George Twitchell | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

George S. TWITCHELL Jr.

Classification: Murderer

Characteristics: Robbery

Number of victims: 1

Date of murder: October 22, 1868

Date of birth: 1820

Victim profile: Mary E. Hill (his mother-in-law)

Method of murder: Beating with a poker - Defenestration

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Status: Sentenced to death on January 30, 1869. On April 8th, 1869, the day he was to be executed, committed suicide in his cell by the use of prussic acid, administered by himself

October 22, 1868. Mrs. Mary E. Hill killed in her house, N.E. Cor. Tenth and Pine Streets. George S. Twitchell, Jr., and his wife, the daughter of Mrs. Hill, arrested on the charge of having committed the murder. Subsequently Twitchell was found guilty and sentenced to be hung.

On April 8th, the day he was to be executed, committed suicide. Mrs. Twitchell acquitted.

THE HILL MURDER.; Continuation of the Trial of George S. Twitchell, Jr.--The Line of Defence.

The New York Times - December 27, 1868

THE HILL MURDER.; A New Trial Refused George S. Twitchell--He is Sentenced to Death.

The New York Times - January 31, 1869

THE HILL HOMICIDE.; Statement by George S. Twitchell--He Accuses His Wife of the Murder and Tells How the Crime was Committed--Reported Flight of Mrs. Twitchell.

The New York Times - April 4, 1869

TWITCHELL AND EATON.; Funeral of George S. Twitchell, Jr., in Philadelphia--An Awkward Mistake--Further Statements Made by Him Respecting the Murder.

The New York Times - April 11, 1869

George S. Twitchell, Jr.'s History--His Failures in Business--Callers Upon Him in Prison.

The New York Times - April 13, 1869