The murderer, by whom the character Keyser Soze was inspired, committed his murders in Westfield, New Jersey between 1972 and 1981.
 The character was inspired by real life murderer John List and the spy thriller "No Way Out", which featured a shadowy KGB mole. 
 On November 9, 1971, he killed his wife, mother, and three children in their home in Westfield, New Jersey, then disappeared. 
