Deceased
How Did Mark Essex Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 23GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/08/1949Born inEmporia, Kansas, USADied07/01/1973Died inNew OrleansCausegunshot woundWikidataQ6767537 ↗Buried atKansasTMDb#5972545 ↗
Mark James Robert Essex was an American serial sniper and black nationalist known as the "New Orleans Sniper" who killed a total of nine people, including five police officers, and wounded twelve others, in two separate attacks in New Orleans on December 31, 1972, and January 7, 1973. Essex was killed by police in the second armed confrontation.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography2 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Volume 1Movie | Self (archive footage) | 44 |
| 1981 | The Killing of AmericaMovie | Self (archive footage) | 32 |