What happened to Joseph Kallinger?
On January 17, 1976, 39-year-old Joseph Kallinger is arrested at his East Sterner Street row home. He shared this home with his second wife, Elizabeth and six children (two from his first marriage). Kallinger is charged with murder, assault, and robbery.
What did Michael Kallinger say to Liev Schreiber?
He told Michael that he had orders from GOD to murder young boys and sever their genitals. Kallinger also told Schreiber about killing his son Joe Jr. by drowning him. He claimed that he saw a severed head called “Charlie” that would haunt him afterward.
What was the verdict of the Kallinger trial?
Kalliinger struggled numerous times with courtroom officials due to his outbursts. The trial lasted until October 13th and after two hours of deliberations, the jury came back with a verdict of guilty on all counts. Kallinger was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
What did Joseph Kallinger do?
Joseph Kallinger (born Joseph Lee Brenner III; December 11, 1935 – March 26, 1996) was an American serial killer who murdered three people, and tortured four families. He committed the later crimes with his 12-year-old son Michael.
How was kallinger caught?
Their final murder was of a 21-year-old nurse in Leonia who interrupted the pair's terrorizing of a family. The two had gained entrance by posing as salesmen. A bloody shirt left at the scene was traced to Kallinger and authorities arrested him and his accomplice son, Michael.
Is Joe kallinger still alive?
March 26, 1996Joseph Kallinger / Date of death
Where is Jaime Osuna now?
Osuna is currently held at a state hospital where efforts are being made to restore him to competency. Criminal proceedings against him are currently suspended. At the time of Romero's death, Osuna was serving life without parole for the torture and murder of Yvette Pena in Bakersfield in 2011.
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Early Life
- Joseph Kallinger was born on December 11, 1936, to Judith Renner Scurti. Judith put Joseph up for adoption when he was a month old due to his biological father not being Judith’s husband at the time. Joseph was adopted at age 2 by Stephen & Anna Kallinger. They were Austrian immigrants who operated a shoe repair business in Kensington. By the age of 7, Joseph was pra…
Marriage
- At the tender age of 17, he married his girlfriend, Hilda who bore him two children. She left Kallinger for another man after years of abuse. Kallinger married for a second time in 1958 at the age of 22 to a woman named Betty. From 1958 to 1967, Kallinger sets fire to the homes he had been living in to claim the insurance money. He is never found out. The family moved to a row h…
Home Life
- When Joe Jr. was 14 years old he and two siblings went to the police to report their father for abuse. They claimed he tied them up and beat them. His daughter, Mary Jo, claimed that she was branded on her thigh with a clothes iron after she ran away. Joseph Kallinger was brought in for questioning and denied all of the allegations, but police moved forward with having all of the Kall…
Joe Jr. disapears
- Joe Jr. ended up being removed from his home because authorities felt he was emotionally disturbed. He was sent to the Bucks County Reformatory School. Joe Jr. was allowed to return home on the weekends and was released in May 1974. In July 1974 Joseph Kallinger took out two life insurance policies on Joe Jr, who was 14 at the time. 1. One for $24,000. 2. Second for $45,0…
November 1974
- On November 22nd, Kallinger and his 13-year-old son, Michael took a bus to New Jersey. They planned on burglarizing a home in Lindenwold. No one was home at the time. After breaking in and stealing what they wanted they broke into another residence. This time Kallinger sexually assaulted the woman who lived there.
December 1974
- Kallinger and Michael broke into a home in Susquehanna Township, PA on December 3rd. Susquehanna Township is a suburb of Harrisburg. This home belonged to the Bogin Family. Helen Bogin along with three of her friends were enjoying an afternoon bridge game when Kallinger and his son broke in. They made all four women strip naked then tied them up. Kallinger began to to…
January 8, 1975
- The pair took a bus to Leonia, New Jersey to the home of the Romaine family in January 1975. They forced their way into the home after trying to gain entry posing as salesmen and took the couple hostage along with six friends who were visiting that day. Maria (21) worked as a nurse and was a close family friend who had just stopped by. Kallinger and his son terrorized the host…
Closing in
- Police began to suspect Joseph Kallinger as he was identified by several victims of the home invasions. Police searched Kallinger’s home along with his mother’s home. She lived right beside him. They recovered several stolen items in both homes. Kallinger was arrested and charged with assault, robbery, and murder on January 17, 1975. Michael was also arrested as was his other s…