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Mark Essex

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American spree killer

United StatesActorsLived 1949 to 1973 · aged 23
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Mark James Robert Essex was an American serial sniper and black nationalist known as the "New Orleans Sniper" who killed a total of nine people, including five police officers, and wounded twelve others, in two separate attacks in New Orleans on December 31, 1972, and January 7, 1973.

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Essex, pictured in 1967Essex, pictured in 1967The former New Orleans Howard Johnson's downtown hotel, 2008The former New Orleans Howard Johnson's downtown hotel, 2008Officer David McCann provides first aid to wounded colleague Kenneth Solis after he was shot in the right shoulderOfficer David McCann provides first aid to wounded colleague Kenneth Solis after he was shot in the right shoulderOfficer Leo Newman (center), pictured alongside the body of colleague Phillip Coleman shortly after Coleman was fatally shot in the headOfficer Leo Newman (center), pictured alongside the body of colleague Phillip Coleman shortly after Coleman was fatally shot in the headThe Downtown Howard Johnson's Hotel, pictured after Essex is believed to have retreated to the roofThe Downtown Howard Johnson's Hotel, pictured after Essex is believed to have retreated to the roofSome of the vitriolic and revolutionary slogans adorning the walls of Essex's apartment, pictured in the days following his deathSome of the vitriolic and revolutionary slogans adorning the walls of Essex's apartment, pictured in the days following his death

Filmography 2

The Killing of America1981 · ★ 7.2
Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Volume 11993

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Judith Barrett48.5Garry Walberg48.5Ion Overman48.5Lois Andrews48.5Kathleen Key48.5Alex Boyé48.5

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Mark James Robert Essex was an American serial sniper and black nationalist known as the "New Orleans Sniper" who killed a total of nine people, including five police officers, and wounded twelve others, in two separate attacks in New Orleans on December 31, 1972, and January 7, 1973. Essex was killed by police in the second armed confrontation.

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United States
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Actor
Status
deceased
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Lived 1949 to 1973 · aged 23
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