Wednesday, April 30, 2025

a getaway sleigh used in a shootout between the Pittsburgh police and the Biddle brothers following a prison break in 1902, the inmates escaped the Allegheny County Jail with the help of the warden's wife.



The story of prisoners' escape became so famous that a film, "Mrs. Soffel," starred Mel Gibson and Diane Keaton

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pittsburgh/news/heinz-history-center-new-exhibit-pittsburgh-hidden-history/

1 comment:

  1. Kate got away with murder, if you think about it. I would like to know if Mr. Soffel found a better partner with whom to share his life. Bonnie? Clyde? Were these two Biddle Boys and Kate your mentors? WHEW, what a story! Thanks for the enlightenment.

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