James E. Childers (February 8, 1964–June 2, 2009) was a self-confessed American serial killer and arsonist. On June 1, 2009, he sent a package of letters and a two-hour long recording to the police station in Clarksburg, West Virginia, which contained his confessions to at least five murders and four arsons. After examining his testimony, authorities located the bodies of two women at the places indicated by Childers, and soon after, they moved in to arrest him. Upon learning this, Childers committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.