Was J. Gordon Whitehead Charged?
Whitehead Was Not Charged in the Incident and Lived out a Solitary Life in Montreal. at Some Point He Had an Accident Which Resulted in a Steal Plate Being...
Whitehead was not charged in the incident and lived out a solitary life in Montreal. At some point he had an accident which resulted in a steal plate being placed in his head. In 1928 Whitehead was charged twice for shoplifting books. In his later years the troubled Whitehead lived as a recluse and hoarder.
Was Houdini Murdered?
Houdini died of a ruptured appendix later that night: he had undetected signs of appendicitis when he took the blow. It was tragic, but according to a new book by William Kalush and Larry Sloman, Houdini wasn't just killed by accident: it was a plot by the very spiritualists he'd debunked.
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Where was Harry Houdini punched?
He persevered, ignoring the pain. And then, on Friday morning, October 22, in his dressing room at the Princess Theatre in Montreal, he was punched hard in the stomach by an excitable McGill student, J. Gordon Whitehead, who wanted to test the theory that Houdini was capable of withstanding hard blows to the abdomen.
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