American Killers

David Tronnes became one of Florida's most notorious domestic killers after murdering his wife, Shanti Cooper-Tronnes, inside their Orlando home in 2018. Prosecutors alleged Tronnes killed Shanti after their marriage deteriorated amid financial disputes and his obsession with renovating their home for profit. He then attempted to disguise the homicide as an accidental fall during construction work. Following a lengthy investigation and trial, Tronnes was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

Dayton Rogers is an American serial killer known as the "Molalla Forest Killer," responsible for multiple murders in Oregon during the 1980s. He targeted women and disposed of their bodies in remote forest areas. Rogers was eventually arrested and convicted, receiving multiple life sentences. His case remains one of the most notable serial murder cases in Oregon history.

Dean Corll, known as the "Candy Man," was an American serial killer responsible for the murders of numerous boys and young men in Texas during the early 1970s. He worked with accomplices to lure and kill victims. Corll was killed by one of his accomplices before he could be arrested. The case became one of the most infamous serial murder investigations in U.S. history.

Dennis Rader, known as the BTK Killer (Bind, Torture, Kill), is an American serial killer who murdered ten victims in Kansas between 1974 and 1991. He targeted individuals in their homes, carrying out controlled and methodical attacks. Rader evaded capture for decades while maintaining a normal public life. His case gained notoriety due to his communication with media and law enforcement, and his eventual capture in 2005 following a forensic breakthrough.

Diego Leyva is an American teenager charged in connection with a 2024 multiple homicide involving members of his immediate family in Belen, New Mexico. The case gained significant attention due to the severity of the incident and the age of the suspect. Leyva was taken into custody following the incident. Legal proceedings are ongoing, and no final conviction or sentence has been confirmed.

Dillon Alexander Waller is an American man convicted of the 2022 murder of his mother in New Mexico. The crime occurred within a domestic setting and involved attempts to conceal the offence. He was later convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Dr. Robert Bierenbaum became one of New York’s most infamous domestic killers after being convicted in the murder of his wife, Gail Katz, in a case widely known as “The Private Pilot Wife Disappearance.” A respected plastic surgeon and licensed private pilot, Bierenbaum was accused of killing Gail in 1985 before disposing of her body in a manner prosecutors argued exploited his aviation knowledge and access to aircraft. The case generated enormous public attention because Gail Katz vanished without a trace, leaving investigators with no body and little physical evidence for years. Prosecutors later argued Bierenbaum murdered his wife during escalating marital conflict before flying her body out over the Atlantic Ocean and disposing of it from a private aircraft. The combination of professional status, aviation-related body disposal allegations, and decades-long mystery made the case one of the most heavily discussed no-body homicide prosecutions in New York criminal history.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is one of the perpetrators of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, carried out alongside his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The attack resulted in multiple deaths and widespread injuries, making it one of the most significant acts of terrorism in the United States in recent history. Tsarnaev was captured following a large-scale manhunt and later convicted on multiple charges. He was sentenced to death, and his case continues to be the subject of legal appeals and public debate.