George Chapman (murderer)

George Chapman
Born
Seweryn Antonowicz Kłosowski

(1865-12-14)14 December 1865
Died7 April 1903(1903-04-07) (aged 37)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Other namesLudwig Schloski
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims3 confirmed and known
Span of crimes
1897–1902
CountryEngland
Date apprehended
1903

Seweryn Antonowicz Kłosowski (14 December 1865 – 7 April 1903), better known under his pseudonym George Chapman, was a Victorian era Polish serial killer known as the Borough Poisoner.

Born in Congress Poland, Chapman moved to England as an adult, where he committed his crimes. He was convicted and executed after poisoning three women, but is remembered today mostly because some contemporary police officers suspected him of being the notorious serial killer "Jack the Ripper".