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Philip Seigle

32 years old · died 1929 · Essex County Correctional Facility, Essex County, New Jersey

Philip Seigle, a pharmacist, was 32 when he died in 1929 while held at the Essex County Jail in New Jersey. He had testified in a 1926 case, and later said police had coerced that testimony. The cause of death was given as a heart attack.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Reported cause: heart attack.

Source

‘Jersey Justice:’ One murder, four executions New Jersey Globe, July 17, 2026

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