This is a list of confirmed deaths in every season and episode of Bates Motel.
Overview
The main list encompasses people who were killed on-screen during the series or their deaths happened in the episode they died in. Those that died in-between seasons or animals killed on the show are listed at the bottom of the page.
Season One
| Total | Number | Victim | Cause of Death | Killer | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sam Bates | Hit over the head with a blender | Norman Bates | First You Dream, Then You Die |
| 2 | 2 | Keith Summers | Stabbed multiple times in the chest | Norma Bates | First You Dream, Then You Die |
| 3-4 | 3-4 | Jerry Martin & Town Man | Both burned alive; Jerry dies in the hospital days later. Town Man hung upside-down from a street light. | Gil Turner | Nice Town You Picked, Norma... |
| 5 | 5 | Ethan Chang | Shot once in the neck | Tweaker | Ocean View |
| 6 | 6 | Tweaker | Run over with Ethan's truck | Dylan Massett | Ocean View |
| 7 | 7 | Zack Shelby | Shot once in the leg, eye, and twice in the chest | Dylan Massett | The Truth |
| 8 | 8 | Jake Abernathy | Shot four times in the chest | Alex Romero | Midnight |
| 9 | 9 | Blaire Watson | Slashed her throat | Norman Bates | Midnight |
Season Two
| Total | Number | Victim | Cause of Death | Killer | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | Gil Turner | Shot once in the head | Bradley Martin | Gone But Not Forgotten |
| 11 | 2 | Johnny B | Shot twice in the chest | Zane Morgan | Shadow of a Doubt |
| 12-13 | 3-4 | Paco & Tony | Shot to death | Nick Ford's hitmen | Caleb |
| 14 | 5 | Lee Berman | Killed and staged to look like a car accident | Nick Ford's hitmen | Check-Out |
| 15 | 6 | Jimmy Brennen | Pushed down a flight of stairs | Norman Bates | Plunge |
| 16-23 | 7-14 | Dave Wilson's son & 7 Ford workers | Shot to death | Zane Morgan, Remo Wallace, Chuck, Sid & Iggy | Presumed Innocent |
| 24 | 15 | Nick Ford | Sliced in the face with a fireplace poker | Dylan Massett | The Box |
| 25 | 16 | Jodi Morgan | Shot twice in the chest | Zane Morgan | The Immutable Truth |
| 26-29 | 17-20 | Chuck, Sid, Iggy, & Zane Morgan | Shot to death | Alex Romero | The Immutable Truth |
Season Three
| Total | Number | Victim | Cause of Death | Killer | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | Francine Calhoun | Natural causes | None | A Death in the Family |
| 31 | 2 | Lindsay Davis | Unknown | Bob Paris | The Arcanum Club |
| 32 | 3 | Annika Johnson | Shot once in the stomach | Bob Paris | Persuasion |
| 33 | 4 | Clay DuFont | Shot once in the head | Bob Paris | The Deal |
| 34 | 5 | Marcus Young | Shot once in the head | Alex Romero | Norma Louise |
| 35-37 | 6-8 | Pierre & 2 gunrunners | Shot to death | Caleb Calhoun | The Pit |
| 38 | 9 | Gunrunner | Shot once in the head | Dylan Massett | The Pit |
| 39 | 10 | Bob Paris | Shot three times in the chest and once in the throat | Alex Romero | Unconscious |
| 40 | 11 | Bradley Martin | Head bashed repeatedly on a rock | Norman Bates | Unconscious |
Season Four
| Total | Number | Victim | Cause of Death | Killer | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | Audrey Ellis | Strangled with her own scarf | Norman Bates | A Danger to Himself and Others |
| 42 | 2 | Norma Bates | Carbon monoxide poisoning | Norman Bates | Forever |
Season Five
| Total | Number | Victim | Cause of Death | Killer | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 1 | Jim Blackwell | Stabbed repeatedly | Norman Bates | Dark Paradise |
| 44 | 2 | Caleb Calhoun | Accidentally run over with a car | Chick Hogan | Bad Blood |
| 45 | 3 | Sam Loomis | Stabbed repeatedly in the shower | Norman Bates | Marion |
| 46 | 4 | Chick Hogan | Shot once in the head | Alex Romero | The Body |
| 47 | 5 | Alex Romero | Shot twice in the chest | Norman Bates | The Cord |
| 48 | 6 | Norman Bates | Shot once in the chest | Dylan Massett | The Cord |
Not Included
These are people who weren't confirmed dead or last seen in perilous situations. Some characters may have died before a season started and are listed down here too. Animals that have died over the series are also listed here as well.
Season One
- Ray Calhoun, Norma's father, passed away prior to the beginning of the series.
- Li-Mui was accidentally killed by a drug overdose given by an unknown man and her body was buried near a cabin by fellow sex slaves, including Jiao, prior to the beginning of the series.
- Juno the dog was run over with a car by an unnamed man in the episode The Man in Number 9.
Season Two
- Three of Kyle Miller's customers were killed by tainted drugs that Kyle sold to them before the second season.
- Kyle killed his ex-girlfriend Carly Walters before the beginning of the second season.
- Cat's husband died in a car accident sometime prior to the episode Caleb.
Season Three
- A rabid dog was shot by Caleb when it attacked Gunner's dog, Rex, in the episode The Arcanum Club.
- Theresa Reyas committed suicide 22 years prior to the start of the third season.
Season Five
- Gregg Edwards is revealed to have gone missing a year and a half prior to the start of the fifth season and it is implied that Norman killed him since he was seen reading a newspaper that bore a headline mentioning that citizens had raised concerns over Pineview's security and "Mother" had warned him during his stay in Pineview in the fourth season that he should not be revealing so much about his past in their therapy sessions.
Trivia
- Norman Bates, Dylan Massett and Alex Romero are the only characters to have killed someone in more than one season.
- As of Season 4, Norman Bates is the only character to kill someone every season.