Filicide: The Ultimate Crime

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1. Plano, Texas, November 22, 2004, an 11 month old girl was murdered by her mother who cut off her arms in a "religious frenzy." What is the name of this unfit mother? Dena Schlosser Darlie Routier Diane Downs Susan Smith

2. Andrea Yates committed a horribly regrettable crime when she drowned her five children in a bathtub in her Texas home. When did this tragedy occur? June 20, 2001 June 20, 1999 June 20, 2000 June 20, 1998

3. According to evidence given by Andrea Yates' defense, what form of neurosis had Andrea suffered with? schizophrenia major depressive disorder post-partum psychosis All of these

4. The bodies of five family members were discovered December 7, 1970 in their three-story Victorian mansion, in Westfield, New Jersey, as a phonograph of church organ music played in the background. The father of the family, and the man responsible for their deaths, evaded capture for 19 years. What is his name? John Wayne Gacy Josef Mengele Albert Fish John List

5. Perhaps one of the worst cases of serial infanticide prosecuted can be attributed to Sabine Hilschenz. In July 2005, nine infant corpses were found in flower pots, dirt filled aquariums and buckets on the patio and in the garage of her mother's home. In which country did this occur? Austria France Poland Germany

6. Ronald Gene Simmons was found guilty in what many consider to be the worst family massacre in American history. Days after Christmas in 1987 it was discovered that he had murdered his seven children, four grandchildren, his wife and his children's spouses. Their bodies were discovered after Simmons went to town and shot six strangers, killing two. In which state did this happen? Arkansas Oklahoma Kansas Maine

7. Matthews, North Carolina, January 20, 2006, a father who was home from work on medical leave due to depression fatally stabbed his twin five-year-old daughters when his wife left to get a hair-cut. What is this murderer's name? Mohammed Riaz David Crespi Kenneth Seguin Robert Bryant

8. This top ranking Nazi general murdered his six children, aged 4 through 12, with the help of his wife, just before the couple committed suicide as Soviet troops approached the secret bunker they shared with Hitler. What is his name? Joseph Goebbels Reinhard Heydrich Paul von Hindenburg Heinrich Himmler

9. Schenectady, New York was the home of Marybeth Tinning, her husband and her children, before they died one by one. Nine children died in total. The eldest died at four-years-old, her brother at two, their adopted brother at two, and all six of the others died in infancy. What time period was cursed with these evil acts? 1952-1965 1972-1985 1982-1995 1962-1975

10. This famous professional wrestler killed his wife, Nancy, then his seven-year-old son, Daniel, on June 23, 2007. He later hanged himself in their Fayetteville, Georgia home. What is his name? Mark Calaway Chris Benoit Glen Jacobs Terrence Bollea