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