The Classic Middle Name Of The Most Heinous Murderers

NewsoftheWeird.com ^ | 01/09/05 | Chuck Shepherd

[Froufrou]

This is a mighty impressive (so to speak) group, and below is an alpha listing.

But first, several disclaimers: (1) I have been too unmotivated to completely update the list. Most notably, there should be more names on the list (i.e., some have been withheld because they were mere "suspects," but many of those were subsequently arrested, not to mention convicted), and there should be more, well, dead people on the list, if you get my drift. (I have only designated the executions that I know about.) Any help on those matters would be appreciated. (2) My list is only of murderers (or those charged with murder) with the middle name of Wayne. Manslaughter is not enough. Other violent crimes are not enough. It's only of middle-name Waynes who have been in the news; I have not pored over penitentiary rosters to get the old- timer Waynes. (3) Before anyone asks me, I will answer: No, I have no idea whether the number of middle- named Wayne murderers is statistically significant. I suspect that aggressive-personality fathers during the 1950s and 1960s did in fact hopefully and disproportionately name their boys after that era's icon of ruggedness, John Wayne. Beyond that, I dare not venture.

Herewith is the list, as of News of the Weird 883, January 9, 2005 (* deceased):

[Froufrou]

I shudder to think...

[omega4412]

And worldwide the classic first name of the most heinous murderers is Muhammad.

[MeanWestTexan]

Just imagine the fact of someone named Muhammed Wayne.

[Shermy]

Is Ray #2?

[Froufrou]

Good point!

[Froufrou]

I'd say Billy Ray is way up at the top of the list...except for achy breaky Cyrus... ;o)

[WayneM]

Actually, we're just misunderstood.

Besides, I've managed to show remarkable restraint with many pro-illegal alien amnesty zealots here at FR. That should count for something!

[Red Badger]

Wayne's World....

[Froufrou]

You're right. Um, is that M as in Maniac? <:-O

[Froufrou]

Ya know I love pictures...

[HEY4QDEMS]

That's odd, I couldn't find John Wayne Gacy on that list.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

I suspect that aggressive-personality fathers during the 1950s and 1960s did in fact hopefully and disproportionately name their boys after that era's icon of ruggedness, John Wayne. Beyond that, I dare not venture.

In my experience women name the children. What I did note in the list is that these murderers disproportionately come from southern states. Wayne is not a common northern name.

[msnimje]

We have a local radio host who calls guys named Wayne, "Wayne, no offense" due to the high number of murderers with that moniker.

[AppyPappy]

Wayne, Lee or Ray

Those are the three

[Nathan Zachary]

"And worldwide the classic first name of the most heinous murderers is Muhammad."

Of that there can be no doubt. In fact I'm sure that 'Mohammad' will also dominate middle names of murderers as well. And pedophiles.

[alwaysconservative]

I thought the most common middle name of murderers was "the", as in:

Jack the Ripper
Attila the Hun

(Sorry, I couldn't help myself.)

[Cincinatus]

There's one Wayne who's the nemesis of killers, criminals, and thugs... Bruce Wayne, a.k.a., Batman....

[steve8714]

Moonbats would say George Wayne Bush.

[Froufrou]

I noticed Gacy was missing, too. Hmmm....and yes, I note that Wayne is not a common name in the north...but then, I don't think as many murders are caught up north, for some reason...

[Froufrou]

Ah, the one with the first batman...my personal favorite...Michael [Wayne?!] Keaton?