What is Michael Silka?
'''Michael Alan Silka''' (20 August 1958 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, near [[Chicago]] – 19 May 1984 in [[Alaska]]) was an American spree killer. It is believed that he killed nine people near a town called Manley Hot Springs in Alaska in May 1984. Silka was killed in a shootout with police after his murders.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/24/us/around-the-nation-bodies-of-4-are-found-after-alaska-shootings.html|title=AROUND THE NATION; Bodies of 4 Are Found After Alaska Shootings|date=June 24, 1984|newspaper=The New York Times|accessdate=May 10, 2013}}</ref> ==Victims== *Fred Burk (also spelled Burke), 30 *Albert Hagen, Jr., 27 *Joyce Klein, about 30 *Lyman Klein, 36 *Marshall Klein, 2 *Dale Madajski, 24 *Larry Joe McVey, 38 *Roger Culp, 34 *Troy L. Duncan, 34 ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Silka, Michael}} [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:1984 deaths]] [[Category:American burglars]] [[Category:American spree killers]] [[Category:Criminals from Chicago]]