Mass Murder Victims on January 7

Mass Murder Victims (7)

Mass Murder Victim

Frank Schneider

Mass murder victim of Mark Essex

Male, age 62 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the winter of 1973, in New Orleans, Louisiana, a day of terror unfolded that would claim the life of Frank Schneider, a 62-year-old male. On January 7th, Schneider was at his job as the assistant manager of the downtown Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, a…

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Walter Sherwood Collins

Mass murder victim of Mark Essex

Male, age 46 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the heart of New Orleans, on January 7, 1973, a day of terror unfolded that would claim the life of Walter Sherwood Collins Sr. A 56-year-old male, Collins was the general manager of the Downtown Howard Johnson's Hotel, a place that would become the…

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Paul Persigo

Mass murder victim of Mark Essex

Male, age 33 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the winter of 1973, a tragic event unfolded in New Orleans that claimed the life of Patrolman Paul Arlynn 'Butch' Persigo, a 33-year-old male officer of the New Orleans Police Department. On January 7th of that year, a sniper had taken up a position in the…

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Phillip Coleman

Mass murder victim of Mark Essex

Male, age 26 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the tumultuous year of 1973, New Orleans patrolman Philip Coleman Sr., a 26-year-old male with five years of dedicated service to the city's police department, met a tragic and untimely end. On January 7th, a day that would be etched in the city's memory…

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Robert Vernon Steagall Jr

Mass murder victim of Mark Essex

Male, age 28 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a tragic day in New Orleans, January 7, 1973, Dr. Robert Vernon Steagall Jr., a 28-year-old male, and his 25-year-old wife, Elizabeth, were found dead in a hallway of the Downtown Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge. Their lives were cut short by Mark Essex, a…

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Elizabeth Betty Newton Day Steagall

Mass murder victim of Mark Essex

Female, age 25 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a cold day in New Orleans, January 7, 1973, the life of 25-year-old Elizabeth Newton Day Steagall was tragically cut short. She, along with her husband, Dr. Robert Vernon Steagall, Jr., were among the victims of a violent rampage carried out by a lone…

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Louis Joseph Sirgo

Mass murder victim of Mark Essex

Male, age 48 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 7, 1973 · 53 years ago

On a tragic day in New Orleans, January 7, 1973, a dedicated public servant, Deputy Superintendent Louis Joseph Sirgo, a 48-year-old male, lost his life in the line of duty. A 21-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department and a U.S. Army veteran of…

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