Birth : 8 Feb 1867 Heinrichsthal, Landkreis Aschaffenburg, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Death : 4 Aug 1906 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Burial : Plainville Cemetery, Plainville, Rooks County, USA
Coordinate : 39.2256012, -99.2866974
Description : Short Termer Ends His Own Life After Incarceration of But 4 Months.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 8 -Benjamin Wenzel, about 48 years of age, a prisoner in the Sioux Falls penitentiary, commited suicide by hanging himself in his cell.

He displayed considerable ingenuity in preparing for the taking of his own lift and in the carrying out of his purpose. In some manner he secured possession of a small card. One end of this he fastened about his neck, while the other end was attached to a ventilator near the top of the cell.

He slowly strangled to death. When discovered his... Read More

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    Ignatz Felix “Ben” Wenzel's memorial is located at: Plainville Cemetery, Plainville, Rooks County, USA.

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    Ignatz Felix “Ben” Wenzel death on 4 Aug 1906 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA

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    Latitude: 39.2256012
    Longitude: -99.2866974

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