Kate Soffel, wife of warden Peter Soffel, [7] frequently came into contact with prisoners in her efforts to rehabilitate them. She developed an infatuation with Ed Biddle, and she eventually …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Thirty-five-year-old Kate Soffel was the wife of the warden of the jail, Peter Soffel. They’d been married since she was 16 and had four children. After Mr. Soffel became warden, the family …

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...

Jun 28, 2015 · One of the most spectacular instances of a lonely woman falling for a killer and busting him out of jail dates back to 1902. Her name was Kate Soffel, wife of the warden of the …

While A Des-perate Chance played across the country for years following the crime, Sofel’s attempt to reclaim her life through a career in the theatre was met with oppo-sition, particularly …