The following is a list of deaths occurring in Elwood. There have been a total of 27 deaths throughout the Elwood series (not including Elwood Nano), including three non-person deaths and three suicides. Pickles the Clown holds the record for most kills, with at least six. Fern Walters comes in second with three confirmed kills, and many others are tied for third with two kills.
Deaths
| Issue # | Death # | Deceased | Type | Cause of death | Killer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | ? (unknown how many were actually killed) | "Every preschooler in Elwood City fifty years ago." | Murder | Unknown | Pickles |
| 1 | 1 | Emily McBonjour | Suicide | Shot herself in the head with a gun. | Herself |
| 4 | 2 | Oliver Frensky | Suicide | Jumped out of his apartment building window. | Himself |
| 8 | 3 | Leah MacGrady | Death by illness | She contracted flesh-eating bacteria, which eventually caused her death. | |
| 26 | 4 | Mrs. Barnes | Murder (unintentional) | Accidentally harpooned by Arthur when he was hunting for whales. | Arthur Read |
| 45 | 5/6 (killed at same time) | Kara Baxter | Murder | Crushed under the wheel of Bitzi's car in a grocery store parking lot. | Bitzi Baxter |
| 45 | Baby B. Baxter | Murder | Bitzi Baxter | ||
| 53 | 7 | Marie-Hélène | Fatal police brutality (murder?) | Skull crushed after being hit in the head by a club. | Unnamed police officer |
| 67 | 8 | Bitzi Baxter | Execution | She was executed by electrocution after receiving the capital punishment for murder. | Bo Baxter (technically the government) |
| 75 | 9 | Mary | Murder (unintentional) | Hit by a stray bullet when Fern dropped her gun following an suicide attempt. | Fern Walters |
| 76 | 10 | Corey | Murder | Strangled with a rope. | Arthur Read |
| 89 | 11 | Bo Baxter | Murder | Stabbed through the abdomen. | Buster Baxter |
| 95 | 12 | Grandma Tibble | Murder | Impaled by Pickles's fist. | Pickles |
| 97 | 13 | Miss Morgan | Murder | Stabbed with a knife. | Pickles |
| Sometime before 98 | 14/15/16/17 (order of deaths unknown) | Timmy Tibble | Murder | Unknown (seen impaled through the head after death) | Pickles |
| Tommy Tibble | Murder | Pickles | |||
| Amanda Hulser | Murder | Unknown (seen mutilated after death) | Pickles | ||
| James MacDonald | Murder | Unknown (seen mutilated after death) | Pickles | ||
| 121 | 18 | Jemima Jewels | Murder | Shot in the head with a gun. | Catherine Frensky |
| 138 | 19/20 (killed at same time) | Renée McBonjour | Murder | Explosion from a bomb hidden inside a pen. | Binky Barnes, hired by Mayor Hirsch. |
| 138 | Jean-Claude McBonjour | Murder | |||
| 140 | 21 | Mayor Hirsch | Murder | Thrown off of the roof of city hall. | Nigel Ratburn |
| 145 | 22 | George Lundgren | Legal murder | Shot with a rifle. | Fern Walters |
| Sometime before 148 | 23 | Mrs. Lundgren | Legal murder | Most likely shot with a rifle. | Fern Walters |
| 151 | 24 | Grandpa Dave | Suicide | He tore open his own chest and ripped out his heart. | Himself |
| 180 | 25 | Chip Crosswire | Suicide | Jumped off a cliff into the ocean. | Himself |
Non-person deaths
| Issue # | Deceased | Cause of death | Killer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nemo | Eaten by the Frensky family. | Francine, Catherine, and Laverne Frensky. |
| 20 | Wally | Destroyed by termites. | |
| 26 | Unnamed whale | Harpooned by a whale hunter. | David Read |
Kill counts
| Rank | Killer | Known kills | Net kill count | Kill count (adjusted for severity) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pickles |
|
6 + ? | 6 + ? |
| 2nd | Fern Walters |
|
3 | 2 |
| 3rd (tie) | Bitzi Baxter |
|
2 | 2 |
| Mayor Hirsch |
|
2 | 2 | |
| 4th | Binky Barnes |
|
2 | 1.9 |
| 5th | Arthur Read |
|
2 | 1.5 |
| 6th | Catherine Frensky |
|
1 | 1.25 |
| 7th (tie) | Buster Baxter |
|
1 | 1 |
| Nigel Ratburn |
|
1 | 1 | |
| 8th | Unnamed police officer |
|
1 | 0.75 |
| 9th | Bo Baxter |
|
1 | 0.25 |
| Grandpa Dave |
|
1 | 0 | |
| Emily McBonjour |
|
1 | 0 | |
| Oliver Frensky |
|
1 | 0 | |
| 10th (three-way tie) | David Read |
|
0 | 0.25 |
| Laverne Frensky |
|
0 | 0.25 | |
| Francine Frensky |
|
0 | 0.25 |