John List's Familial Execution

John List killed his wife, mother, and three children in 1971 in their New Jersey home, fearing financial shame and wanting to save their souls. He had failed miserably as an insurance salesman, and with several thousand dollars in debt, he didn't want his family to find out. He arranged their bodies in body bags, cleaned up, turned on a religious radio station, and fled, living under an alias for 18 years until captured in 1989 after his case aired on "America's Most Wanted." Convicted and sentenced to life in prison, List died there in 2008.

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