Connie Warner and, 178, 179
death sentence of, 186
Dianne Alexander and, 169–171, 180, 183, 184–185, 186, 187
DNA evidence of, 173, 174, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186
education of, 179
extradition of, 180
FBI profile of, 174–175
Geralyn DeSoto and, 174, 182–184
Gina Wilson Green and, 173, 174, 184
interaction with police, 177
interrogations of, 182
manhunt for, 180
Mary Ellen O’Toole and, 182
Pam Kinamore and, 172–173, 174, 175, 180, 184, 185
parents of, 179
as Peeping Tom, 178, 179
physical evidence of, 175, 182-183, 184
Randi Mebruer and, 178, 179
sentencing of, 184
total casualties of, 186
trials of, 182–184, 184–186
Trineisha Dene Colomb and, 178, 184
trip to Atlanta, 179, 180
trip to Chicago, 179
“trophies” of, 184
vehicles of, 172, 173, 174, 177
wife of, 180
Leon Heights Drive-In, 103
Longwell, Chuck, 111
Majzer, Anthony
adoptive parents of, 189, 192, 201
biological mother of, 189
birth of, 189
as boxer, 190
childhood of, 189–190
David Maust and, 189, 192–194, 198–200, 200–202, 203, 207–208, 209
drinking contest, 193–194, 198, 199
education of, 189–190
as foster child, 189
Gaylords street gang and, 189, 190, 192, 201
at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, 200
at Illinois River Correctional Center, 189, 190, 192
injuries of, 199, 200, 201, 209
at Minnesota federal prison, 207
move to Wyoming, 189, 193, 200
pocketknife of, 199–200, 201
police report filed by, 202
at Pontiac Correctional Facility, 189, 192
son of, 208
trip to Chicago, 192
Majzer, Ethan, 208
Manspeaker, Scott, 42, 44, 50, 62, 64
Martens, Keith. See also Thomas, Keith.
arrests of, 90
child of, 92
clothing of, 89
education of, 89, 92
endocarditis of, 90–91
father of, 84, 87
as home-theater project manager, 92
hospitalization of, 87, 88–89, 90–91, 92
injuries of, 90
James Huberty and, 92, 93
Kathleen Nader and, 88, 89, 90, 93
Matao Herrera and, 87, 89, 92, 93
mother of, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93
name change of, 87
obsession with killers of, 89
post-traumatic stress of, 87–88, 88–91, 92, 93
religion of, 91
resentments list of, 92
as runaway, 87, 88
as “skate punk,” 87, 89
sobriety of, 91–92
substance abuse of, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91
therapy sessions of, 88, 90, 92
Martinez, Ramiro, 159–160
Mattson, Dave, 155, 156, 162
Maust, David Edward
Anthony Majzer and, 189, 192–194, 198–200, 200–202, 203, 207–208, 209
apartment of, 192, 198, 201–202
arrests of, 196, 197, 203, 207
basement graves of, 202, 203
Bert (inmate) and, 196
birth of, 194
at Chicago State Hospital, 194
childhood of, 194–195
child pornography of, 196
Donald Jones and, 196, 197, 198, 203
drinking contest, 193–194, 198, 199
extradition of, 197
father of, 194, 206
at Fort Leavenworth Prison, 195, 196
at Fort Ord, 195
at Illinois River Correctional Center, 189, 192, 197, 198
interrogation of, 202–203
James Raganyi and, 202–203
Jimmy McClister and, 195, 203
manslaughter conviction of, 195
in mental hospitals, 194, 197
Michael Dennis and, 202–203
military service of, 195
mother of, 194, 195, 196, 206
move to Indiana, 202
move to Wyoming, 189, 193, 200
Nicholas James and, 202
odd jobs of, 192
parole of, 192
plea bargain of, 203
psychiatric evaluation of, 194–195, 206
random victims of, 192, 195, 196, 197, 207
sentencing of, 203, 206, 208
sexuality of, 194, 196, 198–199
suicide of, 206
total casualties of, 207
trip to Texas, 197
writings of, 197, 198, 202, 206, 207
McClister, Jimmy, 195, 203
McCoy, Houston, 159–160, 165
McDavid, David, 177–178
McNeil, Anica, 109
Mead, Mary, 103
Mebruer, Randi, 178, 179
Mixon, Dannie, 179
Momentum Securities, 47, 49, 54, 57, 59
Muhammad, John Allen, 138
Murder at the Office (Brent Doonan), 63, 65
Murdock, Ernest, 249, 253, 254
Nader, Kathleen, 88, 93
Neil, Lakeichha, 109
New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), 126, 127, 132, 134, 135, 136
Olson, Ken, 111
O’Toole, Mary Ellen, 174–175, 182
Pace, Charlotte Murray, 173, 174, 184–185
Palmisano, Skeets, 126
Patton, Paul, 223
Pegg, Harold, 238, 245, 249, 250, 256
Pena, Aurora, 71
Pérez, Claudia, 71
Perniciaro, Joe, 127, 132–133
Pilarchik, John, 19
Pitman, Chuck, 136
Pynoos, Robert, 88
Raganyi, James, 202–203
Reyes, Carlos, 70–71, 72, 75
Reyes, Jackie Wright, 70–71, 71–72
Richards, Ann, 117
Rogers, Pete, 125
Sirgo, Louis, 135
Smith, Josh, 227, 229
Smith, Orris, 19–20
Smith, Phil, 137–138
A Sniper in the Tower (Gary Lavergne), 164, 165
Solis, Ken, 126
Steagall, Betty, 134
Steagall, Robert, 134
Steger, Kayce, 214, 216, 218, 221, 222, 223, 224
Steger, Sabrina, 224
Strong, Ben, 211, 214, 216
Taylor, Olgica, 109
Thomas, Keith. See also Martens, Keith.
Blythe Herrera and, 67
bracelet of, 68, 76, 77, 87, 93
childhood memories of, 66, 67
father of, 84, 87
at Herrera funeral, 77
Herrera family and, 66, 67, 68, 70, 77
home life of, 84
hospitalization of, 84
injuries of, 75, 77, 83
James Huberty and, 76
marriage of, 92
Matao Herrera and, 66, 67, 68, 84
at McDonald’s Restaurant, 68, 70, 75–76
Mexican vacations of, 68, 84
mother of, 66–67, 68, 84
name change of, 87
nightmares of, 84
post-traumatic stress of, 84
psychiatric evaluations of, 88
recovery of, 77
religion of, 84
Ron Herrera and, 77
Unruh, Howard Barton “Junior”
Alvin Day and, 21
arrest of, 22–24
birth of, 25
burial of, 39
Charles Cohen and, 16, 24, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38
childhood of, 25
Clark Hoover and, 19–20
death of, 38–39
education of, 25, 27
at Family Movie Theater, 18
Helga Zegrino and, 21
home life of, 17, 27
indictments against, 29, 34
injuries of, 28
interrogation of, 24–25, 28
James Hutton and, 16, 20
John Pilarchik and, 19
lists of, 18, 25, 27–28
Maurice Cohen and, 17, 20, 27
media coverage of, 22, 31
medication of, 34
military service of, 25, 27, 39
Minnie Cohen and, 21
mother of, 19, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 36
paranoia of, 16–17, 18, 28, 33
physical description of, 15
plan of attack, 18, 19, 22, 25
psychiatric evaluation of, 28–29, 35
random victims of, 21
religion of, 15, 25, 28
Rose Cohen and, 20
sexuality of, 16–17, 28
shootout with police, 22
target range of, 19, 27
total casualties of, 21
Tom Zegrino and, 21
transfer hearings of, 34, 35–36
at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, 28, 29, 33, 36, 37
weapons of, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
writings of, 17, 18, 25, 27–28
Unruh, Samuel (father), 29
Ursin, Mary (wife), 119, 120, 125, 140
Ursin, Tim
at Charity Hospital, 125–126
as charter boat captain, 140–141
children of, 119, 120, 125
father of, 120
final confessions of, 124
as firefighter, 119–120, 121–122, 124, 132, 140
at Howard Johnson Hotel, 121–122, 124
Huey Brown and, 124
injuries of, 122, 124, 125
last rites of, 125
Mark Essex and, 125, 135, 139, 141
nickname of, 140, 141, 141
odd jobs of, 140
recovery of, 139–140
religion of, 141
voting hall conversation of, 118–119, 141
Van Camp, Kathy, 42, 50, 62
Vaughan, Tommy, 109–110
Victoria, Alicia, 72–73
Victoria, Miguel, 72–73
Warner, Connie, 177, 178, 179
Wells, Jimmy, 246
Whitman, Charles
airplane target of, 159
autopsy of, 151, 164
as bank teller, 147
brain tumor of, 164
bungalow of, 149
burial of, 164
Cap Ehlke and, 155–156, 162
childhood of, 146
clothing of, 154, 157
counseling of, 149, 151
Dave Mattson and, 155
death of, 159–160, 164
education of, 146, 147
emergency response targets of, 159
father of, 146, 147, 149, 151, 153
footlocker of, 153–154, 155, 157
gambling habit of, 146, 147
Gary Lavergne on, 164, 165
Homer Kelley and, 157
Houston McCoy and, 159, 165
marksmanship of, 146, 159
marriage of, 147
media coverage of, 159
military service of, 146, 147, 164
Morris Hohmann and, 160
psychiatric evaluation of, 149
Ramiro Martinez and, 159
random victims of, 157, 159
shootout with citizens, 159
spousal abuse of, 147, 149
substance abuse of, 149
Thomas Ashton and, 159, 160
total casualties of, 164
Tower building and, 146–147, 157, 159–160
visit with friends, 151–152
weapons of, 146, 154, 157
writings of, 147, 149, 150–151, 153, 154
Whitman, Kathy Leissner (wife), 147, 149–150, 151, 152, 153, 164
Whitman, Margaret (mother), 149, 151, 152–153, 164
Williams, Don, 78
Wolf, Curtis, 9
Wolf, Emma, 8–9
Yoder, Carrie Lynn, 178, 180, 184
Zegrino, Helga, 21
Zegrino, Tom, 18, 21
OTHER BOOKS
BY RON FRANSCELL
FICTION
Angel Fire (1998)
The Deadline (1999)
The Obituary (2010)
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Fall / The Darkest Night (2008)
A Crime Buff’s Guide to Outlaw Texas (2010)
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Delivered from evil : true stories of ordinary people who faced monstrous mass killers and survived / Ron Franscell.
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