This is a list of people sentenced to more than one life imprisonment in a single trial, worldwide. The sentence may specify that the life sentences are to be served concurrently or consecutively.
Prisoners sentenced to more than 20 life sentences Name Sentence start Sentence term Country Description Terry Nichols 1995 Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole plus eight 6-year concurrent sentences plus $14,500,000 in restitution plus $450 special assessments (federal) Convicted of one count of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death (in violation of Title 18 United States Code § 2332a) and eight counts of involuntary manslaughter of a federal employee (in violation of Title 18 of the United States Code §§ 1112 and 1114) in federal court (United States District Court for the District of Colorado). Sentenced to determinate life imprisonment for conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and six years concurrently for each count of involuntary manslaughter. n/a 161 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole plus 45 years consecutively plus $5,000,000 in restitution plus $1,660,000 in fines (state) Convicted of 161 counts of murder in the first degree; arson, first degree; and conspiracy by the District Court in and for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma (moved from the District Court in and for Oklahoma County for fairness and safety reasons, but still prosecuted by the District Attorney for that county) for his part in the Oklahoma City bombing of April 19, 1995. Sentenced to 10 years consecutively and a $5,000 fine for conspiracy; 35 years consecutively and a $25,000 fine for arson; and a consecutive sentence of determinate life imprisonment for each count of murder. In addition, he owes $5,000,000 in restitution and a fine $10,000 on each of the 163 counts. This gives Nichols the record for the most consecutive life sentences ever given to a single individual at 162 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole when combining his federal and state sentences which are to be served consecutively in that order. Patrick Crusius 2023 90 consecutive life sentences without parole (federal) Perpetrator of the 2019 El Paso shooting, in which 23 people were killed and 23 more injured. 2025 23 consecutive life sentences without parole (state) Reynhard Sinaga 2020 88 concurrent life sentences with parole possible in 40 years Indonesian-born Manchester resident who was convicted of 136 rapes from 2015 to 2017 of at least 48 drugged victims, a number that according to Greater Manchester Police is most likely much higher. Also the longest officially confirmed sentence ever handed outside the U.S. Michael J. Devlin 2007 74 life sentences, minimum 2,020 years Convicted of multiple counts of kidnapping children in 2002 and 2007, armed criminal action, forcible sodomy, child pornography, transporting minors across state lines to engage in sexual activity, attempted murder, and attempted forcible sodomy. Abdullah Barghouti 2004 67 life sentences plus 5,200 years without parole Commander of Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades and one of its chief bomb makers. Sentenced for the death of 66 Israelis, he is held in solitary confinement and denied visits.Mongezi Jingxela200755 life sentences plus 1,092 yearsSerial rapist, convicted of 52 counts of rape, plus 3 counts of being an accomplice to rape.Anderson Lee Aldrich202355 concurrent life sentences without parole plus 190 years (federal) Perpetrator of Colorado Springs nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs.5 consecutive life sentences without parole plus 2,211 years (state)Brenton Tarrant 2020 52 life sentences plus 480 years without parole Pleaded guilty to the murder of 51 worshippers and seriously injuring 40 others in the Christchurch mosque shootings in 2019. Sentenced to life imprisonment for each murder and preparing for a terrorist act, and an additional 480 years for wounding 40 people.Boitumelo Galubetse2013 51 life sentences plus 780 yearsSerial rapists who operated a taxi and targeted women alone.Bongani Madlala 49 life sentences plus 780 years Gary Ridgway 2003 49 life sentences (48 of them without parole) plus 480 years Serial killer known as the "Green River Killer", who confessed to murdering 71 women between 1982 and 1998. The second most prolific serial killer in U.S. history in terms of number of confirmed victims (behind Samuel Little). Loi Khac Nguyen 1991 49 consecutive life sentences without parole Surviving perpetrator of the 1991 Good Guys siege. Convicted of three murders, 11 attempted murders and 35 counts of kidnapping.Mohammed Abu Warda200248 life sentencesHamas militant, helped organize multiple terrorist attacks including the Jaffa Road bus bombings. He was released in 2025 as part of the January 2025 Gaza war ceasefire.Nkosinathi Phakathi202442 life sentences plus 791 yearsConvicted of 90 counts of rape, his attacks were carried out between 2012 and 2021. Abdulkadir Masharipov 2020 40 life sentences plus 1,368 years Abdulkadir Masharipov, an Uzbek national, was handed the equivalent of 40 life sentences plus an additional 1,368 years for perpetrating the 2017 Istanbul nightclub shooting. James Kevin Pope 2008 40 life sentences plus 60 years Received 40 convictions of sexual assault for abusing three teenage girls. Barry Walker 2022 39 life sentences plus 1,710 years without parole Serial rapist and former physician who practiced medicine in Arkansas. Pleaded guilty and received the maximum sentence for raping at least 31 different minor children ranging from as early as 1997 until as late as 2022.Mlungisi Mtshali201339 life sentences plus 212 yearsSerial rapist known as "Birthday rapist", convicted of 70 other charges including: sexual assault, kidnapping and theft. David Carrick 2023 37 life sentences, minimum 30 years plus 239 days Serial rapist and former Metropolitan Police officer who pleaded guilty to multiple counts of rape between 2002 and 2021. Received an additional life term for a second conviction in 2025. Martin Bryant 1996 35 life sentences plus 1,035 years without parole Mass murderer who pleaded guilty to murdering 35 people and injuring 23 others in the Port Arthur massacre, a shooting spree in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia on April 28, 1996. Sentenced to the maximum penalty of life imprisonment for each murder, and an additional 1,035 years for wounding 23 people, shooting at 14 other people with the intention to kill, four counts of theft of a motor vehicle, three counts of arson and one of kidnapping. Billy Joe Godfrey 2015 35 life sentences, minimum 1,050 years Charged with 35 counts of statutory sodomy in the 1st degree, garnering 35 consecutive life sentences, which is the equivalent of 1,050 years in prison. Godfrey plead guilty to sexually abusing two children between 1995 and 1999. The children were between the ages of eight and 13 at the time of the assaults. Nikolas Cruz 2022 34 consecutive life sentences (17 without parole plus a minimum of 380 years) Perpetrator of the 2018 Parkland high school shooting who plead guilty to killing 17 people and injuring 17 others. Joseph McCann 2019 33 life sentences Serial rapist and pedophile who went on a spree of sexually assaulting 11 victims.Sinja Mabitsela201732 life sentences plus 275 yearsOne of the balaclava rapists, claims he was forced by his partner Josias Mkansi. Warren Troy Knoop 32 life sentences plus 170 years Found guilty of 870 charges of child rape, exploitation, sexual assault and child pornography.Albert Morake201530 life sentences, minimum 1,535 yearsSerial rapist, convicted of other crimes including: robbery, attempted murder and kidnapping. Bobby Joe Long 1985 28 life sentences plus 104 years Serial killer who raped more than 50 women and killed at least 10. The sentence was reduced on appeal from 33 life sentences (26 without parole and 7 with no parole for 25 years). Also sentenced to one death penalty. Executed in 2019. Donald Harvey 1987 28 life sentences Hospital orderly who Pleaded guilty to murdering 37 people in Toledo, Ohio between 1970 and 1987, although Harvey has claimed to have killed 87 individuals. Murdered at Toledo Correctional Institution in 2017. Cedric Maake 2000 27 life sentences plus 1,159 years and 3 months Serial killer known as the Wemmer Pam Murderer and the Hammer Killer. Convicted of 27 murders, 26 attempted murders, 15 rapes and 46 accounts of aggravated robbery, among other charges. Salvatore Riina 1993 26 life sentences Reputed "boss of bosses" of the Sicilian Mafia between 1974 and 1993, nicknamed "The Beast". Served his life sentences in solitary confinement for masterminding the Second Mafia War which caused over 1,000 murders in Sicily until his death in prison in 2017, the day after his 87th birthday. Andrew Aston 2002 Cocaine addict who attacked and robbed 26 elderly and disabled people in their homes over the course of three months. Two victims died.Shadrack Chauke201825 life sentences plus 254 yearsSerial rapist, his sentence included 23 counts of rape and 2 counts of attempted murder. Juan Corona 1973 25 life sentences with a minimum of 7 years to run concurrently A Mexican-born labor contractor, Corona murdered 25 vagrants and occasional farm workers and buried them in orchards of California between 1970 and 1971. Denied parole 8 times before dying of natural causes in 2019 at California State Prison, Corcoran. Richard William Huckle 2015 22 life sentences, minimum 25 years Sexually abused 23 children in Malaysia over a ten-year period. Murdered at HM Prison Full Sutton in 2019. Natalie Wagner 2024 21 life sentences plus 800 years Recorded and sold videos of herself sexually abusing her children, aged 1 and 3, to Snapchat users. Chester Arthur Stiles 2009 21 life sentences, minimum 140 years Former Siegfried & Roy trainer who made a video of himself raping and sexually abusing a two-year-old girl in 2003. Sentenced to 21 life sentences on 10 counts of lewdness with a child under the age of 14, 11 counts of sexual assault with a minor under 14, and one count of attempted sexual assault with a minor under 14. 19 charges were tied directly to what was seen in the tape, and three charges pertained to the assault of the 6-year-old girl, who wasn't recorded. Patrick Wayne Kearney 1977 21 life sentences with a minimum of 7 years to run concurrently Serial killer who killed 21–43 young men from 1962 to 1977. Sentenced by Superior Judge John Hews to 21 life sentences with a minimum of 7 years to run concurrently. Kearney was denied parole on June 21, 1984; April 29, 1987; July 23, 1990; June 29, 1993; October 30, 1996; January 10, 2002; February 22, 2007; and January 31, 2012. The next time Kearney will be eligible for parole is January 2027. Hugh Callahan 1975 21 life sentences Six Northern Irishmen called the "Birmingham Six" after their arrests and false convictions for the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings. The convictions were quashed by the Court of Appeal and the prisoners released on March 14, 1991. Gerard Hunter Patrick Joseph Hill Richard McIlkenny William Power John WalkerStephan Sterns202521 concurrent life sentencesConvicted of a murder of a 13-year-old girl and 60 counts of child sex crimes against her.
Prisoners sentenced up to 20 life sentences