mass murder theme

The crime of murdering a number of people, typically simultaneously or over a relatively short period of time and in close geographic proximity is featured.

Examples

A New York police detective investigates a series of mass murders in "God Told Me To" (1976).

3 total · 2 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: God Told Me To (1976) major Peter investigated a number of mass murders, including a man who shot people on the street from the safety of a water tower, a man who stabbed as many people as he could in a grocery store, and a man who launched an attack on people watching the Satin Patrick's Day parade.
movie: Some Like It Hot (1959) major Chicago mobsters had machine gunned a bunch of people and were now chasing two witnesses to the gruesome act.
tftc1989e3x02 minor Earl was on death row for having brutally murdered three nurses, and spoke of having gotten away with murdering five other women.