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| Full Name: | Frank Carter / Born: Patrick Murphy |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Caucasian |
| Birth: | 1881 in County Mayo, Ireland |
| Death: | June 24, 1927 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States - Age 45/46 |
| Cause of Death: | Execution by electrocution in prison |
| Nicknames: | Omaha Sniper / Phantom Sniper / Sniper Bandit |
| Murder Toll: | 2+ murdered victims (claimed 43) |
| Murder Time Frame: | February 1926 / Age 44/45 at first murder, 44/45 at last murder |
| Murder Locations: | United States - Omaha, Nebraska |
| Preferred Prey: | Random males |
| Modus Operandi: | Shooting |
| Victim Disposal: | Left them where they were murdered |
| Signature: | Used a .22 pistol |
| Trophies: | A watch |
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 William McDevitt Male - Age ?? Death: February 1926 |
 Austin Searles Male - Age ?? Death: February 1926 |
"Oh those are silly questions, let's talk about my crimes." - What he said when reporters were asking him questions about his life.
"Nobody could talk about the Pope that way." - What he said when he claimed to have committed the 1912 unsolved axe murders of a family in Villisca, Iowa, referring to following the man and his family after the man had made a bad remark about the Pope.
"Sometimes truth tellers are worse than liars." - Referring to how he didn't mind going to Heaven as a liar.
"Before, I was sorry I shot you, but I'm not now." - What he said to victim Ross Johnston (who survived).
"Not with you. I'd hate to have the foolish memory of running away from a .22 revolver." - What he said to victim Ross Johnston (who survived), when Johnston asked him if he would like to trade places.
"Just put it down that I'm sore at him." - His feelings towards the prison warden.
"Chaplain, will you make that prayer for Pat Murphy? I think the Lord would remember me better by that name, if He remembers at all." - What he said to Chaplain Maxwell, who prayed for him before he was executed.
"Shoot the juice." - What he said when he was sitting in the electric chair, ready to die.
