Malik Samartaney (born Lawrence Banks; June 7, 1953)[1] is an American serial killer who killed at least three people, including his son and daughter, in Maryland, between 1991 and 2019.

[2][3][4] On July 3, 1975, Lawrence held a knife to the throat of his wife, Vivian Banks, and dragged her through the house.

On December 27, 1975, after an argument with his wife, Lawrence threw his 7-month-old daughter, Dominique, through a glass door.

Although detectives suspected Lawrence of killing her, he avoided murder charges since the body had been decomposing for several weeks and a cause of death could not be determined.

Hours later, he fatally shot Lawrence Jr., as he cowered in a kitchen corner in a foster home.

On December 1, 2006, Malik's new girlfriend's daughter, 22-year-old Lisa Brown, received a protective order against him after an argument over money that he borrowed from her, in which he threw it at her.

Eleven days later, Lisa and her 9 month old daughter, Labria Fogle, were found shot dead in their home.

During a nine-minute rant over the phone, he told her that he did not want his daughter "kissing his goddamn grandchildren" and that "she's lucky I don’t have a fucking pistol."

Malik's attorneys argued that Dominique was a victim of Baltimore's drug trade, and was possibly murdered by MS-13 gang members.

He told judge Jennifer Schiffer that he was involved in his son's death years ago and promised God he would not kill again.

Schiffer sentenced Malik to the statutory maximum of 41 years in prison, pointing to his history of violence.