Eddie Leonski

American soldier and serial killer (1917–1942)
Person Human Q723008
Eddie Leonski
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
December 12, 1917, 1917[9]
Date of death
November 9, 1942
Place of birth
New Jersey
Place of death
Victoria, Melbourne[8]
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Cause of death
hanging to death[13]
Convicted of
murder[19]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[24]
Family name
Leonski[15]
Has works in the collection
Australian National Maritime Museum[23]
Manner of death
capital punishment[18]
Military branch
United States Army[12]
Name in native language
Edward Leonski[21]
Nickname
The Brownout Strangler[20]
Participated in conflict
World War II[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Brownout Strangler en Eddie Leonski en Edward Joseph Leonski en Edward Leonski en The Brownout Strangler he אדי לאונסקי hu Edward Joseph Leonski pl Edward Joseph Leonski ru Леонский, Эдвард ru Эдвард Леонский
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
58000726
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83213038
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
leonski-edward-joseph-10814
Australian National Maritime Museum person ID
4492
ExecutedToday ID
2013/11/09/1942
FAST ID
120967
Freebase ID
/m/04rytd
NLA Trove people ID
1463029
People Australia ID
10814
WikiTree person ID
Leonski-1
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvt8bbpgQT6dv6yt6cMfq

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Given name 2
Place of death 2
Cause of death 1
Convicted of 1
Country of citizenship 1
Has works in the collection 1
Instance of 1
Manner of death 1
Military branch 1
Participated in conflict 1
Penalty 1
Place of birth 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Eddie Leonski was born on December 12, 1917[1], in New Jersey[2]. He died on November 9, 1942[3], in Victoria[4]. He worked as a criminal[5], serial killer[6], and soldier[7].

FAQs

Where was Eddie Leonski born?

Eddie Leonski was born in New Jersey[2].

Where did Eddie Leonski die?

Eddie Leonski passed away in Victoria[4].

What did Eddie Leonski do for work?

Eddie Leonski worked as a criminal[5], serial killer[6], and soldier[7].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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