Edward Cudahy Jr. | |
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 Edward A. Cudahy Jr., from a 1923 publication | |
| Born | Edward Aloysius Cudahy Jr. August 22, 1885 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 1966 (aged 80) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Employer | Cudahy Packing Company |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Carry (1919–1942; divorced) Eleanor Peabody Cochran (1944) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Patrick Cudahy (uncle) John Cudahy (cousin) Michael Cudahy (first cousin, once removed) |
Edward Aloysius Cudahy Jr. (/ˈkʌdəheɪ/ CUD-ə-hey); August 22, 1885 – January 8, 1966),[1] also known as Eddie Cudahy, was kidnapped on December 18, 1900 in Omaha, Nebraska. Edward Cudahy Sr. was the wealthy owner of the Cudahy Packing Company, which helped build the Omaha Stockyards through the 1950s. Cudahy Sr. paid the ransom for the return of his son and made the kidnapper, Pat Crowe, a popular author, lecturer and actor for a brief period.[2] The Cudahy case is said to have influenced many succeeding kidnappings, including those of the Lindbergh baby, Bobby Greenlease, and Marion Parker.[3]
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
- ^ "Cudahy Kidnapping"[usurped]. Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 9/25/07.
- ^ Kittrie, N.N. (1980) "A review of 'Ransom Kidnapping in America, 1874-1974. The Creation of a Capital Crime'." The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. 71(4) (Winter). p 656.