[Johann Hoch, accused bigamist and murderer, (on the left in the middle) and four unidentified men]

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  • Collection ID DN-0003590
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Johann Hoch, accused bigamist and murderer, (on the left in the middle) and four unidentified men] [graphic].
  • Dates 1905 Feb.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 5 x 7 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Portrait of Johann Hoch, (on the left in the middle) and four unidentified men in a room in Chicago, Illinois. Hoch was accused of bigamy with 11-23 wives and he was suspected of murdering 6 of his wives. He was convicted of killing one wife by slow poison and was hanged in 1906.
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  • Names Hoch, Johann, d. 1906.
  • Subjects
    • Johann Hoch bigamy and murder case, Chicago, Ill., 1905.
    • Murderers Illinois Chicago 1900-1909.
    • Bigamy Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Portraits. gmgpc
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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