Helmuth Schmidt

Serial killer?

30known / alleged victims (1 - 30 +)

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: USA
Location: Michigan/N ew York/N ew Jersey/Missouri, USA
Date of birth: ???
Characteristics: poisoner
Victim profile: Augusta Steinbach / Several women
Method of murder: Poisoning
Date(s) of murder: 19?? - 1918
Years active: 1918
Date of arrest: April 22, 1918
Status: Died in custody
Committed suicide in prison in Michigan prior to trial on one count in 1918

Case Summary

Background

Helmuth Schmidt used a false name to place advertisements, which lured young, lonely, immigrant women.

The offence

Helmuth Schmidt killed Agnes Dominick. It was suspected that Helmuth Schmidt had killed more than thirty women, but the true total would never be known.

Investigation

Helmuth Schmidt had an effective M.O. He travelled throughout early twentieth-century America using his ruse to lure victim after victim.

Arrest

Helmuth Schmidt was captured in Royal Oak, Michigan, on April 22, 1918.

Trial

Helmuth Schmidt’s suicide occurred in prison in Michigan prior to trial on one count in 1918.

Outcome

The New York Times dated April 24, 1918, reported that Helmuth Schmidt admitted killing a girl and then ended his life. Helmuth Schmidt crushed his own skull while in jail.

Aftermath

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