# MurderIndex

- **Website:** <https://murderindex.com>
- **Primary alias:** `murderindex.com`

## Description

MurderIndex is an online research encyclopedia documenting real murder cases from 111 countries, with records spanning 1551 to 2026. Its searchable index contains 6,911 case files and more than 31,000 recorded victims, bringing together information about offenders, victims, methods, investigations, trials and outcomes. Visitors can search by name or explore cases by country, outcome, classification, characteristic or method. The collection covers serial, mass and spree killers, assassins, homicides, miscarriages of justice and other classifications, with outcomes ranging from execution and imprisonment to exoneration, release or unresolved status. Additional features include an A–Z index, case timelines, “On this day” entries, statistics, random and featured case files, and tools for comparing cases. MurderIndex also provides documentaries and podcast listings, alongside explanatory resources about why people kill and how murders are solved. The site describes itself as a resource for students of criminology, law and history, and offers information about its methodology, as well as contact and submission options.

## Industries

- 🗺 Reference Materials
- 🗺 Dictionaries and Encyclopedias _(under Reference Materials)_

## Logos & icons

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| Cardinal | #b71f31 | accent |
| Congress Blue | #084298 | dark |
| Saffron | #f2c230 | light |

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- var(--mi-sans) — asset _(custom)_
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