Jack and Ed Biddle
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Brothers John E. Biddle and Edward C. Biddle were condemned prisoners who escaped from the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania using tools and weapons supplied to them by Kate Soffel, th
Ed Biddle (left), and Jack Biddle, c. 1901
Capture of the Biddle Brothers, January 31, 1902, showing the sleigh in which they and Soffel had attempted to escape authorities.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch the day after Soffel's death
Mrs. Soffel
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Mrs. Soffel is a 1984 American drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong, starring Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson and based on the story of condemned brothers Jack and Ed Biddle, who escaped prison with t
Jack and Ed Biddle
…who fled with them. During the subsequent pursuit and capture all three were wounded, the brothers mortally. The incident is the basis of the 1984 film Mrs. Soffel…
Promotional movie poster for the film