Carl Feigenbaum

Carl Feigenbaum
Born
Carl Ferdinand Feigenbaum

1840 (1840)
DiedApril 27, 1896(1896-04-27) (aged 55–56)
Cause of deathExecution by electrocution
Other namesAnton Zahn
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)First degree murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims1–13+
Span of crimes
(possibly) 1888 – 1894
CountryUnited States (confirmed)
Germany, Nicaragua, Switzerland (alleged)
State(s)New York (confirmed)
Schleswig-Holstein, Managua, Wisconsin, Bern, New Jersey, Berlin
Date apprehended
August 31, 1894

Carl Ferdinand Feigenbaum, alias Anton Zahn (1840 – April 27, 1896), was a German merchant seaman, occasional florist and alleged serial killer executed at Sing Sing Prison in 1896. His crime was murdering his landlord, and contemporary hypotheses accuse him of being Jack the Ripper.


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