John Emil List (September 17, 1925 – March 21, 2008), sometimes labeled the Bogeyman of Westfield, was a convicted multiple murderer and long-time fugitive. On November 9, 1971 he killed his wife, mother, and three children in their home at 431 Hillside Avenue in Westfield, New Jersey, and then disappeared. He had planned the murders so meticulously that nearly a month passed before anyone noticed that anything was amiss. A fugitive from justice for nearly 18 years who assumed a new identity and remarried, List was finally apprehended on June 1, 1989 after the story of his murders was broadcast on the television program America's Most Wanted. List was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced in 1990 to five consecutive terms of life imprisonment. He died in 2008.
* Patricia List, * John List, Jr., * Frederick List
Parents
John Frederick List, father, 1859–1944 and Alma List, mother, 1887–1971, Alma List, John Frederick List
Star Sign
Virgo
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Fact
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After a bust of List by forensic sculptor Frank Bender was shown during the TV episode America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back: John Emil List/John Riccardi (1989), a woman in Denver, Colorado called the FBI to inform them that a former neighbor closely resembled the bust, and that he had moved to Richmond, Virginia. Police went to Virginia and after fingerprinting him, confirmed it was List.
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On April 12, 1990 he was found guilty on five counts of first degree murder and sentenced to 5 consecutive life sentences.
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He murdered his mother, wife and three children at their home in Westfield, New Jersey on November 9, 1971.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Perfect Crimes?
1999
TV Movie
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Justice
1992
TV Series documentary
Himself - as John Emil List
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Forensic Files
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Perfect Crimes? 1999 as Actor
American Justice 1992 as Himself - as John Emil List
$500,000
