Schmidt, Hans, -1916
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Name (Latin)
Schmidt, Hans, -1916
Other forms of name
Schmidt, Hans, d. 1916
Date of birth
1881-06-15
Date of death
1916-02-18
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Gado, Mark. Killer priest, 2006:eCIP t.p. (Father Hans Schmidt) galley (Catholic priest; executed at Sing Sing prison Feb. 18, 1916)
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Fr.HansSchmidt
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Wikipedia description:
Hans B. Schmidt (3 January 1881 – 18 February 1916) was a German Catholic priest, rapist, convicted murderer, and suspected serial killer. He was executed by way of the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in New York State for murdering and dismembering a woman in the United States. He was also suspected in the disappearance of another woman and child. Schmidt was the first and remains the only Roman Catholic priest to be executed in the United States.
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