List of familicides

This section of the list of rampage killers contains all cases where most of the victims were relatives of the perpetrator.

For familicides in the United States see: List of familicides in the United States
For familicides in Europe see: List of familicides in Europe

Perpetrator Date Year Location Country Killed Injured W Additional Notes Ref.
1. Mohammad Zaman, 30* Sep. 25 2009 Ghola Afghanistan
15
?
F Committed suicide [1]
2. Unknown Nov. 23 1936 Maropally India
14
2
 M Arrested [2]
3. Liu Aibing, 34*
(刘爱兵)
Dec. 12 2009 Yinshanpai China
13
1
FMA Sentenced to death and executed [3]
4. Saeed Qashash, 19 June 10 1998 Amman Jordan
12
0
F Sentenced to death and executed [4]
5. Jia Yingmin, 40
(賈英民)
Oct. 6 2000 Kunlong China
12
0
 M Committed suicide [5]
6. Andangan* Oct. 21 1921 Cotabato Philippines
11
0
 M Committed suicide [6]
7. Jalal Osman Khoja, 40*
(جلال عثمان خوجة)
Dec. 26 2000 Jeddah Saudi Arabia
11
0
F Committed suicide [7]
8. Abdul Emir Khalaf Sabhan* Aug. 26 2003 Baghdad Iraq
11
0
F Committed suicide [8]
9. Torres, Benito, 25* Sep. 20 1938 Palma Soriano Cuba
10
1
FMA Committed suicide [9]
10. Wang Changyi, 30
(王昌义)
Aug. 1 2006 Mengzi County China
10
1
 M Committed suicide,
Also killed a pig, a dog and a cat
[10]
11. Berri Khan Feb. 1914 Tripoli Libya
10
0
 MO Committed suicide [11]
12. Bartholomew, Clifford Cecil, 40* Sep. 6 1971 Hope Forest, SA Australia
10
0
F Sentenced to 20 years in prison [12]
13. Chai Gongmin, 21
(柴公敏)
Feb. 12 2008 Baoding China
10
0
 M Sentenced to death [13]
14. Zafar Iqbal* April 15 2009 Jhulki-Satrah Pakistan
10
0
 M Arrested;
Killed an unborn child
[14]
15. Unknown* Sep. 2009 Aden Yemen
10
0
 A Committed suicide [15]
16. Mukobero Muchika, Jamin, 43* April 29 2001 Shibuye Kenya
9
6
 M Arrested
Killed an unborn child
[16]
17. Dipendra of Nepal, 29* June 1 2001 Kathmandu Nepal
9
5
F Committed suicide
18. Chahal, Mark Vijay, 30 April 5 1996 Vernon, BC Canada
9
2
F Committed suicide [17]
19. Alvarez, Antonio* Dec. 1 1923 Puebla Mexico
9
0
 M Committed suicide [18]
20. He Xiangyue*
(何祥月)
March 20 2005 Yibin China
9
?
 M Sentenced to death and executed [19]
21. Sobhy Ibrahim Abdel-Alim, 42*
(صبحى إبراهيم عبد العليم)
July 19 2007 طوخ الخيل Egypt
8
3
F Sentenced to death [20]
22. Gaeta, Gregorio Oct. 1952 Sariaya, Quezon Philippines
8
1
[21]
22. Mohamed Jamil Ahmed, 41* Aug. 18 1955 Sandila India
8
1
F Committed suicide [22]
23. Sovereign, Henry* Jan. 21 1832 Norfolk County, ON Canada
8
0
 MO Sentenced to death and executed [23]
24. Banks y Keena, Mateo, 49 April 18 1922 La Buena Suerte & El Trébol Argentina
8
0
F Sentenced to life imprisonment [24]
24. Day, Andrew, 40* Dec. 16 1929 Trois-Rivières Canada
8
0
 M Found mentally unfit to stand trial [25]
25. Khalid Ali* Aug. 16 2001 Pakistan
8
0
F O [26]
26. Kasoma, Christopher, 43* April 27 2004 Nsangi Uganda
8
0
 M Committed suicide
Killed two unborn children
[27]
27. Yüksel, Murat, 38* June 2 2009 Adana Turkey
8
0
F Arrested [28]
27. Mohammad Afzal, 19* Oct. 22 2011 Kalarabad Pakistan
8
0
F P Arrested [29]
27. Unknown 1934 Lahore India
8
?
Arrested [30]
28. Ohashi, Kazuo, 26
(大橋一雄)
Jan. 27 1946 Wakayama Japan
8
?
Sentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment [31]
29. Mizumoto, T., 24
(水本)
Dec. 12 1953 Shinwa Japan
8
?
Found not guilty by reason of insanity [32]
30. Taşçı, Ömer, 48* Sep. 9 2007 Karaadilli Turkey
8
?
F Sentenced to 80 years in prison [33]
31. Unknown Aug. 1993 Thanh Hoa province Vietnam
7
5
 E [34]
31. Xu, ---, 34 Sep. 15 1998 Magui China
7
5
 M Arrested [35]
32. Muhammad Azam Dec. 10/11 2004 Jaranwala Pakistan
7
5
 MP Arrested [36]
32. Ikeda, Kazumichi, 44 Jan. 31 1980 Kumano Japan
7
3
FM Committed suicide [37]
32. Unknown Feb. 1950 Japan
7
2
 P Committed suicide [38]
32. Ratima, Raymond Wahia, 25 June 26 1992 Masterton New Zealand
7
2
 M Sentenced to life imprisonment
Killed an unborn child
[39]
33. Siboza, Elias, 60 Feb. 24 2000 Clau Clau South Africa
7
2
F Committed suicide [40]
34. Ghafur Dec. 14 1898 Bota Malaysia
7
1
 MA Sentenced to death and executed [41]
35. Unknown° Nov. 8 1933 Lahore India
7
1
F Arrested [42]
36. Herod, Raul, 36* July 7 1999 Buxton Guyana
7
1
F A Committed suicide [43]
36. Langobon, Jerry, 30* Jan. 18 2002 Siayan Philippines
7
1
 M Arrested [44]
37. Fujishiro, Yasutaka, 47*
(藤城康孝)
Aug. 2 2004 Kakogawa Japan
7
1
 MA Sentenced to death [45]
38. Laventure, Mathilde, 33* July 20/21 1862 Saint-Eusèbe-de-Stanfold Canada
7
0
 M Committed suicide [46]
39. Lavera, Carmen, 34* Oct. 31 1918 Camagüey Cuba
7
0
Killed numerous animals [47]
40. Loweree, Elfren* March 15 1926 Chihuahua Mexico
7
0
 M Committed suicide [48]
41. Hreczkosy, Thomas, 28* Jan. 29 1932 Elma, MB Canada
7
0
 MA Sentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment [49]
42. Yoshikawa, Ryuichi, 27* March 1938 Japan
7
0
 M [50]
43. Shimizu, Mamoru Nov. 2/3 1944 Lima Peru
7
0
Arrested [51]
44. Kudo, Yonekichi, 60* Oct. 12 1948 Tokyo Japan
7
0
 MA Committed suicide [52]
45. Lubbe, Piet, 35 Jan. 10 1953 Fauresmith South Africa
7
0
F Committed suicide [53]
46. Clark, John E., 41 June 3 1956 Erskine, AB Canada
7
0
F Committed suicide [54]
47. Cook, Robert Raymond, 22* June 25 1959 Stettler, AB Canada
7
0
FM Sentenced to death and executed
48. Unknown* June 1962 Mexico
7
0
 M [55]
49. Hogue, Leonard, 34* April 20 1965 Coquitlam Canada
7
0
F Committed suicide [56]
50. Unknown, 25* July 22 1968 Philippines
7
0
 M Committed suicide [57]
51. Jooste, Johnny, 36* Feb. 20 2000 Ceres South Africa
7
0
F Sentenced to 38 years [58]
52. Mohammed Nawaz* Sep. 21 2002 Islamabad Pakistan
7
0
F P Sentenced to death
Killed an unborn child
[59]
52. Shehzado Bahan, 30* July 27 2003 Paryo Bahan Pakistan
7
0
F Arrested [60]
52. Byekwaso, Abdallah, 28* Aug. 17 2007 Kiraba Uganda
7
0
 M Committed suicide [61]
53. Danışmaz, Hasan, 38* Jan. 7 2008 Sürmene Turkey
7
0
F Sentenced to life imprisonment
Killed a truck driver in Dec. 2001
[62]
54. Sunil Kumar Sen, 34 Oct. 12 2009 Sainik Society India
7
0
 M Arrested [63]
55. Zhu Caifa, 37*
(祝才发)
Feb. 3 2010 Ximenkan China
7
0
 M Arrested [64]
56. Kamili, Theophil, 52* Sep. 28 2010 Barazani village Tanzania
7
0
 A Arrested
Killed a number of cattle, sheep and goats
[65]
57. Uttar Meher, 42* April 15 2011 Katarabeda India
7
0
 MO [66]
58. Ladron de Guevara, Rafael, 40* Jan. 13 1941 Buenos Aires Argentina
7
?
 MA [67]
59. Ariyama, Masao, 24
(有山政男)
July 22 1959 Iwatsuki Japan
7
?
Sentenced to death [68]
60. Unknown* Feb. 2001 Thailand
7
?
F Committed suicide [69]
61. Natti Sankara Rao, 48* Nov. 30 / Dec. 1 2010 Mettapeta India
7
?
 MO Arrested [70]
62. Chen Qian, 29
(陈谦)
Dec. 27/28 2009 Qinghe County China
6
5
FM Committed suicide [71]
63. Imam Mamat, 40 Feb. 11/13 1891 Pasir Garam Malaysia
6
4
 M Killed
Killed two unborn children
[72]
64. Yang Tai Chong, 21* March 6/7 1966 Singapore Singapore
6
4
 M Found not guilty by reason of insanity [73]
65. Song Shuangxi July 1986 Hubei China
6
3
 M Committed suicide [74]
66. Ong Kok, 34* Sep. 11 1930 Tampines Singapore
6
2
 M Committed suicide [75]
67. Bilodeau, Jean Rosaire, 45 Oct. 25 1934 Quebec City Canada
6
2
F Sentenced to death and executed [76]
68. Unknown, 16* Oct. 1927 Zagazig Egypt
6
1
 O Arrested [77]
69. Namiki, Kisaburo* April 1948 Japan
6
1
 M Committed suicide [78]
69. Angeles, Vicente, 31* May 19 1957 Manila Philippines
6
1
F Committed suicide [79]
70. Feher, Lios, 33* Dec. 28 1969 Benoni South Africa
6
1
F Committed suicide [80]
71. Ohba, Shinshe, 32* Feb. 1 1970 Shimabara Japan
6
1
F A Committed suicide [81]
71. Wen Tieshuan, 49*
(温铁栓)
Nov. 26 2009 Qingshuihe County China
6
1
 M Committed suicide [82]
72. Thyer, Joseph, 44* Oct. 11 1896 Cavanagh, SA Australia
6
0
 M Committed suicide [83]
73. Glover, ---. 34* March 1 1898 Triabunna, TAS Australia
6
0
 M Committed suicide [84]
74. Baxter, James Reid, 43* April 8 1908 Invercargill New Zealand
6
0
 M Committed suicide [85]
75. Unknown* Dec. 8 1928 Delbhog India
6
0
 MA Arrested
Also killed a cow and a goat
[86]
76. Archer, Andrew Thomas Edgar, 49* Feb. 29 1929 Don, TAS Australia
6
0
 MA Committed suicide [87]
77. Davies, Roderick A., 36* Aug. 21 1931 Perth Australia
6
0
F Committed suicide [88]
78. Unknown* April 1933 Viluppuram India
6
0
Committed suicide [89]
79. Hall, Frederick Charles, 48* July 2 1948 Glen Innes Australia
6
0
F Sentenced to death [90]
80. Armanasco, Raymond, 40* Oct. 12 1950 Perth Australia
6
0
 M Sentenced to death [91]
81. Darnley, ---* May 5/6 1964 Sydney Australia
6
0
 O Committed suicide [92]
82. Po Aung, 40* March 1965 Mergui Burma
6
0
 M Committed suicide [93]
83. Unknown, 30* Dec. 24 1966 Santa Cruz Philippines
6
0
 M Arrested [94]
83. Unknown* Dec. 24 1973 Jaguari Brazil
6
0
 MA [95]
84. Unknown* Oct. 1974 Balitai Bangladesh
6
0
 P Committed suicide [96]
85. Haripaul, Devakaparsaud, 32* May 29 1980 Leonora Guyana
6
0
 M Committed suicide [97]
85. Blackman, Bruce Alfred, 22* Jan. 18 1983 Coquitlam Canada
6
0
F Found not guilty by reason of insanity [98]
86. Dilber, Halil, 40* Aug. 9 1986 Killar Turkey
6
0
FM Committed suicide [99]
87. M'Maroo, William, 17 May 26 1988 Linjoka Kenya
6
0
 M Died while trying to escape [100]
88. Schlaepfer, Brian, 64* May 20 1992 Pukekohe New Zealand
6
0
FM Committed suicide [101]
89. May, Peter, 32* Jan. 25 1996 Hillcrest Australia
6
0
F Committed suicide [102]
90. Dhaneswar Ratia* Jan. 13 2000 Tezpur India
6
0
 MA Arrested [103]
91. Bauer, John, 51 Sep. 20 2001 Kirkland, QC Canada
6
0
F Committed suicide [104]
92. Handel, Jay, 45* March 11 2002 Quatsino, BC Canada
6
0
 A Sentenced to life imprisonment [105]
93. Saroj Bala, 35* April 10 2002 Hapur India
6
0
 O Committed suicide [106]
94. Ma Yanshan, 36*
(马燕山)
May 2 2002 Ürümqi China
6
0
 M Sentenced to death [107]
95. Jagdiah* Aug. 19/20 2005 Madhya Pradesh India
6
0
 M Sentenced to death [108]
96. Huang Wenyi, 34
(黄文义)
Dec. 28 2006 Foshan China
6
0
 M Sentenced to death [109]
97. van Heerden, Jacobus Johannes, 55* Feb. 20 2007 Vanderbijlpark South Africa
6
0
F Committed suicide [110]
98. Iftikhar Khan* Feb. 23 2007 Guli Bagh Pakistan
6
0
[111]
99. Dong Gang, 29*
(董刚)
Feb. 24 2007 Helong China
6
0
 M Sentenced to death [112]
100. I. N., 35 May 29 2008 Abu Alanda Jordan
6
0
 M Sentenced to death [113]
101. Chen Wenfa, 21*
(陈文法)
Nov. 16 2009 Wumeng China
6
0
 M Found not guilty by reason of insanity [114]
102. Li Lei, 28*
(李磊)
Nov. 23 2009 Beijing China
6
0
 M Sentenced to death [115]
103. Unknown, 17* May 7 2010 Essaouira Iraq
6
0
F Arrested [116]
104. Sivaguru, 48* Aug. 12 2010 Dasanaickanpatti India
6
0
 MO Arrested [117]
105. Arif Mubashir, 40* July 26 2011 Tandlianwala Pakistan
6
0
F Arrested [118]
105. Budhe Singh* July 10 1931 Siuli Patti Kauria India
6
?
 M Arrested [119]
106. Li Bingzhang
(李炳章)
March 8 2003 Beiliu City China
6
?
Sentenced to death [120]
107. Unknown June 17 2005 Kajiado Kenya
6
?
Arrested [121]
108. Ram Chandar, 35* Fiji
6
?
 M Sentenced to life imprisonment [122]

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, stone, 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)

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    Afghan man guns down 16 family members over property dispute, Xinhua (September 27, 2009)
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    – Hindu kills 14, The Circleville Herald (November 30, 1936)
    Nootjes, Vlissingse Courant (December 1, 1936)
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    Man hacks eight family members to death, Independent Online (May 1, 2001)
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    – Mexican kills wife, self and eight tots, Logansport Pharos-Tribune (December 1, 1923)
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    Market loser slays his wife and 7 sons, The New York Times (December 17, 1929)
    Confesses killing wife and seven small children, The Lewiston Daily Sun (December 17, 1929)
    Self-confessed slayer improves, The Calgary Herald (December 17, 1929)
    – Kills entire family, Orange County Independent (December 19, 1929)
    Unfit for trial, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (March 20, 1930)
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    – Man murders eight in his family, The Straits Times (August 17, 2001)
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    Killer dad recorded murder, New Vision (April 30, 2004)
    Church refuses to pray for killer dad, New Vision (May 3, 2004)
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  30. ^ Man runs amok, The Courier-Mail (May 4, 1934)
    Man runs amok, Northern Standard (May 8, 1934)
  31. ^ 戦後の主な大量殺人事件
    大量殺人犯 – 和歌山の兄一家8人殺し
  32. ^ 戦後の主な大量殺人事件
    大量殺人犯 – 青森のリンゴ園一家8人射殺事件
  33. ^ Huge manhunt after man shoots 8 relatives dead, Turkish Daily News (September 11, 2007)
    8 kişiyi öldürüp kaçan Ömer Taşçı, her yerde aranıyor!, Haberaktuel.com (September 11, 2007)
    8 cana 80 yıl hapis, Sabah.com.tr (January 3, 2009)
    Land dispute turns bloody, eight dead, Today's Zaman (September 11, 2007)
  34. ^ Vietnamese tötet sieben Angehörige mit Handgranate, Süddeutsche Zeitung (August 27, 1993)
  35. ^ 2 men run amok over work and lost love, The Straits Times (September 18, 1998)
  36. ^ Pakistani man kills seven relatives over land dispute, Associated Press (December 11, 2004)
    7 family members killed in property dispute, Daily Times (December 12, 2004)
  37. ^ Japanese farmer kills 7 in family, The Star-Phoenix (January 31, 1980)
    Goes berserk; 8 dead, The Telegraph-Herald (February 1, 1980)
  38. ^ 9 die for money, love, hate, The Straits Times (February 27, 1950)
  39. ^ Raymond Wahia Ratima at crime.co.nz
    – Brinded, Philip & Taylor, Antony: A mass killing in New Zealand in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1995, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp 316-320
  40. ^ Gunman butchers seven in gory rampage, iol.co.za (February 24, 2000)
    Mpumalanga shooting victims on the mend, iol.co.za (February 25, 2000)
    Man skiet 7 mense dood Pleeg selfmoord tussen lyke van sy vroue, kind, Die Burger (February 25, 2000)
    Man skiet sy 2 vroue, 2 kinders en 3 ander dood, Die Burger (February 25, 2000)
  41. ^ Amok in Perak, The Straits Times (December 27, 1898)
    Short News,The Straits Times (December 31, 1898)
    Short News, The Straits Times (April 4, 1899)
    Fifty Years Ago - From the Straits Times of Jan. 7, 1899, The Straits Times (January 7, 1949)
  42. ^ Seven Shot Dead - Village Headman Runs Amok, The Straits Times (November 29, 1933)
    Headman runs amok, The Canberra Times (November 10, 1933)
  43. ^ Unsettling memories rekindled by Charlestown killings, Kaieteur News (October 27, 2010)
    Seven murdered, killer ends life, Stabroek News (July 8, 1999)
    Row over lamp sparked mayhem, Stabroek News (July 9, 1999)
    "Bad words" triggered Buxton mass murder - widow tells mother, Guyana Chronicle (July 9, 1999)
    Buxton killer was burnt alive - post mortem report, Guyana Chronicle (July 10, 1999)
    The Buxton tragedy, Stabroek News (July 11, 1999)
  44. ^ Man hacks dead wife, 3 children, Philippine Daily Inquirer (January 23, 2002)
    Family of 7 massacred, Manila Standard (January 23, 2002)
    – Farmer hacks seven relatives to death, The Straits Times (January 23, 2002)
  45. ^ Japanese man says he killed seven relatives, USA Today (August 2, 2004)
    Yasutaka Fujishiro given death sentence for murders, The Daily Telegraph (May 28, 2009)
    兵庫7人刺殺:被告に死刑判決, The Mainichi Daily News (May 29, 2009)
  46. ^ Horrible Tragedy, Liverpool Mercury (August 18, 1862)
    – Shocking murder, The Aberdeen Journal (August 27, 1862)
    – Mailhot, Charles Édouard: Les Bois-Francs ..., Vol. 4; Arthabaska, 1925.
  47. ^ Killed her seven sons, The Gettysburg Times (November 2, 1918)
    Mother kills her 7 sons, The Rochester Sentinel (November 2, 1918)
    Grieving for Her Husband, She Kills Her Seven Sons And Tries to Kill Herself, The Atlanta Constitution (November 2, 1918)
  48. ^ Mexican slays wife and sons with hammer, The Atlanta Constitution (March 16, 1926)
    – Man kills wife, six sons and self, Nevada State Journal (March 16, 1926)
    – Man slays wife, six children and commits suicide, The Bakersfield Clifornian (March 16, 1926)
  49. ^ Nine slain in night, farm house fired, The New York Times (January 30, 1932)
    Blames ghosts for slaying 7, Prescott Evening Courier (February 3, 1932)
    Sitar Family Massacre at Manitoba's buried history
  50. ^ Rebellious Artist, Time (March 28, 1938)
    Cuts off heads of 7 who bulked his marriage, Chicago Daily Tribune (March 19, 1938)
    – Japanese painter decapitates seven, Montana Standard (March 20, 1938)
    – Jap Youth Chops Off Heads of Seven, San Antonio Light (March 18, 1938)
  51. ^ Japanese Wife Accuses Husband of Killing Seven, Chicago Daily Tribune (November 10, 1944)
    – Slaying of 7 Japs hints Tokyo plot, The Oakland Tribune (November 12, 1944)
    Falleció el periodista Jorge Salazar, presenciacultural.com (June 9, 2008)
  52. ^ Murder, suicide end tax threat, The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune (October 13, 1948)
    – A Japanese Tragedy, Lowell Sun (October 13, 1948)
    – Jap Kills 7, Poisons Self, The Oakland Tribune (October 13, 1948)
  53. ^ Seven shot dead in S. African family tragedy, The Canberra Times (January 12, 1953)
    Boy saw murder of six persons, The Canberra Times (January 13, 1953)
  54. ^ Official sought in slaying of 7 is found dead, St. Petersburg Times (June 5, 1956)
    Slaying toll now 8, The New York Times (June 5, 1956)
  55. ^ Zevenvoudige moord in Mexico, Leidsch Dagblad (June 26, 1962)
  56. ^ Scientist offers possible reason for family slayings, Rome News-Tribune (April 22, 1965)
    Family of Eight Found Shot to Death, Los Angeles Times (April 22. 1965)
    – Family massacre linked to theft of mangled money, Winnipeg Free Press (April 22, 1965)
  57. ^ Kills family, self, The Milwaukee Sentinel (July 23, 1968)
    Slays family and self, Lodi News Sentinel (July 24, 1968)
    Philippijnse boer maakte amok, Zierikzeesche Nieuwsbode (July 23, 1968)
  58. ^ Family-killer suspect "like a hunter", iol.co.uk (February 20, 2000)
    Farmworker gets 38 years for family slaying, iol.co.za (November 16, 2001)
  59. ^ Father kills six relatives, The Scotsman (September 21, 2002)
    Man guns down 7 of his family members, Dawn (September 22, 2002)
    Man kills his entire family of seven, gulfnews.com (September 22, 2002)
    Pakistani Man Gets Death for 7 Killings, Associated Press (April 17, 2003)
  60. ^ 7 killed over enmity, Pakistan Press International (July 28, 2003)
    Man kills 7 relatives in Pak village, The Times of India (July 28, 2003)
    Man kills seven relatives in Hyderabad, Daily Times (July 28, 2003)
  61. ^ Man kills wife, six children, New Vision (August 17, 2007)
    Relatives burn home of perished family in Kibaale, New Vision (August 21, 2007)
    Uganda husband hacks six children, wife to death, hangs himself, Monsters and Critics (August 18, 2007)
    Death at the hands of your loved one, Daily Monitor (June 7, 2008)
  62. ^ Man fatally shoots wife, 6 children in Trabzon, Today's Zaman (January 9, 2008)
    6 çocuğu ve eşini öldürdü, Hürriyet (January 8, 2008)
    Yüzsüz Sürmene Canavarı Hasan Danışmaz beraatini istedi! Hakimin kararını duyunca bayıldı!, Hürriyet (June 29, 2009)
    Sürmene Canavarı 5 kez ömürboyu hapis cezasını duyunca bayıldı, Milliyet (June 29, 2009)
  63. ^ Six of family hacked to death in Madhya Pradesh, Hindustan Times (October 12, 2009)
    7 hacked to death in MP, Central Chronicle (October 12, 2009)
    Man stabs seven persons to death, The Hindu (October 12, 2009)
    Man stabs 7 persons to death, Press Trust of India (October 12, 2009)
  64. ^ Man surrenders to police after killing 7 relatives, China Daily (February 4, 2010)
    贵州松桃县一男子杀死7名亲人 犯罪嫌疑人已投案自首, Xinhua (February 4, 2010)
    男子砍死7名亲属, news.sina.com.cn (February 4, 2010)
  65. ^ 7 family members perish in Karatu inferno, Daily News (September 28, 2010)
    Family of Seven burns to death in Karatu, The Arusha Times (Issue 00636)
    7 family members burnt to death, ippmedia.com (September 29, 2010)
    Urithi wa shamba wateketeza familia, Uhuru (September 28, 2010)
  66. ^ Seven of a family commit suicide in Orissa, NDTV (April 16, 2011)
    Seven of a family die in suicide pact, The Hindu (April 16, 2011)
    Husband admits having poisoned wife, 6 children to death, Sify News (April 16, 2011)
    Husband admits having poisoned wife, 6 children to death, IBN Live (April 16, 2011)
  67. ^ Policeman Slays 7 in His Family, The New York Times (January 14, 1941)
    – Seine Frau und sechs Kinder erschlagen, Escher Tageblatt (January 16, 1941)
    Frau und sechs Kinder erschlagen, Freiburger Zeitung (January 14, 1941)
  68. ^ 岩槻・家族7人殺人事件
  69. ^ Man with rare disease kills 7 and self, The Straits Times (February 20, 2001)
  70. ^ Ex-CRPF man kills 7, Indian Express (December 2, 2010)
    Butcher of Srikakulam hacks 7 to death, Deccan Chronicle (December 2, 2010)
    Ex-CRPF cop hacks his 2 children, 5 others, The Times of India (December 2, 2010)
    Ex-jawan beheads seven in vendetta, The Telegraph (December 2, 2010)
    Ex-jawan kills two kids, four others, Mumbai Mirror (December 2, 2010)
  71. ^ Man kills relatives, dies, The Straits Times (December 28, 2009)
    Man kills 6, injures 4, commits suicide in N China, Xinhua (December 28, 2009)
    河北男子殺6人傷4人自殺 日記稱死亡是解脫, big5.ce.cn (December 29, 2009)
    河北清河枪杀案致6死5伤 警方披露案情细节, chinanews.com.cn (December 29, 2009)
    清河6死5伤特大杀人案犯罪嫌疑人作案动机查明, Xinhua (December 29, 2009)
  72. ^ Kua, E. H. & Sulaimi Mohd S.: Amok - From the Writings of Sir Frank Swettenham; Singapore Medical Journal (Vol. 40/1999)
    AMOK! AMOK!, The Straits Times (July 5, 1927)
    Part IV, Straits Times Weekly Issue (September 12, 1893)
  73. ^ Son No. 1 charged with murder of six in family, The Straits Times (March 8, 1966)
    Tragic children are buried, The Straits Times (March 9, 1966)
    Charged with murder of his family, The Straits Times (October 15, 1975)
    Man accused of killing parents and four others goes on trial after 10 years in hospital, The Straits Times (April 6, 1976)
    Man who killed six was insane, rules court, The Straits Times (April 7, 1976)
  74. ^ Man kills six in-laws after wife leaves him, The Straits Times (December 3, 1986)
  75. ^ Ghastly Tragedy at Tampenis, The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (September 13, 1930)
    The Tampenis Road Tragedy, The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (September 16, 1930)
    Terrible crime in Singapore, The Straits Times (September 12, 1930)
    Tampenis Road Tragedy, The Straits Times (September 26, 1930)
    Murder and suicide, The Straits Times (September 29, 1930)
  76. ^ Crazed Quebec Man Kills 5 Relatives, 3 of Them Women, and Postal Official, The New York Times (October 26, 1934)
    Murderer guarded from Quebec crowd, The New York Times (October 28, 1934)
    Six are killed by crazed man, Spokane Daily Chronicle (October 26, 1934)
    – Six slain by maniac in Quebec, Winnipeg Free Press (October 26, 1934)
    Demented man kills six people, The Argus (October 29, 1934)
  77. ^ Family murdered, The West Australian (October 19, 1927)
    Miscellaneous - Cairo, Western Argus (October 25, 1957)
    Van Heinde En Ver - Te Zagazig, Zierikzeesche Nieuwsbode (October 21, 1927)
  78. ^ Japanese farmer kills six in family, self, San Antonio Light (April 11, 1948)
    – Jap dad goes on murder orgy, Long Beach Independent (April 11, 1948)
  79. ^ Amok slays six, The Straits Times (May 21, 1957)
  80. ^ 7 in South Africa Die In Family Massacre, The Hartford Courant (December 29, 1969)
    South African shoots family, self to death, The Pittsburgh Press (December 29, 1969)
    Detective and family massacred, The Windsor Star (December 29, 1969)
    Worker shoots six and kills himself, The Straits Times (December 30, 1969)
  81. ^ Man kills his family, then shoots himself, The Straits Times (February 2, 1970)
  82. ^ 内蒙古捅死6人男子亲属称其有精神病史, sina.com.cn (November 28, 2009)
    内蒙古清水河县特大凶杀案罪犯温铁栓自杀身亡, Xinhua (November 28, 2009)
    内蒙古男子连杀6人续:不健康心理是悲剧原因, chinanews.com.cn (December 7, 2009)
    呼和浩特市清水河特大杀人案凶手温铁栓前传, nmgnews.com.cn (December 9, 2009)
  83. ^ A terrible tragedy - A sheep farmer murders his wife and five children, The West Australian (October 14, 1896)
    The Brisbane Courier - Thursday, October 13, 1896, The Brisbane Courier (October 13, 1896)
    A dreadful tragedy - Murder of a wife and five children, The Brisbane Courier (October 15, 1896)
  84. ^ A Terrible Tragedy - A mother murders six children, The West Australian (March 3, 1898)
    The Tasmanian Tragedy - Later Particulars, The West Australian (March 4, 1898)
    The Tasmanian Tragedy - Results of Inquests, The West Australian (March 5, 1898)
    The Tasmanian Tragedy - Three Bodies Exhumed, The West Australian (March 15, 1898)
    The Triabunna Tragedy- A Municipal Inquiry, The West Australian (April 6, 1898)
  85. ^ Ghastly Tragedy - Madman attacks his family, The Argus (April 9, 1908)
    Tragedy at Invercargill, Tuapeka Times (April 11, 1908)
    Terrible Tragedy - The Invercargill Sensation, Evening Post (April 9, 1908)
    Invercargill Tragedy - Murderer's Insanity, Hawera & Normanby Star (April 14, 1908)
    Local & General - Phyllis Baxter, Tuapeka Times (April 25, 1908)
    The Invercargill Tragedy - Baxter's Will, Evening Post (June 12, 1908)
  86. ^ Short News, The Straits Times (December 19, 1928)
    Weaver runs amuck, The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (December 28, 1928)
  87. ^ Family perish in fire - Murder arson, and suicide, The Canberra Times (February 27, 1929)
    Father's crime, The Brisbane Courier (March 20, 1929)
  88. ^ Family tragedy, The Sydney Morning Herald (August 22, 1931)
  89. ^ Hindu tragedy - Whole family murdered, The Canberra Times (April 8, 1933)
    Grim Tragedy - Family of 7 dead, The Mercury (April 8, 1933)
  90. ^ Demented father shoots 6 children, The Canberra Times (July 3, 1948)
    Killer of 6 convicted, The Sydney Morning Herald (September 1, 1948)
  91. ^ Mother and five children are slain, Toledo Blade (October 13, 1950)
    Woman, five children murdered in W.A.: Man questioned, The Canberra Times (October 14, 1950)
    Man charged with murder of family, The Canberra Times (October 16, 1950)
    Death sentence for murderer of son, The Advertiser (December 20, 1950)
    Armanasco appeal - "Conjecture" about mental condition, The West Australian (March 2, 1951)
    Armanasco refused leave to appeal, The West Australian (March 22, 1951)
  92. ^ Gas kills family of seven, The Sydney Morning Herald (May 8, 1964)
    – Most fascinating crimes, The Sydney Morning Herald (February 13, 1965)
    Gas kills seven, note found, The Age (May 7, 1964)
  93. ^ Planter kills family and himself, The Straits Times (March 13, 1965)
  94. ^ Farmer kills six, The Leader-Post (December 30, 1966)
  95. ^ Man kills his family, The Straits Times (December 28, 1973)
  96. ^ They chose death, The Straits Times (October 27, 1974)
  97. ^ Unsettling memories rekindled by Charlestown killings, Kaieteur News (October 27, 2010)
    The Leonora axe murders, Kaieteur News (July 25, 2009)
  98. ^ Accuse man of killing family during pow pow, The Bryan Times (January 19, 1983)
    Six die in shooting in Vancouver suburb, Eugene Register-Guard (January 19, 1983)
    Slain family may have been discussing domestic problems, Spokane Chronicle (January 19, 1983)
    BLACKMAN, Bruce Alfred, British Columbia Review Board (January 25, 1993)
  99. ^ Family horror, The Straits Times (August 11, 1986)
    Turchie: Uccide i suoi sei figli e poi si toglie la vita, Stampa Sera (August 11, 1986)
    – Killar köyü matemde, Milliyet (August 11, 1986)
  100. ^ Kenyan teen hacks six people to death, Ocala Star-Banner (June 1, 1988)
    Kenyan teen hacks six to death, The Ledger (June 1, 1988)
    – Stag youth kills six, The Gleaner (June 1, 1988)
  101. ^ The Schlaepfer Family Massacre at crime.co.nz
    New Zealand man kills 6, then himself, Spokane Chronicle (May 20, 1992)
    Day of slaughter on family farm, The New Zealand Herald (May 19, 2007)
  102. ^ Brits in horror, Sunday Mail (January 28, 1996)
  103. ^ Man kills 6 kin, The Tribune (January 14, 2000)
    Indian kills 'witch' family, Independent Online (January 14, 2000)
  104. ^ Montreal dad left letters about family in paradise, CBC (September 21, 2001)
  105. ^ Father charged in fire deaths of children, CTV News (March 16, 2002)
    Handel murder case now in jury's hands, CTV News (October 1, 2003)
    Jurors to continue deliberations in Handel trial, CBC News (October 1, 2003)
    Father convicted of first-degree murder in deaths of his six children, CBC News (October 2, 2003)
  106. ^ Mother kills six children, herself, The Tribune (April 13, 2002)
  107. ^ Death for man who killed six of estranged wife's family, The Straits Times (September 30, 2002)
    为争儿子抚养权 新疆一悍夫大开杀戒手刃六人, Sina.com (May 10, 2002)
    新疆最大的黑社会组织性质的犯罪集团案宣判, Sina.com (September 26, 2002)
  108. ^ SC awards death to man who hacked wife, 5 children, The Times of India (September 19, 2009)
  109. ^ Suspended death sentence for family slayer upheld, China Daily (November 11, 2007)
    Mass killer arrested, China Daily (January 3, 2007)
    Mentally Ill Man Given Suspended Death Sentence, china.org.cn (July 21, 2007)
    Row could have led to mass killings in Foshan, China Daily (January 6, 2007)
    佛山灭门案续:黄文义狱中被岳父追讨遗产, Sohu (March 13, 2007)
  110. ^ Family of 6 wiped out with gun, news24.com (February 20, 2007)
    Dad turns gun on himself after family killing, Independent Online (February 21, 2007)
  111. ^ Man kills wife, five children, Dawn (February 25, 2007)
    Pakistani man kills wife, five children, Monsters and Critics (February 25, 2007)
  112. ^ Man gets death for killing six family members, China Daily (July 12, 2007)
    Son kills family of six in NE China, China Daily (February 25, 2007)
    董刚案终审维持死刑判决 弑父母杀兄妹残害6人, Sohu (January 1, 2008)
  113. ^ Jordanian man kills six people, including his three children, Earth Times (May 30, 200)
    Jordanian Kills 6 People, Including His 3 Children, Arab News (May 31, 2008)
    Investigation ongoing in multiple murder case, The Jordan Times (June 4, 2008)
    Defendant’s father refuses to drop charges, The Jordan Times (February 13, 2009)
    Pathologist testifies in murder case, The Jordan Times (December 4, 2009)
    Defendant in multiple-murder case sentenced to death, The Jordan Times (June 16, 2010)
  114. ^ Spree killing suspect caught in SW China, china.org.cn (December 1, 2009)
    Police nab suspect in China who killed off family, Boston Herald (December 1, 2009)
    云南禄劝乌蒙村发生特大杀人案 6人遇害1人失踪, Sohu (November 17, 2009)
    云南禄劝致6死特大杀人案:失踪者有作案嫌疑, Sohu (November 18, 2009)
    云南警方破获致6人死亡特大杀人案, Xinhua (December 1, 2009)
    公安机关山区搜捕15昼夜抓获陈文法, sina.com.cn (December 1, 2009)
    Man who killed his family declared insane, Shanghai Daily (December 23, 2009)
  115. ^ Man held: 6 family members found dead, Shanghai Daily (November 30, 2009)
    北京大兴6人被杀凶案告破 犯罪嫌疑人三亚落网, Xinhua (November 29, 2009)
    北京大兴嫌疑人杀妻灭子 手刃六人只因家庭积怨, Sohu (November 30, 2009)
    80后男子刀屠六至亲被捕 称源于家庭积怨, sina.com.cn (November 30, 2009)
    北京大兴男子杀死6名至亲续:作案动机令人费解, Sina.com (December 16, 2009)
    李磊:灭门惨案制造者, ifeng.com (December 27, 2010)
  116. ^ شاب في الصويرة يقتل جميع أفراد عائلته, Radio Sawa (May 7, 2010)
    عراقي يقتل والديه وأشقائه الأربعة بالرصاص, elbashayeronline.com (May 7, 2010)
    شاب يقتل والديه وأشقائه الأربعة بالرصاص, alrafidayn.com (May 10, 2010)
  117. ^ Man kills 6 members of his family, The Times of India (August 14, 2010)
    Man kills 6 of his family, The Indian Express (August 14, 2010)
    Salem: Man kills 6 family members including parents, NDTV (August 13, 2010)
    Salem murder case: two arrested, The Hindu (August 19, 2010)
  118. ^ Pak man kills six daughters for 'honour', Hindustan Times (July 28, 2011)
    Father kills six daughters in Faisalabad for having relations with boys, The Asian Age (July 27, 2011)
    Pakistani Dad Guns Down 6 Daughters Over Suspected Dating, newsone.com (July 29, 2011)
    Un hombre paquistaní mata a seis de sus hijas por haber 'mancillado' su honor, El Mundo (July 27, 2011)
  119. ^ Six murdered, The Straits Times (August 7, 1931)
  120. ^ 宅基建设起纷争竟然杀了六口人 北流一杀人恶魔一审被判处极刑, Sina.com (August 12, 2003)
  121. ^ Man held over death of six relatives, Daily Nation (June 18, 2005)
    – Man who killed six kin had been jilted, Daily Nation (June 20, 2005)
  122. ^ Six life terms, The Straits Times (May 2, 1995)