Carl Feigenbaum

Carl Feigenbaum
Born
Carl Ferdinand Feigenbaum

1840 (1840)
DiedApril 27, 1896(1896-04-27) (aged 55–56)
Sing Sing Prison, New York, U.S.
Other nameAnton Zahn
Criminal status
Executed by electrocution
ConvictionFirst degree murder
Criminal penalty
Death
Details
Victims1–13+
Span of crimes
(possibly) 1888 – 1894
CountryUnited States (confirmed)
Germany, Nicaragua, Switzerland (alleged)
StatesNew York (confirmed)
Schleswig-Holstein, Managua, Wisconsin, Bern, New Jersey, Berlin
Date apprehended
August 31, 1894

Carl Ferdinand Feigenbaum, alias Anton Zahn (1840 – April 27, 1896), was a German merchant seaman, occasional florist and alleged serial killer executed at Sing Sing Prison in 1896. His crime was murdering his landlord, and contemporary hypotheses accuse him of being Jack the Ripper.