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Tillie Klimek

1877–1936

Nationality
United States
Occupation
serial killer

Ottilie "Tillie" Klimek (born Otylia Gburek; 1876 – November 20, 1936) was a Polish American serial killer, active in Chicago.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Joliet Prison
    Dates unknown

Biography

Ottilie "Tillie" Klimek (born Otylia Gburek; 1876 – November 20, 1936) was a Polish American serial killer, active in Chicago. According to accounts, she pretended to have precognitive dreams, accurately predicting the dates of death of her victims, when in reality she was merely scheduling their deaths.

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