The Mad Sculptor: The Maniac, the Model, and the Murder that Shook the Nation
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Daily Népszava, 187
Daley, Joseph, 196
Dannemora State Hospital, 295–98
D’Antonio, Pauline, 32, 43
Darling, Lloyd E., 78
Darrow, Clarence, 18, 76, 115
Day, James H., 284
Dead End, 5–6, 64
death sentence, 46
dementia praecox (schizophrenia), 127, 150–51, 280
Demsky, Izzy, 140–41
Detective Tales, 298–99
Dewey, Thomas, xi, 280, 284, 290
DeWitt, W. A., 37
Dickens, Charles, 114–15
Dienhart, John, xi, 242, 247
Dillinger, John, 211–12
Dishaw, Pauline, 204
Dodge, B. G., 315
Dodge, William C.
on Easter Sunday Massacre case, 189, 193, 209, 255–56, 264
on Nussenbaum murder case, 226–27
D’Oronzio, George, 269–70
Douglas, Kirk, 141
Doyle, Conan, 162, 163
Doyle, Ray, 249
Dreiser, Theodore, 44, 299
Dunne, Dominick, 304
Durant, Will, 105
Easter Sunday Massacre
autopsies, 169–70, 176–77
Beekman Place and, 159–64, 171
business and exploitation of, 185
Byrnes’ murder in, 160, 161, 201, 244–45, 247, 281
clock in, 181, 220, 247, 251–52, 255–56, 280
clues to, 181, 204, 220
crime scene of, 159–64, 237
fingerprints from, 185, 189
funeral for, 195–97
glove in, 161, 191, 204, 238
Gueret as suspect in, 178–80
ice pick in, 153–54, 161, 174, 179, 193, 237, 239, 247
insanity plea for, 262–66, 267–76, 280, 281, 287–90
Koscianski’s contribution to solving, 234–36, 259–61
Leibowitz defense of, 257–58, 262–63, 268–71, 281–82
neighbors’ statements on, 163
night of, 165–66, 237, 243–47, 280
preliminary reconstruction of, 167–68
as sex crime, 169–71, 245
soap carvings in, 160, 204–5, 245–46, 326–27
suspects, 164–66, 173–76, 177–81, 185–95, 203–7
tabloid coverage of, 162, 169–73, 176–77, 182–85, 206–7, 210–13, 215–18
Titterton murder’s similarities to, 171, 177, 185, 213
Touchi in, 159, 162–63, 244, 245
victims’ friends’ statements on, 165–67, 172–73
victims’ whereabouts before, 165–67
See also Gedeon, Joseph; Gedeon, Mary; Gedeon, Veronica; Irwin, Robert
Elmira Reformatory, 32, 46
Elmore, Simon, 48
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 73
Engels, Moya, 223–24, 225
“Eskimo Pie Defense,” 14–15
Ettl, Alexander, 210
Ettling, George, 128, 136
evangelism, 54–59, 60–61, 69–70, 138
Evans, Frank, Mrs., 38
Fallon, George, 37
Farrell, Thomas, 305
Feigin, Samuel, 107
Fénelon, François, 61
Fetton, James, 177
Fiorenza, John
background of, ix, 32–33
confession by, 41–43
on crime scene, 33–34
death sentence of, 46
investigation of, 40–41
tabloid interview of, 43–45
Titterton murder trial of, 45–46
“Fiorenza’s Own Amazing Story” (Charney), 43–45
Fish, Albert, 47, 116–17, 268, 320
Fitzgerald, Zelda, 116
Fletcher, John, 55
Flower, Bobby, x
at funeral, 196
marriage to Veronica Gedeon, 131, 164, 166
statement and interview of, 166, 263–64
Flynn, Francis, 47–48
Fontanne, Lynn, 4
Ford, Michael, 198, 200
forensic psychiatry, 116–17, 126–27
Fountain of the Great Lakes (Taft), 88, 242
Frank von Coop & Co., 10
Freschi, John J., 272, 276
Freudian theory, 115, 117, 119–20
Frolich, Finn, 85
The Front Page, 252
Gabellini, Mario Enzo, 305
Gambaro, Peter, 33, 41
gangsters, 14, 17, 231
Gantry, Elmer, 54–55, 315
Garbo, Greta, 4
Garland, Hamlin, 87
Gebhardt, Fritz
background of, ix, 12
crime scene of, 8–10
relationship with Vera Stretz, 10–12, 20–24
Gedeon, Ethel
background and character of, x, 112, 131–32
on crime scene, 159, 160
at funeral and burial, 195–97
in hiding, 209
marriage to Kudner, 132, 134, 135–36
See also Irwin, Robert
Gedeon, Joseph
alibi of, 158–59, 175, 187, 189, 191, 199
arrest and arraignment of, 194–95, 197–98, 199–200, 209, 258
as bachelor, 131, 157–58
background of, x, 111–12
on crime scene, 159–60, 171
as father, 130–31
at funeral and burial, 195–97
interrogation of, 189–93, 197, 199
murder theory about, 190
relationship with Mary Gedeon 131, 158, 191, 192–93
as suspect, 173–76, 186–95, 258
See also Irwin, Robert
Gedeon, Mary
autopsy of, 176–77
background of, x, 111–12
funeral and burial of, 195–97
murder of, 159–64, 243–45
relationship with Joseph Gedeon, 131, 158, 191, 192–93
romantic interests of, 190, 201
See also Irwin, Robert
Gedeon, Veronica “Ronnie”
autopsy of, 176
background of, x, 112, 130–31
character of, 112, 130–31, 166, 172–73, 175, 184–85
as dancer and escort, 147, 173
friends’ statements about, 166, 172–73
funeral and burial of, 195–97
Hauser’s memoir of, 184–85
marriage to Flower, 131, 164, 166
as model, 146–48, 171–73
murder of, 159–64, 245–46, 280
murder photographs of, 171–72
See also Irwin, Robert
Gedeon murders. See Easter Sunday Massacre
Gettler, Alexander O., xi, 39–40
Gilbert, L. M., 77, 78
Gilmartin, William, 160
glossolalia, 58–59, 63, 315
Glueck, Bernard, 278–80
Gonzales, Thomas A.
on Easter Sunday Massacre case, 161, 162, 167, 176–77
on Titterton murder case, 34, 35, 36
Gramatecki, Louis, 112
Great Depression, 103–4
Gregory, Adrian, 167
Gregory, Menas, 114
La Guardia, Fiorella, 164, 272
Gueret, Georges “Frenchy,” 178–80
Haberman, Hale, 214–15
Haenigsen, Bobby, 172
Halliburton, Arthur, 96–98, 210–11, 318
Halliburton, Joe, 96
Hammond, Bradley, 226
Hanover Cordage Company of York, 40
Harjes, John, 306, 307, 308
Harrison, Dale, 260
Hauptmann, Anna, 43
Hauptmann, Bruno Richard, 17, 27–28
Hauser, Lincoln
alibi of, 165
at funeral, 196
memoir of, 184–85
Hazelton, Mary, 8
Hearst syndicate, 240, 242. See also Chicago Herald and Examiner; Daily Mirror
hebephrenia, 127, 280
Hecht, Ben, 241, 252
Heckscher Theatr
e police raid, 147
Heindel, Max, 296
Held, Harry, Jr., 285
Helpern, Milton, 20, 224
Herman (friend of Gedeon, J.), 174, 188
Hesketh, Florence, 117, 296
Hinsie, Leland E., 278–80
Hirz, J. Jay, 171
Hoag (psychologist), 65–66
Holden, John, 9
holiness movement, 54–59, 60–61, 62–64, 69–70
Hoover, J. Edgar, 48
Hoover, Lou Henry, 91
Hosleys (boardinghouse couple), 139, 140, 149
The House of Innocence (Stretz), 28
Hoyos, Alice, 37
Hubert’s, 152, 323n10
Hudson, Erasmus, 185
Hughes, Charles Evan, 183
Hunkins, Dorothy, 224
ice pick
discarding, 237, 239
finding, 153–54
leads from, 174, 179, 193
using, 161, 247
“Icy Blonde.” See Stretz, Vera
Iles, Kenneth, 138–39
Impellitteri, Vincent, 282
Ingersoll, Robert, 75–77
insanity defense, 262–66, 267–76, 280, 281, 287–90
Inside Detective
Easter Sunday Massacre coverage in, 172, 233–34, 259
Koscianski’s press and, 259–61
Irwin, Benjamin Hardin, x
adultery by, 57, 62, 63
childhood of, 53
death of, 79
as father, 60–61, 119, 315, 316
religious fanaticism of, 54–57, 59, 60–61
Irwin, Fenelon Arroyo Seco. See Irwin, Robert
Irwin, Mary, x
as mother, 62–64, 67–68, 72, 75, 77, 80, 119–20, 316
religious fanaticism of, 60–61, 62–64, 69–70
talent of, 71
Irwin, Mary Louise, 316
Irwin, Pember, x
adulthood of, 71, 249
childhood of, 61, 71
criminal record of, 66–67, 75, 107
Irwin, Robert, ix
arraignment of, 256–57, 262–66
artistic development of, 71–72, 84–86, 98–99, 122
atheist views of, 67, 75–78, 80
autobiography of, 151–52, 215–18
at Bellevue Hospital, 113–14, 117–23
boxing interest of, 89–90, 91, 240
at Burke Foundation, 107–9, 110
in California, 81–85
castration complex of, 112, 113, 117–22
charm and looks of, 82–83, 95–96, 117, 250
at Chelsea Realistic Products, 128–29, 134
in Chicago, 86, 88–91, 96–98, 240
childhood of, 61, 63–64, 67–68, 70–71, 119–20
in Cleveland, 232–33, 234–35, 239–40
confession of, 240–42, 243–47, 253
in Dannemora, 295–98
death of, 301
electrical transformation, belief in, 279, 290
face evaluation of, 211–12
father, relationship to, 60–61, 119, 315, 316
friends of, 108–9, 140–41, 150–52
Gedeon, Ethel, obsession with, 132–34, 136–37, 142, 153–54, 269
Gedeon, Joseph, opinion of, 238, 261
as Gedeon family tenant, 111, 112, 131–34
Halliburton, Arthur, and, 96–98, 210–11
Hitler compared to, 286, 298
homelessness of, 110–11
insanity plea of, 262–66, 267–76, 280, 281, 287–90
in Juvenile Hall, 68
Koscianski’s relationship to, 232–36, 260
language studies by, 296
Leibowitz’s defense of, 257–58, 262–63, 268–71, 281–82
literary studies and likeness of, 298–301
lunacy commission evaluation of, 273–76
manhunt for, 208–10, 213–15, 218–20, 233–36, 259
marriage of, 92–96, 106
at Matteawan, 301
mother, relationship to, 62–64, 67–68, 72, 75, 77, 80, 119–20, 316
as murder suspect, 202, 203–7
as Murray, Bob, 232–33, 234–35
New York City arrival of, 103–4, 148–52
in New York prisons, 269–71
in Oregon, 71–80
at Oregon State Training School for Boys, 77–79, 83
at Ottburgs, 150, 153, 204, 237–38
in Philadelphia, 238–39
as Psycho-Pan, 128
religious beliefs of, 138, 139, 142–43, 154, 279–80
at Rockland, 124–28, 135–37, 138–39, 151
sentence of, 292–94
schizophrenic diagnosis of, 127, 150–51, 280
Schopenhauer as viewed by, 105
sexual history and philosophy of, 68, 83–84, 90, 105–6, 109, 110, 112, 113, 119
Sing Sing, views of, 331
in Sing Sing prison, 294–95
sissy complex of, 69, 78–79, 79–80, 120–21, 128
at St. Lawrence University, 139–44
at Strickland, 69
suicidal inclinations of, 107, 135, 153–54
surrender of, 249–52, 253–56
syphilis and health of, 68, 107, 298, 301
tabloid profiling of, 210–13, 215–18
under Taft, 88–89, 91, 98, 318
as taxidermist, 104, 106
trainhopping by, 239
trial of, 281–90
Universal Mind theory of, 92–95, 106, 119, 278
Vedic theories of, 217
visualization beliefs of, 73–75, 79, 84–85, 92–95, 105–6, 142–43, 153–54, 247
Wertham’s communication with, 117–23, 126–27, 128, 133, 295–97
at Whittier, 70–71
See also Easter Sunday Massacre
Irwin, Victor, 316n20
Irwin, Vidalin, x, 60, 62–66, 107, 249
“I Shall Decline My Head” (Titterton, N.), 30–31, 312
“Izzy the Goniff,” 14
Jaburg, Jean Murphy, 306, 307
Johns Hopkins University, 115–16, 144
Johnson, Jack, 152
Jordan, Mary Lee. See Irwin, Mary
juvenile delinquency
comic books and, 114
examples, 64–68
Juvenile Hall, 65, 66, 67, 68
Kaiser, John B., 179
Karp, Jean, 165, 167, 172, 178
Kear, Francis J.
on Easter Sunday Massacre case, x, 161–62, 164, 167–68, 185–86, 191
Stretz questioning by, 10
Titterton murder assessment by, 39
Kelly, Thomas, 189
Kilgallen, Dorothy, 282
Killing Time (Berger), 300–301, 332
Kingsley, Sidney, 5–6, 64
Klauber, Henry, 45, 46
Klein, Paul, 224–25
Kollman, Geraldine, 8
Kopalchak, Eva, 291–92
Koscianski, Henrietta, xi, 231–36, 259–61
Koscianski, Henry, 260
Kresse, Dorothy, 233, 234
Kross, Sam, 193
Kruger, Theodore, 32, 33–34, 40, 41
Kudner, Joe, x
on crime scene, 159, 160
at funeral, 196
marriage to Gedeon, Ethel, 132, 134, 135–36
Kuleba, Joan, 48
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Lawrence), 22–23
Lamkie, William, 150–52, 215–16
Lancaric, Sylvester and John, 7
Langham, C. Markham, 285
Last, Jeremiah, 127–28
Lavin, Martin, 273, 330
Lawes, Lewis, 295
Lawrence, D. H., 22–23
Lecher, Sidney, 189
Lee, Curtis L., 27
Lehman, Herbert, 117, 136, 285
Leibowitz, Isaac, 13, 311
Leibowitz, Samuel
insanity defense by, 262–63, 264–65, 267–76, 281, 287–90
Irwin, Robert, represented by, 257–58, 262–63, 268–71, 277–78, 281–82, 2
81–90
judgeship of, 301–2
Kopalchak represented by, 291–92
personal history of, 13–14, 311
professional history of, xi, 14–17
Ross represented by, 227–30
Scottsboro Boys represented by, 268
Stretz represented by, 17–28
Titterton case denied by, 45
Leo, Raymond, 198, 200
Leopold, Nathan, 278
Lewis, W. M., 226
Lichtenstein, Perry, 46
Lindbergh baby, 17, 27–28, 43
Loeb, Richard, 278
Lonergan, Patsy Burton, 305–8
Lonergan, Wayne, 304–5, 306–8, 333
Lonergan, Wayne, Jr., 305, 306
Longfellow, George, 200–201
Loring, Corinna, 8
Los Angeles Times, 59
“love killings,” 8–28, 243–47
Low, Clarence, x, 136, 149
Lowndes, Marie Belloc, 36–37
Lubova, Tania. See Nussenbaum, Julia
lunacy commission system, 272–73
Lunde, Anders, 140, 143, 148, 152, 263
Lunt, Alfred, 4
Lust for Life, 141
Lyons, John A., x
on Easter Sunday Massacre case, 161–65, 178–80, 215, 254, 281
Titterton murder investigation by, 39, 40
MacArthur, Charles, 241, 252
MacLean, Angus, ix, 139, 143–44
MacLean, Susan and Colin, 143
Mad Sculptor. See Irwin, Robert
Magagna, Paula, 48
magazines
pulp true crime, 147–48, 171–72
sex crime wave in, 48
See also tabloids; specific magazines
Maggi, Gilbert, 128, 134
Maier, Hans W., 127, 321
Malone, Dudley Field, 18
Mansbridge, Georgia, 31
Marks, Lawrence, 48
Marro, P. Francis, 191–92
Marston, William Moulton, 211–12
Martin, Thomas, 203
Matowitz, George, 235–36
Matteawan State Hospital, 301
Maxwell, Edith, 7
McCaffrey, John P., 46
McCartney, James Lincoln, 46
McConnell, Michael, 270
McGee, Leonard, 218
McGowan, Charlie, 164
McNeeley, Mike, 232
media. See magazines; tabloids
Mesmer, Franz, 296
metaphysical religion, 73, 92–95
Methodism, 54, 138
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 132–33, 152–53
Meyer, Walter W. L., 91
Mings, Dudley, 31
Mitchell, Benny, 7–8
Mitchell, Walter A., 9
Mocoro, Charles, 179
Moler, A. B., 130
Molls, Fernando, 298
Montiglo, Maria, 224
Moore (Irwin-Wertham stenographer), 122–23
Moore, Charles, 250
Moritz, Arthur, 12–13
Mount Pleasant, 3
Mulheron, Anne, 77
murder
Budd, 47
Byrnes, 160, 161, 201, 244–45, 247, 281
catathymic, 127, 144–45, 321
“Christian Fish Defense” for, 15
“Eskimo Pie Defense” for, 14–15