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
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