As John grew up he was considered to be a loner. He never took part in extracurricular activities. He was very studious and an honor student. After high school, he enlisted in the Army and quickly rose to the rank of sergeant. After World War II, he enrolled at the University of Michigan and earned a degree in business, and only three months later was granted his M.B.A.

After graduation, he developed very few friendships. One night at a bowling alley he met a beautiful young woman named Helen. Helen was a widow and m

His neighbors considered him to be an odd man. For example, he would cut his grass in a shirt and tie, often even a business suit. He did not socialize. His activities at home consisted of chores, reading then bible, and playing board games with a military theme. Helen became very ill, and hospitalization was recommended for an illness that had been exacerbated by the venereal disease she contracted from her first husband, and her progressive alcoholism. Becoming bedridden, the household was being maintained by John and the children, especially their daughter, Patty.

John had already eaten breakfast and lunch, and would leave the house and disappear that evening. John had already stopped the delivery of the newspaper and the mail, and had informed his neighbors that he and his family would be leaving town to visit Helen’s sick mother. John had then turned off the furnace, so the cold temperatures would delay the decomposition of the bodies.

other to an eight-year-old daughter name Brenda. After a very brief dating period, John and Helen became engaged. Her first husband had perished in the Korean War after being awarded the Silver Cross.

John List was put on trial for the murder of his wife, mother, and three children. He was found guilty on all counts, and was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences. John List currently resides in New Jersey State Penitentiary, in Trenton, New Jersey, where he will live the rest of his life.

John List started to debate the best ways to rid himself of the impending doom of financial ruin. His strict Lutheran upbringing taught him that God would not let him fail. To resolve his problems, John List examined his options in the days prior to his malicious murdering of his family. He could commit suicide, but in the Lutheran religion, he would not be allowed into heaven for taking his own life. He could divorce his wife and flee all of his problems, but once again in the Lutheran religion divorce was not an option. His final option was to kill his family. In doing this they would all go to heaven and God could forgive him, since he believed that there is no sin that God will not forg

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