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These are the perpetrators of the deadliest vehicle attacks/homicides in America. These are ones covered in the news/have had an impact in the U.S. From left to right are the order of the perpetrators. And from left to right to bottom are the list of similar vehicles they used in the murders. The last one is the Truck used in the New Orleans attack If there are any I missed please tell me. This might not be to scale but these are ones like before have had change on the U.S and been broadcasted.

10 - Adacia Chambers - 25 - Perpetrator of the Oklahoma State University Homecoming Parade Attack. Date: October 24, 2015. Location: Oklahoma. Chambers drove her gray 2014 Hyundai Elantra, into several barriers used to block off commuter traffic and then proceeded to hit approximately 50 parade spectators,  before stopping when its two front tires popped the curb on the southwest corner of the intersection where the parade was at. Status: Alive and Incarcerated. She was immediately arrested and plead no contest to second degree murder and assault and was sentenced to life in prison. Victims: Nikita Prabhaker Nakal (23), Nash Lucas (2), and husband and wife Marvin and Bonnie Stone (Both 65)

9 - Ethan Couch - 16 - Main reason why “Affluenza” is used. Date June 15, 2013. Couch while intoxicated and under the influence of drugs, was driving on a restricted license and speeding in a residential area when he lost control of his vehicle, which slammed into a group of people assisting another driver with a disabled car. The collision sent four people flying and killing them instantly and  injured nine others. Status: Alive and Free. In a 6 year period of fleeing from his actions he was sent to prison for 2 years and was released in 2018. Victims: Breanna Mitchell (24), Brian Jennings (43), and Mother and Daughter Hollie and Shelby Boyles (51 and 21)

8 - Melissa Marvin - 29 - Caused the Kill Devil Hills Crash. Date: April 6, 1999. Location: North Carolina. A waitress with a history of drunk driving and getting away with it, while drunk struck a car with her Mitsubishi Montero, killing four teenagers and injuring one that were from NJ and came to NC to go to a concert. Status: Alive and Incarcerated. She was sentenced to 60 years in prisons for the teens deaths. The case was huge back then and brought attention to drunk driving. I believe it lead to many laws in NC’s driving laws. Victims: Amanda Geiger, Angie McGrady, Megan Blong, and Shana Lawler. All 17

7 - David Attias - 18 - Perpetrator of the 2001 Isla Vista Killings. Date: February 23, 2001. Location: California. The son of television director Dan Attias, drove his father's 1991 Saab 900  at a speed of 50 to 65 miles per hour killing four pedestrians and critically injured a fifth who later succumbed to his injuries in 2016. He later jumped out of his car proclaiming he’s the “Angel of Death.” Status: Alive and Facilitated. He was found to be intoxicated and high, but it did not play a factor in his sentencing due to him being insane. He was sent to a hospital where he is currently today. Victims: Nicholas Bourdakis (20), Christopher Divis (20), Elie Isreal (27) and Brother and Sister, Albert and Ruth Levy (20 and 42 when Albert Died.)

6 - Darrell Brooks - 39 - Perpetrator of the Waukesha Christmas parade attack - Date: November 21, 2021. Location: Wisconsin. On the day of November 21st, 2021, Darrell Brooks drove his Ford Escape into the annual Waukesha Christmas Parade, injuring 62 people and killing 6 people, 4 being part of the Dancing Grannies, a group compising of mainly grandmothers, one of the performer groups in the parade.  He did it after a fight with his girlfriend I believe. Status: Alive and Incarcerated. Police soon caught him trying to flee from the scene and After a very long, polarizing, weird, and very intense trial, he was sentenced to 6 consecutive life sentences and 726 years. Victims: Jackson Sparks (8), Wihelm Hospel (81), Leanna Owen (71), Jane Kulich (52), Tamara Durand (52) and Virginia Sorenson (79).

5 - Priscilla Ford - 52 - Perpetrator of the Reno Thanksgiving Parade Massacre -  Date: November 27, 1980. Location: Nevada. On Thanksgiving Day, Priscilla Ford drove her Ford Continental into the parade trying to kill as much people as she can. She injured 23 and killed 5, with 1 succumbing to their injuries shortly after and another one who succumbed a year later. Status: Died while on Death Row.  She was sentenced to Death in 81 I believe, but was on death row for 24 years afterwards. She died of emphysema in 2005 due to being a heavy smoker in her life. Victims: Iva Britain (80), John Koschella (60), Jolene Cranmer (20), Joesephine Starkley (53, and Paul Nitzel (Age Unknown).  I havent been able to find The other two victims. If anyone knows the names It would be appreciated greatly.

4 - Judy Kirby - 32 - Caused the Ind.67 Crash - Date: March 25, 2000. Suffering from depression, Kirby, along with her three children and nephew, were in her 1989 Pontiac Firebird,  when she entered Ind. 67 on March 25, 2000, going in the wrong direction. Witnesses said Kirby appeared to make no attempt to stop or turn around after she ran southbound motorists off the highway. Other drivers scattered, but after nearly two miles Kirby's car ran head-on into a van driven by Thomas Reel. Status: Alive and Incarcerated. She was found guilty of intentionally driving in the wrong direction and was sentenced to 215 years in prison. Victims: Jacob  (5),  Joney, (9), and Jordan Kirby, (12),  Jeremy Young, (10),  The driver of the other van, Thomas (40),  Bradley (13),  and Jesica Reel ( 14).

3 - Diane Schuler - 36 -  Caused the Taconic State Parkway Crash - Date: July 26, 2009. Intoxicated, She drove her Ford Windster the wrong way into traffic colliding into a SUV. Status: Deceased- She died in the impact along with her Daughter, her two nieces, and the three occupants in the SUV. Her son was the sole survivor. Victims: Alison Hance (7), Kate Hance (5), Emma Hance (9), Erin Schuler (2), Father and son Micheal and Guy Bastardi (81 and 49), and Dan Longo (74).

2 - Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov - 29 - Perpetrator of the New City Truck Attack. Date October 31, 2017.  Inspired to do a terrorist attack, He drove a rented Home depot pickup truck into a group of cyclists and runners on the Hudson Rivers Bike path before crashing into a school bus for disabled children he then held two guns (later revealed to be a paintball gun and pellet gun) before he was disarmed.Eight people were killed, with  six of whom were foreign tourists, with 5 of the victims being part of a school reunion. thirteen others were injured in the attack. Status: Alive and Incarcerated. Was sentenced to 260 years in prison. Victims: Diego Angelini (47), Ariel Erlij (48), Hernan Ferruchi (47), Hernan Diego Merdoza (47), Alejandro Pagnucco (47), Ann Laure Decadt (31), Darren Drake (32) and Nicholas Cleves (23).

1 - Shamsud-Din Jabbar -42 - Perptrator of the New Orleans Truck Attack - Date: January 1st, 2025. Location: Louisiana. A  Terrorist attack occurred on New Years Day in New Orleans on Bourbon Street when he rammed his Ford Lighting Pickup Truck into a crowd killing 14 and injuring 52 before having a shootout with police. Status: Deceased - Killed by police. Victims:  

• Martin “Tiger” Bech, 27
• Andrew Dauphin, 26
• Nikyra Cheyenne Dedeaux, 18
• Billy DiMaio, 25
• Hubert Gauthreaux, 21
• Reggie Hunter, 37
• Terrence Kennedy, 63
• Nicole Perez, 27
• Edward Pettifer, 31
• LaTasha Polk, 47
• Brandon Taylor, 43
• Matthew Tenedorio, 25
• Elliot Wilkinson, 40
• Kareem Badawi, 18

It is currently the deadliest vehicle attack in the US.

This case has always fascinated me looking up female mass murderers. None of the posts I’ve looked at had in-depth detail, but I was able to find more information on it. Hope its okay.

This is the complete case of Dong Yangling, The Fuzhuo Factory Arsonist. She is one of the world’s worst mass murderers outside of terrorism and war. One of the most notable aspects is shes a woman. The crime takes place in Fuzhuo, China, a province of Fuijan.

She was born in 1974, in the Chengxiang, a District of Fuijan, China. Her family were merchants, but weren’t able to make enough money from it. Because of it Dong had to drop of Elementary School due to the family’s financial problems to pay for her tuition. Do to being short on money, they would basically take advantage of their friends in return for a small amount of money that would be lost shortly after. The family was selfish and greedy, often alienating their friends because of it. The Yangling’s didn’t mind since they took pleasure in their selfishness. Dong was influenced by her parents, selfishness and greed and took it to heart. Over time, she also developed the habit of being greedy and being selfish. For example, when she went to a relative's house, she would always ask for money. When she brought something home, her relatives thought she was just a child, so they didn't say anything. Meaning they just dismissed her behavior since she was a child and didnt correct it. Dong’s parents did not criticize her behavior, but actually praised the destructive act.

Over time, Dong would try to apply for Jobs, only to be fired afterwards, mainly because of her greed.

 “After growing up, because of this bad habit, I changed many jobs. Because of my dishonesty, no boss wanted such an employee, so I was always fired.” - Dong Yangling. 

 Her parents soon paid one of their relatives to find a job for Dong, leading her to work at the Fuzhuo Textile Factory, as a yarn spinner. Surprisingly, Dong loved her job at first and was a very hard worker. Though her bad habits would surface eventually. She was also unable to make much friends there due to her domineering and unreasonable personality. Dong started taking small scraps of fabric and other textiles at work, and began selling them with the help of her mother. Dong’s mother praised her daughter for her thievery as Mrs. Yangling processed the scraps for sale. Dong became more and more sly and arrogant with her crime. She would then start to bring a large bag to work every day, and would bring home a large amount of cotton at night. Dong would even sabotage her own work, deliberately spinning the yarn the wrong way, (large amounts) so it could be scrapped and she would be able to sell it. This happened very often, leading to the amount of workers need for the job to drop, due to the amount of product being scrapped. This made the workers furious and unhappy because of her behavior. Due to this, many reported her hoping she’d straighten out. The director apparently knew about this and many times he let her off scot free. There were many factors to this: 1, she was a relative of one of the employees (assuming higher up if she got of scot free), 2, because she was a teen, and 3, because she was a lower wage worker and the others were higher wage.

However one faithful day (assuming December 12) a large shipment of acrylic yarn was missing, making the director shocked. He found out it was Dong who stole it and was much more confrontational about it.

 “You usually just take some scraps, but this is a shipment that is going to be sent out, it is very important, please return the package of acrylic yarn quickly.” - The Director

 Dong took this the wrong way, and thought he was intimidating her, so Dong  relied on the power of her distant relatives and did not pay attention to the factory director at all. She waved her hands indifferently and said that it was impossible to get it back because it had been sold. He finally had enough of Dong and immediately fired her. Dong was seething from this. She felt like she didn’t anything wrong and that the director had no right to fire her. This bitter resentment began the point of no return for Dong Yangling.

The Fire

On the early morning of December 13, 1993, at 3:50 A:M, Dong Yangling quietly slipped into the factory with a pack of matches. She walked over to the warehouse where the cotton was before striking a match and throwing it on the cotton. She stood there for a few minutes watching the fire consume the cotton. It later spread and she escaped out of fear of dying in the fire. The fire soon spread throughout the factory around 4:15 A:M,  causing treacherous damage. An alarm was set off around 4:36 alerting firefighters to the scene. The fire was at its fiercest, as firefighters had to use water cannons to subdue the blaze. The fire started to subside around 6:30 A:M before being extinguished at 7:00 A:M. They were able to rescue 34 women from the factory with 8 of them injured. Sadly, 61 women died in the fire. They suffocated from the fumes from the burning textiles, as they slept in their dormitory. The damage and cost of the fire was about  3.036 Million Yuan about 500,000$ in U.S Money.

 It took about two days to investigate the cause of the fire as they ruled out electrical problems and cigarette butts. They were able to trace it to Dong Yangling, and arrested her on December 15. She didn’t confess to the crime at first, but as she was being tried on January 14, 1994, she immediately confessed, saying she did it on impulse and didn’t expect someone would die from it. She also said if they didn’t fire her, she wouldn’t have done it. Dong Yangling was soon sentenced to death. Her execution was swift as the police took her out from the courtroom and immediately shot and killed her. Her last words were “Unjust!”

Another set of America’s Female Mass Shooters. In Order from Left to Right to Bottom. (Top picture on the right - Heather is on the Bottom and Laura is on top.) (Top picture of the left - Powell is on the left and foster is on the right.)

A few of them are family annihilators but I think since a gun was used (annihilations use other types of weapons I presume?) it’s considered a mass murder or shooting.

Lafonda Foster (23) and Tina Powell (28) - Committed the Lexington Massacre -Date: April 23, 1986. Both Girlfriends whom On a drug fueled rampage and in a desperate search for more drugs, killed five friends in an attempt to cash in one of the victims social security checks, before stabbing, shooting, 4 of them before running over another. Status: Foster - Alive and Sentenced  to Death and Recommuted to life. Powell -  Alive and Incarcerated 

Elizabeth Teague - 30 - Commited the Eveready battery plant in Bennington shooting in Missouri. Date: October 30, 1991.  A Mentally ill woman shot and killed her for boss and wounded two of her coworkers. Status: Alive and Incarcerated 

Laura Jeanne Taylor (16) and Heather Matthews (20) committed the Dayton Ohio Murders in Ohio along with Heather’s boyfriend DeMarcus Maurice Smith, and Laura’s boyfriend Marvallous Matthew Keene. Date: December 24-26, 1992. A gang who robbed and or silenced 6 people on a shooting rampage. Status: Both Alive and Incarcerated. Laura, Heather, and DeMarcus were sentenced to live in prison, while Marvallous was Executed in 2009.

Angela Jane Johnson - 29 - Committed the Iowa Murders in Iowa with her Boyfriend. Date July 24, 1993. In an attempt to derail a drug investigation, Angela along with her boyfriend Dustin Honken, killed a man, his girlfriend and her two daughters. Status: Alive and Incarcerated

Antoinette Frank - 24 - Committed the Kim Ahn Murders in Louisiana along with her boyfriend, Rogers LaCaze. Date: March 3-4 1995. Unlike the rest of the woman who were accomplices, she was actually the mastermind apparently considering some sources and her harsher punishment. She shot and killed two restaurant workers and a security guard before fleeing the scene and coming back as - a police officer to investigate the scene. Yes she was a Cop. Status: Alive and sentenced to death.

Esther Beckley - 40 - Committed the Hollywood Video Murders with her boyfriend Shane Harrison in New Mexico. Date: March 3, 1996. Considered the worst crime in New Mexico’s history, three Hollywood Video Employees were gunned down in the backroom of the store. Later cousins of the male victim, Zachary Blacklock, revealed that their grandparents were going to pick up Zachary but have not returned home. A couple later found the grandparents- executed in the mountains. Status: Alive and Incarcerated- Blabbing to her former lover about her crimes, he turned her and Shane in to get the reward money for information on the murders (93,000$). Shane did most of the killing, but it’s speculated that Esther may have also killed the grandparents with Shane due to their being two types of guns that killed them, but in exchange for testimony against Shane, they charged her for being an accessory.

Christine Paolillia - 17 -  Committed the Clear Lake Murders along with her boyfriend Christopher Snider In Texas. Date: July 18, 2003.  Another Mastermind apparently, who killed her two friends, and her friends boyfriend and cousin in order to get drugs. The two were later apprehended  3 years after the murders, but Christopher took his life to avoid the consequences. Status: Alive and incarcerated.

Michelle Kristen Anderson - 29 - committed the Carnation Murders along with her boyfriend Joeseph McEnroe in Washington State. Date: December 24, 2007. Driving to her parents house, She along with McEnroe shot and killed her parents just as her brother arrived with his family, and the duo proceeded to kill Her brother, his wife and two children. Status: Alive and Incarcerated.

Holly Ann Grigsby - 27 - committed the Pacific Northwest Rampage with her boyfriend David Pederson. Date September 26- October 3, 2011. They killed Pederson’s Father and Stepmother in Washington State, a Teenager in Oregon, and a Woman in California. It was another “Revolution” similar to the Miller’s killing spree in Las Vegas. Status: Alive and Incarcerated.

Guadalupe Ronquillo Ovalle - 33 - committed the Navaro Murders in Texas. Date September 23, 2013. Guadalupe shot and killed her Husband, and three children. Her motive is vague and confusing. Her husband appeared to have some trouble with the law and her friends said she wasn’t the happy mother they knew. Status: Deceased- Committed Suicide.

These cases include much younger female perpetrators aging in their twenties and some being teens, with a majority of them hailing from the 20th century. Also some of them are the main perpetrator with the boyfriend being the accomplice. Unlike the previous list, only a few have mental illness (Guadalupe and Elizabeth). The rest have despicable reasons for their acts.

From Left to right in order to bottom:

America’s Female Mass shooters. A rare occurrence for the perpetrator to be female of a mass shooti g since many are male. here are a majority I could find.

Brenda Spencer - 16-  Perpetrator of the Cleavland Elementary School Shooting in California. Happened January 29, 1979. Killed the Principal and Custodian and injuried 7 kids. Was bored apparently and decided to do the shooting. Status: Alive and Incarcerated 

Sylvia Seegrist - 25 - Perpetrator of the Springfield Mall Shooting in Pennsylvania. October 30, 1985. Killed a toddler and two senior citizens. A mentally ill woman with a fascination of the military and James Huberty. Status: Alive and Incarcerated 

Heather Smith - 14 - Perpetrator of the Spanaway High School Shooting in Washington State.Date: November 26, 1985. Killed her Boyfriend after dumping her and also killed his best friend who was trying to protect him. It was later revealed that Heather was pregnant. She is the youngest known female mass shooter.

Status: Deceased - Committed Suicide after exchanging gunfire with the police.

Laurie Dann - 30 - Perpetrator of the Winnetka Rampage in Illinois. Delivered poisoned snacks, Shot 6 kids at a school killing one, and taking a family hostage.

Status: Deceased - Committed Suicide.

Jillian Robbins - 19 - Perpetrator of the Penn State Shooting in Pennsylvania. Happened September 17, 1996. Killed one student and injured 1 other. Status: Alive and incarcerated.

Elizabeth Bush - 14 - Perpetrator of the Bishop Neumann Junior-Senior High School in Nebraska. Happened March 3, 2001. She was originally going to commit suicide, but decided to shot at students who teased her. She injured one before being disarmed by another boy. Status: Alive

Cathline Repunte - 36 - Perpetrator of the Bus yard shooting in California. Happened on April 23, 2001. Shot and killed 1 of her coworkers and injured 3 others. Status: Alive and Incarcerated.

Jennifer San Marco - 44 - Perpetrator of the Goleta Post Office Massacre in California. Happened January 30th, 2006. A former postal worker with mental issues who Killed her former neighbor before killing her 6 coworkers. Speculated to be a revenge killing. She is frequently cited to have committed the worst mass shooting by a woman. Status: Deceased - Committed Suicide.

Latina Williams - 23 - Perpetrator of the Louisiana Tech Shooting in Louisiana. Happened February 8, 2008. A nursing student with mental issues, who then killed two students. Status: Deceased - Committed Suicide.

Amy Bishop - 45 - Committed the University of Alabama Shooting in Alabama. Happened February 12, 2010. A disgruntled professor who shot and killed 3 of her colleagues. Status: Alive and Incarcerated.

Yvonee Hiller - 43 - Committed the Kraft Factory Shooting in Pennsylvania. Happened September 9, 2010. A disgruntled worker who believed she was being poisoned, shot and killed her two coworkers. Status: Alive and Incarcerated.

Mary Ann Holder - 36 - Perpetrator of the Pleasant Garden Shooting in North Carolina. Happened November 20, 2011. A mother bitter over the end of her affair, shot and killed her eldest son, his girlfriend, her niece and nephew, at home while they were sleeping, before driving to meet her affair partner, shooting him, and then picking up her youngest son from a sleepover before shooting him. Her affair partner was the sole survivor. Status: Deceased- committed suicide after shooting her son. She is the third worst female mass shooter from my research.

Cherie Lash Rhoades - 44 - Committed the Cedarville Rancheria shooting in Oregon. Date: February 20, 2014. After Being ousted for money laundering, she shot and killed 4 people during her eviction meeting, while wounding two in a knife attack. Status: Alive and on Death Row. She is the only one to be sentenced to death.

Amanda Miller - 22 - Committed the 2014 Las Vegas Shooting along with her Husband in Nevada. Date: June 18, 2014. The couple, expressing anti government views, shot and killed 2 police officers eating lunch at a pizzeria, before going to a Walmart declaring a “Revolution”. A Bystander named Joeseph Wilcox, a conceal and carry carrier,attempted to stop Jared but was ambushed by Amanda, who killed him. Status: Deceased - after exchanging gunfire with the police Jared was killed and she committed suicide.

Tashfeen Malik - 29 - Committed the San Bernardino Massacre in California with her Husband. Date: December 2nd, 2015. Along with her Husband Rizwan Farook, during a Christmas party at a regional center for disabled people, shot and killed 14 people and injured 22 more, along with Farook. After escaping they were chased by the police and exchanged gunfire. Status: Deceased- Shot by Cops along with Farook. She is usually considered the worst Female shooter.

Nasim Aghdam - 38 - committed the Youtube Headquarters shooting in California. Date: April 3, 2018. Dissatisfied after losing views and not gaining money from her videos, went to the headquarters and shot and injured 3 employees. Status: Deceased- Committed suicide after she was done shooting.

Snochia Mosley - 26 - Committed the Aberdeen Shooting in Maryland. Date: September 20, 2018. A part time worker at a Rite Aid Distribution center who snapped and killed 3 of her coworkers and injured 3 others. Status: Deceased- Committed Suicide.

Francine Graham - 50 - Committed the Jersey City Shooting along with her boyfriend, in New Jersey. Date: December 7-10, 2019. Graham and her boyfriend, David Anderson, shot a detective before going to a kosher store killing the owner, an employee, and a customer. They also killed a man days before the shooting. She is the oldest known female mass shooter from my research.

Audrey Hale - 28 - Committed the Covenant School Shooting in Tennessee. Date: March 27, 2023. After feeling like she had nothing left to lose and after years of not letting go of her childhood, decided to commit a school shooting to achieve infamy. She shot the custodian first, three students and the substitute teacher second, before being confronted by the headmaster and killing her instantly. Status: Deceased - After hearing of an active shooter, police officers stormed the school and immediately took out Audrey. Most of the people she shot were surprisingly alive, but later succumbed to their injuries at the hospital. She is the second worst female mass shooter from my research. 

Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow

Committed the Abundant Life Christian School Shooting In Wisconsin. Date: December 16, 2024. After being radicalized on the internet and having an obsession with Columbine, went to her school killing her substitute teacher and her classmate and injuring 6 others. Status: Deceased- Committed Suicide.

Usual age for female mass shooters 20s-40

 Most of them seem to take place on the West Coast and East Coast of America with the few exceptions being in the middle. Most female mass shooters suffer from mental health problems. Any other female shooter I miss? 

In Cruel Twists of fates these people survived mass shootings to later die in other shootings.

Nicholas Kunselman and Stephanie Hart-Grizzell

February 14, 2000

Survivors of the Columbine High School Massacre, They were later shot and killed at a Subway in Littleton Colorado just a short distance from the school. As of 2026, the case is still cold. I think it was also said that Rachel Scott worked at the same subway the couple was killed in.

Jessica Ghawi

July 20, 2012

She was a survivor of a shooting at a mall in Toronto Canada that killed one man, before being killed in the infamous Aurora Theater Shooting by James Holmes. She had a gut instinct to leave the mall just before the shooting happened.

Telemachus Orfanos

November 7, 2018

He was a survivor of the Route 91 Massacre…The 2017 Las Vegas Shooting. The worst mass shooting by a lone gunman in U.S History that killed over 56 Americans and 4 Canadians. He was later killed in the Thousand Oaks Shooting a year later, another worst mass shooting that killed 12.

Any other survivors who were killed or survive other mass shootings?

On April 30th, 2019, Trystan Terrell opened fire in the Kennedy Center at UNC of Charlotte Killing Reed Parlier when Riley Howell Jumped Trystan and tackled him to the ground. Trystan Shot Riley and ended Killing him. Afterwards Trystan got up and said “Im done.“ and surrendered to the police. He complained afterwards of the injuries Riley gave him. In the shooting he injured Drew Pescaro, Rami Alramadhan, Sean Dehart, and Emily Hoput, critically but they ended up surviving the shooting. Trystan was soon charged with two counts of Murder and sentenced to Life in Prison.

This is the second of three attempted mass shootings to happen in the span of 2 weeks that was foiled by a civilian. First one was the Poway Synagogue Shooting on April 27, where Lori Kayne Gilbert blocked shots fired at her pastor sacrificing herself, and the Stem Shooting where Kendrick Castillo wrestled Devon Erickson And he sacrificed himself.

Riley was honored for his bravery and sacrificed being put in Star Wars lore as the Jedi “Ri-Lee Howell.”

Every year on the anniversary, Charlotte Honors Riley and Reed with a ceremony honoring the lives of two young men taken away.

Rest In Peace to Riley Howell and Reed Parlier.

On April 28th, 1996, at the time 29 year old Martin Byrant shot and killed 35 people -most being elderly - and wounded 23 people at Port Arthur, a tourist town in Australia. Bryant than stole a vehicle at the site's tollbooth and drove to a nearby service station where he killed a woman and abducted her partner. He continued to fire at passing vehicles before finally returning to Seascape with his hostage, who was then killed. He set fire to the property but was captured the following morning.

The Port Arthur Massacre is the deadliest mass shooiting in Australia.

Bryant pleaded guilty to the killings and received 35 life sentences without parole; his motives have been subject to debate. The massacre led to a reassessment of Australia's gun laws.

He is notable for being one of the many perpetrators of some of the worlds worst mass shootings to be alive, since Stephan Paddock, Gabriel Wortman, Thomas Hamilton, Mutsuo Toi, and Woo Bum Kon are dead.

The Port Arthur Massacre was the deadliest mass shooting Australia saw until the 2025 Bondi Beach Shootings that killed 15.

Rest In Peace to the lives lost.

Name	Age
Madeline Grace Mikac	3
Alannah Louise Mikac	6
Sarah Kate Loughton	15
Nicole Louise Burgess	17
Kate Elizabeth Scott	21
Elizabeth Jayne Howard	26
Zoe Anne Hall	28
Jason Bernard Winter	29
Sou Leng Chung	32
Peter Brenton Nash	32
Glenn Roy Pears	35
Nanette Patricia Mikac	36
Andrew Bruce Mills	39
Anthony Nightingale	44
Elva Rhonda Gaylard	48
William Xeeng Ng	48
Pauline Virjeana Masters	49
Janette Kathleen Quin	50
Helene Maria Salzmann	50
Tony Vadivelu Kistan	51
Leslie Dennis Lever	53
Mervyn John Howard	55
Mary Elizabeth Howard	57
Robert Graham Salzmann	57
Winifred Joyce Aplin	58
Royce William Thompson	59
Mary Rose Nixon	60
Walter John Bennett	66
Gwenda Joan Neander	67
Raymond John Sharp	67
Kevin Vincent Sharp	68
Noelene "Sally" Joyce Martin	69
Ronald Noel Jary	71
David Martin	72
Russell James Pollard	72

This is a list of the oldest known mass shooters in America. The Demographic for many mass killers is usually 20-40 give or take. But these men are the rare exception. Some of their killings are known while others are forgotten to the passage of time.

In Order:

Samuel Cassidy - 57 - Perpetrator of the San Jose Railroad shooting in 2021. Killed 9 of his colleagues before committing suicide As the police were surrounding him.

Kurt Myers - 64 - On March 13, 2018, Kurt Myers set fire to his home before shooting two people at a barber shop and killing two at a car wash in Herkimer County. He was then killed by police after he shot their K-9.

Stephan Paddock - 64 - On October 1st, 2017, Stephan Paddock opened fire on a county music festival killing 60 people making it the worse mass shooting in the United States. He then committed suicide after his massacre.

Chun Li Zhao - 66 - On January 23, 2023, Chun Li went on a spree killing 4 people at one farm before killing 3 more at another farm. It occurred less than 2 days after Huu Can Trans Shooting spree. Chun Li is notable for being the only one alive on this list.

Anthony Polito - 67 - On December 6th 2023, seeking retribution and revenge , killed three people at the University of Nevada. The victims were not on the list of people he was going to kill was on his list. He was then subsequently killed by police after being in a shootout with them.

William Okie Bevins - 70 - This is an interesting one. He was at the time the oldest mass shooter in America before 2011. He was a former miner and from information I found killed at least 7 Men in a store in Printer, Kentucky back in October of 1981. He soon passed away in 1989. Apparently he was convicted of murder back in 1930.

Huu Can Tran - 72 - On January 21, 2023 in Monterey Park California, A disgruntled former patron of the Star Ballroom dance studio he used to frequent, shot and killed 11 people before committing suicide a day later after FBI trucks cornered his van.

Carey Hal Dyess - 73 - The Oldest Known Mass Shooter - On June 2, 2011, Carey Hal Dyess Shot and Killed his 5th Ex Wife, Her 3 friends and her divorce lawyer in Yuma County Arizona before killing himself in the outskirts of the town.

Its a curiosity that these men would kill in their old age. Its possibly a factor that they had nothing left to lose. Any other old killers I forgot?