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57. When I first heard of Markwayne Mullin

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Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:15 PM

Mar 5

I thought it sounded like a name a serial killer would have. Turns out there was a reason for that:

The Number of Murderers and Murder Suspects With the Middle Name ‘Wayne’ Is Insane

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.

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

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