List of deaths on Breaking Bad

This article is about the list of deaths on Breaking Bad. For the list of deaths on Better Call Saul, see List of deaths on Better Call Saul.

Total
274

Breaking Bad is a show about Walter White's transformation into a villain. You can't sell millions of dollars of meth without breaking a few eggs. The following is a list of every character and extra that has died over the series.

Season One - 2 deaths

	Cause of Death	Responsible Party	Last Words
Emilio Koyama	Poisoned by phosphine gas created by mixing red phosphorus with hot water. ("Pilot")	Walter White	(Coughing and spluttering)
Krazy-8	Strangled to death with a bicycle lock. ("...and the Bag's in the River")	Walter White	"Unlock me, Walter."

Season Two - 176 deaths

	Cause of Death	Responsible Party	Last Words
No-Doze	Beaten to death with bare fists. ("Seven Thirty-Seven")	Tuco Salamanca	"No Tuco, I'm just...I'm just saying"
Gonzo	Accidentally crushed his arm by a settling car in a junkyard, which partially severed his arm causing him to bleed to death. ("Seven Thirty-Seven")	Himself (accidentally)	Unknown
Tuco Salamanca	Shot in the forehead during a shootout with Hank. ("Grilled")	Hank Schrader	"TELL ME WHAT YOU DID!"
Convenience Store Clerk	Stabbed during the theft of an ATM. ("Peekaboo")	Spooge	Unknown
Spooge	Head crushed with an ATM. ("Peekaboo")	Spooge's Lady	"Skank!"
Tortuga	Decapitated. ("Negro y Azul")	Marco Salamanca	"Gracias, jefe." ("Thank you, boss.")
Unnamed Federale	Blown up with bomb on tortoise. ("Negro y Azul")	The Cousins	Unknown
Combo	Shot several times in the abdomen and in the back. ("Mandala")	Tomás Cantillo, on orders from the Rival Dealers	"What are you waiting for? Go!"
Jane Margolis	Asphyxiated on her own vomit while on heroin. Walt, who inadvertently flipped Jane onto her back while trying to wake up Jesse, ultimately made the decision not to save her. ("Phoenix")	Herself, via being inadvertently flipped onto her back by Walter White	(Choking)
167 unnamed passengers on the Wayfarer 515 and JM 21 flights	The flights had a mid-air collision after they were given poor air traffic coordinates by Donald Margolis who was suffering emotional strain after the death of his daughter. ("ABQ")	Donald Margolis	Unknown/Varies

Season Three - 27 deaths

	Cause of Death	Responsible Party	Last Words
Olive Oil, 9 other Mexican passengers	Shot at close proximity, then left in the back of a truck while it was set afire. ("No Más")	The Cousins	Unknown/Varies
Coyote driver	Shot in the back while running away, then in the head to kill him. ("No Más")	Leonel Salamanca	"What the hell's going on in there?"
Mrs. Peyketewa	Killed in an unspecified manner, possibly shot or struck with an axe. ("Sunset")	The Cousins	Unknown
Deputy Bobby Kee	Struck in the back with an axe. ("Sunset")	Marco Salamanca	"On your knees or I'll fire!"
Unnamed Man	Shot once in the chest and head at point blank range. ("One Minute")	Marco Salamanca	"Jesus."
Marco Salamanca	Shot once in the head with a hollow point bullet. ("One Minute")	Hank Schrader, via manipulation by Gustavo Fring	"No. Muy fácil." ("Too easy.")
Leonel Salamanca	Poisoned with an unknown substance. ("I See You")	Mike Ehrmantraut, on orders from Gustavo Fring	"Terminarlo." ("Finish him.")
Juan Bolsa's Two Bodyguards	Shot repeatedly. ("I See You")	Mexican federales, via manipulation by Gustavo Fring	Unknown/Varies
Juan Bolsa	Shot repeatedly. ("I See You")	Mexican federales, via manipulation by Gustavo Fring	"What the hell is going on?!"
Tomás Cantillo	Unknown (presumably shot). ("Half Measures")	Rival Dealers, possibly on orders from Gustavo Fring	Unknown
Rival Dealers	Ran over by a car and then shot once in the head. ("Half Measures")	Walter White	"Unknown/Varies"
4 Cartel Assassins	Shot repeatedly. ("Full Measure")	Mike Ehrmantraut, on orders from Gustavo Fring in order to save/with assistance from Duane Chow	Varies
Gale Boetticher	Shot once in the head. ("Full Measure")	Jesse Pinkman, on orders from Walter White	"You don't have to do this"

Notes

• In "Green Light", Walt hears on the radio that Donald Margolis has shot himself and has been rushed to the hospital. His fate is unknown, but it is likely his attempt to commit suicide was successful and that he died from the self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Season Four - 28 deaths

	Cause of Death	Responsible Party	Last Words
Victor	Throat slit with a boxcutter, bled to death. ("Box Cutter")	Gustavo Fring	"The steps never change, and I know the steps."
Los Pollos Hermanos Driver	Shot at close proximity. ("Bullet Points")	Juárez Cartel assassins	"No, no, no!"
Two Cartel Assassins	Shot to death. ("Bullet Points")	Mike Ehrmantraut	Unknown/Varies
Los Pollos Hermanos Driver	Shot multiple times. ("Cornered")	Juárez Cartel assassins	"No, no no no no"
Two Los Pollos Hermanos Guards	Suffocated by exhaust fumes while locked in the back of a Los Pollos Hermanos truck. ("Cornered")	Juárez Cartel assassins	(Gasping for air)
Max Arciniega	Shot once in the head. ("Hermanos")	Hector Salamanca	"I swear to God!"
Nick	Shot by a sniper rifle. ("Bug")	Gaff	Unknown
10 Members of the Juárez Cartel Overhead view of the 11 bodies (including Eladio and Gaff and excluding Miguel in the house)	Poisoned tequila. ("Salud")	Gustavo Fring	unknown/various
Don Eladio	Poisoned tequila. ("Salud")	Gustavo Fring	"¿Tú?" ("You?")
Gaff	Garroted with fiberwire. ("Salud")	Mike Ehrmantraut, on orders from Gustavo Fring	"¡Salud!" ("To health!")
Joaquin Salamanca	Shot several times in the chest and abdomen. ("Salud")	Jesse Pinkman	Unknown
Hector Salamanca	Suicide bombed by a pipe bomb detonated by a wheel-chair bell. ("Face Off")	Himself	(Heavy breathing and grunting)
Tyrus Kitt	Blown up by a pipe bomb detonated by a wheel-chair bell. ("Face Off")	Hector Salamanca	"It's clear."
Gustavo Fring	Right side of face almost completely blown off by a pipe bomb detonated by a wheel-chair bell. Several third degree burns on skin. ("Face Off")	Hector Salamanca	"Last chance to look at me Hector."
Two Superlab guards	Shot several times with a .38 snubnosed revolver. ("Face Off")	Walter White	"What, you got a problem with stairs?"

Season Five - 38 deaths

	Cause of Death	Responsible Party	Last Words
Peter Schuler	Committed suicide by placing one end of a defibrillator in his mouth and the other over his heart, electrocuting himself to death. ("Madrigal")	Himself	"Ja, Frau Tromel." ("Yes, Ms. Tromel.")
Duane Chow	Shot once in the head. ("Madrigal")	Chris Mara on orders from Lydia Rodarte-Quayle	Unknown
Chris Mara	Shot repeatedly in the chest with a silenced pistol. ("Madrigal")	Mike Ehrmantraut	"Listen, Mike"
Drew Sharp	Shot once in the chest with a pistol. ("Dead Freight")	Todd Alquist	Unknown
Mike Ehrmantraut	Shot once in the gut with a .45 caliber revolver, bled out. ("Say My Name")	Walter White	"Shut the fuck up, and let me die in peace"
Dan Wachsberger	Stabbed to death. ("Gliding Over All")	Prison inmate member of Jack Welker's Gang, on orders from Jack Welker who was contracted by Walter White	(Screaming)
Ron Forenall	Stabbed to death. ("Gliding Over All")	Prison inmate member of Jack Welker's Gang, on orders from Jack Welker who was contracted by Walter White	"HEY!"
Jack McGann	Stabbed to death. ("Gliding Over All")	Prison inmate member of Jack Welker's Gang, on orders from Jack Welker who was contracted by Walter White	Unknown
Andrew Holt	Stabbed to death. ("Gliding Over All")	Prison inmate member of Jack Welker's Gang, on orders from Jack Welker who was contracted by Walter White	Unknown
Anthony Perez	Stabbed to death. ("Gliding Over All")	Prison inmate member of Jack Welker's Gang, on orders from Jack Welker who was contracted by Walter White	Unknown
Isaac Conley	Stabbed to death. ("Gliding Over All")	Prison inmate member of Jack Welker's Gang, on orders from Jack Welker who was contracted by Walter White	Unknown
William Moniz	Stabbed to death. ("Gliding Over All")	Prison inmate member of Jack Welker's Gang, on orders from Jack Welker who was contracted by Walter White	Unknown
Harris Boivin	Stabbed to death. ("Gliding Over All")	Prison inmate member of Jack Welker's Gang, on orders from Jack Welker who was contracted by Walter White	Unknown
Raymond Martinez	Stabbed to death. ("Gliding Over All")	Prison inmate member of Jack Welker's Gang, on orders from Jack Welker who was contracted by Walter White	Unknown
Dennis Markowski	Doused in rubbing alcohol, set on fire and burned alive. ("Gliding Over All")	Prison inmate members of Jack Welker's Gang, on orders from Jack Welker who was contracted by Walter White	"Help me!"
Eight of Declan's men and his cook	Shot repeatedly. ("Buried")	Jack Welker's Gang, on orders from Lydia Rodarte-Quayle and Jack Welker	Varies
Declan	Shot once in the head. ("Buried")	Jack Welker, on orders from Lydia Rodarte-Quayle	"You stay here."
Steven Gomez	Shot several times. ("Ozymandias")	Jack Welker and his gang	”You heard the man! Put ‘em down!”
Hank Schrader	Shot once in the head. ("Ozymandias")	Jack Welker	"Do what you're gonna do"
Andrea Cantillo	Shot once in the head. ("Granite State")	Todd Alquist	"Where?"
Kenny, Matt, Frankie, Lester, and two unnamed gang members	Shot repeatedly by remote-activated M60 machine gun. ("Felina")	Walter White	"Yeah, Toddy, get them both off!"(Kenny) Unknown/Varies
Todd Alquist	Strangled to death with chain, neck broken. ("Felina")	Jesse Pinkman	"Mr. White..."
Jack Welker	Shot once in the head, after being mortally wounded by 2 or 3 shots from a remote-activated M60 machine gun. ("Felina")	Walter White	"If you pull that trigger you'll never..."
Lydia Rodarte-Quayle	Fatally poisoned with ricin. ("Felina",  "El Camino")	Walter White	"Oh my god." (whispered)
Walter White	Accidentally shot himself with remote-activated M60 machine gun, bled out. ("Felina")	Himself (accidentally)	"Well...goodbye Lydia."

Top Killers

Parties	Donald Margolis	Walt's Drug Empire	Walter White	Gustavo Fring	Jack Welker's Gang	The Cousins
Murders committed by	-	30	13	13	13	16
Murders connected to	-	-	15	14	10	-
Deaths connected to	167	3	3	-	-	-
Total	167	33	31	27	23	16

Before the events of the series

• Dog Paulson (killed by Tuco)
• Unnamed "Mexican national" (killed by Tuco)
• Unnamed woman (killed by her husband) - the "half measures" story recounted by Mike ("Half Measures")
• Walter White's father - died when Walt was six years old
• Ginny - died of lung cancer

External links

• Infographic: The Final Death Toll in Breaking Bad by John LaRue, tdylf.com, 29 September 2013