Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 7 May 1942

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

Merrick had always slept sitting upright out of necessity, during the autopsy Dr. Frederick Treves came to the conclusion that he must have 'made the experiment', attempting to sleep lying down, trying to sleep like other people.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 7th of May 1942 84 years, 9 months and 20 days ago
An unidentified male headless body is fished out of the Seine and presumed to be the first victim of 45-year-old doctor and serial killer Marcel Petiot aka The Triangular Chamber of Death Murderer in Saint-Ouen, Île-de-France, France.