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Maxwell Bodenheim, a prominent poet and novelist known for his bohemian lifestyle, met a tragic end on February 6, 1954, in Manhattan, New York. Bodenheim, aged 61, and his third wife, Ruth Fagin, were brutally murdered in a flophouse located at 97 Third Avenue. The couple had been living in destitution, often relying on the kindness of strangers for shelter. On the night of their deaths, they were staying with Harold Weinberg, a 25-year-old dishwasher and ex-convict whom they had befriended on ...Read More
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Maxwell Bodenheim
Male
White / Caucasian
Manhattan
NY
1954-02-06
61
Maxwell
Bodenheim
11/16/2025
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Has anyone else been struck by the tragic irony that Maxwell Bodenheim, a man who once was surrounde... ...Read More
03/14/2024
03/14/2024
I've been thinking about the lives Maxwell Bodenheim and Ruth Fagin led leading up to their tragic d... ...Read More
09/13/2023
09/13/2023
Can we talk about the rooming house operator who discovered the bodies of Maxwell Bodenheim and Ruth... ...Read More
07/16/2023
07/16/2023
