Gordon Whitehead Houdini
Gordon whitehead was tracking houdinis every move in montreal was intent in punching houdini to do some harm but did not intend for houdini to die.
Gordon whitehead houdini. Gordon whitehead of the city of montreal being duly sworn to depose and say. Gordon whitehead arrived and asked houdini if it was true that he could resist hard punches to his abdomena claim the magician had supposedly made in public. On a recent television it was claimed houdini was murdered by jocelyn gordon whitehead.
Gordon whitehead jocelyn gordon whitehead was the mcgill university student who punched houdini in his dressing room at the princess theater in montreal on october 22 1926. He was the college student who was in his 30s at the time who punched houdini several times in the abdomen in his dressing room in montreal. On october 22 1926 j.
Whiteheads blows either started contributed or covered up the appendicitis that would take houdinis life nine days later. This photo comes from the man who killed houdini by don bell a must read for anyone interested in the events of 102226. We do not believe that is so.
We do however belive j. Bell says whitehead was 31 when he delivered the blows so this would put him in his mid 50s here. Joscelyn gordon whitehead was not a magician.
Gordon whitehead in his own words in the matter of the estate harry houdini against the new york life insurance company. This led to a ruptured appendix and houdinis eventual death on october 31 1926. It shows whitehead in rodicks bookstore in montreal around 1950.