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9. 'The Number of Murderers and Murder Suspects With the Middle Name 'Wayne' Is Insane'
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 09:13 AM
19 hrs ago

"On the topic of infamous murders, few are wider known than serial killer John Wayne Gacy, the 'killer clown,' who murdered almost three dozen boys and young men during the 1970s. Then, of course, there’s Elmer Wayne Henley—quite a bit lesser known than Gacy—who was sent to prison in 1974 for the spree of murders he committed alongside Dean Allen Corll. Then there’s Monty Wayne Lamb, serving a life sentence for a triple homicide in Dallas. And Alexander Wayne Watson, Jr., convicted of killing multiple victims."

"We think you see the pattern: They all have the middle name 'Wayne.' It seems coincidental, but 'Wayne' turns out to be a really common middle name for both convicted (and alleged) murderers. So much so, in fact, that News of the Weird‘s Chuck Shepherd kept a running tally of them through 2008; and as of now, his list of killer Waynes has 223 people on it."

More at link:

https://www.insidehook.com/culture/amount-murderers-murder-suspects-middle-name-wayne-insane

(I saw this information about "Wayne" on another thread, but can't recall the name of the original poster...sorry.)

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Sounds rather judgemental based on a name. True Dough 19 hrs ago #1
I hear ya. 3_Limes 19 hrs ago #3
I was thinking of a meth-addicted, backwoods hillbilly, but yeah. 3_Limes 19 hrs ago #2
Kinda like Jim Bob Cooter. I think he was actually a big time college football coach. chicoescuela 19 hrs ago #6
If Markwayne Mullen was driving around in a white van, no one would get in. Swede 19 hrs ago #4
That his parents chose to combine two first names is bad enough but that he didn't hlthe2b 19 hrs ago #5
That's the best they could do for a compromise William Seger 17 hrs ago #22
;-{).... Goonch 19 hrs ago #7
Funny you should say that. "Wayne" seems to be serial killers' favorite middle name. Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #8
Truth, and then on top of it there's Mr. Bobbitt of the thingie fame. carpetbagger 17 hrs ago #23
THANK YOU for this.... bleedingulcers 16 hrs ago #24
Maybe Moskowitz will mistakenly call him MarkWayne Gacy during hearings. Probatim 16 hrs ago #30
'The Number of Murderers and Murder Suspects With the Middle Name 'Wayne' Is Insane' sop 19 hrs ago #9
Is it just killers from 70's and 80's? MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #13
Wayne Mark McMuffin Johonny 19 hrs ago #10
a Bluesky poster said it sounded like the name of a cocktail Quiet Em 19 hrs ago #11
The fake tuff guy who hid behind a row of seats johnnyfins 18 hrs ago #12
All he needs is a mullet... kentuck 18 hrs ago #14
And if he liked getting breakfast at McDonalds... Tommy Carcetti 18 hrs ago #15
it's the classic "Wayne" serial killer middle name. nt Javaman 17 hrs ago #16
Is he SSS... lame54 17 hrs ago #17
Sounds like a character in a James Joyce novel. Martin68 17 hrs ago #18
Stately, markodochartaigh 16 hrs ago #29
Exactly! Martin68 16 hrs ago #34
Corey will just call him Kristi... Ol Janx Spirit 17 hrs ago #19
LOL - it really does. Maybe because it triggers the thought of John Wayne Gacy. Vinca 17 hrs ago #20
His parents obviously couldn't agree on anything nuxvomica 17 hrs ago #21
The character "Richard Wayne Gary-Wayne" from the TV show LeftinOH 16 hrs ago #25
You beat me to it. Arrgh 16 hrs ago #31
He will kill or maim more people than any serial killer Whyisthisstillclose 16 hrs ago #26
Since he is a plumber, he is used to shoveling crap so he should fit right in this administration. appleannie1 16 hrs ago #27
My mentor mocked him years ago jfz9580m 16 hrs ago #28
Don't really Tom Cotton to Markwayne either! czarjak 16 hrs ago #32
We are locked in what might be mortal combat with an enemy that absolutely EMBODIES silly and superficial. BobTheSubgenius 16 hrs ago #33
Bobby Joe Long, serial killer in Tampa Fla in the mid eighties ms liberty 6 hrs ago #35
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