Carl Panzram (28 June 1891 – 5 September 1930) was an American serial killer. He often used aliases such as "Carl Baldwin", "Jack Allen" and "Jefferson Baldwin" in Oregon; "Jeff Davis" in Idaho and Montana; "Jefferson Davis" in California and Montana; "Jeff Rhodes" in Montana; "John King"; and "John O'Leary" in New York.
He was born Charles Panzram in Minnesota, the son of Prussian immigrants, Johann "John" and Matilda Panzram, and raised on his ...
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Carl Panzram (28 June 1891 – 5 September 1930) was an American serial killer. He often used aliases such as "Carl Baldwin", "Jack Allen" and "Jefferson Baldwin" in Oregon; "Jeff Davis" in Idaho and Montana; "Jefferson Davis" in California and Montana; "Jeff Rhodes" in Montana; "John King"; and "John O'Leary" in New York.
He was born Charles Panzram in Minnesota, the son of Prussian immigrants, Johann "John" and Matilda Panzram, and raised on his family's farm. By his teens, he was an alcoholic and was repeatedly in trouble with the authorities, usually for burglary and theft. He ran away from home at the age of fourteen and claimed to have been gang raped by a group of hobos.
In adulthood, Panzram was a prolific thief, but he was frequently caught and imprisoned. While incarcerated, Panzram would frequently get into trouble by attacking guards and refusing to follow their orders. The guards would retaliate, subjecting him to beatings and punishments. Panzram had served a jail sentence...
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