Other Notable Incidents
This section lists mass murders by single perpetrators that do not fit into the upper categories, like arsons, poisonings and bombings.
Only cases are included with either at least twenty people killed, or at least one hundred dead and injured.
Name | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
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1. | Gameel Al-Batouti, 59 | 10.31 Oct. 31 | 1999 | Atlantic Ocean | 216 | 0.1 0 | Pilot; died in the crash of EgyptAir Flight 990, which he allegedly caused | ||
2. | Kim Dae-han, 56 (김대한) |
02.18 Feb. 18 | 2003 | Daegu | South Korea | 198 | 147 | Sentenced to life imprisonment for causing the Daegu subway fire | |
3. | Segee, Robert Dale, 14 | 07.06 July 6 | 1944 | Hartford, CT | U.S. | 167-169 | 412-682 | Confessed to causing the Hartford circus fire; later recanted | |
4. | Zhang Pilin, 37 | 05.07 May 7 | 2002 | Dalian | China | 111 | 0.1 0 | Set fire to the passenger cabin of an airplane; died in the crash. | |
5. | Jin Ruchao, 41 (靳如超) |
03.16 March 16 | 2001 | Shijiazhuang | China | 108 | 038 38 | Sentenced to death and executed for a bombing | |
6. | Tsu Way Ming, 41 | 12.19 Dec. 19 | 1997 | Palembang | Indonesia | 103 | 0.1 0 | Died in the crash of SilkAir Flight 185, which he was suspected of causing | |
7. | Unknown arsonist, 10 | 12.01 Dec. 1 | 1958 | Chicago, IL | U.S. | 95 | 100 | Fifth-grade student confessed to causing the Our Lady of the Angels School fire; later recanted | |
8. | González, Julio, 35 | 03.25 March 25 | 1990 | New York City, NY | U.S. | 87 | 0.0 ? | Convicted of the Happy Land Fire; sentenced to 174 twenty-five-year sentences | |
9. | Keith, Alexander, 48 | 12.11 Dec. 11 | 1875 | Bremerhaven | German Reich | 81-83 | 200 | Bomber; committed suicide | |
10. | Ma Hongqing, 50 (马宏清) |
07.16 July 16 | 2001 | Mafang | China | 80-89 | 98 | Sentenced to death and executed | |
11. | Nasra Yussef Mohammed al-Enezi, 23 | 08.15 Aug. 15 | 2009 | Jahra | Kuwait | 55-57 | 080.90 80-90 | Sentenced to death for causing a fatal fire at a wedding | |
12. | Graham, Jack Gilbert, 23 | 11.01 Nov. 1 | 1955 | Denver, CO | U.S. | 44 | 0.1 0 | Sentenced to death and executed for the bombing of United Airlines Flight 629 | |
13. | Doty, Thomas G., 34 | 05.22 May 22 | 1962 | Unionville, MO | U.S. | 44 | 0.1 0 | Died in the crash of Continental Airlines Flight 11, which he caused | |
14. | Gonzales, Francisco Paula, 27 | 05.07 May 7 | 1964 | Danville, CA | U.S. | 43 | 0.1 0 | Died in the crash of Pacific Air Lines Flight 773, which he caused | |
15. | Younes Khayati, 32 | 08.21 Aug. 21 | 1994 | Agadir | Morocco | 43 | 0.1 0 | Died in the crash of Royal Air Maroc Flight 630, which he caused | |
16. | Chen Zhengping, 32 (陈正平) |
09.15 Sep. 15 | 2002 | Nanjing | China | 42 | 300-400 | Sentenced to death and executed for poisoning | |
17. | Burke, David Augustus, 35 | 12.07 Dec. 7 | 1987 | San Luis Obispo, CA | U.S. | 42 | 0.1 0 | Died in the crash of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, which he caused | |
18. | Chiasson, Louis, 64 | 12.02 Dec. 2 | 1969 | Notre-Dame-du-Lac, QC | Canada | 40 | 002 2 | Sentenced to life imprisonment for arson | |
19. | Thompson, John, 42 | 08.16 Aug. 16 | 1980 | London | U.K. | 37 | 023 23 | Sentenced to life imprisonment for arson | |
20. | Li Zhanjin, 34 (刘占金) |
03.29 March 29 | 2000 | Shajian | China | 36-39 | 030.50 30-50+ | Killed by an explosion he caused at a wedding | |
21. | Çal, Kadir, 34 | 04.09 April 9 | 1991 | Istanbul | Turkey | 34-36 | 007.10 7-10 | Perished in the flames | |
22. | Frank, Julian Andrew, 32 | 01.06 Jan. 6 | 1960 | Bolivia, NC | U.S. | 33 | 0.1 0 | Died in the crash of National Airlines Flight 2511, which he caused | |
23. | Qiu Fengguo, 23 (邱凤国) |
02.15 Feb. 15 | 1986 | Jilin | China | 32 | 032 32 | Killed by the explosion | |
24. | Unknown | 04.22 April 22 | 1980 | Saint-Jean-de-Losne | France | 32 | 006.09 6-9 | ||
25. | Yu Xiugang, 21 | 04.14 April 14 | 1988 | Yujia | China | 30 | 018 18 | Killed by the explosion | |
26. | Zhang Yunliang, 62 | 06.05 June 5 | 2009 | Chengdu | China | 27 | 073 73 | Died in the 2009 Chengdu bus fire, which he caused | |
27. | Unknown Soldier | 02.16 Feb. 16 | 1984 | Debre Zeyit | Ethiopia | 25-28 | 010.12 10-12 | Died | |
28. | Katagiri, Seiji, 35 | 02.09 Feb. 9 | 1982 | Tokyo | Japan | 24 | 141 | Found not guilty of causing the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 350 by reason of insanity | |
29. | de la Torre, Humberto Diaz, 19 | 09.04 Sep. 4 | 1982 | Los Angeles, CA | U.S. | 24 | 032 32 | Sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for causing an apartment fire; killed an unborn child | |
30. | Unknown arsonist | 05.25 May 25 | 1982 | Aire-sur-l'Adour | France | 24 | 0.0 ? | Attacked a psychiatric center | |
31. | Guay, Albert, 32 | 09.09 Sep. 9 | 1949 | Charlevoix, QC | Canada | 23 | 0.1 0 | Sentenced to death and executed for bombing a passenger plane | |
32. | Matuschka, Sylvestre, 39 | 09.13 Sep. 13 | 1931 | Biatorbágy | Hungary | 22 | 120 | Sentenced to death for causing fatal train derailments | |
33. | Köhler, Gundolf, 21 | 09.26 Sep. 26 | 1980 | Munich | West Germany | 12 | 211 | Bomber; killed by the explosion he caused | |
34. | Gerdt, Petri Erkki Tapio, 19 | 10.11 Oct. 11 | 2002 | Vantaa | Finland | 6 | 166 | Killed in the Myyrmanni bombing, which he caused | |
35. | Copeland, David, 22 | 04.17 April 17/24/30 | 1999 | London | U.K. | 3 | 129 | Sentenced to 6 concurrent life sentences | |
36. | Rudolph, Eric Robert, 29 | 07.27 July 27 | 1996 | Atlanta, GA | U.S. | 2 | 111 | Sentenced to life imprisonment |
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