The Bone Collector (Film)

The Bone Collector is a 1999 crime thriller film written by Jeremy Iacone, directed by Phillip Noyce; starring Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, and Michael Rooker. It is based off of Jeffery Deaver's 1997 novel of the same name.

Four years after being paralyzed, a forensic criminologist assists a NYPD patrol officer in stopping a serial killer who leaves cryptic clues to find the next victim.

Victims

• Talbot Soames - Shot in the head and buried by an unknown person prior to the film in 1913, skeleton seen.
• Officer John Donaghy - Committed suicide by shooting himself in the head prior to the film, picture seen.
• Unnamed Woman - Murdered by Marcus Andrews prior to the film, picture seen.
• Six Unnamed Victims - Murdered by various unknown people prior to the film, mentioned in a newspaper article.
• Unnamed Male Police Officer - Shot in the head by an unknown person four years prior to the film, body shown in a nightmare.
• Alan Rubin - Shot in the face by Marcus Andrews with a Webley revolver and buried to copy Dr. James Schneider's murder of Goldschmidt off-screen, body shown.
• Four Unnamed Men - Died of unspecified causes or were murdered by an unknown person or people prior to the film, pictures seen.
• Lindsay Rubin - Scalded to death off-screen when Marcus Andrews restrained her and pointed a giant open steam pipe at her to copy Dr. James Schneider's murder of an unnamed man, body shown.
• Unnamed Male N.Y.U. Student - Either bled out when Marcus Andrews stabbed and cut him with knives or was killed when rats started gnawing on him to copy Dr. James Schneider's murder of an unnamed man off-screen, body shown.
• Rat (Animal) - Shot by Amelia Donaghy.
• Unnamed Man - Killed by Marcus Andrews off-screen, body shown.
• Unnamed Man - Killed by Marcus Andrews prior to the film, photo shown.
• Unnamed Woman - Killed by Marcus Andrews prior to the film, photo shown.
• Unnamed Woman - Killed by Marcus Andrews prior to the film, photo shown.
• Unnamed Male Taxi Inspector - Shot through the chest by Marcus Andrews.
• Unnamed Victim - Murdered by Dr. James Schneider prior to the film, mentioned in "The Bone Collector" book.
• Maggie O'Connor - Murdered by Dr. James Schneider prior to the film, mentioned in "The Bone Collector" book.
• Goldschmidt - Shot and buried by Dr. James Schneider prior to the film, illustrated in "The Bone Collector" book.
• Unnamed Man - Scalded to death when Dr. James Schneider tied him up in front of a giant open steam pipe prior to the film, illustrated in "The Bone Collector" book.
• Unnamed Man - Restrained by Dr. James Schneider and left to be eaten alive by rats prior to the film, illustrated in "The Bone Collector" book.
• Unnamed Man - Drowned when Dr. James Schneider tied him and his daughter/granddaughter/niece to rope and dangled them from the pier into the ocean prior to the film, illustrated in "The Bone Collector" book.
• Unnamed Little Girl - Drowned when Dr. James Schneider tied her and her father/grandfather/uncle to rope and dangled them from the pier into the ocean prior to the film, illustrated in "The Bone Collector" book.
• Unnamed Victim - Murdered by Dr. James Schneider prior to the film, indicated by "The Bone Collector" book mentioning that he had killed eight.
• Unnamed Grandfather - Drowned when Marcus Andrews tied him and his granddaughter to a pier to copy Dr. James Schneider's murder.
• Nurse Thelma - Stabbed in the stomach by Marcus Andrews with a knife.
• Captain Howard Cheney - Throat slit by Marcus Andrews off-screen, body shown.
• Unnamed Man - Committed suicide by hanging himself when Marcus Andrews forged evidence against him and got him locked up prior to the film, mentioned. Proxy kill.
• Marcus Andrews - Shot to death by Amelia Donaghy.

Deaths

• Total - 36
  • 35 Humans
    • 20 Men
    • 8 Victims of Unknown Gender
    • 7 Female
      • 6 Women
      • 1 Child
  • 1 Animal
    • All Rats

Kill Counts

1. Marcus Andrews/The Bone Collector/Richard Thompson - 13 (Deceased)
2. Dr. James Schneider/The Bone Collector - 8 (Fate not mentioned)
3. Officer Amelia Donaghy - 2 (Alive)

Notes

• "The Bone Collector" book says it's a "True Account", meaning the murders in it really happened in terms of the film's canon.