 Carl Wanderer

Carl Otto Wanderer (June 26, 1895 - September 30, 1921) was a murderer famous for what became known as "The Case of the Ragged Stranger", wherein he murdered his wife Ruth and a "ragged stranger" in a bizarre plot, whose exact motivations remain unknown.The case was cracked in part by famed Chicago-based reporter and future screenwriter Ben Hecht, of the "Chicago Daily News" and reporter and future playwright Charles MacArthur of the "Chicago Examiner".