21st-century American murderers

Thomas Matthew Crooks was an American man who attempted to assassinate then-former U.S. president Donald Trump, who at the time was the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election.

American former police officer who murdered George Floyd

American mass murderer (1986-2016)

American-Canadian actor (1983-2012)

Aaron Josef Hernandez was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons with the New England Patriots until his arrest and conviction for the murder of Odin Lloyd.

American mass murderer, perpetrator of the July 20, 2012 mass shooting at a Century movie theater in Aurora, Colorado

American individual who perpetrated the 2014 Isla Vista killings (1991–2014)

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

American convicted murderer (1968–2011)

American white supremacist and neo nazi (born April 3nd 1994)

Kyrgyz-American man convicted of the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15th, 2013

American fugitive

American real-estate heir and convicted murderer (1943–2022)

American Army officer and mass murderer (born 1970)

Nurse convicted of killing patients

American serial killer (1941-2026)

American army soldier and mass murderer condemned

American football cornerback (1988–2021)

American football player (1987–2012)

American murderer and fugitive

man accused of murdering his two teenage daughters

American mass shooter and former student of Stoneman Douglas High School

American serial killer

American spree killer; perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting (Born 1992–Died 2012)

Puerto Rican boxer

American serial killer and blogger (1963-2021)

American mass murderer; charged with 2011 Tucson shooting

American fugitive wanted for the murder of his wife

Wade Steven Wilson is an American criminal convicted of the 2019 murders of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz in Cape Coral, Florida. Due to sharing the name of the Marvel character Wade "Deadpool" Wilson, Wilson has been referred to in the media as the "Deadpool Killer". Prior to becoming a convicted murderer, Wilson was a witness/informant for the Leon County Sheriff's Office in the 2016/2018 case against Brian Winchester. Wilson said he was offered $20,000 to "take care of" Winchester's wife. Wilson then informed the police, claiming he didn't feel right about it. Wilson appears briefly in "Mr. & Mrs. Murder," giving the police his statement against his former cellmate. Wilson was sentenced to death in 2024 after being found guilty of first-degree murder, among other charges. Prior to the murders, Wilson had a criminal history dating back to 2012, including convictions for burglary, grand theft, and firearms offenses.

American serial killer

American internet personality

American murderer (1969–2010)

American serial killer (1965–2002)

American murderer

American prisoner sentenced to death (1968-2016)

American baseball player

Taymor Travon McIntyre (born June 16, 2000), better known by his stage name Tay-K, is an American convicted murderer and former rapper. He is best known for his 2017 song "The Race", which peaked at number 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Its lyrics detailed criminal activity carried out by McIntyre, and became popular following a nationwide manhunt that led to his arrest and eventual conviction for murder.

Player of American and Canadian football (1975-2016)

American fugitive

the first transgender woman that was executed in the United States

American rapper and convicted murderer

American serial killer

American murderer, author and speaker

American serial killer (1943-2010)

American serial killer

American baseball player

American serial killer

American murderer

American writer (1942-2020)

son of cult leader who committed murder-suicide

American serial killer

American actor and murderer (1969-2008)

former American fugitive

American triple and long jumper (1975-2004)

unidentified serial killer

American murderer