Hans Schmidt
German priest (1881–1916)
Hans B. Schmidt (1881[1] – February 18, 1916) was a German Roman Catholic priest. He was convicted of murder and he was the only priest to be executed in the United States.[2]
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| Born | 1881 |
| Died | February 18, 1916 (aged 34/35) |
| Cause of death | Execution by electric chair |
| Resting place | Sing Sing Prison Cemetery, Ossining, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | German |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
Early life
changeHans Schmidt was born in the Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg[1][3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gado, Mark. 2006. Killer Priest: The Crimes, Trials, and Execution of Father Hans Schmidt. Westport, CT: Greenwood, p. 5.
- ↑ "Meet Hans Schmidt: The Only Priest In History To Be Sentenced To Death | Go Ministry". www.goministry.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Approached a Physician with His Plan to Get Insurance, Faurot Discovers". New York Times. September 23, 1913. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
Hans Schmidt, the suspended Catholic priest who murdered Anna Aumuller and attempted to make counterfeit money, intended to commit a series of murders for the purpose of defrauding life insurance companies, according to Inspector Faurot.