Claim profile

Herbert Mullin

American serial killer (1947–2022)

  • Fame56.0
  • Momentum2.0
  • Wikipedia23.7K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1947–2022, aged 75United States
United States flagUnited States
  • Wikipedia
    21 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1947–2022
    Aged 75
Summary
Updated 2026-06-22

Herbert William Mullin was an American serial killer who killed 13 people in California in the early 1970s. He confessed to the killings, which he claimed prevented earthquakes. In 1973, after a trial to determine whether he was legally insane or culpable, he was convicted of two murders in the first-degree and nine in the second-degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. During his imprisonment, he was denied parole eight times.

Where to find them

Platforms

No platforms connected yet.

By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Stable
56.0
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum2.0
Historical18.5
Source confidence60.0
Completeness50.0
Global rank
—
Country rank
—
Category rank
—
Receipts

Sources