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Deputy Keeper George Haight was killed after an inmate poisoned his food with a mixture of opium and prussic acid (cyanide) at the Michigan State Prison, in Jackson, during an elaborate escape attempt.
George Haight was born on 22 February 1905 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Swing Shift Maisie (1943), Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) and The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939). He died on 17 April 1984 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer, Writer
- February 22, 1905
- George Haight
- April 17, 1984
George Haight, a gate keeper, was poisoned by an inmate March 27, 1893 at the Michigan State Penitentiary in Jackson. Haight ate tainted food prepared by inmate Robert Irving Latimer. Latimer served Haight, the captain, and other workers food poisoned with prussic acid.
Deputy Keeper George Haight was killed after an inmate poisoned his food with a mixture of opium and prussic acid...
Mar 24, 2021 · McCallum’s murderer was given a life sentence. He is locked up at a prison in the U.P. Deputy Gatekeeper George Haight died March 27, 1893 after eating tainted food prepared by an inmate at what was then called the Michigan State Penitentiary in Jackson.
Sep 11, 2015 · JACKSON, MI - The name of a gatekeeper killed in 1893 at Jackson's old state prison is being added to the Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial in Pontiac. George Haight will be honored as a new...
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Dec 2, 2013 · Officer George Haight was poisoned, killed by inmate Robert Irving Latimer. JACKSON, MI — In 1935, a governor pardoned Robert Irving Latimer after he served about 45 years of a life sentence for killing his mother.