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John Frederick List, a 15-year-old male, did not die of natural causes but was a victim in a familicide. On November 9, 1971, in their sprawling Westfield, New Jersey home, John Frederick, his mother Helen, 47, sister Patricia, 16, and brother Frederick, 13, were methodically shot and killed by their father, John Emil List. The patriarch also murdered his own 84-year-old mother, Alma, who resided with the family. After the murders, John Emil List vanished and successfully eluded authorities for ...Read More
Victim Details

John Frederick List

Male

White / Caucasian

Westfield

NJ

1971-11-09

15

John

Frederick List

11/19/2025