Frank Carter (1881 – June 24, 1927) was a notorious murderer and self-confessed serial killer in Omaha, Nebraska.

Soon after, a doctor was murdered, and then a railroad detective was shot six times in neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa.

[3] On February 15, Omaha's newspapers recommended the city black out all lights after an exposé on previous murders showed that the victims had been standing in their windows at home when they were shot.

[4] During daylight hours, the sniper shot another in the face and fired through more than a dozen lighted windows.

Businesses in Omaha came to a standstill, streets cleared and the city's entertainment venues emptied for more than a week.