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Jay gordon whitehead. We do not believe that is so. There were never any charges for anything brought against him. This photo comes from the man who killed houdini by don bell a must read for anyone interested in the events of 102226.
Legend has it that harry houdini died in 1926 from a ruptured appendix after receiving multiple blows to his abdomen from a mcgill university. Theres just so many bizarre links. Gordon whitehead of the city of montreal being duly sworn to depose and say.
Quoted from mcgill university a popular but misleading explanation states that a mcgill student in an attempt to test harry houdinis widely known. 75 union avenue union avenue is crossed out and drummond street is written in and initialed jgw in the city of montreal and am at present employed in the. I reside at no.
Bell says whitehead was 31 when he delivered the blows so this would put him in his mid 50s here. It was considered an accident. We do however belive j.
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. Royal cemetery montreal canada joscelyn gordon whitehead was not a magician. One thing the video doesnt mention is that jay gordon whitehead the student who punched him was sent to an insane asylum in the 1930s and all his belongings were given to a close friend who just happened to be very well respected in the spiritualistic movement.
Whatever happened to the guy that punched houdini. It shows whitehead in rodicks bookstore in montreal around 1950. Gordon whitehead the man who killed houdini mt.
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 circa 1950. On a recent television it was claimed houdini was murdered by jocelyn gordon whitehead.
Gordon whitehead the mcgill student who supposedly delivered the potentially fatal gut punches in houdinis montreal dressing room.