It has been speculated that Houdini’s death was caused by Jocelyn Gordon Whitehead, the man who hit Houdini several times in the abdomen. Whitehead was a college student Who wanted to test whether Houdini was really able to withstand heavy punches on the stomach, like Houdini had apparently said Before.
Whitehead was in Houdini’s dressing room with some other people when he decided to test the theory, receiving several hard blows in Houdini’s stomach. The magician, who was still performing that night, was in excruciating pain but did not seek medical help for several days. When he was finally examined, he had a fever of 102 degrees and acute appendicitis.
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