Tillie Klimek
high priestess of a bluebeard clique
Active for 8 years
(1914-1921) in United States
5
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
7
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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Tillie Klimek (Ottillie Tillie Klimek) (born Ottille Tillie Gburek) a Polish American serial killer husband-killer, active in Chicago, Illinois, US. Klimek died in prison on November 20, 1936
Tillie Klimek Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer Tillie Klimek (aka) high priestess of a bluebeard clique, was active for 8 years between 1914-1921, known to have ( 5 confirmed / 7 possible ) victims. This serial killer was active in the following countries: United States
Tillie Klimek a Poles female citizen of the United States of America.
In 1914 Tillie Klimek started her killing spree, during her crimes as a serial killer she was known to murder her victims.
Tillie Klimek died on November 20th 1936, cause of death: natural causes, myocardial infarction at Chicago, county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States; third largest city in the United States by population.
Profile Completeness: 31%
serial killers by profile completenessTillie Klimek has been listed on Killer.Cloud since September of 2018 and was last updated 5 years ago.
Tillie Klimek a known:
Tillie Klimek
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Updated: 2019-02-02 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Tillie Klimek |
| Nickname: | high priestess of a bluebeard clique |
| Victims: | 5 - 7 |
| Years Active: | 1914 - 1921 |
| Active Countries: | United States |
| Convicted Of: | murder |
| Life Span: | - 1936 |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Group: | Poles |
| Gender: | Female |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Sexual Preference: | N/A |
| Marital Status: | N/A |
| Children: | N/A |
| Living With: | N/A |
| Occupation: | serial killer |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | N/A |
| Birth Name: | Otylia Gburek |
| Given Name: | Ottilie |
| Birth Location: | Poland, republic in Central Europe |
| Birth Order: | N/A |
| Siblings: | N/A |
| Raised By: | N/A |
| Birth Category: | N/A |
| Mother: | N/A |
| Father: | N/A |
| Cognitive Ability | |
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| IQ: | N/A |
| Highest School: | N/A |
| Highest Degree: | |
| Incarceration | |
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| Arrested: | N/A |
| Convicted: | N/A |
| Sentence: | N/A |
| Prison Location: | N/A |
| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | N/A |
| Previous Jail: | N/A |
| Previous Prison: | N/A |
| Death Information | |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | Nov 20, 1936 |
| Manner of Death: | natural causes |
| Cause of Death: | myocardial infarction |
| Death Location: | Chicago, county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States; third largest city in the United States by population |
| Killed In Prison: | N/A |
| Suicide: | N/A |
3 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Tillie Klimek
The 3 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Tillie Klimek. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Tillie Klimek started her serial killing spree. #1914 |
| 1921 | Tillie Klimek ended her serial killing spree. #1921 |
| Nov 20 1936 | Tillie Klimekdied.cause of death:natural causes,myocardial infarctionat Chicago, county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States; third largest city in the United States by population. #19361120 |
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Books that Mention Tillie Klimek
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Lady Killers
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Mysterious Chicago
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The Mammoth Book of Bizarre Crimes
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Chronicles of Old Chicago
8 Books that mention Serial Killer
Tillie Klimek
| ISBN10 | Book Title | Author | Killers Mentioned | Killers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178606121x | Lady Killers | Tori Telfer | 3 Total Including Elizabeth Wettlaufer | 3 |
| 0062433741 | Lady Killers | Tori Telfer | 4 Total Including Nannie Doss | 4 |
| 1558616527 | Women Who Kill | Ann Jones | 4 Total Including Belle Gunness | 4 |
| 151071345x | Mysterious Chicago | Adam Selzer | Tillie Klimek | 1 |
| 1530884632 | Black Widow Tillie Klimek | Cara Davidson | Tillie Klimek | 1 |
| 0762791128 | Speaking Ill of the Dead:... | Adam Selzer | Tillie Klimek | 1 |
| 1849014361 | The Mammoth Book of Bizar... | Robin Odell | 8 Total Including Rudolf Pleil | 8 |
| 1938450701 | Chronicles of Old Chicago | Adam Selzer | Tillie Klimek | 1 |
Ottilie "Tillie" Klimek (or Tillie 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.
External References
- Q7802841 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Feb 2, 2019.
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Tillie Klimek is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #37 of 75[ Page 3 ] of Female Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #171 of 327[ Page 12 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
- #194 of 651[ Page 13 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #323 of 651[ Page 22 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
- #356 of 651[ Page 24 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #564 of 651[ Page 38 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
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