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39th year  -  N° 357                 Sunday, 22 December 2024         Antwerpen		
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Tuesday 22nd of September 1896

128 years ago



41-year-old bigamist and multiple murderer Johann Otto Hoch, originally John Schmidt aka The Bluebeard Murderer marries widow Barbara Brossett of San Francisco as Schmitt in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Schmitt disappeared two days later with $1.465,- of Brossett's money. She was so affected by the losses that she died afterward.