Who Done It?

Above: Michael Moran, Butch Maxwell, Vera Barton-Caro, Frank Wilson and Arlene Merryman.

What actor has most often been the killer? We decided to do the math. Below are the official tallies, as of December 31, 2008
Counting each original run only, not reprises.
Credits for murderers (and victims) are based on actors who created or were considered "principles" for characters, not understudies.
These are the actors listed first on the show pages and the "Mystery History" archives page.

Who Done It?
Which actor has most often been the killer?

Maura Schneider	1 out of 1	100%
Cheryl Saseen	2 out of 6	33%
Vera Barton-Caro	5 out of 16	31%
Bert Furioli	8 out of 26	30%
Rachel Podwika	1 out of 4	25%
Dee McCorkle	7 out of 30	23%
Ryan Sears	1 out of 5	20%
Butch Maxwell	7 out of 43	16%
Arlene Merryman	4 out of 26	15%
Gino Angelo	4 out of 28	14%
Michael Moran	2 out of 14	14%
P.D. Gregg	2 out of 7	14%
Various*	1 out of 41	2%
Frank Wilson	0 out of 8	0%
Gretchen Schneider	0 out of 2	0%
Audience Members	0 out of 43	0%

For those who are counting: Yes, that adds up to 49 killers out of 43 (original-run) shows. In one of those shows there were two killers, and in another there were four killers.
*In one show, the killer changed every show. It was, at various times, Vera Barton-Caro, Bert Furioli or Dee McCorkle.

Who Was Done In?
What actor has most often played victim?

Listed are the primary victims in the shows.

Frank Wilson	4* out of 8	50%
Gretchen Schneider	1 out of 2	50%
Bert Furioli	5 out of 25	20%
Michael Moran	3 out of 14	21%
Arlene Merryman	5 out of 26	19%
Gino Angelo	5 out of 28	17%
Butch Maxwell	7 out 42	16%
Dee McCorkle	5 out of 30	16%
P.D. Gregg	1 out of 7	14%
"Offstage" character	5 out of 43	11%
Audience Members	2 out of 43	4%
Vera Barton-Caro	0 out of 15	0%
Rachel Podwika	0 out of 4	0%
Cheryl Saseen	0 out of 5	0%
Ryan Sears	0 out of 5	0%
Maura Schneider	0 out of 1	0%

For those who are counting: Yes, that adds up to 45 victims out of 43 shows. In one show, there were two victims, plus a third played by an audience member. This is still counting as only one for the show in which all three characters Frank played were murdered.