# List of rampage killers (familicides in Europe)

This is a list of mass or spree killers in Europe who committed familicide. A mass murderer is typically defined as someone who kills three or more people in one incident, not including themselves, with no "cooling off" period. A mass murder typically occurs in a single location where one or more persons kill several others.
The victims must have been largely the relatives of the perpetrator to be considered a familicide.
This list does not include serial killers, members of democidal governments, or major political figures who orchestrated such actions.

## Rampage killers

| | Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional notes |
| 1. | Menci, Angiolo, 42 | May 11 | 1900 | Castiglion Fiorentino | Italy | 10 | 3 | FMA | Arrested Killed numerous animals |
| 2. | Girerd, Roger, 34* | May 20 | 1965 | Charvieu-Chavagneux | France | 10 | 0 | FM | Committed suicide Killed a dog |
| 3. | Brückner, Wilhelm, 31* | June 6/7 | 1925 | Hassenberg & Lindenberg | Weimar Republic | 9 | 1 | M | Committed suicide |
| 4. | Bihl, Christoff* | Aug. 25 | 1580 | Zabern | Holy Roman Empire | 9 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death and executed |
| 5. | Austin, Thomas* | | 1694 | Cullompton, Mid Devon, Devon | England | 9 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death and executed |
| 6. | Kisselef, Ign.* (Киселёв) | March 15 | 1912 | Shenkursk | Russian Empire | 8–9 | ? | M | |
| 7. | King, Leonard, 40* | Sept. 18 | 1954 | Shotton, Flintshire, Wales | United Kingdom | 8 | 1 | MP | Committed suicide Also killed a dog |
| 8. | Eisenbeiß, Hans, 42 | April 28 | 1606 | Eliasbrunn | Holy Roman Empire | 8 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death and executed Terminated a pregnancy |
| 9. | Elfskifsen, ---, 54* | Aug. 11/12 | 1843 | Härnösand | Sweden | 8 | 0.1 0 | M | Arrested |
| 10. | 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 |
| 11. | Diószegi, Flórián | Aug. 21 | 1893 | Hódmezővásárhely | Austria-Hungary | 8 | 0 | M | Sentenced to life imprisonment |
| 12. | Pablo Gideon* | Dec. | 1915 | Dörfl | German Empire | 8 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 13. | Baysang, Charles* | April 8 | 1922 | Durlinsdorf | France | 8 | 0 | M | Arrested |
| 14. | Estakis, Valla* | 09.00 Sept. | 1928 | | Greece | 8 | 0 | F | |
| 15. | Lambrecht, Karl, 52* | June 6 | 1934 | Aichhalden | Nazi Germany | 8 | 0 | | Committed suicide |
| 16. | Kecinski, Harry, 44* | April 20/21 | 1970 | Fahrdorf | West Germany | 8 | 0 | F | Committed suicide |
| 17. | Belov, Oleg Petrovich, 51* (Белов, Олег Петрович) | July 27/ Aug. 3 | 2015 | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | 8 | 0 | M | Sentenced to life imprisonment Terminated a pregnancy |
| 18. | Zykaj, Ritvan, 24 | Aug. 10 | 2018 | Resulaj | Albania | 8 | 0 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment |
| 19. | Unknown* | Jan. | 1927 | Petergof | Soviet Union | 8 | ? | M | |
| 20. | Čedić, Dragan, 31 (Драган Чедић) | July 26/27 | 2002 | Leskovac | Serbia and Montenegro | 7 | 4 | F | Committed suicide |
| 21. | Svoboda, Josef, 43 | Feb. 27/28 | 1967 | Jeseník | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | M | Committed suicide |
| 22. | Staridas, Spyros Athanasios, 33 (Σπυρος Αθανάσιος Σταριδας) | June 28 | 1981 | Trikala | Greece | 7 | 3 | F | Committed suicide |
| 23. | Taylor, Frank* | March 7 | 1895 | London, England | United Kingdom | 7 | 1 | M | Committed suicide |
| 24. | Giorgi, Nicola, 50 | July 20 | 1922 | Pietrafitta | Italy | 7 | 1 | F | Arrested |
| 25. | Endres, Blasius | Aug. 9 | 1585 | Wangen im Allgäu | Holy Roman Empire | 7 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death and executed Terminated a pregnancy |
| 26. | Unknown* | June 12 | 1597 | Sprottau | Holy Roman Empire | 7 | 0 | | Sentenced to death and executed |
| 27. | Mosenheuer, Michel* | Jan. 13 | 1616 | Benterode | Holy Roman Empire | 7 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 28. | Rosenzweig, Heinrich* | Jan. 2 | 1621 | Quedlinburg | Holy Roman Empire | 7 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death and executed |
| 29. | Whitworth, William Henry, 39* | May 18 | 1860 | Sandown Fort, Isle of Wight, England | United Kingdom | 7 | 0 | M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity |
| 30. | Duggan, Walter James* | June 28 | 1869 | London, England | United Kingdom | 7 | 0 | P | Committed suicide |
| 31. | Derby, Samuel Hill, 35* | Feb. | 1888 | Salford, Greater Manchester, England | United Kingdom | 7 | 0 | P | Committed suicide |
| 32. | Bienert, Ernst Julius* | Dec. 14/15 | 1903 | Meißen | German Empire | 7 | 0 | P | Attempted suicide |
| 33. | Boronkoff, Ivan* | March 17 | 1904 | Kotjoff | Russian Empire | 7 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 34. | Szczuka, ---* | Feb. 9 | 1910 | Zarizyn | Russian Empire | 7 | 0 | M | Arrested |
| 35. | Bratz, Alfred, 50* | Jan. 9 | 1914 | Soldau | German Empire | 7 | 0 | FMP | Committed suicide Also killed a dog |
| 36. | Schützenhöfer, Anna, 43* | 11.30 Nov. 30 | 1915 | Dörfl | Austria-Hungary | 7 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 37. | Cavel, Johann | July 31 | 1928 | Körmend | Hungary | 7 | 0 | F | Committed suicide |
| 38. | Larssen, Øyvind, 21* | March 30 | 1932 | Verdal | Norway | 7 | 0 | MA | Arrested |
| 39. | Giebel, Friedrich, 38* | Oct. 19/20 | 1940 | Mainz | Nazi Germany | 7 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 40. | Hansen, Peter Christian, 36* | April 14 | 1949 | Nejede | Denmark | 7 | 0 | M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity |
| 41. | Capek, Franz, 41* | Oct. 7 | 1956 | Waltersdorf | Austria | 7 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 42. | Antonello, Mauro, 40 | Oct. 15 | 2002 | Chieri | Italy | 7 | 0 | F | Committed suicide |
| 43. | Asadullin, Khubulla Abdullovich, 54 (Асадуллин, Хубулла Абдуллович) | Aug. 18 | 2005 | Chelyabinsk | Russia | 7 | 0 | MA | Sentenced to life imprisonment |
| 44. | Rösthell, Jörg* | April 11 | 1599 | Prüsseln | Holy Roman Empire | 7 | ? | | |
| 45. | Unknown* | June | 1927 | Zabie | Poland | 7 | ? | F | |
| 46. | Schurr, Adrian, 26 | Jan. 24 | 2020 | Rot am See | Germany | 6 | 2 | F | Sentenced to 15 years in prison |
| 47. | Rundström, Anders | Nov. 5 | 1833 | Roukalahti | Russian Empire | 6 | 1 | M | Attempted suicide |
| 48. | Heikkilä, Kalle Juho, 37* | April 5 | 1905 | Kiekka | Russian Empire | 6 | 1 | FM | Arrested |
| 49. | Wilsdorf, Edmund Hermann* | March 9/10 | 1907 | Dresden | German Empire | 6 | 1 | F | Committed suicide |
| 50. | Karapetiez, --- | March 31 | 1907 | Alexandropol | Russian Empire | 6 | 1 | M | Committed suicide |
| 51. | Konieczny, Czeslaw, 25* | Dec. 1/2 | 1929 | Peruschütz | Poland | 6 | 1 | M | Arrested |
| 52. | Haroutunian, Joanes, 43* | Jan. 31 | 1930 | Marseille | France | 6 | 1 | F | Committed suicide |
| 53. | Schimansky, Franz, 41* | April 3 | 1930 | Merkstein | Weimar Republic | 6 | 1 | M | Arrested |
| 54. | Tymkow, Wasyl, 30 | Feb. 10 | 1937 | Krasne | Poland | 6 | 1 | F | Attempted suicide |
| 55. | Barboux, Roger, 33 | Oct. 19 | 1954 | Dun-le-Poëlier | France | 6 | 1 | FMA | Committed suicide |
| 56. | Kaya, Hakan, 24* | Dec. 22 | 2000 | Salzgitter | Germany | 6 | 1 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment Terminated a pregnancy |
| 57. | Petrović, Tomislav, 45 | May 29 | 2008 | Gornja Lipnica & Trstje | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1 | F | Found not guilty by reason of insanity |
| 58. | Šefer, Rade, 55* (Раде Шефер) | May 17 | 2015 | Orom & Martonoš | Serbia | 6 | 1 | F | Killed |
| 59. | Unknown* | | 1614 | Valencia | Spain | 6 | 0 | | Sentenced to death and executed |
| 60. | Rüsau, Johann Georg, 51–52* | Aug. 15 | 1803 | Hamburg | Holy Roman Empire | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death and executed |
| 61. | Moog, Johann Gottlieb* | Aug. 21 | 1817 | Frankfurt | German Confederation | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide Terminated a pregnancy |
| 62. | Holzwart, Christian* | Dec. 28/29 | 1845 | Sudenburg | German Confederation | 6 | 0 | MA | Sentenced to death |
| 63. | Brough, Mary Ann, 43* | June 10 | 1854 | Esher, London, England | United Kingdom | 6 | 0 | M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity |
| 64. | Unknown* | | 1856 | Livorno | Italy | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 65. | Rodewald, Eduard, 34* | Jan. 8 | 1862 | Neu-Sobrusan | Austria-Hungary | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death |
| 66. | Errigo, Giuseppe* | June | 1870 | Casa Taverna | Italy | 6 | 0 | FM | Committed suicide |
| 67. | Ruchalski, ---* | June 17/18 | 1875 | Zendowo | German Empire | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 68. | Nill, Bernhard, 34* | May 10 | 1885 | Bodelshausen | German Empire | 6 | 0 | MA | |
| 69. | Muckelmann, Friedrich* | Dec. 23 | 1885 | Hamm | German Empire | 6 | 0 | M | Arrested |
| 70. | Grosgeorge, Jean-Baptiste, 41* | May 28 | 1889 | Rougiville | France | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 71. | Linke, Wilhelm, 36* | Aug. 30 | 1905 | Kamenz | German Empire | 6 | 0 | MA | Arrested |
| 72. | Head, Peter Robert* | Sept. 22 | 1905 | Amesbury, Wiltshire, England | United Kingdom | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 73. | Glaser, Anton, 30* | April 8/9 | 1907 | Dortmund | German Empire | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 74. | Nielsen, Maren | July | 1907 | Tvis | Denmark | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 75. | Bouvier, Alexis-Désiré, 37* | Dec. 11 | 1909 | Toulon | France | 6 | 0 | FM | Committed suicide |
| 76. | Zautze, ---* | Sept. 12 | 1911 | Wassel | German Empire | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 77. | Dillinger, Heinrich Friedrich Karl* | Feb. 12 | 1912 | Reichenbach im Vogtland | German Empire | 6 | 0 | F | Arrested |
| 78. | Kudraszew, ---* | 04.00 April | 1912 | Lubimow | Russian Empire | 6 | 0 | | Arrested |
| 79. | Husak, Franz, 44* | Feb. 4 | 1913 | Prague | Austria-Hungary | 6 | 0 | P | Committed suicide |
| 80. | Lengs, ---, 50 | 04.00 April | 1913 | Sejny | Russian Empire | 6 | 0 | F | Arrested |
| 81. | Denk, Johann, 49* | 04.00 April | 1916 | Mühlbach | German Empire | 6 | 0 | F | Committed suicide |
| 82. | Hecker, ---* | Jan. 22/23 | 1917 | Weilheim | German Empire | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 83. | Blaschkowski, Johann, 44 | June 17 | 1926 | Dortmund | Weimar Republic | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 84. | Lewandowski, Leon, 21 | Feb. 24 | 1927 | Groß-Tarpnia | Poland | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death |
| 85. | Hapczuk, Iwan* | June 2/3 | 1927 | Zabie | Poland | 6 | 0 | FMA | Sentenced to death |
| 86. | Mitroff, ---, 25* | Oct. 27 | 1927 | Chamlievo | Bulgaria | 6 | 0 | M | Arrested |
| 87. | Kozaczek, Józef, 20* | Aug. 14 | 1929 | Wierzbowka | Poland | 6 | 0 | M | Arrested |
| 88. | Müller, ---, 30* | March 1 | 1930 | Chemnitz | Weimar Republic | 6 | 0 | P | Committed suicide |
| 89. | Poikonen, Onni Eemil, 36* | Sept. 21 | 1930 | Karstula | Finland | 6 | 0 | MA | Perished in the fire |
| 90. | Skoruppa, Robert* | May 29 | 1931 | Knurów | Poland | 6 | 0 | M | Arrested |
| 91. | Delafé, Pierre* | Feb. 9 | 1932 | Moirax | France | 6 | 0 | FM | Sentenced to death |
| 92. | Meurer, Kurt Wilhelm, 37 | March 24/25 | 1932 | Jena | Weimar Republic | 6 | 0 | F | Committed suicide |
| 93. | Studnitz, Anton, 37* | July | 1934 | Rybnik | Poland | 6 | 0 | P | Committed suicide |
| 94. | Monchaux, Alfred, 44* | Oct. 12 | 1934 | Cambron | France | 6 | 0 | MA | Committed suicide |
| 95. | Tainio, Lauri, 43* | Jan. 27 | 1937 | Hietala | Finland | 6 | 0 | F | Committed suicide |
| 96. | Ochea, Albundi* | March | 1937 | Transsylvania | Romania | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 97. | Schaßberger, Hugo, 37* | Aug. 27 | 1938 | Stuttgart | Nazi Germany | 6 | 0 | MA | Committed suicide |
| 98. | Devillechaise, Paul, 41* | March 18 | 1939 | Autun | France | 6 | 0 | FM | Committed suicide while awaiting trial |
| 99. | Unknown* | | 1943 | Chukotka | Soviet Union | 6 | 0 | | Committed suicide |
| 100. | Damm, Auguste, 43* | April 26 | 1943 | Zürich | Switzerland | 6 | 0 | F | Committed suicide |
| 101. | Lehtikoski, Ervi Matti, 31* | Aug. 21 | 1944 | Kainasto | Finland | 6 | 0 | FM | Committed suicide |
| 102. | Goebbels, Magda, 43 | May 1 | 1945 | Berlin | Nazi Germany | 6 | 0 | P | Committed suicide |
| 103. | Serval, Jean* | Oct. 11 | 1950 | Essey-lès-Nancy | France | 6 | 0 | P | Committed suicide |
| 104. | Gillette, Léon, 70* | April 15 | 1952 | Le Tronquay | France | 6 | 0 | MA | Committed suicide |
| 105. | Ruiz Martínez, José Maria, 45* | May 1 | 1962 | Madrid | Spain | 6 | 0 | FM | Committed suicide |
| 106. | Suni, Uuno Ensio, 36* | Sept. 25 | 1962 | Muukko | Finland | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 107. | Buschbeck, Kurt-Hermann, 44* | Aug. 4/5 | 1968 | Breitenbach | West Germany | 6 | 0 | MO | Committed suicide |
| 108. | Vestergaard, Søren, 49* | Jan. 28 | 1969 | Hee | Denmark | 6 | 0 | FM | Committed suicide |
| 109. | Leifeld, Liselotte, 33* | Sept. 23 | 1969 | Ahlen | West Germany | 6 | 0 | F P | Committed suicide |
| 110. | Rodriguez Taboadelo, Nicanor, 48 | Jan. 30 | 1971 | Ourense | Spain | 6 | 0 | F | Arrested |
| 111. | Pankhurst, Richard Thomas, 30* | June 23 | 1971 | Biddenden, Borough of Ashford, Kent, England | United Kingdom | 6 | 0 | M | Arrested |
| 112. | Sobok, Ryszard, 29 | Feb. 11/12 | 1981 | Walim | Poland | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death and executed Terminated a pregnancy |
| 113. | Deraymaeker, Josef, 63* | Feb. 23/24 | 1985 | Overijse | Belgium | 6 | 0 | F | Committed suicide |
| 114. | Püschner, Karl-Heinz, 36* | Feb. 12 | 1986 | Geisenfeld | West Germany | 6 | 0 | MP | Committed suicide |
| 115. | Le Van Than, 41* | July 10 | 1994 | Coudekerque-Branche | France | 6 | 0 | M | Committed suicide |
| 116. | Demule, Guy, 37 | July 19 | 1994 | Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | France | 6 | 0 | FM | Committed suicide |
| 117. | Polevoi, Alexi, 17 | Feb. 27 | 1995 | Paris | France | 6 | 0 | F | Sentenced to eight years in prison |
| 118. | Valente, Alfredo, 33* | Nov. 19 | 1996 | Buonvicino | Italy | 6 | 0 | F | Sentenced to 30 years in prison |
| 119. | Selamet, Ozan, 42 | Jan. 18 | 2002 | Brussels | Belgium | 6 | 0 | FM | Sentenced to life imprisonment |
| 120. | McElhill, Arthur, 39* | Nov. 13 | 2007 | Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | United Kingdom | 6 | 0 | A | Perished in the fire |
| 121. | Rzeszowski, Damian, 30 | Aug. 14 | 2011 | Saint Helier | Jersey | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to six concurrent 30-year terms |
| 122. | Chambers, John* | | 1725 | Simer, North Yorkshire, England | Great Britain | 6 | ? | | Sentenced to death and executed |
| 123. | Nikolitch, --- | Sept. | 1906 | Gostionitza | Serbia | 6 | ? | M | Arrested |
| 124. | Massetti, Giuseppe* | Oct. 19 | 1913 | Rovato | Italy | 6 | ? | F A | |
| 125. | Unknown* | | 1927 | Ryazan | Soviet Union | 6 | ? | M | |
| 126. | Unknown | 02.00 Feb. | 1929 | Radom | Poland | 6 | ? | | |
| 127. | Sitko, 21 | Aug. | 1930 | Baranovichi | Poland | 6 | ? | A | |
| 128. | Hall, Frederick* | May 31 | 1898 | Nettlebank, Staffordshire, England | United Kingdom | 5–6 | 0–1 | M | Committed suicide Terminated a pregnancy |
| 129. | Seelenberg, Hermann* | July 13 | 1910 | Helmstedt | German Empire | 5–6 | 0–1 | F | Committed suicide |
| 130. | Bertling, ---* | 06.00 June | 1917 | Gotha | German Empire | 5–6 | 0–1 | F | Attempted suicide |
| 131. | Niballi, Antonio, 44* | May | 1893 | Nicastro | Italy | 5–6 | 0 | F | Committed suicide |
| 132. | Berko | Sept. 23 | 1905 | Horodenka | Austria-Hungary | 4–7 | 0–3 | F | Arrested |
| 133. | Gray, Edmond, 52* | Jan. 23 | 1934 | Berzée | Belgium | 4–6 | 0–2 | M | Committed suicide |
| 134. | Rosner, Johann, 23 | Oct. 28/29 | 1875 | Kirchfidisch | Austria-Hungary | 4–6 | 0 | MA | Sentenced to death and executed |
| 135. | Lomnitzky, Josef* | Dec. | 1930 | Ardanova | Czechoslovakia | 3–8 | 0–5 | P | Committed suicide |
| 136. | Prosper, Nicholas, 18 | Sep. 13 | 2024 | Luton | United Kingdom | 3 | 0 | F | Arrested |

## Abbreviations and footnotes

* – Marks cases where all the victims were relatives of the perpetrator
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)