Carl Panzram
Alias(es):	Jeff Davis Jefferson Davis Jefferson Rhodes Jeff Rhodes Jack Allen Jefferson Baldwin John King John O'Leary
Born:	June 28, 1891
Location:	Warren, Minnesota
Died:	September 5, 1930
Cause of death:	Hanging
Number of victims:	22
Country where killings occurred:	USA, Africa
States where killings occurred:	Oregon {as a accessory},New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kansas.
Span of killings:	1915 {As accessory}; 1920, through June 20, 1929
Date apprehended:	1928. Arrests/prison terms: 1899; 1903-1905 {Minnesota}; 1906 {Montana}; 1908-1910 {Levenworth Kansas}; 1911-1913 {Texas, Oregon, California, Idaho}; 1913-1915 {Montana}; 1915-1918 {Oregon}; 1923 {Connecticut}; 1923-1928 {New York State}; 1928 {Washington D.C. & Levenworth Kansas}.
Penalty:	Death

Carl Panzram (June 28, 1891 – September 5, 1930) was an American serial killer. He often used alias such as "Jeff Davis" in Idaho; "Jefferson Davis" in California and Montana; "Jefferson Davis" and "Jeff Rhodes" in Montana; "Jack Allen" and "Jefferson Baldwin" in Oregon; "John King"; "John O'Leary of Nevada" in New York. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Warren is a city located in Marshall County, Minnesota. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Early life

He was born Charles Panzram in Warren, Minnesota, the son of Prussian immigrants, John and Matilda Panzram. He was raised on his family's farm and supposedly logged his first arrest at the age of eight for being drunk and disorderly. By his teens he was an alcoholic ^{[citation needed]} and was repeatedly in trouble with the authorities, usually for burglary and theft. He ran away from home at the age of 14 and claimed to have been gang raped by a group of New York hobos. Warren is a city located in Marshall County, Minnesota. ... For other uses, see Prussia (disambiguation). ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... King Alcohol and his Prime Minister circa 1820 Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholics normal personal, family, social, or work life. ... A young waif steals a pair of boots “Stealing” redirects here. ... For the domesticated crop plant called rape, see rapeseed. ...

In adulthood, Panzram was a prolific thief, but he was frequently caught and imprisoned. Utterly defiant, Panzram would get into trouble by attacking guards and refusing their orders, which led to his being subjected to beating and punishments. He often escaped from prisons, once getting revenge on William H. Taft, whom Panzram believed was responsible for jailing him. Panzram had served a jail sentence from 1908 to 1910 at Leavenworth Military Prison for larceny shortly after enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1907. Taft was Secretary of War and had approved the sentence. In August 1920, Panzram robbed Taft's New Haven home, stealing a large amount of jewelry and bonds, as well as Taft's .45 caliber handgun, which Panzram then used in several murders. Everyday instance of theft: the bike which fits on this wheel has disappeared. ... For other uses, see Revenge (disambiguation). ... William Howard Taft I (September 15, 1857–March 8, 1930) was the 27th President of the United States (1909-1913), and the 10th Chief Justice of the United States (1921 - 1930). ... For the city in the state of Washington, see Leavenworth, Washington. ... This article is about the city in Connecticut. ...

In his autobiography, Panzram wrote that he was "rage personified", and he would often rape men whom he robbed, not because he was necessarily homosexual but because it was his method of dominating and humiliating people. He also engaged in vandalism and arson, at one point considering an ambitious plot to scuttle a British warship docked in New York harbor in order to provoke a war between Britain and the United States. By his own admission one of the few times he did not engage in criminal activates is when he tried to sign aboard as a ship's steward on a US Army Transport vessel but was thrown off ship when he turned up drunk. He served time in jails and prisons in Fresno, California; Texas; Idaho; Butte and Deer Lodge Montana; Oregon; Bridgeport Connecticut; Yonkers, Larchmont, Sing Sing and Clinton Correctional Facility New York; Washington D.C.; and Leavenworth, Kansas Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... Vandalism is the conspicuous defacement or destruction of a structure, a symbol or anything else that goes against the will of the owner/governing body. ... The Skyline Parkway Motel in Afton, Virginia after an arson fire on July 9, 2004. ... This article is about the state. ... Yonkers, just north of New York City in Westchester County, is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of New York, with a population of 196,086 (according to the 2000 census). ... emblem, Village of Larchmont Larchmont is a village located in Westchester County, New York. ... Alternative meaning: Sing Sing (band) Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a prison in Ossining, New York. ... Clinton Correctional Facility is a maximum-security New York state prison located in the Adirondack village of Dannemora. ...

Crimes

On June 15, 1915, Panzram burgled a house in Astoria, Oregon, and was arrested soon after when attempting to sell some of the stolen items.^[1] He was sentenced to seven years to be served at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, where he arrived on June 24. There he became inmate number 7390 and was under the supervision of the warden Harry Minto.^[1] Minto believed in harsh treatment of inmates, which included beatings and isolation among other discipline measures.^[1] Later, Panzram stated that he swore he “would never do that seven years and I defied the warden and all his officers to make me.”^[1] is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Astoria Column Suomi Hall, the meeting hall of Finnish and Scandinavian immigrants, under the Astoria-Megler Bridge Woman walking her dog along the Columbia River in Astoria The city of Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. ... Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP), the first state prison in Oregon, United States, was originally located in Portland in 1851. ... Nickname: Location in Marion and Polk Counties, state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Marion, Polk Founded 1842 Government  - Mayor Janet Taylor Area  - City  46. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Harry P. Minto was the Superintendent of Oregon State Penitentiary from 1914 until his death in 1915, caused by an escaped inmate. ...

Panzram was disciplined several times while incarcerated, including 61 days in solitary confinement, before escaping on September 18, 1917.^[1] Earlier, he had helped Otto Hooker escape from the prison, and Hooker killed Warden Minto while on the loose.^[2][1] While on the lam, Panzram was involved in two shootouts before being returned to the prison.^[1] On May 12, 1918, he sawed through the prison bars and escaped again.^[1] This time he avoided capture and caught a freight train heading to the east.^[1] He never returned to the Northwest, and changed his name to John O’Leary while shaving off his mustache.^[1] is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Murder spree

In 1920, Panzram committed his first murders. He lured sailors in New York away from bars, got them drunk, shot them and dumped their remains into the river. He claimed to have killed 10 in all. He was stopped only when the vessel he was in was shipwrecked near Atlantic City, New Jersey; his last two potential victims escaped to parts unknown. Panzram then went to Africa, where he raped and killed an 11-year-old boy. ^{[citation needed]} In his confession to this murder, he wrote: "His brains were coming out of his ears when I left him and he will never be any deader." A few days later he hired six men to go hunting crocodiles with him. Once in the swamps, however, Panzram shot all six men to death, hacked them up and fed them to the crocodiles. ^{[citation needed]} This article is about the state. ... Alternate meanings: See Atlantic City (disambiguation) Atlantic City is a city located in USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Back in America, Panzram claimed to have shot a man dead for trying to rob him. He also raped and killed two small boys, beating one to death with a rock on July 18, 1922 in Salem, Massachusetts and strangling the other with a belt on August 9, 1923 in New London, Connecticut. ^{[citation needed]} After his last arrest in 1928, he also claimed to have committed a murder while burgling homes between Baltimore and Washington DC and an August 1928 murder in Philadelphia. Three of these last five killings are confirmed. With the death of the Oregon prison warden, Panzram was involved in at least one murder, as an accessory before the fact, prior to 1920. is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex Settled 1626 Incorporated 1626 A City 1836 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Kimberley Driscoll Area  - City  18. ... Asphyxia is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: MARE LIBERUM Coordinates: , NECTA Norwich-New London Region Southeastern Connecticut Settled 1646 (Pequot Plantation) Named 1658 (New London) Incorporated (city) 1784 Government  - Type Council-manager  - City council Margaret Mary Curtin, Mayor Kevin J. Cavanagh, Dep. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United... Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ...

Imprisonment and confession

In 1928, Panzram was arrested for burglary and held in Washington, D.C.. During his interrogation and jailtime he voluntarily confessed to killing two boys.^[3] At this time, he was befriended by a young, liberal-minded prison guard named Henry Lesser (1902-1983)^[4][5] who had just been hired that year. Lesser gave Panzram some writing materials which the prisoner used to write his autobiography, detailing his crimes and his nihilistic philosophy: For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... This article is about the philosophical position. ...

"In my lifetime I have murdered 21 human beings, I have committed thousands of burglaries, robberies, larcenies, arsons and last but not least I have committed sodomy on more than 1,000 male human beings. For all these things I am not in the least bit sorry." —Carl Panzram

In light of his extensive criminal record, he was handed a 25-year sentence which was to be served at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. "I'll kill the first man that bothers me," Panzram told the warden; on June 20, 1929 he killed Robert Warnke^[6], foreman of the prison laundry in Leavenworth, battering him to death with an iron bar. Panzram was sentenced to death. He refused to appeal, even threatening to kill human rights groups that attempted to appeal on his behalf. In the United States, larceny is a common law crime involving stealing. ... François Elluin, Sodomites provoking the wrath of God, from Le pot pourri de Loth (1781). ... The United States Penitentiary (USP), Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth, Kansas on 1,583 acres (6. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... In law, an appeal is a process for making a formal challenge to an official decision. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ...

Carl Panzram was hanged on September 5, 1930. When asked by the executioner if he had any last words, Panzram barked, "Hurry it up, you Hoosier bastard! I could kill 10 men while you're fooling around!" Hanging is the suspension of a person by a ligature, usually a cord wrapped around the neck, causing death. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Hoosier is a resident or native of the U.S. state of Indiana, but used as a slang term for redneck in other parts of the country, especially in Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas. ...

Aftermath

Lesser pressed for the manuscript to be published for 40 years, and it finally was in 1970 as Killer: A Journal of a Murder. It has gone through a number of reprints, the latest being in 2002. The 1996 movie Killer: A Journal Of Murder was based on Panzram's final years, with James Woods as Panzram and Robert Sean Leonard as Lesser. This article contains a trivia section. ... Robert Sean Leonard (born Robert Lawrence Leonard on February 28, 1969, in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is a Tony Award-winning American actor who is most noted for his role as aspiring actor Neil Perry in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society. ...

Henry Lesser donated the Carl Panzram papers (archival material) to the University of San Diego in 1980 (OCLC: 31924012). The University of San Diego, frequently referred to as USD, is a Catholic university in San Diego, California. ...

Carl Panzram is the subject of filmmaker John Borowski's feature docudrama Panzram, which is currently in production. John Borowski is a filmmaker whose recent films have focused on serial killers H.H. Holmes and Albert Fish. ... // Panzram examines the entire life and death of the serial killer, who revealed himself to be an intelligent, introspective and thought-provoking writer through autobiographical papers secretly passed to a humanitarian prison guard. ...

Further reading

• Gaddis, Thomas E and James O Long (2002). Panzram : a journal of murder, original edition 1970, Los Angeles, Calif: Amok. ISBN 1-878923-14-5. 

References

External links

• Carl Panzram's Mugshots
• Killer: A Journal Of Murder at the IMDB
• All about Carl Panzram by Mark Gado (page 1 of 23)
• [1] Overview of Carl Panzram