Multiple Homicides
Incidents in which more than one person was killed. ColdCaseIndex documents 65 cases of this type, of which 27 are recorded as unsolved.
- Unsolved 27 (42%)
- Partly resolved 4 (6%)
- Charges or trial pending 3 (5%)
- Solved or convicted 25 (38%)
- Closed without conviction 6 (9%)
By state or country
All 65 cases
Chicago River North Mass Shooting Victims
On the night of July 2, 2025, occupants of a dark-colored vehicle opened fire on a crowd leaving an album release party outside Artis Restaurant and Lounge in Chicago's River North neighborhood, killing four people and wounding…
Annecy Knife Attack
A man stabbed six people, including four toddlers, at a lakeside playground in Annecy, France, in June 2023. All survived. The suspect, Abdalmasih Hanoun, a Syrian refugee who had been living in Sweden, was charged with…
Idaho Student Murders
Four University of Idaho students — Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves — were stabbed to death in their off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho.
Tylee Ryan & Joshua 'JJ' Vallow
Sixteen-year-old Tylee Ryan and seven-year-old JJ Vallow disappeared in September 2019 and were found buried on the Idaho property of their mother's new husband, Chad Daybell, in June 2020.
Shanann Watts & Family
Shanann Watts, 34, who was 15 weeks pregnant, and her daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, were murdered by her husband Chris Watts in Frederick, Colorado, on August 13, 2018.
Abigail Williams & Liberty German
Thirteen-year-old Abigail Williams and fourteen-year-old Liberty German were murdered while hiking the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi, Indiana, on February 13, 2017. Liberty recorded audio and video of a suspect on her phone.
Tyler & Charlee Worley
Brandi Worley stabbed her two children, Tyler (7) and Charlee (3), to death in their Darlington, Indiana, home on November 17, 2016, a day after her husband filed for divorce, and then stabbed herself.
Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins
Cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10, and Elizabeth Collins, 8, disappeared during a bike ride near Meyers Lake in Evansdale, Iowa, in July 2012.
Gary and Linda Haas
Gary and Linda Haas, both 61, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, were carjacked at an Interstate 40 rest area in Quay County, New Mexico, on August 2, 2010, and shot dead in their travel trailer, which was then burned.
Darnell Donerson, Jason Hudson & Julian King
Actress Jennifer Hudson's mother Darnell Donerson and brother Jason Hudson were shot to death in their Chicago home on October 24, 2008; her seven-year-old nephew Julian King was found shot dead three days later in an abandoned…
Chris Benoit Family Murders
Professional wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife Nancy and seven-year-old son Daniel in their Fayetteville, Georgia home over the weekend of June 22-24, 2007, then hanged himself.
The Eastbound Strangler (Atlantic City Four)
Four women, all involved in sex work and struggling with addiction, were found strangled and posed face-down in a drainage ditch behind the Golden Key Motel outside Atlantic City in November 2006.
Blue Ridge Savings Bank Murders
Three people were shot dead during a robbery of the Blue Ridge Savings Bank in Greer, South Carolina, on May 16, 2003: teller Sylvia Holtzclaw and customers James "Eb" Barnes and his wife Margaret "Maggie" Barnes.
Mary, Bobby & Brittney Fisher
Mary Fisher and her children Brittney and Bobby were found dead after their Scottsdale, Arizona home exploded on April 10, 2001.
Susan Berman, Kathleen Durst & Morris Black
Writer Susan Berman, 55, was found shot in her Los Angeles home on December 24, 2000. A jury convicted real estate heir Robert Durst of her murder in 2021, but the conviction was vacated after he died in January 2022 with an…
Yosemite Sightseer Murders
Carole Sund, 42, her daughter Juli, 15, and family friend Silvina Pelosso, 16, were killed in February 1999 while staying at Cedar Lodge outside Yosemite National Park.
Julianne Williams & Lollie Winans
Julianne "Julie" Williams, 24, and Laura "Lollie" Winans, 26, were found dead at their campsite near Skyland Resort in Shenandoah National Park on June 1, 1996.
Sofia Silva, Kristin Lisk & Kati Lisk
Sofia Silva, 16, vanished from the front steps of her Spotsylvania County, Virginia home on September 9, 1996, and sisters Kristin, 15, and Kati Lisk, 12, were taken from their front yard on May 1, 1997. All three were found dead.
Oklahoma City Bombing Victims
The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building killed 168 people and injured hundreds more. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were convicted; McVeigh was executed in 2001 and Nichols is serving life without parole.
Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman
Nicole Brown Simpson, 35, and Ron Goldman, 25, were stabbed to death outside her condominium on South Bundy Drive in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on June 12, 1994. Her former husband O.J.
Steve Branch, Michael Moore & Christopher Byers
Three eight-year-old boys were murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, in May 1993. Three teenagers — Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr.
Austin Yogurt Shop Victims
Four girls aged 13 to 17 were shot and an I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! shop was set on fire in Austin, Texas, on December 6, 1991. Two men convicted in 2001 and 2002 had their convictions overturned and charges dismissed in 2009.
Dan & Linda Broderick
Attorney Daniel T. Broderick III, 44, and his wife Linda Kolkena Broderick, 28, were shot in their bed at their San Diego home on November 5, 1989, by his former wife, Betty Broderick.
José & Kitty Menéndez
José and Kitty Menéndez were shot dead in their Beverly Hills home on August 20, 1989, by their sons Lyle and Erik, who were convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 and sentenced to life without parole.
Mickey & Trudy Thompson
Racing legend Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy were ambushed and shot in their driveway by two hooded gunmen. Former business partner Michael Goodwin was convicted in 2007 after 19 years.
Dardeen Family
Keith Dardeen, his pregnant wife Elaine, and their young son were murdered in and near their mobile home outside Ina, Illinois, in one of southern Illinois's most notorious unsolved crimes.
Kevin Ives & Don Henry (Boys on the Tracks)
In the early morning of August 23, 1987, 17-year-old Kevin Ives and 16-year-old Don Henry were run over by a Union Pacific freight train near Alexander in Saline County, Arkansas, their bodies lying motionless and partly covered…
Colonial Parkway Murders
Eight young people were killed or disappeared in four incidents along or near Virginia's Colonial Parkway between 1986 and 1989.
Bear Brook Murders (Allenstown Four)
In 1985 and 2000, the remains of a woman and three young girls were found in barrels near Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire; all four had died of blunt force trauma.
Steve Christensen & Kathy Sheets
Steven Christensen and Kathleen Sheets were killed by package pipe bombs in the Salt Lake City area on October 15, 1985. Document dealer Mark Hofmann, injured the next day when a third bomb exploded in his car, pleaded guilty in…
The Frankford Slasher
The 'Frankford Slasher' is the name given to an unidentified serial killer who stabbed to death at least eight or nine women in and around the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia between 1985 and 1990.
The Honolulu Strangler
An unidentified serial killer sexually assaulted and strangled five women in Honolulu between 1985 and 1986, binding their hands behind their backs and dumping their bodies in remote areas.
Donna Hall & Michael Margaret
Donna Hall, 18, and Michael Margaret, 21, a young couple from Henrico County's West End, left for a camping trip on August 17, 1984, and were found stabbed to death four days later in a wooded area off Castile Road near the…
Wah Mee Club Massacre
Thirteen people were robbed and murdered at the Wah Mee private gambling club in Seattle's Chinatown-International District on February 19, 1983; a fourteenth victim survived.
Chicago Tylenol Murders Victims
Seven people in Chicago died after taking cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules in 1982. The deaths prompted a nationwide recall and led to tamper-resistant packaging regulations. James W.
Dean and Tina Clouse
The remains of Harold Dean Clouse Jr. and his wife, Tina Linn Clouse, were found in woods in the Houston area on January 12, 1981, and were not identified until 2021 through genetic genealogy.
Keddie Cabin Murders
Glenna "Sue" Sharp, her son John, and his friend Dana Wingate were bound, stabbed, and bludgeoned in Cabin 28 at the Keddie Resort on the night of April 11-12, 1981.
Jeannie Mills Family
Peoples Temple defectors Jeannie Mills, 40, and Al Mills, 51, were shot dead with their daughter Daphene, 15, at their Berkeley home on February 26, 1980. The couple had co-founded the Concerned Relatives group.
The Rainbow Murders (Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero)
Two young women hitchhiking to a Rainbow Gathering were shot to death on Briery Knob in rural Pocahontas County, West Virginia. A local man, Jacob Beard, was convicted in 1993 but acquitted at a 2000 retrial after serial killer…
FSU Chi Omega Murders
Margaret Bowman, 21, and Lisa Levy, 20, were killed and two sorority sisters badly injured when Ted Bundy attacked the Chi Omega house at Florida State University early on January 15, 1978.
Rep. Leo Ryan & Jonestown Victims
U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan was shot dead at the Port Kaituma airstrip in Guyana on November 18, 1978, along with four others, while investigating Jim Jones's Peoples Temple.
The Connecticut River Valley Killer
An unidentified serial killer is believed to have stabbed to death at least seven women along the New Hampshire–Vermont border near Interstate 91 between 1978 and 1988.
Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders (Lori Farmer, Michele Guse, Doris Milner)
Three Girl Scouts — Lori Lee Farmer, 8, Michele Heather Guse, 9, and Doris Denise Milner, 10 — were sexually assaulted and murdered during the first night of summer camp at Camp Scott near Locust Grove, Oklahoma, on June 13, 1977.
Bradford Bishop Family
Annette Bishop, 37, her mother-in-law Lobelia, 68, and sons William, 14, Brenton, 10, and Geoffrey, 5, were beaten to death at their Bethesda home on March 1, 1976.
Sumter County Does (Pamela Buckley & James Freund)
On August 9, 1976, a truck driver found a man and a woman shot to death beside Locklair Road, a rural dirt road in Sumter County, South Carolina.
The Gypsy Hill Killings
Five young women and girls were murdered in San Mateo County, California, during early 1976 in a series of brutal crimes that terrorized the Bay Area.
Otero Family Murders
Joseph and Julie Otero and two of their children, Josephine, 11, and Joseph II, 9, were killed in their Wichita home on January 15, 1974, the first murders by the offender who called himself BTK.
The Doodler
An unidentified serial killer nicknamed 'The Doodler' stabbed to death at least five, and possibly many more, gay men in San Francisco between January 1974 and September 1975.
The Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders
At least seven young women and girls who hitchhiked in and around Santa Rosa were found nude and dumped in rural areas of Sonoma County between 1972 and 1973.
List Family Murders
John List shot his wife, his mother and his three teenage children at their home in Westfield, New Jersey, on November 9, 1971, and disappeared. The bodies were found on December 7, 1971.
The Alphabet Murders (Double Initial Murders)
Three young girls whose first and last names shared the same initial were separately abducted, sexually assaulted, and strangled near Rochester, New York, between 1971 and 1973.
The Freeway Phantom
An unidentified serial killer, dubbed the 'Freeway Phantom,' abducted and strangled six young Black females in Washington, D.C., between April 1971 and September 1972, dumping their bodies along area highways.
Mared Malarik & Karen Ferrell (WVU Coed Murders)
West Virginia University freshmen Mared Malarik, 19, and Karen Ferrell, 18, vanished on January 18, 1970, after leaving a movie in downtown Morgantown and accepting a ride toward their dormitory.
Bryan Hartnell & Cecelia Shepard
College students Cecelia Shepard, 22, and Bryan Hartnell, 20, were tied up and stabbed by a hooded man on the shore of Lake Berryessa in Napa County, California, on September 27, 1969.
David Faraday & Betty Lou Jensen
David Faraday, 17, and Betty Lou Jensen, 16, were shot with a .22-caliber pistol at a turnout on Lake Herman Road, just outside Benicia, California, late on December 20, 1968.
Richard Speck Victims
Richard Speck broke into a Chicago townhouse and methodically murdered eight student nurses. Corazon Amurao survived by hiding under a bed and later identified Speck.
Christine Sharrock & Marianne Schmidt
Fifteen-year-old friends Christine Sharrock and Marianne Schmidt of West Ryde were killed at Wanda Beach, near Cronulla in Sydney, on January 11, 1965. Their bodies were found partly buried in the sandhills the next day.
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman & Michael Schwerner
Civil rights workers James Chaney, 21, Andrew Goodman, 20, and Michael Schwerner, 24, were killed by Ku Klux Klan members in Neshoba County, Mississippi, on June 21, 1964. Their bodies were found 44 days later.
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Victims
A dynamite bomb planted by Ku Klux Klan members killed Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley, all 14, and Denise McNair, 11, at Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church on September 15, 1963.
Betty June Binnicker & Mary Emma Thames
Betty June Binnicker, 11, and Mary Emma Thames, 8, were found killed in Alcolu, South Carolina, on March 23, 1944. George Stinney Jr., a 14-year-old Black boy, was convicted in a one-day trial and executed on June 16, 1944.
Hall–Mills Murders
Episcopal priest Edward Wheeler Hall and choir singer Eleanor Mills, who were having an affair, were found shot to death in a field near New Brunswick, New Jersey, in September 1922.
Hinterkaifeck Farm Victims
Six people, including two children, were beaten to death with a mattock at the isolated Hinterkaifeck farmstead near Waidhofen, Bavaria, on the night of March 31, 1922.
Villisca Axe Murders
During the night of June 9-10, 1912, eight people, including six children, were bludgeoned to death with an axe inside the Josiah Moore family home in Villisca, Iowa.
Andrew & Abby Borden
Andrew Borden and his wife Abby were found hacked to death in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. Their daughter Lizzie was acquitted of the murders.
The Servant Girl Annihilator (Austin Axe Murders)
The 'Servant Girl Annihilator' was an unidentified serial killer who terrorized Austin, Texas, in 1884 and 1885, murdering eight people, most of them young Black servant women, in a series of nighttime axe and knife attacks.