Herman Helcher
Attempted murderer (1877–1912) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herman Helcher (1877–1912) was a Latvian American cigar maker and attempted murderer. Having suffered from a mental disorder since childhood, after emigrating to the United States, he became obsessed with his English teacher Voltairine de Cleyre. He began to harbor paranoid delusions about her, leading to him attempting to murder her. De Cleyre survived the attack but the bullet wounds caused her pain for the rest of her life. Although she defended Helcher during his trial, he was convicted and sentenced to prison. He spent much of the remainder in his life in mental asylums, where he died.
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Herman Helcher | |
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הערמאן העלטשער | |
Born | Chaim Helcher 1877 (1877) |
Died | 4 November 1912(1912-11-04) (aged 34–35) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Resting place | Har Nebo Cemetery |
Nationality | Latvian American |
Movement | Anarchism |
Motive | Unrequited love, paranoia |
Conviction(s) | Attempted murder |
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Injured | Voltairine de Cleyre |
Weapons | Revolver |
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