American Horror Story season 1 featured a large ensemble cast, and many of the characters in the show’s debut installment encountered brutal deaths. Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s FX horror anthology premiered in 2011 with a season that viewers dubbed “Murder House.” The installment focused on a family who relocated to Los Angeles and moved into a restored mansion that happened to be a sinister property haunted by ghosts.

Murder House truly set the tone for the violent terror depicted in Murphy and Falchuk’s series. The show had no qualms when it came to pushing the boundaries, but in doing so, the debut season received a slew of prestigious award nominations and wins. With a cast headlined by names like Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Denis O’Hare, and Sarah Paulson, expectations were already high. Thankfully, American Horror Story succeeded, paving the way for a long-term run.

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Consisting of 12 episodes, Murder House presented a slew of compelling characters surrounding the core focus of the broken Harmon family. The season interweaved various subplots of the horrific events within the walls of the Los Angeles mansion well before the Harmons moved in. Unlike most series that attempt to veer away from killing off major characters, pretty much nobody was safe in American Horror Story. In fact, the majority of the figures were already dead or eventually killed by the end of the season. Here’s a breakdown of how the characters in Murder House were killed, including major characters and supporting figures.

Vivien Harmon

Vivien Harmon (Connie Britton) was the wife of Ben and the mother of Violet who agreed to move with the family to Los Angeles to repair her marriage after her husband’s affair with a college student named Hayden. In time, Vivien learned to forgive Ben, and she became pregnant with twins. One of the babies, however, was a result of her encounter with the Rubber Man, aka Tate Langdon. Vivien died in the Murder House just after giving birth due to a postpartum hemorrhage. Ben’s child was born stillborn, whereas Tate’s baby was raised by Constance before becoming the Antichrist.

Ben Harmon

Ben Harmon (Dylan McDermott) encouraged his family to relocate from Boston to Los Angeles so they could get a fresh start. The psychiatrist attempted to fix his family issues before the birth of Vivien’s twins, but the student he had an affair with arrived in Los Angeles to complicate matters. Not only did she try to extort him, but Hayden announced that she, too, was pregnant with his child. Following Vivien’s death, Ben attempted to flee with the sole living child, but he was attacked by Hayden and other ghosts in the house, leaving him hanging from the home’s light fixture.

Violet Harmon

Violet Harmon (Taissa Farmiga) was extremely unhappy about her parents’ decision to move the family to Los Angeles. The troubled teen eventually took a liking to her father’s patient, Tate, who happened to live next door. In reality, Tate was a ghost stuck in the house after passing away years prior. Upon hearing about Tate’s horrific past, in addition to the issues within her own family, Violet ingested a bottle of pills. Despite believing she was saved, the young woman overdosed and was also permanently trapped in the house as a spirit.

Tate Langdon

Tate Langdon (Evan Peters) was the teenage son of next-door neighbor Constance who met with Ben as a patient. He initially fell in love with Ben’s daughter, Violet, but his violent past got in the way. Aside from his actions of raping Vivien and carrying out murders as the Rubber Man, it was revealed that Tate killed a handful of classmates during a school shooting in the ’90s. While living in the Murder House, Tate was found by a SWAT team in his bedroom and shot 17 times, leaving him trapped in the residence as a ghost with the others.

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Constance Langdon

Technically, Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange) didn’t die in American Horror Story season 1. That said, she had a history of living in the Murder House, and a few of her children were trapped as ghosts on the property so she stuck around. After Vivien gave birth to Tate’s son, Constance kidnapped her grandson and raised him as her own. Michael Langdon was revealed to be in the Antichrist in season 8, Apocalypse. When Michael’s violent tendencies emerged, Constance thought she failed with her second chance at motherhood. She then went to the Murder House to commit suicide to reunite with some of her other children, as was revealed in Apocalypse.

Moira O’Hara

Moira O’Hara (Frances Conroy & Alexandra Breckenridge) was the maid at the Murder House. Initially seen working for the Harmon family, it was revealed that she was a ghost who appeared young or old depending on her acquaintance’s perception. It turned out that Constance once found Moira having an affair with her husband, Hugo. As an act of revenge, Constance shot Moira through the eye and buried her body in the Murder House’s backyard.

Hayden McClaine

Hayden McClaine (Kate Mara) was the college student that had an affair with Ben, following him to Los Angeles. After revealing her pregnancy and her intentions to keep the child, she became more unstable. The character was later killed by Larry with a shovel, but her ghost remained a problem since she was still lurking around the Murder House. Despite harassing the Harmon family, she never managed to win over Ben’s affection.

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How The Supporting Characters Died In AHS: Murder House

Addie Langdon (Jamie Brewer): The daughter of Constance and sister of Tate with Down syndrome that was killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Since she died away from the Harmon property, she didn’t come back as a ghost.

Beauregard Langdon (Sam Kinsey): Constance’s other son with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia that resided in the attic of the Murder House after being chained up. The boy was smothered to death by Larry because his mother couldn’t handle him being taken by Child Protection Services.

Dr. Charles Montgomery (Matt Ross): A surgeon to celebrities in Los Angeles and the original owner of the Murder House. After the disgruntled boyfriend of a patient kidnapped and murdered his son, he lost his sanity. Charles attempted to sew his son back together, ultimately creating a demonic creature known as the Infantata. For his action, his wife, Nora, shot and killed him.

Nora Montgomery (Lily Rabe): Charles’ husband who helped him set up an underground abortion clinic to fix their lack of income. Following the death of their son, Nora became horrified by her husband’s actions. Just after shooting her husband, she turned the gun on herself. Both Charles and Nora remained as spirits in the house.

Thaddeus Montgomery: The son of Charles and Nora that was kidnapped and dismembered. When Charles sewed him back together, Thaddeus reanimated, but he turned into a creature referred to in the credits as the Infantata.

Chad and Patrick (Zachary Quinto and Teddy Sears): The previous owners of the Murder House before the Harmon family moved in. Chad’s neck was snapped by the Rubber Man while the figure also beat Patrick to death. The boyfriends remained as spirits within the house, though cops thought they were involved in a murder-suicide.

The Harvey family: Larry lived with his wife, Lorraine (Rebecca Wisocky), and two daughters in the Murder House for a brief time. When he started an affair with Constance, Lorraine set the house on fire, killing herself and the children.

Travis Wanderlay (Michael Graziadei): Constance’s young boyfriend who had aspirations of being an actor. He eventually started an affair with Hayden, but after realizing he wanted to give Constance another chance, Hayden stabbed him to death.

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Derek (Eric Stonestreet): Ben’s new patient that was terrified by urban legends like the “Piggy Man.” Derek tried to face his fears but while doing so, he was shot and killed by an armed robber.

Bryan and Troy (Kai and Bodhi Schulz): Two young twin boys that once wandered into the Murder House to vandalize the residence. While wandering around the property, they were killed by the Infantata, resulting in their spirits becoming trapped.

Elizabeth Short (Mena Suvari): An aspiring actress from the 1940s who visited a dentist who lived and worked inside of the Murder House. Upon drugging and raping her, Elizabeth was killed after an accidental overdose before she became “The Black Dahlia.”

Maria and Gladys (Rosa Salazar and Celia Finkelstein): Two nursing students that were killed in the Murder House by serial killer R. Franklin in 1968. The ghosts of the women appeared to help Vivien when she went into labor.

Bianca, Fiona, and Dallas (Mageina Tovah, Azura Skye, and Kyle Davis): Three home invaders that attempted to serve as copy-cat killers to re-enact R. Franklin’s crimes. Bianca was killed by Tate, Fiona was drowned, and Dallas was murdered by the ghosts of Maria and Gladys.

Tate’s classmates: The fifteen classmates that Tate killed during a mass school shooting in 1994. Violet was visited by his last five victims during American Horror Story season 1’s Halloween episode.

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