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Trying to kill some time (waiting for Netflix to release the latest LoT episode and I won't be seeing the Justice League until 3pm) by creating a list of deaths among the students and faculty at Smallville High. Sometimes I've heard people claim that the school had a high body count and that students perished in every episode, so I thought I should set the record straight. For this list, I'm not including former students that have died (ex. Whitney, who died in another country, while serving in the military. Or Alicia, who was said to be living in Granville (implying that she's no longer at student at Smallville High), in her final episode). Otherwise, you'd have to count any death that happens in town (as the majority of people in Smallville are bound to have attended this school), no matter how long ago they would've left school. I also decided to point out what some of these deaths would be counted as, in the eyes of the general public.
Season 1
Jenna Barnum ("Cool"). Frozen to death by Sean Kelvin. Believe it or not, but Jenna was the only student to die during season one.
Coach Arnold ("Hothead"). He burned to death, in a fire he himself caused. Likely, his death would be considered an accidental death in a fire.
Principal Kwan ("Crush"). Murdered by Justin Gaines.
Season 2
Troy Turner and Russell Burton ("Redux"). Aged to death by Chrissy Parker. Chloe mentions that the coroner credited Troy's death on sudden onset of progeria. Their deaths would've likely been written off as caused by a genetic disorder, present in both boys.
Chrissy Parker ("Redux"). Aged rapidly and turned to dust. Officially, she'd be considered a mission person. Not that there's anyone, who would file such a report. She didn't have parents and the episode established nothing about her living with anyone. Potentially, most would just figure that she moved away.
Mr. Frankle ("Dichotic"). Murdered by Ian Randall.
Travis George ("Rush"). Was infected by a parasite at a Kawatche Cave rave and jumped to his death. Official cause of death would likely be accidental death, during a rave, with suspicions that the boy might've taken drugs.
Season 3
Jake Pollen ("Extinction"). Murdered by Van McNulty.
Coach Altman ("Hereafter"). Tried to burn Lana and another girl, who he blamed for the death of his daughter, to death and ended up perishing himself in the flames. His death would be written off as suicide, following a mental breakdown, brought on by the recent death of his daughter. If Clark hadn't stopped him earlier, Altman would've just stepped infront of a car and been run over.
Garrett Davis ("Resurrection"). Gunned down by a police officer, after showing up at the Smallville Medical Center, with a bomb. Again, would be written off as him having a mental breakdown, brought on by the death of his brother and only living relative.
Season 4
Dawn Stiles ("Spirit"). Failed to pay attention to the road and crashed. Kryptonite mutated her, so she could project a spirit and take over the bodies of others. She killed her original body at the hospital and perished, after she was expelled from Clark's body. The offical cause of death would clearly be the first sentense. As far as the people of Smallville would be concerned, Dawn engaged in wreckless driving and ended up getting herself killed because of it.
Karen Gallagher ("Ageless"). Exploded into energy, caused by her pregnancy. As there is no body, Karen's disappearance would officially be a missing persons case. When it comes out that she was pregnant, most would likely figure that she ran away from home, because of that.
Haley Timmonds ("Forever"). Murdered by Brendan Nash.
Brendan Nash ("Forever"). Turned into wax, after he tried to use his powers on Clark, and broke into pieces, when he hit the floor. Not sure if his death would be considered suicide or accidental death.
This gives us a total of 15 deaths over a four year period. Out of those 15, you've got
Three (Arnold, George and Stiles) that would be regarded as accidental deaths.
Two (Turner and Burton) that would be written off as being caused by medical condition.
1-2 (Parker and Gallagher) that would be considered missing persons.
One (Altman) that would be considered suicide.
One (Davis) that was gunned down by a cop, while posing a threat to others.
Like I mentioned above, I'm not sure what Brendan Nash would count as.
This means that we've only got five deaths (Barnum, Kwan, Frankle, Pollen and Timmonds) that would actually be regarded as murder. Five over a four year period. The last took place on the last day of school, so it just about qualifies as having happened when the characters were in High School. We could even reduce this figure, by asking ourselves if Jenna Barnum's death would really be regarded as murder or as her having accidently frosen to death? After all, who'd believe that her boyfriend froze her to death? Meanwhile, Kwan's death was considered an accident (if I'm not mistaken). Even with Justin taken into custody for attacking Chloe, would police really believe her that Justin used telekinesis to kill Kwan? This would then mean that only Frankle, Pollen and Timmonds would be officially be regarded as murder.
Season 1
Jenna Barnum ("Cool"). Frozen to death by Sean Kelvin. Believe it or not, but Jenna was the only student to die during season one.
Coach Arnold ("Hothead"). He burned to death, in a fire he himself caused. Likely, his death would be considered an accidental death in a fire.
Principal Kwan ("Crush"). Murdered by Justin Gaines.
Season 2
Troy Turner and Russell Burton ("Redux"). Aged to death by Chrissy Parker. Chloe mentions that the coroner credited Troy's death on sudden onset of progeria. Their deaths would've likely been written off as caused by a genetic disorder, present in both boys.
Chrissy Parker ("Redux"). Aged rapidly and turned to dust. Officially, she'd be considered a mission person. Not that there's anyone, who would file such a report. She didn't have parents and the episode established nothing about her living with anyone. Potentially, most would just figure that she moved away.
Mr. Frankle ("Dichotic"). Murdered by Ian Randall.
Travis George ("Rush"). Was infected by a parasite at a Kawatche Cave rave and jumped to his death. Official cause of death would likely be accidental death, during a rave, with suspicions that the boy might've taken drugs.
Season 3
Jake Pollen ("Extinction"). Murdered by Van McNulty.
Coach Altman ("Hereafter"). Tried to burn Lana and another girl, who he blamed for the death of his daughter, to death and ended up perishing himself in the flames. His death would be written off as suicide, following a mental breakdown, brought on by the recent death of his daughter. If Clark hadn't stopped him earlier, Altman would've just stepped infront of a car and been run over.
Garrett Davis ("Resurrection"). Gunned down by a police officer, after showing up at the Smallville Medical Center, with a bomb. Again, would be written off as him having a mental breakdown, brought on by the death of his brother and only living relative.
Season 4
Dawn Stiles ("Spirit"). Failed to pay attention to the road and crashed. Kryptonite mutated her, so she could project a spirit and take over the bodies of others. She killed her original body at the hospital and perished, after she was expelled from Clark's body. The offical cause of death would clearly be the first sentense. As far as the people of Smallville would be concerned, Dawn engaged in wreckless driving and ended up getting herself killed because of it.
Karen Gallagher ("Ageless"). Exploded into energy, caused by her pregnancy. As there is no body, Karen's disappearance would officially be a missing persons case. When it comes out that she was pregnant, most would likely figure that she ran away from home, because of that.
Haley Timmonds ("Forever"). Murdered by Brendan Nash.
Brendan Nash ("Forever"). Turned into wax, after he tried to use his powers on Clark, and broke into pieces, when he hit the floor. Not sure if his death would be considered suicide or accidental death.
This gives us a total of 15 deaths over a four year period. Out of those 15, you've got
Three (Arnold, George and Stiles) that would be regarded as accidental deaths.
Two (Turner and Burton) that would be written off as being caused by medical condition.
1-2 (Parker and Gallagher) that would be considered missing persons.
One (Altman) that would be considered suicide.
One (Davis) that was gunned down by a cop, while posing a threat to others.
Like I mentioned above, I'm not sure what Brendan Nash would count as.
This means that we've only got five deaths (Barnum, Kwan, Frankle, Pollen and Timmonds) that would actually be regarded as murder. Five over a four year period. The last took place on the last day of school, so it just about qualifies as having happened when the characters were in High School. We could even reduce this figure, by asking ourselves if Jenna Barnum's death would really be regarded as murder or as her having accidently frosen to death? After all, who'd believe that her boyfriend froze her to death? Meanwhile, Kwan's death was considered an accident (if I'm not mistaken). Even with Justin taken into custody for attacking Chloe, would police really believe her that Justin used telekinesis to kill Kwan? This would then mean that only Frankle, Pollen and Timmonds would be officially be regarded as murder.
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