Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 21 April 1899

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Shortly after the execution Forster's body was taken to a nearby house where it was used in an experiment by Italian scientist Giovanni Aldini. "On the first application of the process to the face, the jaws of the deceased criminal began to quiver, and the adjoining muscles were horribly contorted, and one eye was actually opened. In the subsequent part of the process the right hand was raised and clenched, and the legs and thighs were set in motion."
(18 January 1803)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 21st of April 1899 125 years ago
36-year-old serial killer and cannibal Karl Großmann aka Die Bestie vom Schlesischen Bahnhof assaults 10-year-old Maria Gottwald and 4-year-old Babette Burkel in Bayreuth, Bayern, Germany. Großmann was found nearby with blood on his hands and trousers. When taken into custody a doctor also found traces of his victim's blood on his still aroused penis. Burkel died later of her injuries.