February 2, 1933Le Mans, FranceSisters Christine (27) and Léa (21) Papin kill and mutilate two of their employers Christine and Léa had begun working for the Lancelin family — René, Léonie, and their adult daughter Geneviève — in 1926 as live-in maids. Seven years later, they killed Léonie and Geneviève. On the evening of February…
Man kills 3 colleagues, self due to an obsession with co-worker
December 18, 1996São Paulo, BrazilMarcelo Kenji Yoshino (22) shoots several colleagues and himself Yoshino had been obsessed with his co-worker Valéria Lelli (26) for some time before the shootings. According to a fellow worker, Yoshino “kept sending letters, flowers and chocolates, but she didn’t care because she was engaged.” Additionally, Lelli’s fiancé told reporters, “Since…
The Queen Street Massacre
December 8, 1987Melbourne, AustraliaFrank Vitkovic (22) begins a shooting spree ending in the deaths of 9 including himself At 4:20 p.m., Vitkovic entered a building on Queen Street in Melbourne and briefly spoke with a former friend — and apparent primary target — before he drew a sawed off M1 carbine he had concealed in…
Man kills 5 including self in revenge for being fired the year before
November 14, 1991Royal Oak, MichiganTom McIlvane (31), angry over a decision not to overturn his termination, goes on a shooting spree at his former place of employment, killing 4 and himself McIlvane had been terminated from the Royal Oak Post Office on August 8, 1990; the Associated Press at the time reported the termination was…
Man kills 6, wounds 6, possibly due to anger from being expelled from a carpool
October 23, 1967Clinton County, PennsylvaniaLeo Held (40) goes on a shooting spree, killing 6 and wounding another 6 Around 8 a.m. on October 23, Held entered his workplace at the Hammermill Paper Co.’s laboratories while carrying a .38-caliber revolver and a .44-caliber magnum. He first shot and killed Carman H. Edwards (62) then moved upstairs…
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