Ray Platter

Mass murderer

4known / alleged victims

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: USA
Location: Ogden, Boone County, Iowa, USA
Date of birth: April 24, 1905
Age at first offence: 34
Characteristics: parricide
Victim profile: H is wife, Lena, 31, and their three children, Dwayne, 14; Joyce, 12; and Kenneth, 10
Method of murder: Shooting
Date(s) of murder: April 14, 1939
Years active: 1939
Date of arrest: —
Status: Died in custody
Committed suicide by shooting himself the same day Ogden, Iowa, April 14, 1939

Case Summary

Case record: Ray Platter

Outcome

Ray Platter killed his family members and then himself in a suicide pact with his wife.

Other details

Ray Platter was 33. His wife was Lena, 31. Their three children were Dwayne, 14; Joyce, 12; and Kenneth, 10.

They were found shot to death in their home.

Officials said Ray Platter killed his family members and then himself in a suicide pact with his wife.

Ray Platter committed suicide by shooting himself the same day Ogden, Iowa, April 14, 1939.

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