Death Row Killers

Mark Howard Wilson Jr. was convicted of murdering brothers Robert Baker, 12, and Tayten Baker, 14, in Melrose, Florida, on August 26, 2020. Wilson was the boyfriend of the boys' aunt, Cynthia Guinan, and had moved with her and their young daughter into a shed on the Baker family's property only five days before the killings. Robert and Tayten were found beaten with a hammer and had their throats cut. Wilson was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, burglary with assault or battery and armed burglary. A jury unanimously recommended death, and in January 2023 a judge sentenced him to death for both murders. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed his convictions and sentences in May 2025.

Mitchell Sims became one of America's most notorious transient serial killers after carrying out a series of murders across multiple states during the 1980s. Nicknamed the "Pizza Hut Serial Killer," Sims was convicted of abducting, robbing, and murdering pizza delivery driver John Harrington in Las Vegas, Nevada, while investigators also linked him to the murders of another pizza employee and a customer in South Carolina. His willingness to kill complete strangers during robberies, combined with his mobility across state lines, made him one of the FBI's most infamous traveling serial offenders before his execution in 2015.

Randy Steven Kraft became one of America's most infamous serial killers after murdering at least 16 young men and boys across California, Oregon, and Michigan between 1972 and 1983. Often referred to as the "Scorecard Killer" because of a coded list discovered in his possession after his arrest, Kraft is suspected by investigators of murdering more than 60 victims. Convicted of 16 murders, he was sentenced to death in California, where he remains incarcerated.

Richard Beasley became known as the “Craigslist Serial Killer” after orchestrating a series of murders involving fake job advertisements posted online in Ohio during 2011. Prosecutors alleged Beasley used Craigslist employment listings to lure financially vulnerable men to isolated rural locations where they were robbed, shot, and buried in shallow graves. The case generated national attention because it exposed how online classified platforms could be exploited by violent offenders targeting strangers. Investigators later connected Beasley to multiple killings and attempted murders linked to the fake employment scheme. The horrifying combination of internet deception, execution-style murders, and burial sites hidden in wooded areas made the case one of the most infamous online predator serial killer investigations in modern American criminal history.

Richard Ramirez, known as the “Night Stalker,” was an American serial killer who carried out a series of murders and attacks across California between 1984 and 1985. His crimes were marked by unpredictability, extreme violence, and a lack of a consistent victim profile. Ramirez created widespread fear due to the random nature of his attacks and his ability to evade capture for an extended period. He was later convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to death, becoming one of the most infamous serial killers in U.S. history.

Rodney James Alcala became one of America's most infamous serial killers after murdering at least eight women and girls between 1971 and 1979, although investigators believe he may have killed well over 100 victims. Nicknamed the "Dating Game Killer" after appearing on the television show The Dating Game during his killing spree, Alcala used his charm and photography hobby to lure victims before murdering them. He was convicted in multiple states and died on California's death row in 2021.

Shelby John Nealy killed his wife, Jamie Ivancic, in Florida in 2018 and concealed her death while impersonating her through messages to her family. As Jamie's relatives became increasingly suspicious, Nealy travelled to their Tarpon Springs home and murdered her parents, Richard and Laura Ivancic, and her brother, Nicholas Ivancic, in December 2018. He was arrested in Ohio in January 2019 with his two young children and later pleaded guilty to charges arising from all four deaths. Nealy received a 30-year prison sentence for Jamie's death and, following separate penalty proceedings for the three Ivancic family murders, was sentenced to death in April 2026.

Stanley "Tookie" Williams was an influential Los Angeles gang figure who co-founded the Crips with Raymond Washington before being convicted of four murders committed during two robberies in 1979. Sentenced to death in 1981, Williams spent more than two decades on California's death row while consistently maintaining his innocence of the murders. During his imprisonment, he renounced gang life, wrote books warning young people about gangs and became an anti-gang activist whose work attracted international attention and Nobel Peace Prize nominations. His supporters sought clemency based on his claimed rehabilitation, but California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rejected the request, and Williams was executed by lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison on December 13, 2005.