Webin absentia, list was indicted by a grand jury on five counts of murder and on fleeing a crime scene across state lines. Webfeb 16, 2024ย ยท on november 9, 1971, new jersey accountant john list murdered his wife, mother, and three children โ€” then started a new life and evaded capture for 18 years. His records showed that he had failed miserably as an.