murder of Albert Snyder
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The murder of Albert Snyder was a notorious 1927 New York crime in which his wife Ruth Snyder and her lover Judd Gray killed him in a plot that led to sensational media coverage and their executions in the electric chair.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal case
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ murder case ⓘ |
| followedBy | trial of Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ruth Snyder murder case
ⓘ
Snyder-Gray murder case ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedPerson | tabloid photographer Tom Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoConspirator |
Judd Gray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruth Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
inspiration for crime literature
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inspiration for film adaptations ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1927-03-20 ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
confession of Judd Gray
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crime scene photographs ⓘ insurance documents ⓘ |
| hasExecutionDateOfJuddGray | 1928-01-12 ⓘ |
| hasExecutionDateOfRuthSnyder | 1928-01-12 ⓘ |
| hasExecutionLocation | Sing Sing Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExecutionMethod | electric chair ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | landmark American crime of the 1920s ⓘ |
| hasInsurancePolicyOnVictim | life insurance policy on Albert Snyder ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalOutcome |
conviction of Judd Gray
ⓘ
conviction of Ruth Snyder ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoverOfPerpetrator | Judd Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage |
sensational press coverage
ⓘ
tabloid journalism ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
bludgeoning
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strangulation ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
extramarital affair
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insurance money ⓘ |
| hasNotablePhotograph | electric chair execution photograph of Ruth Snyder ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator |
Judd Gray
NERFINISHED
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Ruth Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProsecution | People of the State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSentence |
death penalty for Judd Gray
ⓘ
death penalty for Ruth Snyder ⓘ |
| hasStagedSceneAs | burglary ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Albert Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVictimSpouse | Ruth Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1927 ⓘ |
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