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Kate Soffel, wife of warden Peter Soffel, frequently came into contact with prisoners in her efforts to rehabilitate them. She developed an infatuation with Ed Biddle, and she eventually agreed to help the brothers escape by smuggling saws and guns to them.
Kate Soffel & the Biddle Brothers, Ed & Jack. Story by Thomas A. Duke, for his book, Celebrated Criminal Cases of America , 1910. During the early months of 1901, twenty-seven burglaries were committed in Pittsburgh, and the modus operandi of these bold thieves convinced the authorities that the crimes were all committed by the same persons.
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 the aid of Kate Soffel, the warden's wife.
Jan 24, 2022 · The story of the Biddle Brothers and the warden’s wife inspired the 1984 movie “Mrs. Soffel,” starring Diane Keaton as Kate, Mel Gibson as Ed Biddle and Matthew Modine as Jack. Watch the trailer⇓
Jul 28, 2015 · As the wife of the jail’s prison warden, Peter Soffel, Kate Dietrich Soffel ministered to the county’s prisoners under her husband’s authority. Throughout the course of their interactions, Kate became enamored with Ed Biddle.
Title character from the 1984 movie Mrs. Soffel. She was the liberator of the Biddle brothers from the Allegheny County Jail on Jan. 30, 1902. In 1901 Ed and Jack Biddle robbed a small store in Mt. Washington, Pennsylvania and the owner was fatally shot.
PITTSBURG, Penn., Aug. 30. -- Mrs. Kate Soffel, the liberator of the Biddle brothers from the Allegheny County Jail on Jan. 30, 1902, died at the West Pennsylvania Hospital to-day of...
Mrs. Soffel, a gripping 1984 drama based on true story, takes us back in time to the early 20th century. The film tells the captivating story of Jack and Ed Biddle, condemned brothers who manage to escape prison with the help of Kate Soffel, the wife of the warden.
Feb 17, 2016 · While held in the Allegheny County Jail, the two were visited by Kate Soffel, the wife of the prison warden. She was delivering Bibles to the prisoners, hoping to set them on the...
Kate Soffel was the wife of Allegheny County Jail warden Peter Soffel. In 1902, she helped two of her husband’s inmates to escape. She spent two years in prison for her crime, and the remainder of her short life atoning for it. This is the story of how it all happened.
