List Family Murders

List Family Murders is documented in the ColdCaseIndex database as a multiple-homicide case in Westfield, New Jersey. The events are dated to November 9, 1971. The case involves more than one victim. The last known information on record places the case at November 9, 1971, family home in Westfield, NJ.

Within the ColdCaseIndex taxonomy, List Family Murders is filed under Multiple Homicide with a status of Conviction. A multiple-homicide entry documents an incident involving more than one victim. The record is cross-referenced under the themes homicide, New Jersey, conviction, fugitive, America's Most Wanted, which connect it to related cases across the database.

The List Family Murders case ended in a criminal conviction. It is retained in this index as a historically significant case — one whose investigation, prosecution, or aftermath shaped forensic practice, criminal law, or the public understanding of violent crime.

Primary jurisdiction for the List Family Murders case rests with local law enforcement in Westfield, supported by New Jersey state investigative authorities. The case sits within a wider national picture: the U.S. homicide clearance rate has fallen from roughly 90% in the 1960s to about 54% today, and more than 346,000 homicides recorded since 1965 remain unsolved. ColdCaseIndex documents individual cases like this one to keep them publicly visible and searchable.