Robert Dreamer, 1937 February 1

was their rapist. However, he vehemently denied any connection with
the rape-murder of Thelma Young even when his palm print was found
to match the cast of the-one that had-ieen-made- atthe time of the——
murdere He was questioned at length and finally broke down and con-~
- fessed when he was confronted with the button from his overcoate |
Tried and-convicted-of the-eight—year-old-crime, Dreamer-was 38-years
-Old when he was electrocuted on Febe 1, 1937 :

_INSIDE-DETECTIVE, September, 1969. Page 6s "Sex Fiend Watting-in—
__ the Fog." by West F. Peterson.

"Robert Dreamer, —eonviected-of killing a-young-girl, was alt right
until a short time before his execution, Then he began to talk

| strangely, On his last day, he spoke of writing a litter, but decid-

—ed-+o—pyt it_off—until tomorrow, '—te—siso-planned-a-cetebration-for-
his birthday which was 3 months off, At 12:30 AM, the guards went

_ for him, and he walked calmly and quietly to Pennsylvania's chair

—without—any—apparent—understanding—of-what—was-to-be-done-to-himsss!!—
AGENT OF DEATH by Elliott, page 16), EOS ENN

“See I KILLED FOR THE LAW by Sheridan, page 186 (red binder)

was their rapist. However, he vehemently denied any connection with

the rape-murder of Thelma Young even when his palm print was found
to match the cast of the one that had-ineen-made-at-the time of the—
murdere He was questioned at length and finally broke down and con-_
- fessed when he was confronted with the button from his overcoate
— Tried-and-convicted-of—the-eig] a0: =years|
-old when he was electrocuted on Febe 1, 1937e

_INSIDE-IBTEGTIVE, September, 1969. Page 6s "Sex Fiend Watting in—
_the Foge" by West F. Peterson,

~-tRobertDreamer,—eonvicted-of- killing -a-young-girl, was all right— aie
until a short time before his execution, Then he began to talk

strangely, On his last day, he spoke of writing a letter, but decid-
—ed +o—tpyt_it_off—until tomorrow, '—He-aiso-planned-a-cetebration for-

his birthday which was 3 months off, At 12:30 AM, the guards went _
| for him, and he walked calmly and auietly to Pennsylvania's chair
—without—any—apparent—understanding—of-what—was-to-be-done-to-himsse!"—

AGENT OF DEATH by Elliott, page 16), in
‘See I KILLED FOR THE LAW by Sheridan, page 186 (red binder)

was their rapist. However, he vehemently denied any connection with

the rape-murder of Thelma Young even when his palm print was found

to match the cast-of the one that-had-ineen-made at the time of the

re He was questioned at length and finally broke down and con- |
when

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| Dreamer, a white 30-year-old switchman for the Pennsylvania Railroad,
was a big man with tke a big sexual appetite. His wife was ultimately
to leave him under orders from her doctor. When he failed to achieve
the satisfaction that he craved at home, he prowled the back streets
and deserted areas of Washington, Pae, in search of lone women whom —
he might threaten and assaulte On the night of Dec. 29, 1927, as
17-year-old Thelma Young.walked through some woods in a heavy fog
returning home from a movie, he stepped from behind sbme bushes and
grabbed her by the necke When the girl resisted him, he bludgeoned
her to death with a brick and raped her. The body was discovered the
next morning and the only clues were a brown button evidently torn
from the overcoat of the murderer and the prinf€. of a hugh hand in the
mud evidently made when the killer pushed himself up after he had
completed his assault. For eight years, the police, frustrated by
false confessions and false leads, sought the killer of the girl with-
out successe In 1936, some girls finally came forward and gave state-

ments to the police in which they described the man who had assaulted
theme One, a waitress, thought that she knew him and gave Dreamer's
namee When he was taken into custody, his more recent victims iden=

tified him as the man who had assaulted them and he admitted that he

DREAMER, Robert

Dreamer, a white 30-year-old switchman for the Pennsylvania Railroad,
was a big man with mig a big sexual appetite. His wife was ultimately
to leave him under orders from her doctor. When he failed to achieve
the satisfaction that he craved at home, he prowled the back streets
and deserted areas of Washington, Pae, in search of lone women whom

he might threaten and assault. On the night of Dece 29, 1927, as
17-year-old Thelma Young.walked through some woods in a heavy fog
returning home from a movie, he stepped from behind shme bushes and
grabbed her by the neck. When the girl resisted him, he bludgeoned
her to death with a brick and raped here The body was discovered the
next morning and the only clues were a brown button evidently torn
from the overcoat of the murderer and the prinf. of a hug hand in the
mud evidently made when the killer pushed himself up after he had
completed his assault. For eight years, the police, frustrated by
false confessions and false leads, sought the killer of the girl with-
out successe In 1936, some girls finally came forward and gave state~

ments to the police in which they described the man who had assaulted
theme One, a waitress, thought that she knew him and gave Dreamer's
namee When he was taken into custody, his more recent victims iden=
tified him as the man who had assaulted them and he admitted that he

DRRIMER, Robert

Dreamer, a white 30-year-old switchman for the Pennsylvania Railroad,
was a big man with my a big sexual appetite. His wife was ultimately
to leave him under orders fron her doctor. When he failed to achieve
the satisfaction that he craved at hone, he prowled the back streets
and deserted areas of Washington, Pae, in search of lone women whom

he might threaten and assault. On the night of Dec. 29, 1927, as
17-year-old Thelma Young.walked through some woods in a heavy fog
returning home from a movie, he stepped from behind sme bushes and
grabbed her by the neck. When the girl resisted him, he bludgeoned
her to death with a brick and reped here The body was discovered the
next morning and the only clues were a brown button evidently torn
from the overcoat of the murderer and the prinf. of a hugh Hand in the
mud evidently made when the killer pushed himself up after he had
completed his assault. For eight years, the police, frustrated by
false confessions and false leads, sought the killer of the girl with-
out success. In 19%, some girls finally cane forward and gave state-
gents tg the police in wich they described the man who had assaulyed

hens One, & weltress, thought that she, knew hin
was taken into custody, his more recent ieee ideas

ities Min ab the man who had assanlted them and he admitted that he

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