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George Hassell (other)
George Hassell (1888–1928) was an American mass murderer. George Hassell may also refer to: * George Hassell (actor) :''see also George Hassell (other)'' George Hassell (born Alfred Kenedon Jeffrys Halse; 4 May 1881 – 17 February 1937) was an English actor who had roles in '' Captain Blood'' (1935), ''La Bohème'' (1926), and ''Becky Sharp ... (1881–1937), American stage and film actor * George Hassell (footballer) (1923–2012), Australian rules footballer {{hndis, Hassell, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hassell
George Jefferson Hassell (July 5, 1888 – February 10, 1928) was an American serial killer and mass murderer who killed his wife and eight children (ranging in age between 1 and 21 years old) on December 5, 1926, in Farwell, Texas. He also killed his wife and three stepchildren in 1917 in California. Family background Hassell was born in Smithville, Texas, the youngest of seven children. After his brother Thomas died from being kicked in the head by a mule, he married his brother's widow, Susan Ferguson of Oklahoma. According to Hassell, his mother died in 1901 and his father died in 1905. Believing his stepmother had poisoned his father, Hassell said he'd planned to kill her and anyone with her, but said "I got too much whiskey and didn't use any gun." Hassell also said he served prison time for embezzlement. Crime On the night of December 5, 1926, Hassell and his wife argued over him raping and impregnating Ferguson's underage daughter Maudie, who was Hassell's own niece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hassell (actor)
:''see also George Hassell (other)'' George Hassell (born Alfred Kenedon Jeffrys Halse; 4 May 1881 – 17 February 1937) was an English actor who had roles in '' Captain Blood'' (1935), ''La Bohème'' (1926), and ''Becky Sharp Rebecca "Becky" Sharp, later describing herself as Rebecca, Lady Crawley, is the main protagonist of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847–48 novel ''Vanity Fair''. She is presented as a cynical social climber who uses her charms to fascinate an ...'' (1935). He died of a heart attack in Chatsworth, California, age 55. Filmography References External links * 1881 births 1937 deaths American male film actors 20th-century American male actors British emigrants to the United States {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |