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From: dennyzen@delphi.com
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: The Legendary Herman Webster Mudgett
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 94 13:55:43 -0500

Well, now everyone's doing it. Name dropping, that is.

The esteemeed and noteworthy s (little gator) mudgett has dropped the name of her "cousin" Herman on us -- albeit in a very low-keyed and modest way (not like *some* people).

From Bloodletters and Bad Men:

Mudgett, Herman Webster (? - 1896)
Murderer, Robber, Arsonist

Born and raised in Gilmantown, NH of Yankee lineage. Studied medicine at Ann Arbor Medical School. Proprietor of the infamous "Murder Castle" during the Chicago Fair of 1893.

[... description, etc ...]

Arrested on suspicion of murder 11/17/94 in Boston Mass, and later proven guilty of murdering more than 200 women in Chicago. Executed by hanging 5/7/96.

Hermy lured women into his murder factory, took out insurance on their lives, then asphysixiate them with poison gas. He then lovingly dissected and disolved their bodies.

Boy! Was I ever relieved to find out that he did not kill them by feeding them poisoned "deep shit" cookies!

Whew!

But --- I wouldn't piss off little gator if'n I were you -- leastway not if she's got insurance on ya!

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From: scm@harvee.billerica.ma.us (S. Mudgett aka little gator)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: The Legendary Herman Webster Mudgett
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 1994 11:38:18 -0500

In <p+zLWuf.dennyzen@delphi.com>, dennyzen@delphi.com writes: >Well, now everyone's doing it. Name dropping, that is.
>
>The esteemeed and noteworthy s (little gator) mudgett has dropped the
>name of her "cousin" Herman on us -- albeit in a very low-keyed
>and modest way (not like *some* people).

herman was my 4th cousin thrice removed. he and my greatgrandfather(elvin leroy mudgett, born in the 1870s) had the same great-great-great-grandfather (john mudget, born around 1700)
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-- little gator aka s. mudgett email: scm@harvee.billerica.ma.us -- friend of a gator is a friend of mine


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