When police officers entered the home on Dec. 7, 1971, they heard organ music on an intercom system and found the bodies of Mr. List's wife, Helen, 46; his daughter, Patricia, 16; his sons. He defended himself saying that he was not mentally stable. Then he went downstairs, dragged his wife's body into the ballroom and began scrubbing up the blood so the children would not realize what was going on when they got back from school. After driving John Frederick home, List shot him repeatedly because, as misfire evidence showed, his son attempted to defend himself. John List The Boogeyman of Westfield | by A.W. Naves | Medium Hence, his severe lack of social skills cost him jobs after jobs. ', 'List was being bombarded by stresses,' the doctor added. [15] Destroyed along with the home was the ballroom's stained glass skylight, rumored to be a signed Tiffany original, worth at least $100,000 at the time (equivalent to $650,000 in 2021). The new lovers wed on 1 December 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland. One day in late 1971, John List shot and killed his wife,Helen; his 16-year-old daughter, Patricia; his 15-year-old son, John; his 13-year-old son, Frederick; and his mother, Alma, aged 85. After light bulbs began burning out one by one, they called the police. Firefighters hoist horse stranded in backyard swimming pool. If you take gaming seriously, you shouldn't accept anything less than the greatest. He was the only child born to German-Americans John Frederick List and Alma Maria Barbara Florence List. He worked as an accountant, bringing a stable income back to his Victorian mansion; home to himself, his wife, three children and his mother. Liss summarized Helen List's medical reports for the jury. He was born as the only child in the highly religious German-American household. He then drove his son back to the house and emptied both the guns on him, shooting him in his head and chest repeatedly. I was shocked to hear about Bobs arrest and what he is charged with, the statement said. He worked hard as an accountant at a nearby bank to provide for his family. The research in this book is outstanding, and Sharkey clearly put a great deal of time and effort into it. The inconspicuous accountant was arrested without incident Thursday at work. To avoid sharing this humiliating development with his family, List engaged in the same routine and dress as when employed, leaving home each morning on schedule and spending the day at job interviews or at the Westfield train station, reading newspapers until it was time to come home.
