List of familicides in Europe

This is a list of familicides that occurred in Europe. Being part of the List of rampage killers the latter's terms of inclusion are also applied here.

For familicides in the United States see: List of familicides in the United States
For familicides in other countries see: List of familicides

Perpetrator Date Year Location State Killed Injured W Additional Notes Ref.
1. Girerd, Roger, 34* May 20 1965 Charvieu-Chavagneux France
10
0
 FM Committed suicide;
Also killed a dog		 [1]
2. Meucci, --- May 11 1900 Castiglion Fiorentino Italy
9
2+
 Arrested
Killed numerous animals		 [2]
3. Brückner, Wilhelm, 30* June 8 1925 Hassenberg &
Lindenberg		 German Reich
9
1
  M Committed suicide [3]
4. Austin, Thomas* 1694 Cullompton U.K.
9
0
  M Sentenced to death and executed [4]
5. Bihl, Christoff* Aug. 25 1580 Zabern Holy Roman Empire
9
?
 [5]
6. Kisselef, ---* March 15 1912 Shenkursk Russian Empire
8-9
?
  M [6]
7. King, Leonard, 40* Sep. 18 1954 Shotton U.K.
8
1
  MP Committed suicide
Also killed a dog		 [7]
8. Eisenbeiß, Hans, 42 April 28 1606 Eliasbrunn Holy Roman Empire
8
0
  M Sentenced to death and executed
Killed an unborn child		 [8]
9. Thode, Timm, 23 Aug. 7/8 1866 Groß-Campen German Confederation
8
0
  MA Sentenced to death and executed
Also killed a dog and wounded another		 [9]
10. Diószegi, Flórián Aug. 21 1893 Hódmezővásárhely Austria-Hungary
8
0
  M Sentenced to life imprisonment [10]
11. Schützenhöfer, Barbara* Feb. 1916 Dörfl German Reich
8
0
  M Committed suicide [11]
12. Baysang, Charles* April 8 1922 Durlinsdorf France
8
0
  M Arrested [12]
13. Lambrecht, Karl, 52* June 6 1934 Aichhalden German Reich
8
0
 Committed suicide [13]
14. Kecinski, Harry, 44* April 20/21 1970 Fahrdorf Germany
8
0
 F Committed suicide [14]
15. Čedić, Dragan, 31 July 27 2002 Leskovac Serbia
7
4
 F Committed suicide [15]
16. Staridas, Spyros Athanasios, 33
(Σπυρος Αθανάσιος Σταριδας)		 June 28 1981 Trikala Greece
7
3
 F Committed suicide [16]
17. Taylor, Frank* March 7 1895 London U.K.
7
1
  M Committed suicide [17]
18. Giorgi, Nicola, 50 July 20 1922 Pietrafitta Italy
7
1
 F Arrested [18]
19. Endres, Blasius Aug. 9 1585 Wangen im Allgäu Holy Roman Empire
7
0
  M Sentenced to death and executed
Killed an unborn child		 [19]
20. Rosenzweig, Heinrich* Jan. 2 1621 Quedlinburg Holy Roman Empire
7
0
  M Sentenced to death and executed [20]
21. Whitworth, William Henry, 39* May 18 1860 Sandown Fort U.K.
7
0
  M Found not guilty by reason of insanity [21]
22. Duggan, Walter James* June 28 1869 London U.K.
7
0
  P Committed suicide [22]
23. Gaß, Ludwig, 45 Jan. 12 1880 Magdeburg German Reich
7
0
  MA Sentenced to death and executed [23]
24. Derby, Samuel Hill, 35* Feb. 1888 Salford U.K.
7
0
  P Committed suicide [24]
25. Boronkoff, Ivan* March 17 1904 Kotjoff Russian Empire
7
0
  M Committed suicide [25]
26. Bratz, Alfred, 50* Jan. 9 1914 Soldau German Reich
7
0
 FMP Committed suicide
Also killed a dog		 [26]
27. Cavel, Johann July 31 1928 Körmend Hungary
7
0
 F Committed suicide [27]
28. Larssen, Øyvind, 21* March 30 1932 Verdal Norway
7
0
  MA Arrested [28]
29. Hansen, Peter Christian, 36* April 14 1949 Nejede Denmark
7
0
  M Found not guilty by reason of insanity [29]
30. Capek, Franz, 41* Oct. 7 1956 Waltersdorf Austria
7
0
  M Committed suicide [30]
31. Antonello, Mauro, 40 Oct. 15 2002 Chieri Italy
7
0
 F Committed suicide [31]
32. Unknown* April 11 1599 Prüsseln Holy Roman Empire
7
?
 [32]
33. Unknown* June 1927 Zabie Poland
7
?
 F [33]
34. Wilsdorf, Edmund Hermann* March 9/10 1907 Dresden German Reich
6
1
 F Committed suicide [34]
35. Konieczny, Czeslaw, 25* Dec. 1/2 1929 Peruschütz Poland
6
1
  M Arrested [35]
36. Schimansky, ---, 41* April 3 1930 Merkstein German Reich
6
1
  M Arrested [36]
37. Bardoux, Roger, 33 Oct. 19 1954 Dun-le-Poëlier France
6
1
 FMA Committed suicide [37]
38. Kaya, Hakan, 24* Dec. 22 2000 Salzgitter Germany
6
1
 F Sentenced to life imprisonment
Killed an unborn child		 [38]
39. Petrović, Tomislav, 45 May 29 2008 Gornja Lipnica & Trstje Bosnia and Herzegovina
6
1
 F Sentenced to 40 years in prison [39]
40. Rüsau, Johann Georg, 52* Aug. 15. 1803 Hamburg German Confederation
6
0
  M Sentenced to death and executed [40]
41. Moog, Johann Gottlieb* Aug. 21 1817 Frankfurt German Confederation
6
0
  M Committed suicide
Killed an unborn child		 [41]
42. Holzwart, Christian* Dec. 28/29 1845 Sudenburg German Confederation
6
0
  MA Sentenced to death [42]
43. Brough, Mary Ann, 43* June 10 1854 Esher U.K.
6
0
  M Found not guilty by reason of insanity [43]
44. Unknown* 1856 Livorno Italy
6
0
  M Committed suicide [44]
45. Rodewald, Eduard, 34* Jan. 8 1862 Neu-Sobrusan Austrian Empire
6
0
  M Sentenced to death [45]
46. Errigo, Giuseppe* June 1870 Casa Taverna Italy
6
0
 FM Committed suicide [46]
47. Nill, Bernhard, 34* May 10 1885 Bodelshausen German Reich
6
0
  MA [47]
48. Muckelmann, ---* Dec. 23 1885 Hamm German Reich
6
0
  M Arrested [48]
49. Grosgeorge, Jean-Baptiste, 41* May 28 1889 Rougiville France
6
0
  M Committed suicide [49]
50. Linke, Wilhelm, 36* Aug. 30 1905 Kamenz German Reich
6
0
  MA Arrested [50]
51. Head, Peter R.* Sep. 22 1905 Amesbury U.K.
6
0
  M Committed suicide [51]
52. Glaser, Anton, 30* April 8/9 1907 Dortmund German Reich
6
0
  M Committed suicide [52]
53. Bouvier, Alexis-Désiré, 37* Dec. 11 1909 Toulon France
6
0
 FM Committed suicide [53]
54. Zautze, ---* Sep. 12 1911 Wassel German Reich
6
0
  M Committed suicide [54]
55. Dillinger, Heinrich* Feb. 12 1912 Reichenbach im Vogtland German Reich
6
0
 F Arrested [55]
56. Husak, Franz, 44* Feb. 4 1913 Prague Austria-Hungary
6
0
  P Committed suicide [56]
57. Blaschkowski, Johann, 44 June 17 1926 Dortmund German Reich
6
0
  M Committed suicide [57]
58. Lewandowski, Leon, 21 Feb. 24 1927 Groß-Tarpnia Poland
6
0
  M Sentenced to death [58]
59. Mitroff, ---, 25* Oct. 27 1927 Chamlievo Bulgaria
6
0
  M Arrested [59]
60. Kozaczek, ---, 20* Aug. 14 1929 Wierzbowka Poland
6
0
  M Arrested [60]
61. Müller, ---, 30* March 1 1930 Chemnitz German Reich
6
0
  P Committed suicide [61]
62. Poikoner, ---* Sep. 21 1930 Karstula Finland
6
0
  A Perished in the fire [62]
63. Skoruppa* May 29 1931 Knurów Poland
6
0
  M Arrested [63]
63. Delafé, Pierre* Feb. 9 1932 Moirax France
6
0
 FM Sentenced to death [64]
64. Meurer, Kurt Wilhelm, 37 March 24/25 1932 Jena German Reich
6
0
 F Committed suicide [65]
65. Studnitz, Anton, 37* July 1934 Rybnik Poland
6
0
  P Committed suicide [66]
66. Monchaux, Alfred, 44* Oct. 12 1934 Cambron France
6
0
  MA Committed suicide [67]
67. Ochea, Albundi* March 1937 Transsylvania Romania
6
0
  M Committed suicide [68]
68. Schaßberger, Hugo, 37* Aug. 27 1938 Stuttgart German Reich
6
0
  MA Committed suicide [69]
69. Devillechaise, Paul, 41* March 18 1939 Autun France
6
0
 FM Committed suicide while awaiting trial [70]
70. Damm, Auguste, 43* April 26 1943 Zürich Switzerland
6
0
 F Committed suicide [71]
71. Serval, Jean* Oct. 11 1950 Essey-lès-Nancy France
6
0
  P Committed suicide [72]
72. Gillette, Leon, 70* April 15 1952 Le Tronquay France
6
0
  MA Committed suicide [73]
73. Ruiz Martínez, José Maria, 45* May 1 1962 Madrid Spain
6
0
  M Committed suicide [74]
74. Unknown, 36* Sep. 1962 Lappi Finland
6
0
 Committed suicide [75]
74. Buschbeck, Kurt-Hermann, 44* Aug. 4/5 1968 Breitenbach Germany
6
0
  MO Committed suicide [76]
75. Leifeld, Liselotte, 33* Sep. 23 1969 Ahlen Germany
6
0
 F Committed suicide [77]
76. Rodriguez Taboadelo, Nicanor, 48 Jan. 30 1971 Ourense Spain
6
0
 F Arrested [78]
77. Pankhurst, Thomas, 30* June 23 1971 Biddenden U.K.
6
0
  M Arrested [79]
78. Sobok, Ryszard, 29 Feb. 11/12 1981 Walim Poland
6
0
  M Sentenced to death and executed
Killed an unborn child		 [80]
79. Deraymaeker, Josef, 63* Feb. 23/24 1985 Overijse Belgium
6
0
 F Committed suicide [81]
80. P. Karl-Heinz, 36* Feb. 12 1986 Geisenfeld Germany
6
0
  MP Committed suicide [82]
81. Unknown, 53* July 12 1993 Metz-Magny France
6
0
 F Committed suicide [83]
82. Le Van Than, 41* July 10 1994 Coudekerque-Branche France
6
0
  M Committed suicide [84]
83. Demule, Guy, 37 July 19 1994 Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne France
6
0
 FM Committed suicide [85]
84. Polevoi, Alexi, 17 Feb. 27 1995 Paris France
6
0
 F Sentenced to eight years in prison [86]
85. Valente, Alfredo, 33* Nov. 19 1996 Buonvicino Italy
6
0
 F Arrested [87]
86. Selamet, Ozan, 42 Jan. 18 2002 Brussels Belgium
6
0
 FM Sentenced to life imprisonment [88]
87. McElhill, Arthur, 39* Nov. 13 2007 Omagh U.K.
6
0
  A Perished in the fire [89]
88. Rzeszowski, Damian, 30 Aug. 14 2011 Saint Helier Jersey
6
0
  M Arrested [90]
89. Chambers, John* 1725 Simer U.K.
6
?
 Sentenced to death and executed [91]
90. Massetti, Giuseppe* Oct. 19 1913 Rovato Italy
6
?
 F A [92]
91. Unknown* 1927 Ryazan Soviet Union
6
?
  M [93]
92. Sitko, 21 Aug. 1930 Baranovichi Poland
6
?
  A [94]
93. Hall, Frederick* May 31 1898 Nettlebank U.K.
5-6
0-1
  M Committed suicide
Killed an unborn child		 [95]
94. Niballi, Antonio, 44* May 1893 Nicastro Italy
5-6
0
 F Committed suicide [96]
95. Berko Sep. 23 1905 Horodenka Austria-Hungary
4-7
0-3
 F Arrested [97]
96. Gray, Edmond, 52* Jan. 23 1934 Berzée Belgium
4-6
0-2
  M Committed suicide [98]
97. Reichel, Johann, 45* June 21 1867 Große Austria-Hungary
3-9
0-6
  MA Committed suicide [99]
98. Lomnitzky, Josef* Dec. 1930 Ardanova Czechoslovakia
3-8
0-5
  P Committed suicide [100]
99. Karapetyants, --- March 31 1907 Alexandropol Armenia
2-7
0-5
  M Committed suicide [101]

Abbreviations and footnotes

W – 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, rocks, 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)

References

  1. ^ Crazed Frenchman Kills 10 in Family and Himself, The New York Times (May 21, 1965)
    – Orribile strage nelle campagne di Lione, La Stampa (May 21, 1965)
    – La folle strage compiuta dal contadino presso Lione, Stampa Sera (May 21, 1965)
    – Eine ganze Familie wurde ausgelöscht, Hamburger Abendblatt (May 21, 1965)
    – Angst vor dem Atomkrieg, Hamburger Abendblatt (May 22, 1965)
  2. ^ Un mostro vivente, La Stampa (May 12, 1900)
    – Ultimas noticias, La Vanguardia (May 12, 1900)
    – Arezzo, Coburger Zeitung (May 13, 1900)
    – Italien, Freiburger Zeitung (May 15, 1900)
  3. ^ German kills 9 and hangs himself, The New York Times (June 9, 1925)
    – Der Massenmord in Thüringen, Die Neue Zeitung (June 9, 1925)
    – Furchtbare Bluttat in Hassenberg, Coburger Zeitung (June 8, 1925)
    – Zu der Mordtat in Hassenberg, Coburger Zeitung (June 9, 1925)
    – Die Beerdigung der Opfer des Hassenberger Massenmörders, Coburger Zeitung (June 11, 1925)
    – Hassenberg, Coburger Zeitung (June 15, 1925)
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    – Über die Mordtaten in Hassenberg, Coburger Zeitung (July 31, 1925)
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    – A mad peasant, The Brisbane Courier (March 18, 1912)
    – Peasant's fearful act - Murders family with axe, The Argus (March 18, 1912)
    – Dreadful Tragedy - Russian Peasant's Mad Act, The Mercury (March 18, 1912)
  7. ^ 9 found dead in gas filled home, Daytona Beach Morning Journal (September 20, 1954)
    – Welsh Family Of Nine Die In Suicide-Murder By Gas, The Hartford Courant (September 19, 1954)
    – Mass Murder, Suicide Kills Nine in Family, Los Angeles Times (September 19, 1954)
    – Nine dead in gas filled house, The Times (September 20, 1954)
    – Inquest on dead in gas-filled house, The Times (September 21, 1954)
    – Murdered eight in family, The Guardian (December 11, 1954)
    – Sopprime la moglie e sette figli e si uccide in casa con il gas, La Stampa (September 19, 1954)
    – Strozza e avvelena moglie e sette figli, Stampa Sera (September 21, 1954)
  8. ^ The Tragedy Of Hans Eisenbeiß
    – Erschreckliche / vnerhörte Mordt That
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  9. ^ Ein achtfacher Mord, Neueste Nachrichten aus dem Gebiete der Politik - Unterhaltungs-Blatt (February 13, 1868)
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    – Brandstiftung und achtfache Mordthat, Deutsche Versicherungs-Zeitung (August 16, 1866)
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    – Der achtfache Mord zu Groß-Campen in Holstein, Intelligenz-Blatt - Beiblatt zur Aschaffenburger Zeitung (June 1, 1867)
    – Timm Thode, Augsburger Sonntags-Blatt (March 1, 1868)
    – Eine furchtbare That, Beiblatt zur Landshuter Zeitung (June 9, 1867)
  10. ^ Terrible if true, Hamilton Daily Democrat (September 4, 1893)
    – Eine ermordete Familie, Mährisches Tagblatt (August 24, 1893)
    – Zum Morde in Hódmező-Vásárhely, Pester Lloyd (August 24, 1893)
    – Die Ermordung der Familie Diószegi, Pester Lloyd (August 27, 1893)
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  11. ^ Wife kills all her seven children - She was insane over death of her soldier husband, The Fort Wayne News (February 11, 1916)
  12. ^ Kills wife and seven children, New Castle News (April 8, 1922)
    – Kills wife and seven children; escapes, Trenton Evening Times (April 8, 1922)
    – Horrible drame - Une femme et sept enfants assassinés, Le Figaro (April 8, 1922) (p.2)
    – La tragédie de Dürlinsdorf, Journal de Genève (April 12, 1922)
    – En Bref, Journal de Genève (April 13, 1922)
  13. ^ Gräßliches Familiendrama, Fehrbelliner Zeitung (June 9, 1934)
    – Furchtbares Brandunglück, Freiburger Zeitung (June 6, 1934) (Abendausgabe)
    – Der Familienvater als Mörder, Freiburger Zeitung (June 7, 1934) (Morgenausgabe)
  14. ^ Um etwas lebenswichtiges zu regeln, Der Spiegel (May 4, 1970)
    – Warum erschoß Kecinski seine Familie?, Hamburger Abendblatt (April 23, 1970)
    – Kecinski hatte 125000 DM Schulden, Hamburger Abendblatt (April 24, 1970)
    – "Er liebte seine Kinder über alles", Hamburger Abendblatt (April 24, 1970)
  15. ^ Man kills wife, six others in shooting spree in southern Serbia (July 28, 2002)
  16. ^ Griechischer Bauer tötet sieben Menschen, Hamburger Abendblatt (June 30, 1981)
    – Driven amok, The Straits Times (June 30, 1981)
    – [1], Rizospastis (June 30, 1981)
  17. ^ Terrible tragedy in London - A family murdered, The Sydney Morning Herald (March 9, 1896)
    – A family murdered, Wanganui Herald (March 26, 1895)
    – A family murdered at Tooting, The Times (March 8, 1895)
    – The murder of a family at Tooting, The Times (March 11, 1895)
    – A murderer's pitiful story, The Evening Post (May 25, 1895)
  18. ^ Un'orribile tragedia famigliare, La Stampa (July 21, 1922)
    – I particolari della strage di Pietrafitta, La Stampa (July 26, 1922)
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    – Ein Erschröckliche vnnd Klägliche Historij / von einem Mörder Blasi Enderlin genannt; Ulm, 1585
    – Ein Erschröckliche unerhörte Newe Zeyttung, von einem grausamen Mörder; Augsburg, 1585.
    – Ein warhafftige Erschreckliche geschicht so sich newlich zu Wangen durch einen Burger daselbst mit Namen Blasius Endras so ein Gerichts Herr / zugetragen; Lindau, 1585.
    – In Wangen (Allgäu) bringt der Wirt Bläsi Enderli am 9. August 1585 seine Familie und Dienstleute um, worauf er mit glühenden Zangen gefoltert und mit dem Rad gerichtet wird; 1585.
  20. ^ Warhafftige Zeitung / So niemals erhört / weil die Welt gestanden / welche sich begeben zu Quedelburg in Sachsen mit einem Becken / mit Namen Heinrich Rosenzweig / welcher durch deß Teuffels List vnd Rath sein Weib vnd 6. Kinder jämmerlicher weise vmbgebracht; Erfurt, 1621
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    – Murder of a wife and six children, The Moreton Bay Courier (August 25, 1860)
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  24. ^ A family murdered, The Times (February 4, 1888)
    – The inquest on the bodies of Samuel Hill Derby and his wife and six children, The Times (February 7, 1888)
    – Shocking murder and suicide at Salford, The South Australian Advertiser (March 16, 1888)
    – Terrible Domestic Tragedy, Evening Post (February 8, 1888)
    – Salford Local History - Weaste Cemetery - Part 4, Salford Online (July 10, 2009)
    – The Spectator, Vol. 61; London, 1888.
  25. ^ Topics of the day, The Advertiser (April 23, 1904)
    – Sevenfold murder, Poverty Bay Herald (May 3, 1904)
  26. ^ Ein furchtbares Familiendrama aus Not, Die neue Zeitung (January 10, 1914)
    – Aus Nah und Fern - Soldau, Coburger Zeitung (January 11, 1914)
    – Eine blutige Familientragödie, Jenaer Volksblatt (January 11, 1914) (Zweites Blatt)
    – Achtfacher Mord und Selbstmord, Bohemia (January 10, 1914)
  27. ^ Die Frau und seine sechs Kinder ermordet, Reichenberger Zeitung (August 1, 1928)
    – Die Frau und seine sechs Kinder ermordet, Fehrbelliner Zeitung (August 2, 1928)
  28. ^ Kills seven in family, The New York Times (March 31, 1932)
    – Runs amok, kills seven, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (March 30, 1932)
    – Murders seven and sets afire, Spokane Daily Chronicle (March 30, 1932)
    – Det fryktelige familiendrama i Værdalen, Nordlands Avis (April 1, 1932)
  29. ^ Danish Farmer Kills Wife and Six Children, Los Angeles Times (April 18, 1949)
    – Farmer kills family of 7 in 2-hour orgy, Pacific Stars and Stripes (April 18, 1949)
    – Danish farmer chokes wife, six children, Wisconsin State Journal (April 18, 1949)
    – A wife killer got her insurance, The Sun-Herald (August 1, 1954)
  30. ^ Austrian family found dead, Spokane Daily Chronicle (October 8, 1956)
    – Austrian Kills Family Of Seven and Himself, The Hartford Courant (October 8, 1956)
    – Veteran kills wife, 6 children - Hangs himself, The Daily Gleaner (October 8, 1956)
    – Familie ausgelöscht, Hamburger Abendblatt (October 8, 1956)
    – La strage di un possidente austriaco impazzito, Stampa Sera (October 8, 1956)
  31. ^ Strage di Chieri, esame sul corpo di Mauro Antonello, Rai News (October 16, 2002)
    – Eight dead in Italy shooting rampage, The Independent (October 15, 2002)
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    – Zwo Warhafftige Newe Zeitung; 1599.
  33. ^ Schreckenstat eines Familienvaters, Coburger Zeitung (June 15, 1927)
  34. ^ Kills 5 children and wife, The New York Times (March 12, 1907)
    – Domestic tragedy, Poverty Bay Herald (May 11, 1907)
    – Murder and suicide, Taranaki Herald (March 12, 1907)
    – Eine Familientragödie, Freiburger Zeitung (March 12, 1907) (2. Blatt)
    – Aus aller Welt, Coburger Zeitung (March 13, 1907)
  35. ^ Mad Pole Kills Six of His Family, The New York Times (December 5, 1929)
    – Peasant kills six, The Montana Standard (December 5, 1929)
    – Eine siebenköpfige Familie ermordet, Coburger Zeitung (December 4, 1929)
    – Die Mutter und fünf Geschwister ermordet, Bohemia (December 4, 1929)
  36. ^ Grauenhafte Mordtat eines Vaters, Coburger Zeitung (April 4, 1930)
    – Ein Vater ermordet seine Kinder, Die Neue Zeitung (April 4, 1930)
    – Een ontzettend familiedrama, Vlissingse Courant (April 4, 1930)
    – De zesvoudige moord te Merkstein, Alkmaarsche Courant (August 4, 1930)
  37. ^ 6 slain; seize woman, hunt blacksmith, Chicago Daily Tribune (October 21, 1954)
    – Six in family beaten to death, St. Petersburg Times (October 24, 1954)
    – Une horrible tuerie dans l'Indre, Journal de Genève (October 22, 1954)
    – Mass killer found shot, The Straits Times (October 22, 1954)
  38. ^ Familiendrama in Salzgitter, Der Spiegel (December 23, 2000)
    – Familiendrama von Salzgitter: Mutter noch in Lebensgefahr, Rheinische Post (December 24, 2000)
    – Lebenslang für sechsfachen Mörder, Berliner Zeitungen (May 30, 2001)
    – Lebenslänglich für das Blutbad mit sechs Toten, Die Welt (May 30, 2001)
  39. ^ Gunman kills relatives in Bosnia, BBC News (May 29, 2008)
    – Bosnian man who killed six is jailed for 40 years, Earth Times (June 2, 2009)
    – Bosnian who killed six relatives jailed for 40 years, News.com.au (June 3, 2009)
  40. ^ Hitzig, Julius Eduard & Alexis, Willibald: Der neue Pitaval, Vol. 19 (p. 405); Leipzig, 1852.
    – Christern, Johann Wilhelm: Hamburgische Geschichte des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, Hamburg/Leipzig, 1843
    – Kurze jedoch richtige Darstellung der traurigen Geschichte des unglücklichen Johann Georg Rüsau; Hamburg, 1804.
    – Curio, Johann Carl Daniel: Rüsau's Leben und Hinrichtung in pragmatischer, moralischer und psychologischer Hinsicht; Nestler, 1804.
  41. ^ Vermischte Nachrichten - Aus Frankfurt, Erlanger Real-Zeitung (September 5, 1817)
    – Friederich, Johann Konrad: Vierzig Jahre aus dem Leben eines Todten - Hinterlassene Papiere eines französisch-preußischen Offiziers, Vol. 3; Tübingen, 1849.
    – Wahrhafte Beschreibung des siebenfachen Mordes; Frankfurt am Main, 1818.
    – Wahrhafte Beschreibung des siebenfachen Mordes; Frankfurt am Main, 1817.
  42. ^ Wassermann, Jakob: Deutsche Charaktere und Begebenheiten; Berlin (1915)
    – Acta Borussia
    – Hitzig, Julius Eduard & Alexis, Willibald: Der neue Pitaval, Vol. 25; Leipzig, 1858.
  43. ^ Trial of a woman for the murder of her six children - Plea of insanity, The New York Times (August 25, 1854)
    – Murder of six children by their mother, The Courier (September 13, 1854)
    – Female Mass Murderers - Six Children Murdered, truTV
  44. ^ Vermischte Nachrichten - Turin, Fürther Tagblatt (July 8, 1856)
    – Italien - In Livorno, Der Volksbote für den Bürger und Landmann (July 8, 1856)
  45. ^ Mannigfaltigkeiten - Sechsfacher Mord, Erheiterungen - Belletristisches Beiblatt zur Aschaffenburger Zeitung (January 18, 1862)
    – Sechsfacher Mord, Neue Würzburger Zeitung (January 16, 1862)
    – Nichtpolitisches - Teplitz, Neue Augsburger Zeitung (January 24, 1862)
    – Aus der Praxis österr. Strafgerichte - Verhandlung wegen sechsfachen Mordes vor dem k. k. Kreisgerichte Brüx, Allgemeine österreichische Gerichtszeitung (April 26, 1862)
  46. ^ A whole family murdered, Sacramento Daily Union (August 4, 1870)
    – A Whole Family Murdered, Chicago Tribune (July 28, 1870)
    – Italia - Ariano, La Stampa (July 3, 1870)
  47. ^ Gemengd Nieuws, Leidsch Dagblad (May 18, 1885)
    – Zesvoudige moord, De Schelde (May 24, 1885)
    – Eine gräßliche That, Coburger Zeitung (May 16, 1885)
  48. ^ Sechsfacher Mord, Bohemia (December 25, 1885)
    – Te Hamm..., Vlissingse Courant (January 3, 1886)
    – Naar we reeds meldden..., Leidsch Dagblad (January 11, 1886)
    – Rheinisch-Westfälische Chronik - Hamm, Bonner Tageblatt (December 29, 1885)
  49. ^ A frightful tragedy, Wanganui Chronicle (June 4, 1889)
    – France, Hawke's Bay Herald (June 3, 1889)
    – Horrible Tragedie pres de Saint-Dié, Le Petit Journal (May 31, 1889)
  50. ^ Zeesvoudige moord, Zalt-Bommelsche Courant (September 13, 1905)
    – Aus dem Reiche - Kamenz i. S., Coburger Zeitung (September 2, 1905)
    – Sechsfacher Mord und Brandstiftung, Freiburger Zeitung (September 2, 1905) (2. Blatt)
  51. ^ Man Destroys His Six Children and Himself, Adelaide Register (November 1, 1905)
    – Murder and suicide in Wiltshire, The Times (September 25, 1905)
    – The murder and suicide in Wiltshire, The Times (September 26, 1905)
    – Awful tragedy in Wiltshire - Father kills six children and commits suicide, Lloyds Weekly News (September 24, 1905)
  52. ^ Aus aller Welt - Dortmund, Coburger Zeitung (April 14, 1907)
    – Neueste Nachrichten - Dortmund, Bonner Tagblatt (April 13, 1907)
  53. ^ Shocking tragedy, The Sydney Morning Herald (December 14, 1909)
    – Sanguinaire folie a Marseille, Le Petit Journal (December 12, 1909)
  54. ^ Familendrama, Freiburger Zeitung (September 13, 1911)
    – Laborer kills wife, children and self, San Francisco Call (September 14, 1911)
    – Gemengd Nieuws - Familiedrama, Goessche Courant (September 16, 1911)
  55. ^ Tragedy in Germany - Family of six killed, The Mercury (February 14, 1912)
    – Thüringen und Nachbarstaaten, Coburger Zeitung (February 14, 1912)
  56. ^ Vergiftungstod einer siebenköpfigen Familie, Die Neue Zeitung (February 6, 1913)
    – Das Familiendrama in Holleschowitz, Die Neue Zeitung (February 6, 1913)
    – Die Tragödie einer ruinierten Familie, Prager Tagblatt (February 6, 1913)
    – Die Familientragödie in Holleschowitz, Prager Tagblatt (February 7, 1913)
  57. ^ Ein Massenmord in Dortmund, Die Neue Zeitung (June 18, 1926)
    – German kills six and self, The New York Times (June 18, 1926)
    – Massenmord und Selbstmord, Freiburger Zeitung (June 18, 1926)
  58. ^ Epouvantable tragédie, Journal de Geneve (February 25, 1927)
    – Eine furchtbare Familientragödie, Neue Freie Presse (February 25, 1927)
    – Sechsfache Mordtat, Coburger Zeitung (February 25, 1927)
    – Sechsmal zum Tode verurteilt, Coburger Zeitung (August 31, 1927)
    – Rückblick auf das Jahr 1927 - Katastrophen, Unglücksfälle, Verbrechen, Urteile, Coburger Zeitung (January 4, 1928)
  59. ^ Insane man kills six members of his family in Bulgaria, The Corsicana Daily Sun (October 27, 1927)
    – Dream prompts man to kill six of kin, Oakland Tribune (October 27, 1927)
    – Ordered by vision to slay, he states, Ellensburg Daily Record (October 27, 1927)
  60. ^ Eine sechsköpfige Familie ermordet, Coburger Zeitung (August 14, 1929)
    – Eine ganze Familie ausgerottet, Die Neue Zeitung (August 15, 1929)
  61. ^ Kills Herself and Six Children, The New York Times (March 2, 1930)
    – Eine grauenhafte Familientragödie, Die Neue Zeitung (March 2, 1930)
    – Furchtbare Familientragödie in Chemnitz, Coburger Zeitung (March 3, 1930)
  62. ^ Caretakers madness, The Canberra Times (September 24, 1930)
    – Caretaker murders family, The Argus (September 25, 1930)
    – Une tragédie en Finlande - Sept personnes carbonisées, Journal de Genéve (September 23, 1930)
  63. ^ Vreeselijk Familiedrama, Amersfoortsch Dagblad (May 30, 1931)
    – Ein Vater erschlägt seine 4 Kinder, Coburger Zeitung (May 29, 1931)
    – Morde aus Wahnsinn, Prager Tagblatt (May 30, 1931)
  64. ^ Family murder - Frenchman's crime, The Canberra Times (February 13, 1932)
    – Family wiped out, Northern Territory Times (April 12, 1932)
    – Der sechsfache Mörder seiner Familie verhaftet, Die Neue Zeitung (February 12, 1932)
    – Murdered his family - Farmer sentenced to death, The Argus (March 9, 1933)
    – Le sextuple crime de Moirax, Le Figaro (February 12, 1932) (p.4)
    – Effroyable tuerie en Lot-et-Garonne, Le Petit Journal (February 11, 1932)
    – L'Effroyable tuerie de Serres, Le Petit Journal (February 12, 1932)
    – Pierre Delafet le monstre de Moirax est condamné à mort, Le Petit Journal (March 8, 1933)
  65. ^ 7 die in divorce tragedy, The New York Times (March 26, 1932)
    – Family murdered - Divorced judge commits suicide, The Sydney Morning Herald (March 28, 1932)
    – Sieben Todesopfer einer Familientragödie, Neue Freie Presse (March 26, 1932)
  66. ^ Seine sechs Kinder und sich selbst mit Gas vergiftet, Fehrbelliner Zeitung (July 17, 1934)
  67. ^ Demented French farmer kills six, commits suicide, New Castle News (October 12, 1934)
    – Un fermier égorge ses cinq enfants et sa femme, Le Petit Journal (October 13, 1934)
    – Ein Familiendrama - sechs Tote, Das Kleine Blatt (October 13, 1934)
  68. ^ Vrouw en kinderen vermoord, De Nieuwe Koerier (April 1, 1937)
  69. ^ Entsetzliche Bluttat in Stuttgart, Freuburger Zeitung (August 29, 1938)
    – Ein Vater ermordet seine sechs Kinder, Das Kleine Blatt (August 30, 1938)
    – Uccide sei figli a martellate perchè abbandonato dalla moglie, La Stampa (August 29, 1938)
  70. ^ Painter runs amuck, The West Australian (March 21, 1939)
    – Accused Slayer Hangs Self, The Hartford Courant (March 21, 1939)
    – Un pere massacre a coups de hache quatre de ses enfants, Le Petit Journal (March 19, 1939)
    – Six fois assassin est arretè, Le Petit Journal (March 20, 1939)
    – Six fois assassin se fait justice..., Le Petit Journal (March 21, 1939)
  71. ^ Une tragédie à Zurich, Journal de Genéve (April 27, 1943)
    – Effroyable drame de famille à Zurich, Gazette de Lausanne (April 27, 1943)
  72. ^ Wife Dead, French Major Kills Six Children, Self, Chicago Daily Tribune (October 12, 1950)
  73. ^ French farmer kills six persons; suicides, Sarasota Herald-Tribune (April 16, 1952)
    – Berserk tenant farmer kills six, takes own life, The Spokesman-Review (April 16, 1952)
    – Farmer Kills 6, Hangs Self, The Baltimore Sun (April 16, 1952)
    – Aged Frenchman goes berserk, The Mercury (April 17, 1952)
    – Aus Verzweiflung in den Tod, Hamburger Abendblatt (April 16, 1952)
  74. ^ Un demente mata a su mujer y a sus cinco hijos y se suicida, La Vanguardia (May 2, 1962)
    – Un demente mata a su mujer y a sus cinco hijos y se suicida, ABC (May 2, 1962)
    – Prestan declaracion los familiares de las victimas del suceso ocurrido en la calle de Antonio Grilo, ABC (May 3, 1962)
  75. ^ Kleine Nachrichten - Blutige Familientragödie in Finnland, Passauer Neue Presse (September 27, 1962)
  76. ^ Erfolgloser Erfinder löschte seine ganze Familie aus, Hamburger Abendblatt (August 6, 1968)
    – Disgusted Businessman Kills Himself, Family, The Hartford Courant (August 6, 1968)
  77. ^ Mutter erschoß ihre Familie, Hamburger Abendblatt (September 24, 1969)
    – Betäubt und dann erschossen?, Hamburger Abendblatt (September 25, 1969)
  78. ^ Un hombre mata a tiros de escopeta a su esposa, sus cuatro hijos y una sirvienta, ABC (January 31, 1971) (Edicion de Andalucia)
    – Un abogado mata, en Orense, a su mujer, a sus cuatro hijos y a la sirvienta de la casa, ABC (January 31, 1971) (Edicion de la Manana)
    – Mata a tiros a su esposa, a sus cuatro hijos y a la sirvienta, La Vanguardia (January 31, 1971)
  79. ^ News in brief, The Times (June 24, 1971)
    – Murder hearing is held in ambulance, The Times (June 30, 1971)
    – Killer may be let out, The Guardian (January 12, 1976)
    – Mother, children slain, husband critical, The Gleaner (June 24, 1971)
    – Zesvoudige moord in Engeland, Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (June 24, 1971)
  80. ^ Article about Ryszard Sobok at Polish Wikipedia
  81. ^ Amoklauf, Hamburger Abendblatt (February 25, 1985)
    – Un belga mata a seis familiares y luego se suicida por desacuerdo con un divorcio, El Pais (February 25, 1985)
  82. ^ Ein Mann erdrosselte seine Frau und die fünf Kinder, Hamburger Abendblatt (February 18, 1986)
    – 1986: Erschütterndes Familiendrama, Geisenfelder Zeitung (September 2, 2006)
    – Family tragedy, The Straits Times (February 19, 1986)
  83. ^ Tueries – Metz: six meurtres et un suicide, Le Soir (July 14, 1993)
    – Zigeuner tötet sechs Angehörige einer Familie und sich selbst, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (July 15, 1993)
    – Selbstmord nach Tötung von sechs Verwandten, Stuttgarter Zeitung (July 15, 1993)
    – Un règlement de comptes entre marginaux à Metz – La tuerie du "schoutt", Le Monde (July 15, 1993)
  84. ^ Man found hanged near bodies of his kids, Akron Beacon Journal (July 13, 1994)
    – Vater vergiftet sechs Kinder und erhängt sich, Stuttgarter Zeitung (July 13, 1994)
    – Coudekerque: Les enfants etrangles, Le Soir (July 19, 1994)
  85. ^ Les précédents meurtres familiaux, Libération (February 28, 1995)
    – Ain: six meurtres et un suicide au bout d'une vie "trop compliquee", Le Soir (July 22, 1994)
    – Francia, ABC (July 21, 1994)
  86. ^ Teen fatally shoots 4 kin, 2 others, The Buffalo News (February 28, 1995)
    – Tuerie de Louveciennes, French Wikipedia article
  87. ^ Stermina la famiglia, non voleva separarsi, Corriere della Sera (November 21, 1996)
    – L'addio ai sei innocenti, Corriere della Sera (November 22, 1996)
    – "Voglio farla finita" - Sentito dal giudice il carabiniere killer, Corriere della Sera (November 23, 1996)
    – Carabiniere erschießt sechs Menschen, Stuttgarter Zeitung (November 21, 1996)
  88. ^ Father suspected after family slain in Belgium, ABC News (January 20, 2002)
    – Man 'kills 5 children', The Obsever (January 20, 2002)
    – Assises de Bruxelles - Coupable de six assassinats, Le Soir (October 25, 2003)
  89. ^ Omagh fire: father prime suspect in investigation, Belfast Telegraph (November 15, 2007)
    – Girl removed from McElhill care, BBC News (November 19, 2007)
    – Omagh fire tragedy one year on, Belfast Telegraph (November 13, 2008)
    – ‘Help me, I’m burning’ - chilling last words of Omagh blaze teen, Belfast Telegraph (October 21, 2009)
    – Who was Arthur McElhill?, BBC News (December 8, 2009)
    – McElhill fire murder house in Omagh is demolished, BBC News (March 16, 2011)
  90. ^ Jersey stabbings: Six die in knife attack, BBC News (August 14, 2011)
    – Six killed in rampage by knifeman, Belfast Telegraph (August 14, 2011)
    – Six killed – including three children – in town stabbing, Jersey Evening Post (August 14, 2011)
    – Jersey killings: Stab victims were of Polish descent, The Guardian (August 15, 2011)
    – Jersey knifeman ‘killed his own children’ in suicidal rage, Yorkshire Post (August 15, 2011)
    – Did knifeman kill his family after his wife betrayed him?, Daily Mail (August 16, 2011)
    – Face of Jersey slayings suspect, The Sun (August 16, 2011)
  91. ^ A full and true account of one John Chambers of the town of Simer; in the county of York; who was hanged on the 6th of May 1725; Edinburgh, 1725.
  92. ^ Mistaken leniency - Released murderer's crime, The Advertiser (October 22. 1913)
    – Criminal's terrible revenge - Committs six murders, Poverty Bay Herald (October 21, 1913)
    – Murders by a released criminal - Six persons killed, The Evening Post (October 21, 1913)
    – Furchtbarer Racheakt eines entlassenen Sträflings, Die Neue Zeitung (October 20, 1913)
    – Blutiges Familiendrama nächst Brescia, Neue Freie Presse (October 20, 1913)
  93. ^ Ein Tobsüchtiger als Massenmörder, Coburger Zeitung (June 3, 1927)
  94. ^ Fünffacher Mord, Coburger Zeitung (August 19, 1930)
  95. ^ Terrible tragedy in the Potteries, The Times (June 1, 1898)
    – Engeland, Peel en Maas (June 4, 1898)
    – Killed Wife And Five Children, The Baltimore Sun (June 1, 1898)
    – General News, Reynolds's Newspaper (June 12, 1898)
    – Family wiped out, Bruce Herald (August 9, 1898)
  96. ^ Notizie Italiane - Nicastro, La Stampa (May 16, 1893)
    – Von einem furchtbaren Familiendrama, Mährisches Tagblatt (May 30, 1893)
  97. ^ Korrespondenzen - Horodenka, Czernowitzer Allgemeine Zeitung (September 26, 1905)
    – Familientragödie, Brünner Tagesbote (September 30, 1905)
  98. ^ Kills Wife and 5 Children with Ax and Ends Own Life, Chicago Daily Tribune (January 25, 1934)
    – What's happening in the world, Ludington Daily News (January 24, 1934)
    – Sechs Todesopfer eines Familiendramas, Neue Freie Presse (January 24, 1934)
    – Drama in een Waalsch Dorp, Leidsche Courant (January 24, 1934)
    – Schrikkelijk Drama der Ellende, De Volksstem (January 25, 1934)
    – Na het Drama te Berzée, De Volksstem (January 28, 1934)
  99. ^ Achtfacher Mord, Selbstmord und Brandstiftung, Nikolsburger Wochenschrift für landwirtschaftliche, gemeinnützige Interessen und Unterhaltung (June 29, 1867)
    – Die Gräuelthat in Große, Neue Freie Presse (June 28, 1867)
    – Zum neunfachen Mord in Große, Brünner Tagesbote (July 2, 1867)
  100. ^ Ein gräßliches Familiendrama bei Preßburg, Die Neue Zeitung (December 24, 1930)
  101. ^ Man In Armenia Runs Amuck When Relatives Refuse to Support Him, The New York Times (April 1, 1907)
    – Stabs four women and three men, The Washington Post (April 1, 1907)
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