Person:Arnold Luetgert (1)

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Arnold Luetgert
b.1890 Illinois
d.2 Aug 1940
Parents and Siblings
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m. 9 Mar 1879
  1. Tony Luetgert1880 -
  2. Luise Luetgert1880 - 1881
  3. Adele Luetgert1882 -
  4. Charlotte Luetgert1886 -
  5. Sophie Luetgert1887 -
  6. Elsa Luetgert1888 - 1889
  7. Arnold Luetgert1890 - 1940
  8. Lillie Luetgert1892 -
  9. Grover Luetgert1894 -
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Name Arnold Luetgert
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1890 Illinois
Death[3] 2 Aug 1940

ARNOLD LUETGERT was born in 1890 at Illinois. He appeared on the census of 1910 at Ward 29, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He is single, living in his mothers household in 1910, age 20.

Everything came apart in 1897 when their uncle Adolph was charged with murder following the disappearance of his wife, Louise. Police charged him with killing her and dissolving her body in a vat inside his sausage factory. The case was a national sensation and he became know as The Sausage King Murderer.

Things fell apart after that. Their father fell on hard times in his business dealings and committed suicide in grisly public fashionS2.

The family must have coped by sticking together. 2 years later the 1910 Census showed them all living together in their house at 5124 Ashland Avenue in Chicago. The 1920 census shows Arnold's mother Charlotte was still living in the house but now Arnold and his wife Marie are listed as head of household.

References
  1. ↑ 1910 US Federal Population Census: Chicago Ward 29, Cook County, Illinois.
  2.   1920 US Federal Population Census: Chicago Ward 29, Cook County, Illinois.
  3. ↑ Illinois State Archives Luetgert Death.
  4.   Robert Loerzel. Alchemy of Bones by Robert Loerzel.
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