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DISPOSITION: Life without parole in federal prison; DATE(S): 1990s VENUE: United States VICTIMS:

condemned in Ala., 1997

More than five suspected

MO: Drifter who stabbed, strangled and bludgeoned
Moore, Blanche Taylor
(1933– )

male acquaintances

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

DISPOSITION: Life sentence on one count from

DATES(S): 1966– VENUE: Burlington, N.C. VIC-

Miami, Fla., on Feb. 11, 2000; charges pending on a TIMS: Four

Pennsylvania case if paroled

MO: “Black widow” poisoner of father, husband, mother-in-law, and boyfriend

Monahan, Annie
(?–?)

DISPOSITION: Condemned, 1991

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

DATES(S): 1906–17 VENUE: New Haven, Conn.

Moore, Douglas Donald
(1967–2004)

VICTIMS: Four

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

MO: “Black widow” poisoner of husbands and niece, DATE(S): 2003 VENUE: Montreal, Quebec VIC-for insurance

TIMS: Three

DISPOSITION: Life sentence, 1919

MO: Convicted pedophile, charged with 11 new counts of child molestation involving three victims, March
Montgomery, William David
(1963– )

2004; DNA subsequently linked him to the murders SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

of three male victims aged 15–22, found in wooded DATES(S): 1992–93 VENUE: Bensalem Township,

areas around Montreal

Pa. VICTIMS: Two

DISPOSITION: Suicide in jail, April 2, 2004; links to MO: Bludgeoned a stripper and a prostitute with claw homicides were discovered posthumously

hammer

DISPOSITION: Pled guilty and received life term, 1994

Moore, Ernest
(1973–98)

SEX: M RACE: ? TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC/CE

Moody, Kenneth
(1975– )

DATES(S): 1998 VENUE: Cameron County, Tex.

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

VICTIMS: Four

DATE(S): 1995 VENUE: Perry County, Miss. VIC-

MO: Shot two women at girlfriend’s house; later killed TIMS: Three

two policemen

MO: With 14-year-old cousin David Moody, killed a DISPOSITION: Killed resisting arrest, July 7, 1998

27-year-old man, then raped and killed the victim’s 21-year-old girlfriend; later the same month, with
Moore, Henry Lee
(?–?)

another cousin, stabbed a male stranger in an

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

argument

specific

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DATE(S): 1911–12 VENUE:

Morello, Peter
(1880–1930) AKA: The Clutching Kans./Ill./Iowa/Colo./Mo. VICTIMS: 26 suspected Hand

MO: Transient home invader, slaughtered whole fami-SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE

lies with axes

DATE(S): 1920s VENUE: New York City VIC-

DISPOSITION: Life sentence in Mo. for ax murder of TIMS: “Numerous”

his mother and grandmother, 1912

MO: Mafia “enforcer” and hit man

DISPOSITION: Killed by a man known only as

Moore, Peter
(1940– )

“BUSTER FROM CHICAGO,” 1930

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

specific

Morgan, Daniel
(1830–65) AKA: Mad Dan; Mad DATE(S): 1995 VENUE: North Wales, United King-Dog

dom VICTIMS: Four

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

MO: Theater owner and mutilation-slayer of adult DATE(S): 1863–65 VENUE: Australia VICTIMS:

males; blamed his crimes on “Jason” from
Friday
Three

the 13th
movie series

MO: Bandit who shot policemen and suspected inform-DISPOSITION: Life term without parole, 1996

ers

DISPOSITION: Ambushed and killed by police on

Moorehead, Steven
(1962– )

April 9, 1865

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

DATE(S): 1990s VENUE: Steubenville, Ohio VIC-

Morgan, John
(d. 1869) AKA: Mad Mose

TIMS: Six confessed

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

MO: Shot female victims after sex; admitted six mur-DATE(S): 1840s–69 VENUE: Rocky Mountains

ders, but local sheriff estimated dead at eight VICTIMS: 100+

DISPOSITION: Accomplice Fred Horner pleaded

MO: Revenge-motivated slayer of Indians; enjoyed dis-guilty to three felony counts and received a three-membering his victims while they lived

year sentence, July 2002; prosecutors waived the DISPOSITION: Killed in battle with Indians, 1869

death penalty for Moorehead in favor of life imprisonment without parole

Morris, Major, Jr.
(1954– )

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

Moran, Richard Allen
(1954–96)

DATE(S): 1972–76 VENUE: Ill. VICTIMS: Six sus-

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

pected

DATE(S): 1984–91 VENUE: Las Vegas, Nev. VIC-

MO: Lust killer of girls age 15–18

TIMS: Three

DISPOSITION: Confessed one murder; 100–200 years, MO: Murdered holdup victims and his ex-wife

1996

DISPOSITION: Executed on three counts, March 30, 1996

Morris, Cory
(1978– )

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

Morandini, Vitaline
(?– ) AKA: Monster of Por-DATE(S): 2002–03 VENUE: Phoenix, Ariz.

toglio

VICTIMS: 5–6

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

MO: Strangled female victims during sex at his home, cific

then dumped bodies nearby. Caught when a relative DATE(S): 1955–56 VENUE: Portoglio, Italy VIC-smelled a corpse in his trailer.

TIMS: 10

DISPOSITION: Condemned on five counts, July 19, MO: Staged “accidents” for selected victims

2005. No charge filed in a sixth suspected case.

DISPOSITION: Convicted; sentence unknown

Morris, Raymond Leslie
(1929– ) AKA: Monster of
Moreau, Pierre-Desiré
(d. 1874)

Cannock Chase

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

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

DATE(S): 1870s VENUE: Paris, France VICTIMS:

DATE(S): 1965–67 VENUE: England VICTIMS:

Two

Four suspected

MO: Bluebeard pharmacist who poisoned his wives, MO: Pedophile who strangled girls age five to 10

the first in order to marry a rich woman, the second DISPOSITION: Life sentence on one count, 1969

for her money

DISPOSITION: Guillotined on Oct. 4, 1874

Mors, Frederick
[
See
MENARIK, CARL]

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Morse, Hugh Bion
(1930– )

DATE(S): 1985/88 VENUE: Bakersfield, Calif. VICSEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex.

TIMS: Three charged

DATE(S): 1959–61 VENUE: Wash./Ala./Minn.

MO: Shot/stabbed/bludgeoned men age 29–73, in their VICTIMS: Four

homes

MO: Rape-slayer of women age 28–69; also molested DISPOSITION: Life without parole on one count, 1989

children

DISPOSITION: Double life term in Minn., 1961

Msomi, Elifasi
(d. 1956) AKA: Axe Killer SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sad./PC-Morse, Joseph (?– )

nonspecific

SEX: M RACE: ? TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC-nonspe-

DATE(S): 1950s VENUE: Natal, South Africa VIC-

cific

TIMS: 15

DATE(S): 1960s VENUE: Calif. VICTIMS: Three

MO: Hacked victims to death, allegedly on orders of MO: Killed mother, sister, and stranger selected at ran-tokoloshe spirit that possessed him

dom

DISPOSITION: Hanged, Jan. 1956

DISPOSITION: Condemned (commuted to life, 1972)
Msundwana, Mtimane
(d. 1937) AKA: Loskop Killer
Moseley, Carl Stephen
(1966– )

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

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

DATE(S): 1929–36 VENUE: Natal, South Africa

DATE(S): 1991 VENUE: Stokes/Forsyth Counties,

VICTIMS: Eight confessed

N.C. VICTIMS: Two

MO: Shotgun slayer of merchants, mostly Indian MO: Raped/stabbed women age 35 and 38

DISPOSITION: Hanged, 1937

DISPOSITION: Condemned, 1993

Mudgett, Herman Webster
(1860–96) AKA: Henry Howard Holmes

Moseley, Eddie Lee
(1947– )

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE:

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

CE/Sex./Sad.

DATE(S): 1973–87 VENUE: Florida VICTIMS: 12+

DATE(S): 1869–95 VENUE: N.H./Ill. VICTIMS: 27

alleged

confessed

MO: Rape slayer of females aged eight to 54, linked to MO: Suspected of killing childhood playmate; later various murders and nonlethal rapes by DNA evi-medical student and career criminal specializing in dence

insurance scams; constructed boarding house in DISPOSITION: Confined to state hospital as a danger-Chicago, robbing/killing various tenants (mostly ous offender since 1988; ruled incompetent for trial female), selling some corpses to medical schools for on murder charges, Nov. 20, 2001

dissection; estimates of final body count range from 50 to 200+

Moseley, Winston
(1935– )

DISPOSITION: Hanged in Ill., May 7, 1896

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

cific

Mughal, Muhammad Sarwar
(?– )

DATE(S): 1963–64 VENUE: Queens, N.Y. VIC-

SEX: M RACE: A TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC-extremist

TIMS: Three confessed

DATE(S): 2002–03 VENUE: Gujranwala, India

MO: Thrill-killer of females age 15–29

VICTIMS: Three confessed

DISPOSITION: Condemned on one count, 1964 (com-MO: Religious fanatic who murdered female prosti-muted to life, 1972)

tutes in protest of police inaction against vice DISPOSITION: Unknown

Motto, Alberto
(?– ) AKA: Monster of Vimercate SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

Mukhankin, Vladimir
(1960– )

DATE(S): 1992–95 VENUE: Vimercate, Italy VIC-

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

TIMS: “Several”

DATE(S): 1995–96 VENUE: Rostov-on-Don, Russia

MO: Confessed 11 sexual assaults; “several” victims VICTIMS: Eight

strangled

MO: Lust killer of women

DISPOSITION: Pled guilty; sentence unknown

DISPOSITION: Condemned after guilty plea, 1997

Mount, Kenneth Eugene
(?– )

Mu’Min, Dawud Majid
(1952–97)

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

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

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DATE(S): 1973/88 VENUE: Va. VICTIMS: Two

DATE(S): 1999–2000 VENUE: Takhar, Afghanistan

MO: Killed cab driver in holdup; raped/stabbed woman VICTIMS: Three

DISPOSITION: 48-year sentence, 1973 (escaped

MO: Kidnapped and raped four women, killing three 1988); condemned, 1989; executed Nov. 13, 1997

DISPOSITION: Hanged on Aug. 27, 2000

Murdock, Kenneth
(1963)

Nance, Wayne Nathan
(1955–85)

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

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

DATE(S): 1985–97 VENUE: Ontario, Canada VIC-

DATE(S): 1974–86 VENUE: Mont. VICTIMS: Six

TIMS: Three+

suspected

MO: Contract killer for Canadian Mafia family

MO: Shot/stabbed females age 15–39

DISPOSITION: Life term with 13-year minimum on DISPOSITION: Fatally shot during home invasion, three counts, 1998

Sept. 4, 1986

Murphy, Charles
(1887–?)

Napoletano, Eric Ernest
(1965– )

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

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

DATE(S): 1921/30 VENUE: Wash. VICTIMS: Two

DATE(S): 1984–90 VENUE: Pa./N.Y./Del. VIC-

MO: Bludgeoned/robbed employer (1921); murdered TIMS: Three alleged

wife (1930)

MO: Prime suspect in mutilation-slaying of his 15-year-DISPOSITION: Confessed wife’s murder; 60–75 years, old girlfriend; shot his mother-in-law; murdered his 1931

second wife

DISPOSITION: Convicted of wife’s murder in

Murphy, Donald
(1944– )

Delaware, received a 35-year prison term on June 25, 1993; pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

New York on condition that conspiracy charges filed DATE(S): 1980 VENUE: Detroit, Mich. VICTIMS:

against his mother were dismissed; received a conFive confessed

secutive term of 15 years to life on June 20, 1996

MO: Lust killer of black prostitutes

DISPOSITION: Pled guilty on two counts, 1982; two
Nash, Stephen A.
(?– )

concurrent 30-year terms

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

DATE(S): 1950s VENUE: Los Angeles, Calif. VIC-

Murrell, John A.
(1794–?)

TIMS: 11 confessed

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

MO: Stabbed random victims, children and adults DATE(S): c. 1815–35 VENUE: Southern USA VIC-DISPOSITION: Condemned on two counts, 1957

TIMS: 500+

MO: Southern planter who stole/resold slaves, killing
Nash, Viva Leroy
(1916– )

hundreds in the process; victims often disemboweled SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE

and weighted with stones, then sunk in rivers; also DATE(S): 1977/82 VENUE: Utah/Ariz. VICTIMS:

plotted slave revolt as diversion for looting of major Two

southern cities

MO: Killed holdup victims

DISPOSITION: Served 10 years in Tenn. for fomenting DISPOSITION: Two terms of five years to life for mur-slave revolt, c. 1835–45

der/robbery in Utah, 1978 (escaped 1982); con-

demned in Ariz., 1983

Myers, Karl Lee
(1957– )

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