Shot by police | [74] |
24. | Raed Muhammed al-Rifi, 22 | March 17 | 1992 | Jaffa | Israel |
2
|
19
| M | Shot by police | [75] |
25. | Hatem Shweikeh, 24 | Nov. 4 | 2001 | Jerusalem | Israel |
2
|
15–42
| F | Shot dead | [76] |
26. | Saeed Ibrahim Ramadan, 24 (سعيد إبراهيم رمضان) | Jan. 22 | 2002 | Jerusalem | Israel |
2
|
14–16
| F | Shot by police | [77] |
Domestic violence[edit]
Only the first 15 entries are shown here. For the entire list see: Home intruders, List of familicides, familicides in the United States and familicides in Europe.
This section contains cases that could be considered non-public, which means mass murders perpetrated in a domestic environment. The section is divided into two sub-categories; the first encompasses the lists of familicides and contains those incidents where most of the victims were relatives of the perpetrator, while the second, paraphrased as home intruders, contains those cases where the targeted families were not related to the perpetrator.
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ou Yangpu | Jan. 1 | 1976 | Zixing | China |
17
|
0
| M | Committed suicide | [78] |
2. | Simmons, Ronald Gene, 47 | Dec. 22–28 | 1987 | Russellville, AR | U.S. |
16
|
4
| FM | Sentenced to death and executed | |
3. | Mohammad Zaman, 30 | Sep. 25 | 2009 | Ghola | Afghanistan |
15
|
?
| F | Committed suicide | [79] |
4. | Unknown | Nov. 23 | 1936 | Maropally | India |
14
|
2
| M | Arrested | [80] |
5. | Banks, George Emil, 40 | Sep. 25 | 1982 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | U.S. |
13
|
1
| F | Sentenced to death | |
6. | Liu Aibing, 34 | Dec. 12 | 2009 | Yinshanpai | China |
13
|
1
| FMA | Sentenced to death and executed | [81] |
7. | Guo Zhongmin, 36 | Feb. 18 | 2003 | Yangxiaoxiang | China |
13
|
0
| M | Committed suicide | [82] |
8. | Saeed Qashash, 19 | June 10 | 1998 | Amman | Jordan |
12
|
0
| F | Sentenced to death and executed | [83] |
9. | Jia Yingmin, 40 | Oct. 6 | 2000 | Kunlong | China |
12
|
0
| M | Committed suicide | [84] |
10. | Augusto, Pedro | Aug. | 1900 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
12
|
?
| FM | Arrested | [85] |
11. | Abbas Khan | Sep. | 1896 | Jabbar | India |
11
|
2
| M | Arrested | [86] |
12. | Andangan | Oct. 21 | 1921 | Cotabato | Philippines |
11
|
0
| M | Committed suicide | [87] |
13. | Ruppert, James Urban, 40 | March 30 | 1975 | Hamilton, OH | U.S. |
11
|
0
| F | Sentenced to eleven consecutive life terms | [88] |
14. | Jalal Osman Khoja, 40 | Dec. 26 | 2000 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia |
11
|
0
| F | Committed suicide | [89] |
15. | Abdul Emir Khalaf Sabhan | Aug. 26 | 2003 | Baghdad | Iraq |
11
|
0
| F | Committed suicide | [90] |
Vehicular manslaughter[edit]
This section contains those cases where only vehicles were used to attack people. Since it may be quite difficult to distinguish accidents, or cases of reckless driving from those incidents where the driver, or pilot, had the intention to harm others, only those cases are included where it is clear that the vehicle was applied as a weapon and crashed deliberately into people, other vehicles, or buildings. Also, those cases where a rampage killer used an armed vehicle, such as a tank, or a fighter aircraft, to shoot others are listed here.
Name | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Unknown | Aug. | 1993 | Kilifi | Kenya |
18
|
25
| Arrested | [91] |
2. | Unknown | Oct. 9 | 1994 | Djimenzen | Haiti |
14
|
12
| [92] | |
3. | Unknown | Dec. | 1965 | Syria |
14
|
2+
| Arrested | [93] | |
4. | Li Xianliang, 36 (李献良) | Aug. 1 | 2010 | Nanzuo | China |
11–17
|
24–30
| Arrested | [94] |
5. | Santosh Maruti Mane, 40 (संतोष मारुति माने) | Jan. 25 | 2012 | Pune | India |
9
|
27–37
| Sentenced to death | [95] |
6. | Khalil Abu Olbeh, 35 | Feb. 14 | 2001 | Azor | Israel |
8
|
21
| Sentenced to eight life terms plus 21 years | [96] |
7. | Hepnarová, Olga, 22 | July 10 | 1973 | Prague | Czechoslovakia |
8
|
12
| Sentenced to death and executed | |
8. | Ford, Priscilla Joyce, 51 | Nov. 27 | 1980 | Reno, NV | U.S. |
7
|
22
| Died while awaiting execution | |
9. | Tates, Karst Roeland, 38 | April 30 | 2009 | Apeldoorn | Netherlands |
7
|
10
| Died in the crash | |
10. | Tian Shengming, 44 (田胜明) | May 28 | 2012 | Zhangjiajie | China |
6
|
9
| Arrested | [97] |
11. | Luo Xiaoji, 34 (骆效计) | Nov. 5 | 2008 | Zhuhai | China |
5
|
19
| Shot by police | [98] |
12. | Crabbe, Douglas John Edwin, 36 | Aug. 18 | 1983 | Yulara | Australia |
5
|
16
| Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
13. | Hussam Taysir Dwayat, 32 | July 2 | 2008 | Jerusalem | Israel |
3
|
30–45
| Shot by police | [99] |
14. | Unknown | Feb. 4 | 2001 | Kampala | Uganda |
3
|
21+
| [100] | |
15. | Ho Chung-ming, 36 | Aug. 30 | 1964 | Taipei | Formosa |
3
|
20
| Sentenced to death | [101] |
16. | Kabolowsky, Robert, 20 | July 10 | 1980 | Wantagh, NY | U.S. |
3
|
20
| Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [102] |
17. | Ressa, Stephen Michael, 27 | Sep. 21 | 2005 | Las Vegas, NV | U.S. |
3
|
11
| Sentenced to life imprisonment | [103] |
18. | Nieto Avila, Jose Luis, 56 | May 6 | 2002 | San Cristóbal Ecatepec | Mexico |
2
|
22
| Sentenced to 146 years in prison | [104] |
19. | Parkdel, Eric, 50 | May 31 | 2003 | Stockholm | Sweden |
2
|
16
| Convicted | [105] |
Grenade amok[edit]
This section lists incidents of "grenade amok", which are mass murders where the perpetrator used only hand grenades or comparable explosive devices, like pipe bombs or dynamite sticks, for the attack. As it is sometimes difficult to distinguish cases of grenade amok from acts of terrorism or gang-related attacks, incidents are only included where there is at least some indication that it was neither committed in the context of a political, ethnic, or religious conflict, nor part of an assault with more than one participating offender.
Name | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Unknown, 21 | Nov. 2 | 1979 | Sakhon Nakhon province | Thailand |
12
|
40+
| Arrested | [106] |
2. | Ismatov, Bobomurad | Feb. 7 | 1994 | Kulyab | Tajikistan |
12
|
28
| Committed suicide | [107] |
3. | Unknown Police Officer | May 8 | 1973 | Phitsanulok Province | Thailand |
11
|
12–21
| Killed by the explosion | [108] |
4. | Unknown Soldier, 23 | May 1 | 1993 | Nongmasaew | Thailand |
9
|
23
| Arrested | [109] |
5. | Unknown | May 10 | 1972 | Thailand |
9
|
10
| Arrested | [110] | |
6. | Unknown Soldier, 23 | Laos |
8
|
12
| Killed by the explosion | [111] | |||
7. | Unknown Soldier, 35 | Laos |
7
|
30
| Killed by the explosion | [111] | |||
8. | Cuellar Beltran, Jorge Alberto | Aug. 17 | 1991 | Comasagua | El Salvador |
6–8
|
54–90
| [112] | |
9. | Abdullah Salih al-Hajiri | Aug. 4 | 1999 | Sana'a | Yemen |
6–7
|
40–43
| Arrested | [113] |
10. | Avraham, Ezra, 19 | Feb. 4 | 1975 | Netanya | Israel |
6
|
26
| Arrested | [114] |
11. | Myung Sik Shin | May 18 | 1968 | Andong City | South Korea |
5–7
|
43–52
| Sentenced to death | [115] |
12. | David, Ernesto, 28 | Dec. 2 | 1980 | Manila | Philippines |
5
|
28–34
| Arrested | [116] |
13. | Lotero, Hector | Aug. 17 | 1969 | Apartadó | Colombia |
5
|
25
| [117] | |
14. | Lacsina, Ederlino L. | March 18 | 1978 | Camarines Sur | Philippines |
5
|
14
| Arrested | [118] |
15. | Unknown Soldier, 26 | 1959 | Laos |
4
|
20
| Arrested | [119] | ||
16. | Cervantes, Richard, 20 | Oct. 12 | 1996 | Poblacion | Philippines |
3
|
15
| Arrested | [120] |
17. | Marish Ali Al-Akhram, 30 | Aug. 22 | 2003 | Hawth | Yemen |
2
|
34
| Arrested | [121] |
18. | Mohammed Hassan al-Wajeeh, 30 (محمد حسن) | Feb. 2 | 2008 | Sana'a | Yemen |
2
|
23–25
| Sentenced to death | [122] |
19. | Unknown Soldier | Dec. 5 | 1954 | Bou Amrane | Tunisia |
2
|
13
| Shot by soldiers | [123] |
20. | Jung, Heidrun-Erika, 49 | Dec. 24 | 1996 | Frankfurt | Germany |
2
|
13
| Killed by the explosion | [124] |
21. | Garcia, Rodolfo, 24 | May 10 | 1969 | Maplas | Philippines |
2
|
11
| [125] |
Other incidents[edit]
This section lists mass murders by single perpetrators that do not fit into the upper categories, like arsons, poisonings and bombings.
Only cases are included with either at least two people killed.
Only cases are included with either at least two people killed.
Name | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Gameel Al-Batouti, 59 | Oct. 31 | 1999 | Atlantic Ocean |
216
|
0
| Pilot; died in the crash of EgyptAir Flight 990, which he allegedly caused | ||
2. | Kim Dae-han, 56 (김대한) | Feb. 18 | 2003 | Daegu | South Korea |
198
|
147
| Sentenced to life imprisonment for causing the Daegu subway fire | |
3. | Segee, Robert Dale, 14 | July 6 | 1944 | Hartford, CT | U.S. |
167–169
|
412–682
| Confessed to causing the Hartford circus fire; later recanted | [126] |
4. | Zhang Pilin, 37 | May 7 | 2002 | Dalian | China |
111
|
0
| Set fire to the passenger cabin of an airplane; died in the crash. | |
5. | Jin Ruchao, 41 (靳如超) | March 16 | 2001 | Shijiazhuang | China |
108
|
38
| Sentenced to death and executed for a bombing | [127] |
6. | Tsu Way Ming, 41 | Dec. 19 | 1997 | Palembang | Indonesia |
103
|
0
| Died in the crash of SilkAir Flight 185, which he was suspected of causing | |
7. | Unknown arsonist, 10 | Dec. 1 | 1958 | Chicago, IL | U.S. |
95
|
100
| Fifth-grade student confessed to causing the Our Lady of the Angels School fire; later recanted | |
8. | González, Julio, 35 | March 25 | 1990 | New York City, NY | U.S. |
87
|
?
| Convicted of the Happy Land Fire; sentenced to 174 twenty-five-year sentences | |
9. | Keith, Alexander, 48 | Dec. 11 | 1875 | Bremerhaven | German Reich |
81–83
|
200
| Bomber; committed suicide | [128] |
10. | Ma Hongqing, 50 (马宏清) | July 16 | 2001 | Mafang | China |
80–89
|
98
| Sentenced to death and executed | [129] |
11. | Nasra Yussef Mohammed al-Enezi, 23 | Aug. 15 | 2009 | Jahra | Kuwait |
55–57
|
80–90
| Sentenced to death for causing a fatal fire at a wedding | |
12. | Chen Shuizong, 59 (陈水总) | June 7 | 2013 | Xiamen | China |
46
|
34
| Perished in the flames | |
13. | Graham, Jack Gilbert, 23 | Nov. 1 | 1955 | Denver, CO | U.S. |
44
|
0
| Sentenced to death and executed for the bombing of United Airlines Flight 629 | |
14. | Doty, Thomas G., 34 | May 22 | 1962 | Unionville, MO | U.S. |
44
|
0
| Died in the crash of Continental Airlines Flight 11, which he caused | |
15. | Gonzales, Francisco Paula, 27 | May 7 | 1964 | Danville, CA | U.S. |
43
|
0
| Died in the crash of Pacific Air Lines Flight 773, which he caused | [130] |
16. | Younes Khayati, 32 | Aug. 21 | 1994 | Agadir | Morocco |
43
|
0
| Died in the crash of Royal Air Maroc Flight 630, which he caused | |
17. | Chen Zhengping, 32 (陈正平) | Sep. 15 | 2002 | Nanjing | China |
42
|
300–400
| Sentenced to death and executed for poisoning | [131] |
18. | Burke, David Augustus, 35 | Dec. 7 | 1987 | San Luis Obispo, CA | U.S. |
42
|
0
| Died in the crash of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, which he caused | [132] |
19. | Chiasson, Louis, 64 | Dec. 2 | 1969 | Notre-Dame-du-Lac,QC | Canada |
40
|
2
| Sentenced to life imprisonment for arson | [133] |
20. | Huang Kefen, 27 (黄可芬) | June 24 | 1981 | Xiamen | China |
39
|
73
| Killed by the explosion | [134] |
21. | Thompson, John, 42 | Aug. 16 | 1980 | London | U.K. |
37
|
23
| Sentenced to life imprisonment for arson | [135] |
22. | Li Zhanjin, 34 (刘占金) | March 29 | 2000 | Shajian | China |
36–39
|
30-50+
| Killed by an explosion he caused at a wedding | [136] |
23. | Hansen, Erik Solbakke, 24 | Sep. 1 | 1973 | Copenhagen | Denmark |
35
|
17
| Found not guilty by reason of insanity Killed three other people | [137] |
24. | Çal, Kadir, 34 | April 9 | 1991 | Istanbul | Turkey |
34–36
|
7–10
| Perished in the flames | [138] |
25. | Frank, Julian Andrew, 32 | Jan. 6 | 1960 | Bolivia, NC | U.S. |
33
|
0
| Died in the crash of National Airlines Flight 2511, which he caused | |
26. | Qiu Fengguo, 23 (邱凤国) | Feb. 15 | 1986 | Jilin | China |
32
|
32
| Killed by the explosion | [139] |
27. | Unknown | April 22 | 1980 | Saint-Jean-de-Losne | France |
32
|
6–9
| [140] | |
28. | Gao Haiping, 24 (高海平) | July 22 | 1981 | Yangquan | China |
31
|
127
| Killed by the explosion | [141] |
29. | Yu Xiugang, 21 | April 14 | 1988 | Yujia | China |
30
|
18
| Killed by the explosion | [142] |
30. | Zhang Yunliang, 62 | June 5 | 2009 | Chengdu | China |
27
|
73
| Died in the 2009 Chengdu bus fire, which he caused | |
31. | Unknown Soldier | Feb. 16 | 1984 | Debre Zeyit | Ethiopia |
25–28
|
10–12
| Died | [143] |
32. | Katagiri, Seiji, 35 | Feb. 9 | 1982 | Tokyo | Japan |
24
|
141
| Found not guilty of causing the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 350 by reason of insanity | |
33. | de la Torre, Humberto Diaz, 19 | Sep. 4 | 1982 | Los Angeles, CA | U.S. |
24
|
32
| Sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for causing an apartment fire; killed an unborn child | [144] |
34. | Unknown arsonist | May 25 | 1982 | Aire-sur-l'Adour | France |
24
|
?
| Attacked a psychiatric center | [145] |
35. | Zhou Wenzhi, 25 (周文志) | June 26 | 1989 | Shanghai | China |
23
|
39
| Killed by the explosion | [146] |
36. | Guay, Albert, 32 | Sep. 9 | 1949 | Charlevoix, QC | Canada |
23
|
0
| Sentenced to death and executed for bombing a passenger plane | |
37. | Arrendondo, Pedro | Oct. 10 | 1978 | Caracas | Venezuela |
23
|
?
| Arrested | [147] |
38. | Matuschka, Sylvestre, 39 | Sep. 13 | 1931 | Biatorbágy | Hungary |
22
|
120
| Sentenced to death for causing fatal train derailments | |
39. | Durado, Gavino, 48 | Sep. 2 | 1962 | Manila | Philippines |
21
|
1+
| Arrested | [148] |
40. | Liang Hsin-teng, 51 | May 12 | 1993 | Taipei | Taiwan |
20
|
7
| Perished in the flames | [149] |
41. | Köhler, Gundolf, 21 | Sep. 26 | 1980 | Munich | West Germany |
12
|
211
| Bomber; killed by the explosion he caused | |
42. | Álvarez, Juan Manuel, 25 | Jan. 26 | 2005 | Los Angeles, CA | U.S. |
11
|
100+
| Sentenced to life imprisonment for causing the 2005 Glendale train crash | |
43. | Gerdt, Petri Erkki Tapio, 19 | Oct. 11 | 2002 | Vantaa | Finland |
6
|
166
| Killed in the Myyrmanni bombing, which he caused | |
44. | Dong Shihou, 29 (董世侯) | April 3 | 1968 | Beijing | China |
4
|
105
| Killed by the explosion | [150] |
45. | Copeland, David, 22 | April 17/24/30 | 1999 | London | U.K. |
3
|
129
| Sentenced to 6 concurrent life sentences | |
Annotation[edit]
The W-column gives 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)
Statistics[edit]
See also[edit]
- List of events named massacres
- List of postal killings
- List of serial killers by number of victims
- Mass murder
- School shooting
- Spree killer
Bibliography[edit]
- Chester, Graham: Berserk! – Motiveless Random Massacres; Michael O'Mara Books, 1993. ISBN 978-1-85479-177-1
- O'Brien, Bill: Killing for Pleasure; Blake Publishing, 2001. ISBN 978-1-903402-58-0
- Pantziarka, Pan: Lone Wolf – True Stories of Spree Killers; Virgin Publishing, 2002. ISBN 978-0-7535-0617-2
- Time-Life Staff: Mass Murderers; Time-Life Books, 1992. ISBN 978-0-7835-0004-1
External links[edit]
- Duwe, Grant: The Rise and Decline of Mass Shootings, AOL News (March 1, 2010)
- Fessenden, Ford: They Threaten, Seethe and Unhinge, Then Kill in Quantity, The New York Times (April 9, 2000)
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