Daniel Rosenthal (criminal)

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Daniel Rosenthal
Born1954/1955(age 67–68)

Daniel Rosenthal is an American-French criminal who murdered his mother in 1981 in Hampshire, England. [1] He is suspected of dismembering his mother's body with a hacksaw, though her body was never found. He is suspected of earlier killing his father in Paris, dismembering his body and disposing of it in the French countryside. [2]

As a schizophrenic, Rosenthal was detained at Tatchbury Mount Hospital from which he escaped on 10 August 2013. He was recaptured the following day in Southampton. [3] Prior to this he had spent nearly 30 years being treated at Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside. [2] He was 58 years old when he escaped and was recaptured. [2]

His case was featured in the TV documentary How I Caught The Killer Mad Scientist. [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Questions asked over why killer Daniel Rosenthal was allowed to walk". The Independent. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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