10 terrifying murders committed on Halloween night

Frank OlitoOct 14, 2020, 03:02 IST

Johnny Frank Garrett raped and murdered a nun in Texas.AP

Gruesome murders have occurred on Halloween night.
Ronald O'Bryan killed his son by poisoning his candy, and William Liske shot most of his family members on October 31.
On October 31, 1981, Ronald Sisman and Smith College student Elizabeth Platzman were shot in a Manhattan apartment. Their murders are still unsolved.

Halloween is synonymous with horror. Whether you're attending a haunted house, dressing up as your favorite movie villain, or watching a horror flick, Halloween is a celebration of the macabre.

For some, however, the horrors of Halloween night are all too real. From random, senseless slayings to passion-driven murders, All Hallow's Eve has been deadly in the past.

Keep scrolling to read about murders that took place on Halloween.

Editor's note: Some of these accounts feature graphic depictions of violence, sexual abuse, and murder.

Ronald O'Bryan has been called the "Man Who Killed Halloween" and the "Candy Man."

Ronald O'Bryan poisoned candy with cyanide in 1974. AP

Two friends, Leslie Ann Mazzara and Adriane Insogna, were stabbed late one Halloween night.

Eric Matthew Copple confessed to the killings. Jorgen Gulliksen/ AP

The Toolbox Killers murdered for the last time on Halloween night 1979.

Lawrence Bittaker and his accomplice committed their last murder on Halloween. AP

Martha Moxley died after attending a Halloween party.

Martha Moxley was found dead in the backyard of her home in Connecticut. Getty Images

A Japanese exchange student in 1992 never made it to his Halloween party.

Rodney Peairs thought the student was trespassing. Bill Feig/ AP

Peter Fabiano died in what police said was a crime of passion in the late '50s.

Los Angeles was shocked by a deadly love triangle in the '50s. Hulton Archive/ Getty

Johnny Frank Garrett was convicted of strangling a nun to death on All Hallow's Eve.

Johnny Frank Garrett raped and murdered a nun in Texas. AP

Karl Jackson was killed over an egging incident.

Karl Jackson was killed after a confrontation over car egging. Phil Walter/ Getty

William Liske killed his family members on Halloween.

A house in Michigan. Carlos Osorio / Getty

A brutal killing on Halloween night in 1981 remains unsolved to this day.

The location of the double homicide. Google Maps

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