[17] From 1979 to 1986, he was the comptroller at a paper box manufacturer outside Denver. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. 'I was concerned about my sister's health,' Syfert said. 0 cemeteries found in Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. We won't share your email address. WESTFIELD, N.J. Even before the casualties were discovered in the ballroom-the corpses neatly arrayed on the floor-the List family`s three-story Victorian mansion had become a combat zone of drugs, alcohol and psychological abuse. In 1943, John enlisted in the United States Army and served in the infantry as a lab technician during WWII. [23][16] The segment featured an age-progressed clay bust, sculpted by forensic artist Frank Bender, which turned out to bear a close resemblance to List's actual appearance. "[38], Over the years, List and his crimes have furnished inspiration for documentaries, television dramas and feature films. [11][12], List placed the bodies of his wife and children on sleeping bags in the mansion's ballroom. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Brenda Blethyn: early career. Helen List formerly Morris Born 1 Jan 1925 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Daughter of Edward Guy Morris and [mother unknown] [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Marvin Everett Taylor married 1941 [location unknown] Wife of John Emil List married 1 Dec 1951 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States She was killed, along with her Mother-in-law and her children by her husband, John Emil List, who then disappeared for 18 years before being captured and sentenced to life in prison. At one religious gathering, he met an Army PX clerk named Delores Miller and married her in 1985. John Emil List, a.k.a. List`s wife, Helen, 45, was a heavy drinker, according to Bell and Brenda Taylor, her daughter from a. Too much drama. Brenda rushed out the door with her daughter and was on the road by 6:00 a.m. Liss summarized Helen List's medical reports for the jury. Everything seemed to be going brilliantly for the List family. But, after several weeks, Lists daughter, Patricias drama teacher got suspicious. She was a member of the Spring City First Baptist Church and the. Helen, a widow of an infantry officer killed in action in the Korean War, lived nearby with her daughter, Brenda. John and Helen List, both 46, lived with their three teenage children and John's mother, Alma, in a cavernous home in the affluent Union County town. A newspaper at the time included quotations from Brenda Taylor, Helen List's daughter by a previous husband who had died in the Korean War. Hed since married another Army widow named Delores Miller and had resumed work as an accountant. John List may refer to: John A. Some of the photos included below are actual crime scene footage and are GRAPHIC. [14] All reliable photographs of List had been destroyed. John Lists prison psychiatrists would say that he was obsessive compulsive. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Drag images here or select from your computer for Brenda Joyce Taylor Arnold memorial. Dictionary.com adds 'hellscape,' 'woke' and 311 other new terms. Please try again later. I ask all affected by this for their forgiveness, understanding and prayer. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. ', 'List was being bombarded by stresses,' the doctor added. Three bison escape Maine farm, two recaptured. Seven sheep escape from New Jersey slaughterhouse, find new sanctuary home. We have set your language to Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. You see, in John Lists mind, being a public disappointment in front of his family was a fate worse than death. Tapir briefly escapes enclosure at Florida zoo. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. "I've regretted my action and prayed for forgiveness ever since. Next, John List headed upstairs to his mother's apartment, where he shot and killed his mother, Alma List, 84. [5] By 1959, List had risen to general supervisor of the company's accounting department; but Helen, an alcoholic, had become increasingly unstable. [16], List died of complications from pneumonia aged 82 on March 21, 2008, while imprisoned at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey. Make sure that the file is a photo. Like his father, List was a devout Lutheran and a Sunday school teacher. John and Helen soon married and in December of 1951, they moved to northern California where he worked as an Army accountant. Brenda left List and Helen's household in 1960 after she got married11 years . ; Birth: In Sparta, date unknown; Parents: The king of the gods, Zeus, and the wife of the Spartan king Tyndareus, Leda; or perhaps Tyndareus himself and the goddess of retribution, Nemesis, who gave Helen to Leda to . Helen insisted that John purchase her dream home a sprawling 19-room mansion named Breeze Knoll that was the most expensive house in the most expensive part of . A federal appeals court rejected both arguments. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. A Boston Red Sox fan in her later years but always . Try again later. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. By 1971, List had taken two second mortgages on his Hillside Avenue house, a grand structure perched atop an aristocratic lawn. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. [30] As the year progressed, the family's financial problems became more strained; List encouraged his children to seek part-time work, ostensibly to teach them maturity and responsibility, but in actuality to help keep the family financially solvent. He also argued that the letter he left behind at the crime scene, essentially his confession, was a confidential communication to his pastor and therefore inadmissible as evidence. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Dictionary.com is adding 313 new terms and 130 new definitions to keep up with the ever-changing modern lexicon. GREAT NEWS! [31] Though her health progressively deteriorated, she said nothing to List or her physicians until 1969, when a thorough workup revealed the condition. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. by - [-] If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. In February 1988, the couple moved to a house in the Brandermill neighborhood of Midlothian, Virginia, where List, still using the name Bob Clark, resumed work as an accountant at a small accounting firm, Maddrea, Joyner, Kirkham & Woody. Then he went upstairs where his 84-year-old mother was eating breakfast and shot her in the head. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. . Mirren is the wife of Donald Sutherland's dementia-struck retiree, on their final journey in their Winnebago. John Emil List (September 17, 1925 March 21, 2008) was an American mass murderer[1] and long-time fugitive. Failed to report flower. In 1951 he married a war widow Helen Morris Taylor and, together with her daughter Brenda, they moved to Detroit and then Kalamazoo. It was a 19-room behemoth, complete with a signed Tiffany stained glass skylight over the ornate ballroom. Elijah Miller has presented testimony from witnesses, including a Lutheran pastor who knew the Lists in the early 1960s in Rochester, N.Y., to describe the troubled family. Brenda Stearns, 36, thought she was sending a message to her sister's friend in August 2009, but accidently messaged a complete stranger instead. ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Accused family-killer John Emil List, who had always looked to his religious faith for answers, was so overwrought over the discovery that his wife had advanced syphilis that 'like a small rubber band, he snapped,' a psychiatrist said. John and Helen married on December 1, 1951, in Baltimore, Maryland, the family moving to northern California. In a five-page letter to his pastor, found on the desk in his study, List claimed that he saw too much evil in the world, and he had killed his family to save their souls. (1971 Press Release showing Lists deceased children). This browser does not support getting your location. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Animal control officers in New Jersey said seven sheep found running loose after an apparent slaughterhouse escape will have a new permanent home at a sanctuary. [24][25] On June 1, less than two weeks after the broadcast, List was arrested at a Richmond accounting firm after a Denver neighbor recognized the description and alerted authorities. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. 'John's problem was that he knew doctrine but he did not know faith,' he said. John and Helen married on December 1, 1951, in Baltimore, Maryland, the family moving to northern California. He killed Patricia when she returned home from school, then the youngest son, Frederick. Daughter of Second Lieutenant Marvin Everett Taylor and Helen Taylor-List (Morris) Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. On November 9th, 1971, John List woke his children and sent them off to school. In another glimpse into the family's troubled life, a Lutheran pastor told the jury in Union County Superior Court that he overheard Helen List taunting her husband 10 years before the killings, telling him that he was only 'half the man' her first husband was. At Fort Eustis in Virginia, he met Helen Morris Taylor, the widow of an infantry officer killed in action in Korea, who lived nearby with her daughter, Brenda. Learn more about merges. Failed to delete memorial. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. She was killed, along with her Mother-in-law and her children by her husband, John Emil List, who then disappeared for 18 years before being captured and sentenced to life in prison. Weve updated the security on the site. That same year, he enlisted in the United States Army and served as a laboratory technician during World War II. List left the bodies of his wife, his mother, Alma, 84, and his children, Patricia, 16, John, 15, and Frederick, 13, and several confessions and apologies in his Westfield home in November 1971 and disappeared for 17 years. Oops, we were unable to send the email. 'The room was very unkempt, as was she. The family attended the Redeemer Lutheran Church, where John taught Sunday school. List is being tried on charges he slaughtered his wife, mother, Alma, 84, daughter, Patricia, 16, John, 15, and Frederick, 13, in November 1971. This article is about the murderer. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Character []. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. . This was due, in part, to the excuses John List gave the church, school, neighbors, coaches, and friends (about Helens mother and a family trip). Dr. Miller said List had learned before the killings that syphilis was the cause of his wife's worsening medical and psychological problems and that knowing she had a sexually transmitted disease would have a 'tremendous impact' on someone of his background. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. The List Family consisted of John Emil List, his wife Helen List, and their 3 young children: Patricia "Patty", Frederick, and John Jr. John list enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and served 2 tours in the war. John didn't seem to react at all. He described a woman whose brain was deteriorating and who was going blind, who was addicted to tranquilizers and drank four or five glasses of Scotch a day, who remained in bed because she was afraid of falls but who retained enough social skill to act normally in casual relationships. Its John List all over again. And if I never see another one for the rest of my career, Ill be happy. List (born 1968), American economist. John seemingly grew up without incident, reporting a normal childhood with the exception of his stringently religious upbringing, with which he identified wholeheartedly. Resend Activation Email. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? He promptly moved the entire family (and his aging mother) into Breeze Knoll, a Victorian mansion nearby. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? 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