The Strange Case of Edward H. Rulloff
John Edward H. Rulloff (also known as Ruloff, Rulofson, or Rulloffson, as well as several aliases; 1819/1820 – May 18, 1871) was a Canadian-born American doctor, lawyer, schoolmaster, photographer, inventor, carpet designer, phrenologist, and philologist, in addition to a career criminal and serial killer. This dichotomy was exemplified in the title of his 1871 biography,
The Man of Two Lives. He was also known as "The Genius Killer".
Rulloff's brain is said to be the second largest brain on record, with a volume of 1673 cm3. It can be seen on display at the Wilder Brain Collection in the psychology department of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
John Edward lived a full life. At only 20 he already worked in a law firm but also had spend 2 years in jail for fraude. At age 23 he moved to Dryden, New York and became a school teacher. John Edward soon married.
John Edward was not a very nice husband, he was jealous and possesive. When he saw his wife kissing another man, he pulled his wife aside, showed her a vial and told her that it contained the same poison that killed his niece and sister in law, who died suspiciosly under his care. His wife started screaming and then John Edward tried to calm her, telling her it was all a joke.......
The couple moved and his wife Harriet gave birth to a baby girl, Priscilla.
John Edward wanted his wife to be even further away from her family, wanted to isolate her even more. So he moved to Ohio. His wife refused. He beat his wife to death and poisoned his daughter, causing her death.
The Strange Case of Edward H. Rulloff
John Edward wanted to kill himself after this but he could not do it. He borrowed a horse and wagon and told people he and his wife would be out of town for a few weeks. After a few weeks John Edward returned home but was confronted by people who believed he killed his wife. He told these people she left him, later he told them they moved to Ohio. No one believed him because all of Harriet's personal items were still at the house. John Edward tried to escape but was caught by his brother in law.
He had to stand trial for murder but this was later changed to kidnapping his wife because no body was found. He was sentenced to 10 years of hard labour in prison.
While being incarcerated he thought himself philology. After being released he was arrested for the murder of his daughter, he was found guilty of this crime but escaped before the verdict reached him.
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