Wikipedia:WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography/Serial Killer task force

WikiProject Serial Killer task force

This is a task force relating to serial killers, mass murderers and murders, and spree killers.
Shortcut	WP:SKILLER, WP:SERKILL
Category	Serial Killer task force
Wikimedia Commons	Serial killers
Parent project(s)	Crime and Criminal Biography
Userbox	{{User Serial Killer Task Force}}
A task force of the Crime and Criminal Biography WikiProject

Welcome to the Serial Killer task force. (A task force of the Crime and Criminal Biography WikiProject). The goal of this task force is to update and maintain all articles relating to serial killers, mass murderers and murders, and spree killers. This includes all topics from criminal biographies to profiling and apprehension techniques. Anyone with an interest in these subjects is welcome to join.

Scope

The Serial Killer task force covers articles relating to serial killers, mass murders, and spree killers.

A serial killer is defined as someone who kills at least three people (though in some law enforcement jurisdictions only two) with a "cooling down period" of no activity in between the killings.

A mass murderer is typically defined as someone who kills a large amount of people in a relatively short time in close proximity, typically with at least 3 victims, where there is no cooling down period. This does not exclude articles that are not biographies of the perpetrator: if the article is focused primarily on the event and not the perpetrator it is still in the scope.

A spree killer is typically defined as someone who kills at least two people in a short time, often in multiple locations, with no cooling down period.

Precise definitions of the above terms vary widely and determining which term used in an individual article is most appropriate must be decided on a case by case basis, but these are some of the more common definitions useful for defining the scope of the project.

Directory of Participants

This is a list of Wikipedians who are committed to this WikiProject. Please, feel free to join by clicking edit on the right, and signing your name at the bottom of the list with four tildes (~~~~), with an optional comment. Also add this template to your user page if you want to, type {{User Serial Killer Task Force}} to produce:

This user is a participant in the Serial Killer task force.

Participants

Please remember to also add your name to the main list of project members for Crime WikiProject if you are not yet listed there.

1. Jimbonator
2. Malick78
3. Bentley Banana
4. Kuzwa
5. Wildhartlivie
6. Dashiellx
7. ExRat
8. YegerMeister
9. MgCupcake
10. Managerpants (talk) 22:34, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
11. SkepticalGal (talk) 11:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
12. SynergeticMaggot (talk) 09:21, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
13. Robbie (talk) 15:14, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
14. METALFREAK04 (talk) 16:28, 7 October 2008 (UTC) – I don't come on that much, but i write about serial killers and VERY interested in them. So, when i am on, I can make lengthy contributions.
15. Jake Wartenberg
16. Mistress of Awesome (talk) 00:21, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
17. Omgitsmonica (talk) 20:06, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
18. Lord23sutch (talk) 00:57, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
19. DocOfSoc
20. VulpineLady New Serial just sentenced in California; have a draft up and would like help in finalizing. 10 March 2010
21. Zubrowka74
22. Flyer22 (talk) 19:53, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
23. Cymbelmineer (talk) 16:32, 30 July 2010 (UTC) I do criminology as a student, so could help formalize the reasons why a particular serial killer was arrested and subjected to questioning.
24. DoctorJoeE (talk) 05:03, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
25. --CrohnieGal^Talk 17:04, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
26. Fletcher70 (talk) 14:28, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
27. Ashirwad Gogoi (talk) 13:05, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
28. nmb555 (talk)
29. Solomaverick (talk) 03:06, 16 September 2011 (GMT)
30. Paris1127 (talk) 22:25, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
31. KaylaraOwl (talk) 01:27, 6 March 2012 (UTC)KaylaraOwl
32. Ntbolton (talk) 19:27, 30 June 2012 (UTC) Interested in the expansion and maintenance of articles dedicated to this sub-genre.
33. Bahb the Illuminated (talk) 20:33, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
34. Jdcollins13 (talk) 16:08, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
35. Alaska Mike
36. Arildnordby (talk) 14:28, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
37. SteveAarons aar095 22:18, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
38. David J Johnson (talk) 1020, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
39. EricEnfermero ^Howdy! 09:40, 24 June 2013 (UTC) - particular interest in serial killers who are healthcare providers
40. User:Ancistrus1975 Interested in adding my information to the Connecticut "Mad Dog" killers article.
41. Stanleyipkiss32 (talk) 15:13, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
42. TheAwesomeBoyNamedBrazil 13:39, 11 September 2014 (UTC)
43. ohmyerica (talk) 20:17, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
44. Paleface Jack--Paleface Jack (talk) 16:31, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
45. Plamen1402
46. Kieronoldham (talk) 00:29, 13 October 2018 (GMT)
47. ArcticAres Primarily interested in mass shooters, mostly school shooters.
48. Darktalesblog (talk) 14:39, 26 April 2019 (GMT)
49. EDG 543 (talk) 02:12, 8 August 2019 (UTC)
50. Rubbish computer (Talk: Contribs) 16:59, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
51. Inexpiable (talk) 16:49, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
52. Space-daddy29 (talk) 20:51, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
53. User: Connor Langille Not sure if i'll be able to write articles to Wikipedia's standards but I am deeply interested in true crime such as serial killers, mass killers, unidentified bodies, etc,etc especially international ones from non English speaking countries and I can share a lot of obscure cases.
54. Edd Wesson (talk) 07:40, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
55. Rexxx7777 (talk) 19:23, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
56. Silent-Rains (talk) 19:33, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
57. TrueCrimeData (talk) 02:07, 21 December 2022 (UTC) I verify sources (mainly case files and newspapers) frequently for my own db, so while I am new to editing, I am pretty active in updating serial killers.
58. PARAKANYAA (talk) 05:12, 18 October 2023 (UTC) Interested in all crime/criminology/etc, but especially this. Trying to organize the wikiproject/subproject as well.
59. AgeOfPlastic (talk) 18:44, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
60. Elizzaflanagan221 (talk) 23:00, 20 May 2024 (UTC) i luv researchin mass murderers/serial killers
61. Swinub (talk) 02:54, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
62. User:Macxcxz (talk) - Mostly edit pages relating to mass violence and terrorism, with several pages created.
63. Owenistired (talk) 15:04, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Members who are inactive

Inactive on Wikipedia at this time.

1. Jmm6f488
2. Ryleth777
3. TomWoodhams
4. Sickero (talk) 05:55, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
5. DarkPassenger (talk)
6. F-451 (talk) 23:32, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
7. Thorswitch (talk) 11:00, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
8. Solehems
9. Detective Price
10. PsychoticInq (talk) 18:19, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
11. Meanie (talk) 00:58, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
12. Aidanpaige (talk) 01:18, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
13. User: LLD-MA
14. dychoa

Honorary members

This is a listing of Wikipedians who have greatly contributed to serial killer related articles on Wikipedia and/or have created many of the suggested guidelines for future criminal related articles. Apologies beforehand, for those overlooked.

• User:ONEder Boy, for the creation of the Serial Killer Info Box.

Assessment table

Serial killer-related articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	Total
FA	1	5	3	5		14
GA	3	1	10	19		33
B	17	54	89	166		326
C	16	69	148	842		1,075
Start	6	25	75	1,309		1,415
Stub		11	30	310		351
List	1	5	20	72		98
Category					899	899
Disambig					78	78
File					8	8
Template					11	11
NA					176	176
Other					2	2
Assessed	44	170	375	2,723	1,174	4,486
Total	44	170	375	2,723	1,174	4,486
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 14,530			Ω = 4.52

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• 06 Dec 2024 – École Polytechnique massacre (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb

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Articles to be merged

• 07 Jul 2024 – David Kozák (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2023 Prague shootings by Aszx5000 (t · c); see discussion

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Resources

Infoboxes

1. Use the exact infobox text below and add the information of the criminal. Do not insert any rows that do not appear below, or alter any row into erroneous text, such as using "convicted of" instead of "charge". If you do, the information will not appear.
2. Link locations, penalties, names, etc. Do not link dates or years. (See MOS:SYL)
3. Do not use flag icons for locations. (See MOS:FLAG)
4. Do not fill in "Apprehended" until the accused has been convicted.

Attention: Read the section above before inserting infobox

Criminal biography infobox

• {{Infobox criminal}} - Should be used for all criminal biographies, including serial killer, mass killer and spree killer biographies.

{{Infobox criminal
| honorific_prefix = 
| name = 
| honorific_suffix = 
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang = 
| image = 
| image_upright = 
| image_size = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| birth_name = 
| birth_date =     <!-- {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} if dead;
                        {{birth date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|mf=yes}} if year, month and day known;
                        {{birth year and age|yyyy|mm}} if year and month known;
                        {{birth year and age|yyyy}} if only year known -->
| birth_place = 
| disappeared_date = 
| disappeared_place = 
| disappeared_status = 
| death_date =     <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place = 
| death_cause = 
| body_discovered = 
| resting_place = 
| resting_place_coordinates =
| monuments = 
| nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| other_names = 
| citizenship = 
| education = 
| alma_mater = 
| occupation = 
| years_active = 
| employer = 
| organization = 
| agent = 
| known_for = 
| notable_works = 
| style = 
| net_worth = 
| height = 
| television = 
| title = 
| term = 
| predecessor = 
| successor = 
| party = 
| movement = 
| opponents = 
| boards = 
| criminal_charge = 
| conviction_penalty = 
| conviction_status = 
| spouse =         <!-- Do not include unless notable or relevant to the crime involved -->
| children =       <!-- (as above) -->
| parents =        <!-- (as above) -->
| relatives = 
| callsign = 
| awards = 
| website = 
| allegiance =     <!-- [[Lucchese crime family]] (only?) -->
| motive = 
| conviction = 
| trial =          <!-- Only use this if the trial is bluelinked, e.g. Mafia Commission Trial -->
| trial_start = 
| trial_end = 
| reward_amount = 
| capture_status = 
| wanted_by = 
| partners = 
| wanted_since = 
| time_at_large = 
| escaped = 
| escape_end = 
| comments = 
| victims = 
| date = 
| time = 
| beginyear = 
| endyear = 
| country = 
| states = 
| locations = 
| targets = 
| fatalities = 
| injuries = 
| weapons = 
| apprehended = 
| imprisoned = 
| module =
| signature =
| signature_size =
| signature_alt = 
| footnotes = 
}}

Civilian attack infobox

• {{Infobox civilian attack}} - Used for mass shootings, terrorist attacks, etc, when the article is about the event and not the perpetrator.

{{Infobox civilian attack
| title         = 
| partof        = 
| image         = 
| image_size    = 
| image_upright = 
| alt           = 
| caption       = 
| map           = 
| map_size      = 
| map_alt       = 
| map_caption   = 
| location      = 
| target        = 
| coordinates   = 
| date          = <!-- {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}-<br />{{end date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| time          = 
| timezone      = 
| type          = 
| fatalities    = 
| injuries      = 
| victims       = <!-- or | victim = -->
| perpetrators  = <!-- or | perpetrator = --> <!-- alias: | perps = or | perp = -->
| assailants    = <!-- or | assailant = -->
| weapons       = 
| numparts      = <!-- or | numpart = -->
| dfens         = <!-- or | dfen = -->
| motive        = 
| inquiry       = 
| coroner       = 
| accused       = 
| convicted     = 
| verdict       = 
| convictions   = 
| charges       = 
| litigation    = 
| judge         = 
| website       = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| module        =
}}

Other templates

Other templates used by the project include:

• Add {{WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography}} with the parameters |serialkiller=yes and |serialkiller-imp=low/mid/high/top. Adds article to list of articles maintained by the task force.