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

Above: Original cast members 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, 2015.

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.

Who Done It?

Which actor has most often been the killer?

 

Maura Schneider   

 1 out of 1

 100%

Melody Meadows    

 1 out of 1

 100%

Shannan Noe

  5 out of 7

71%

Renee Zelinski 

 3 out of 7

42%

Vera Barton-Caro 

5 out of 16

  31%

 Ryan Sears

 5 out of 20

 25%

Rachel Podwika

1 out of 4 

 25% 

 Bert Furioli  

 9 out of 42

 21% 

 Dee McCorkle 

7 out of 30

23%

Cheryl Burke 

2 out of 9  

22%

 Arlene Merryman

4 out of 27

 14%

 Gino Angelo

4 out of 28

  14%

 P.D. Gregg   

2 out of 7

 14%

Butch Maxwell 

7 out of 59

11%

Michael Moran 

 2 out of 24

  8% 

Various* 

2 out of 58 

3% 

Audience Members 

1 out of 58   

 1% 

 Frank Wilson  

0 out of 8

 0%

Gretchen Schneider 

0 out of 4

0%

Dustin Heavilin   

 0 out of 2

 0%

Kevin Dennis 

0 out of 1 

0%  


For those who are counting: Yes, that adds up to 62 killers out of 58 (original-run) shows. In one of those shows there were two killers, and in another there were four killers.
*In two shows, the killer changed every show.

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 4

25%

Cheryl Burke 

2 out of 9 

22%

Michael Moran

6 out of 24

25%

 Butch Maxwell 

11 out 59

18%

Arlene Merryman 

5 out 27

 18%

Gino Angelo

5 out of 28

 17%

 Bert Furioli

7 out of 42

  16%

Dee McCorkle 

 5 out of 30 

16%

Ryan Sears

  3 out of 20

 15%

P.D. Gregg

 1 out of 7

14%

 "Offstage" character

 5 out of 58

8%

 Audience Members 

 4 out of 58

6%

 Vera Barton-Caro

 0 out of 15

0%

 Shannan Noe

 0 out of 7

0%

 Renee Zelinski

 0 out of 7

0%

Rachel Podwika

   0 out of 4

0%

Melody Meadows 

0 out of 1

0%

Dustin Heavilin

 0 out of 1

0%

Kevin Dennis

  0 out of 2

0%

 Maura Schneider  

  0 out of 1

0%

Last updated: January 10, 2016