John List

When a man named John List lost his job at a bank, he became so scared of losing his home and bringing shame and distress to his family that he meticulously planned the murder of his wife, mother, and kids. Weeks went by before anyone realized his family members were missing. He left their bodies in sleeping bags in the ballroom of his family’s mansion. He then cut his face out of all the family photos, moved away to start a new life and eventually found a new wife. He was caught almost two decades later when an age progression clay bust was made of his face and shown on America’s Most Wanted.

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