Victim Targets - Men

Bradley Murdoch became one of Australia’s most infamous killers after murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio in the Northern Territory Outback in 2001. The case shocked Australia and the United Kingdom due to the remote desert setting, the disappearance of Falconio’s body and the terrifying survival story of Falconio’s girlfriend, Joanne Lees. Murdoch was portrayed as a violent drug-running truck driver with links to criminal networks across remote Australia. His conviction became one of the country’s most high-profile murder cases, inspiring documentaries, books and films while generating decades of speculation about what truly happened in the Outback. Murdoch maintained his innocence until his death from throat cancer in 2025, never revealing the location of Falconio’s remains.

Richard Glossip is an American man whose murder conviction became one of the most controversial criminal cases in modern U.S. legal history. Convicted in connection with the 1997 killing of motel owner Barry Van Treese in Oklahoma City, Glossip maintained his innocence for decades while facing multiple execution dates. The case drew international attention due to allegations of unreliable testimony, prosecutorial concerns, and questions surrounding the integrity of the conviction. His legal battle became a major focal point in debates over the death penalty, wrongful convictions, and the reliability of incentivized witness testimony.

George "Billy" Wagner III was a member of the Wagner family responsible for the Pike County massacre, one of the deadliest family murder cases in Ohio history. Prosecutors proved that Wagner, together with his parents George "Billy" Wagner II and Angela Wagner, and his brother Edward "Jake" Wagner, conspired to murder eight members of the Rhoden family in April 2016 during a bitter custody dispute over Jake Wagner's daughter. Following one of Ohio's largest criminal investigations, Wagner was convicted in 2022 of eight counts of aggravated murder and numerous related offences. He was sentenced to eight consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole and remains incarcerated.

George Wagner IV was convicted for his role in the Pike County massacre, one of the largest homicide investigations in Ohio history. Along with his father, George "Billy" Wagner III, mother Angela Wagner and younger brother Edward "Jake" Wagner, he participated in a conspiracy that resulted in the murders of eight members of the Rhoden family across four crime scenes on April 22, 2016. Prosecutors established that the killings were motivated by a custody dispute involving Jake Wagner's daughter. Following a lengthy trial, George Wagner IV was convicted in 2022 of eight counts of aggravated murder and numerous related offences. He was sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole and remains incarcerated.

Angela Wagner was a central participant in the Wagner family conspiracy that resulted in the Pike County massacre, one of the deadliest family murder cases in Ohio history. Along with her husband George "Billy" Wagner III and sons George Wagner IV and Edward "Jake" Wagner, she helped plan the murders of eight members of the Rhoden family during a custody dispute involving Jake Wagner's daughter. Angela pleaded guilty in 2021 to multiple charges, including conspiracy and aggravated burglary, and agreed to testify against her family members in exchange for the dismissal of the aggravated murder charges. She was sentenced to 30 years in prison and will not be eligible for release until the early 2050s.

Edward "Jake" Wagner admitted participating in the Pike County massacre, one of the deadliest family murder cases in Ohio history, by pleading guilty to murdering eight members of the Rhoden family in April 2016. Prosecutors established that Wagner, together with his parents Angela Wagner and George "Billy" Wagner III and his brother George Wagner IV, planned and carried out the coordinated killings during a custody dispute involving his young daughter with Hanna Rhoden. In exchange for avoiding the death penalty, Wagner agreed to testify against his family members and became the prosecution's key witness during their trials. He is serving eight consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

Joseph Kerekes was convicted of conspiring with Harlow Cuadra to murder Bryan Kocis, the founder of Cobra Video, in January 2007. Prosecutors established that the pair killed Kocis inside his Pennsylvania home as part of a plan to seize control of Cobra Video and profit from the career of Sean Lockhart, better known by his stage name Brent Corrigan, whose contract with Kocis had become the centre of a bitter legal dispute. A lengthy investigation involving DNA evidence, financial records and witness testimony ultimately exposed the conspiracy. Kerekes was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy and related offences in 2011 and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Robert Pape was convicted for his role in the 1998 Pinyon Pines murders, a triple homicide that remained unsolved for nearly two decades before advances in DNA technology revived the investigation. Prosecutors established that Pape and Cristin Smith entered the Friedli home in September 1998, murdered Vicki Friedli, her daughter Becky Friedli and family friend Jon Hayward, then set the residence on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence. Following renewed forensic testing and a lengthy cold-case investigation, Pape was convicted in 2018 of three counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.