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Micahel Moran, Butch Maxwell, Vera Barton-Caro, Frank Wilson, Arlene Merryman

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 November 16, 2007
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 4

 50%

 Ryan Sears

 1 out of 3

33%

 Bert Furioli  

 7 out of 24

 29% 

 Vera Barton-Caro 

  5 out of 16

  31%

 Rachel Podwika

 1 out of 4

 25%

 Dee McCorkle 

 7 out of 30

  23%

 Butch Maxwell  

  7 out of 41

   17%

 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% 

 Audience Members

 0 out of 41

 0% 

For those who are counting: Yes, that adds up to 45 killers out of 41 (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%

 Michael Moran

 3 out of 14

  21%

 Bert Furioli

5 out of 24   

 20% 

 Arlene Merryman

5 out of 26  

 19%

 Gino Angelo 

  5 out of 28

17% 

Butch Maxwell    

7 out 41

17%

Dee McCorkle

 5 out of 30 

 16%

  P.D. Gregg

  1 out of 7

 14%

 "Offstage" character

  5 out of 41

 12%

 Audience Members

 2 out of 41

 4%

 Vera Barton-Caro

 0 out of 15

  0%

 Rachel Podwika

  0 out of 4

  0%

 Cheryl Saseen

  0 out of 4

 0%

 Ryan Sears

  0 out of 2

 0%

 Maura Schneider  

  0 out of 1

 0%
For those who are counting: Yes, that adds up to 43 victims out of 41 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.

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