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Helmuth Schmidt

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Helmuth Schmidt

Birth
Rostock, Stadtkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Death
23 Apr 1918 (aged 41)
Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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A.K.A.: "American Bluebeard"

Classification: Serial killer?
Characteristics: Poisoner - Profit-motivated "Bluebeard" slayer of immigrant women, lured with ads in newspaper "lonely-hearts" columns
Number of victims: 1 - 30 +
Date of murders: 19?? - 1918
Date of arrest: April 22, 1918
Date of birth: July 4, 1876
Victims profile: Augusta Steinbach / Several women
Method of murder: Poisoning
Location: Michigan/New York/New Jersey/Missouri, USA
Status: Committed suicide in prison in Michigan prior to trial on one count in 1918

Helmuth was a tool maker for the Ford Motor Company.
A.K.A.: "American Bluebeard"

Classification: Serial killer?
Characteristics: Poisoner - Profit-motivated "Bluebeard" slayer of immigrant women, lured with ads in newspaper "lonely-hearts" columns
Number of victims: 1 - 30 +
Date of murders: 19?? - 1918
Date of arrest: April 22, 1918
Date of birth: July 4, 1876
Victims profile: Augusta Steinbach / Several women
Method of murder: Poisoning
Location: Michigan/New York/New Jersey/Missouri, USA
Status: Committed suicide in prison in Michigan prior to trial on one count in 1918

Helmuth was a tool maker for the Ford Motor Company.


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