Hans Schmidt (priest)
Hans Schmidt | |
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| Born | January 3, 1881 Aschaffenburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | February 18, 1916 (aged 35) Sing Sing Prison, New York, United States |
| Resting place | Sing Sing Prison Cemetery, New York, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Executed by electrocution |
| Conviction | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Ordained | December 23, 1906 (priest) |
Congregations served | St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Louisville St. Boniface's Church, New York City St. Joseph's Church, New York City |
Hans B. Schmidt (January 3, 1881 – February 18, 1916) was a German Catholic priest, rapist, convicted murderer, and suspected serial killer. He was executed by way of the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in New York State for murdering and dismembering a woman in the United States. He was also suspected in the disappearance of another woman and child. Schmidt was the first and remains the only Roman Catholic priest to be executed in the United States.