Why Do So Many Murderers Have Three Names?

It seems to be a coincidence. The three most famous political assassins in U.S. history used their middle names, but many others did not. For example, of the 12 people who have made legitimate attempts to kill a U.S. president, former president, or president-elect, only Booth, Oswald, and would-be Ford assassin Sara Jane Moore are commonly referred to by three names. Some references to Garfield assassin Charles Guiteau include his middle name, Julius, but others do not. If you don't remember the other eight, two-named assassins on that list, it's because most of them were unsuccessful. Consider Richard Lawrence, who failed spectacularly in his 1835 attempt to shoot Andrew Jackson, and John Hinckley Jr., who delivered a nonfatal wound to Ronald Reagan in 1981. There is one successful presidential assassin with only two names in the history books, but Leon Czolgosz has faded into relative obscurity along with his victim, William McKinley.

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