25 Killers

Brandon Andrew Clark became one of the most notorious killers in recent American criminal history after murdering 17-year-old internet personality Bianca Devins in Utica, New York, on July 14, 2019. The case received worldwide attention after Clark posted graphic photographs of the crime scene on social media, prompting renewed debate about online communities, the rapid spread of violent content, and the responsibilities of social media platforms. Clark later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

Curtis Wayne Wright became known in American criminal history after participating in the 2015 murder-for-hire of Dr. Teresa Sievers in Bonita Springs, Florida. A longtime friend of Teresa's husband, Mark Sievers, Wright helped plan the killing before recruiting Jimmy Rodgers to assist in carrying out the attack. Wright later pleaded guilty, cooperated with prosecutors, and testified against both Rodgers and Mark Sievers, making him the key witness in one of Florida's most high-profile murder-for-hire cases.

Darren Vickers is a British man convicted of the 1997 murder of eight-year-old Jamie Lavis in Greater Manchester, England. At the time, he worked as a bus driver, a role that placed him in a position of routine contact with the public, including children. The case gained significant attention due to the abuse of that position and the circumstances of the child’s disappearance. Vickers was later arrested, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Jonathan Schmitz is an American convicted murderer who killed Scott Amedure in Lake Orion, Michigan, in March 1995, three days after the two men appeared together on The Jenny Jones Show. Schmitz, then 24, had agreed to appear on the program for a secret-admirer segment. During the taping, Amedure revealed that he had a same-sex crush on Schmitz. Schmitz later said he had expected the secret admirer to be a woman and felt humiliated by the revelation. The episode was never broadcast. Three days later, Schmitz went to Amedure's mobile home, confronted him about a suggestive note Amedure had left at Schmitz's residence, retrieved a 12-gauge shotgun from his vehicle and returned to the door. He shot Amedure twice in the chest, killing him. Schmitz immediately left and called 911, ultimately surrendering to police. He was initially convicted of second-degree murder in 1996 and sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison. That conviction was overturned on appeal because of an error involving jury selection. Schmitz was retried in 1999 and again convicted of second-degree murder. He was once again sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison. He was released on parole in August 2017 after serving approximately 22 years. The case became one of the most widely discussed examples of the controversy surrounding so-called "ambush television" and the responsibilities of daytime talk-show producers. A separate wrongful-death lawsuit brought by Amedure's family initially resulted in a $25 million verdict against the show's producers, but that judgment was later overturned by the Michigan Court of Appeals.

Kevin West is an American convicted murderer and former battalion chief with the Camas-Washougal Fire Department in Washington. In January 2026, he was convicted of first-degree murder for strangling his wife, Marcelle "Marcy" West, inside their Washougal home in January 2024. Prosecutors proved West staged the killing as a medical emergency by falsely reporting that his wife had suffered a seizure. He was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment in February 2026.

Robert Black Farmer became one of Australia’s most notorious child killers after the 2008 murder of 18-year-old Lauren Huxley on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Prosecutors alleged Farmer abducted Lauren as she walked home from a night out before sexually assaulting and murdering her, triggering one of the largest and most publicized homicide investigations in Queensland history. The case generated national outrage because of Lauren’s age, the predatory nature of the attack, and the extensive manhunt that followed. Investigators later uncovered forensic evidence linking Farmer to the crime, while media coverage focused heavily on his criminal history and escalating pattern of sexual offending. The murder remains one of the most infamous stranger-abduction killings in modern Australian criminal history.