Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, established in 1892 as the Matteawan State Hospital by an 1892 law, functioned as a hospital for insane criminals. It was located in the town of Fis
Exercise yard
Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane men's day room
1926 aerial photo of Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
1926 aerial photo of Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane showing new construction
Harry Kendall Thaw
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Harry Kendall Thaw was the son of American businessman William Thaw Sr. Heir to a multimillion-dollar fortune, he is most notable for having shot and killed architect Stanford White in front of hundre
Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
…Lizzie Halliday (c. 1859–1918) Serial killer who murdered five people, including a nurse at Matteawan. Harry Thaw (1871–1947), Wealthy heir who murdered architect Stanford White. Valerie Solanas (1936–1988), Radical feminist who attempted to assassinate pop artist…
Stanford White in 1895
Evelyn Nesbit
New York American on June 26, 1906
Thaw in jail cell on "Murderers' Row", Tombs Prison