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statute of limitations on murder precluded prosecu-SEX: F RACE: H TYPE: N MOTIVE: PC-nonspe-

tion despite confession of seven homicides, made to cific

police in 2000

DATES(S): 1976–90 VENUE: Tex./Kans. VICTIMS:

Seven

Loutriotis, Sotiria
(1939– )

MO: Mother who killed her own children

SEX: F RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC-nonspe-

DISPOSITION: Life terms in Kans. and Tex., 1990

cific

DATE(S): 198?/2000 VENUE: Kalambaka, Greece

Lusk, Bobby E.
(1951– )

VICTIMS: Two

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE

MO: Killed her son and husband with axes in separate DATES(S): 1976–78 VENUE: Fla. VICTIMS: Two

incidents

MO: Suffocated holdup victim; murdered fellow

DISPOSITION: Life prison term for son’s murder; inmate

released Oct. 1999; killed husband in June 2000; DISPOSITION: Two life terms, 1977; life term on sec-returned to asylum on new charge

ond count, 1980

Lovett, William
(1892–1923) AKA: Wild Bill
Luther, Thomas Edward
(1957– )

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE:CE

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex.

DATES(S): c. 1916–23 VENUE: New York City

DATES(S): 1970s–94 VENUE: Vt./Colo./W.Va./Pa.

VICTIMS: “Numerous”

VICTIMS: 9+ suspected

MO: Violent leader of Irish “White Hand” racketeers MO: Rape-slayer of women

DISPOSITION: Murdered by rival thugs, Oct. 31, DISPOSITION: 15–35 years for rape in W. Va., 1995; 1923

48 years for one count of murder in Colo., 1996; two 50-year terms for assault and attempted murder
Lowe, Joseph
(1846–99) AKA: Rowdy Joe

in Colo., 1996

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE

DATES(S): 1860s–99 VENUE: Kans./Tex./Ariz./Colo.

Lyles, Anjette Donovan
(1917–77)

VICTIMS: “Several”

SEX: F RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC-nonspe-

MO: Alleged member of “QUANTRILL’S RAIDERS” dur-cific

ing Civil War; later pimp/gambler/gunman

DATES(S): 1952–57 VENUE: Macon, Ga. VIC-

DISPOSITION: Killed in gunfight, Denver, Colo., 1899

TIMS: Four

MO: Voodoo practitioner and “black widow” poisoner
Lucas, David Allen
(1956– )

of two husbands, mother-in-law, and a daughter SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

DISPOSITION: Condemned on one count, 1958; ruled DATES(S): 1979–84 VENUE: San Diego, Calif.

insane and sent to state hospital in 1960; died there VICTIMS: Six suspected

in Dec. 1977

MO: Rape-slayer of women and children

DISPOSITION: Condemned on three counts, 1989

Lynch, John
(1813–42) AKA: Berrima Ax Murderer SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE/PC

Ludke, Bruno
(1909–44)

DATE(S): 1835/1841–42 VENUE: Berrima, Australia SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex.

VICTIMS: Ten

DATES(S): 1928–43 VENUE: Germany VICTIMS:

MO: Career criminal who killed at least one man while 85 confessed

riding with a gang of bush rangers; subsequently MO: Rape-slayer of females

killed nine neighbors with an ax

DISPOSITION: Died under Nazi experimentation, Apr.

DISPOSITION: Acquitted of murder despite his confes-8, 1944

sion in 1835 (two other gang members were hanged for the crime); hanged for later slayings on April 22,
Luft, Lothar
(1941– )

1842

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC

DATES(S): 1986 VENUE: Germany VICTIMS:

M., Henryk
(1943–?)

Three

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE

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DATES(S): 1986/92 VENUE: Piotrkow Trybunalski,
Mackay, Patrick David
(1952– )

Poland VICTIMS: Seven

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC-non-

MO: Shot robbery victims in cold blood

specific

DISPOSITION: Condemned, 1993

DATES(S): 1974–75 VENUE: Middlesex, England

VICTIMS: 11 suspected

MO: Psychopath obsessed with Nazism; stabbed/axed
Maake, Maupa Cedric
(1963– ) AKA: Wemmer Pan victims of both sexes, age 17–89

Killer

DISPOSITION: Life sentence following guilty plea on SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex/CE

three counts of manslaughter; two other counts DATE(S): 1995–97 VENUE: Wemmer Pan, South

dropped in plea bargain

Africa VICTIMS: 34

MO: Attacked couples making love in rural areas, rob-Macon, Ronald (1964– )

bing them and raping the women before killing

SEX: M RACE: Unk. TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

both; ultimately charged with 24 murders, 28

DATE(S): 1999 VENUE: Chicago, Ill. VICTIMS:

attempted murders, 15 rapes, 46 robberies, and vari-Three

ous lesser charges

MO: While jailed for the rape of his former babysitter, DISPOSITION: Received prison terms totaling 1,340

DNA evidence linked Macon to the rape-murders of years on March 14, 2000, for 27 murders and 88

three South Side women

lesser charges

DISPOSITION: Pleaded guilty on three counts;

received three life terms, September 2003

MacDonald, William
(1926– ) AKA: Sydney Mutilator

Madden, Owen
(1892–1965) AKA: Owney the Killer SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sad./PC-

DATES(S): 1909–32 VENUE: New York City VIC-

revenge

TIMS: “Numerous”

DATES(S): 1961–62 VENUE: Sydney, Australia

MO: British-born gangster of Prohibition era

VICTIMS: Four

DISPOSITION: Eight years for one count in N.Y., MO: “Ripper” of gay males; allegedly sought revenge 1915–23; retired from mob in 1940s; died in Ark., for homosexual rape in his teens

1965

DISPOSITION: Life sentence, 1962; later ruled insane and moved to an asylum

Magliolo, Michael Scott
(1960– )

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex.

Macek, Richard O.
(1948– ) AKA: Mad Biter DATES(S): 1977–91 VENUE:

SEX: M

RACE: W

TYPE: N

MOTIVE: Sex./Sad.

Tenn./Ohio/Tex./Pa./La./Ark. VICTIMS: 10+ sus-

DATES(S): 1974–75 VENUE: Wis./Ill. VICTIMS:

pected

Three

MO: Transient rape-slayer of young women; also sus-MO: Rape-slayer and mutilator of females age three to 26

pected of killing his half-brother

DISPOSITION: Indefinite sentence to Wis. asylum as DISPOSITION: Life + 50 years in Tenn., 1993; 15

deranged sex offender, 1976; 50–75 years in Ill. on years to life in Ohio, 1993

one count, 1976; Wis. life term on guilty plea to one count, 1977; 30 years for rape in Wis. and 200–400

Magoon, Seymour
(?–?) AKA: Blue Jaw

years for two Ill. murder counts, 1980

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE

DATES(S): 1931–40 VENUE: N.Y./N.J. VICTIMS:

“Numerous”

MacGregor, Dr. Robert
(1879–1928)

MO: Contract killer for “Murder, Inc.”

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: S MOTIVE: CE

DISPOSITION: Immunity granted in return for testimony DATES(S): 1909–11 VENUE: Ubly, Mich. VICTIMS: Three

Mahlanga, David
(1957– )

MO: Killed his lover’s husband and two sons for insur-SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

ance

DATE(S): 2002–03 VENUE: Malkerns, Swaziland

DISPOSITION: Life sentence, 1912 (pardoned by gov-VICTIMS: 34

ernor, 1916); remained as prison physician until his MO: Decapitated 33 women and one child as revenge death

for conviction on a previous rape charge; rural
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graves found during police search for serial killer MO: Son of convicted molester; rape-slayer of females Bongani Vilakati

age 15–30

DISPOSITION: Unknown

DISPOSITION: Concurrent life terms in Calif. and Fla.

Maione, Harry
(d. 1942) AKA: Happy

Manso, Gerardo Marten
(1957– )

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE

SEX: M RACE: H TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC

DATES(S): 1931–40 VENUE: Eastern USA VIC-

DATES(S): 1991/93 VENUE: Dade County, Fla.

TIMS: 12+

VICTIMS: Two

MO: Contract killer for “MURDER, INC.”

MO: Shot wife’s suspected lover; shot employees at his DISPOSITION: Executed at Sing Sing, Feb. 19, 1942

job

DISPOSITION: 22 years on one count, 1994; con-

Majors, Orvill Lynn, Jr.
(1961– )

demned on second count + four life terms for

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: S MOTIVE: Unk.

attempted murder, 1995

DATE(S): 1994 VENUE: Linton, Ind. VICTIMS:

More than six

Manuel, Peter Thomas Anthony
(1927–58)

MO: Nurse who killed patients at Vermillion County SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE/Sad.

Hospital with lethal injections; indicted for murder-DATES(S): 1956–58 VENUE: Scotland/England

ing six of 120 who died in his care

VICTIMS: 9–12

DISPOSITION: Convicted on six counts; received 65-MO: Career criminal; murdered victims during robberies year sentence on Nov. 15, 1999

DISPOSITION: Hanged in Glasgow, July 11, 1958

Malarkey, Johnnie
(1970– )

Marbley, Odell
(1955– )

SEX: M RACE: Unk. TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE/PC

SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC

DATES(S): 1977/80 VENUE: Indianapolis, Ind.

DATE(S): 1993–98 VENUE: Fresno, Calif. VIC-

VICTIMS: Two

TIMS: 11

MO: Bludgeoned girlfriend’s four-year-old son; shot MO: Jailed in 1998 for helping his sister commit a male acquaintance

murder, he confessed 10 more slayings from 1993: DISPOSITION: Served 15 years on murder convictions seven victims shot during a bar robbery, three others killed in separate attacks

Marcus, Jerry
(1951– )

DISPOSITION: Life prison term

SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex.

DATES(S): 1971–87 VENUE: Ala./Miss./Tenn./Ga.

Malevre, Christine
(1970– )

VICTIMS: 15 suspected

SEX: F RACE: W TYPE: S MOTIVE: PC-“mercy”

MO: Transient rape-slayer of women

DATE(S): 1997–98 VENUE: Mantes-la-Jolie, France DISPOSITION: Confessed seven murders; life term on VICTIMS: 30 confessed

one count in Ala., 1988

MO: Nurse who euthanized elderly patients at

François-Quesnay Hospital, allegedly complying
Marek, Marthe
(1904–38)

with requests from the patients or their families SEX: F RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE

DISPOSITION: Received 10-year prison term for six DATES(S): 1920–37 VENUE: Vienna, Austria VIC-slayings, Jan. 31, 2003

TIMS: Four

MO: “Black widow” poisoner of husbands and others,
Malone, Victor
(?– )

for insurance

SEX: M RACE: Unk. TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

DISPOSITION: Beheaded, Dec. 6, 1938

DATE(S): 1980s VENUE: Detroit, Mich. VICTIMS:

Three

Marjek, Ali
(1958–77)

MO: Rape-slayer of female prostitutes

SEX: M RACE: A TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

DISPOSITION: Life terms imposed on three murder DATES(S): 1976–77 VENUE: Syria VICTIMS:

counts

Three

MO: Pedophile rape-slayer of young boys

Mansfield, William, Jr.
(1956– )

DISPOSITION: Hanged Mar. 27, 1977

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex.

DATES(S): 1980–81 VENUE: Fla./Calif. VICTIMS:

Marquette, Richard Lawrence
(1935– )

five+

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex./Sad.

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DATES(S): 1961/75 VENUE: Portland/Salem, Ore.

year sentence with credit for four years already VICTIMS: Three

served

MO: Dismembered adult female victims

DISPOSITION: Life sentence on first count (paroled
Mashiane, Johannes
(d. 1989) AKA: Beast of 1975); life term on second count, 1975

Atteridgeville

SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC/Sex.

Marshall, Robert Wayne
(1955–92)

DATES(S): 1982/88–89 VENUE: Atteridgeville,

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

South Africa VICTIMS: 13

DATES(S): 1988–92 VENUE: Pittsbugh, Pa. VIC-

MO: Killed girlfriend (1982); sodomized and

TIMS: Two

stoned/strangled young boys

MO: Gay alcoholic; dismembered male victims

DISPOSITION: Five years for first murder; killed by DISPOSITION: Suicide to avoid arrest, May 15, 1992

bus fleeing scene of attack on 13th child (possible suicide)

Martin, James Lindsay
(1955– )

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE-felony

Mashowo, Lanelo
(?– )

DATES(S): 1991–92 VENUE: Nev./Calif. VICTIMS:

SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: N MOTIVE: Unk.

Two

DATE(S): 1996–98 VENUE: Zambia VICTIMS: 30

MO: Career criminal; shot 68-year-old woman and 91-suspected

year-old man in holdups

MO: Killed family of three in 1996; other crimes DISPOSITION: Life term in Calif., 1993

unspecified

DISPOSITION: Convicted of triple murder, 1996; sent
Martin, Lee Roy
(1937–72)

to asylum (escaped days after arrival); arrested for SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

later crimes on Feb. 12, 1999; disposition unknown DATES(S): 1967–68 VENUE: Gaffney, S.C. VIC-Maslich, Andrei (?– )

TIMS: Four

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC

MO: Strangled females age 14–32

DATES(S): 1990s VENUE: Siberia, Russia VIC-

DISPOSITION: Four life terms; murdered in prison, TIMS: Four

May 1972

MO: Imprisoned for two murders; killed/cannibalized cellmates in two separate incidents