John List

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John List was long seen as the perfect son, husband, and father. He worked at a bank as an accountant to provide for his family. He was doing so well that his mansion with his mother, wife, and three children had 19 rooms, a ballroom, a Tiffany skylight, and marble fireplaces.

List was born in Bay City, Michigan, and was the only child of German-American parents. Like his father, List had been a devout Lutheran and Sunday school teacher. He…