Hendrik Jut
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Hendrik Jut was a murderer from The Hague
. He killed two people and gained notoriety in the country comparable to Lizzie Borden in the United States or William Palmer
in Britain.
He has become a part of Dutch folk culture and a carnival "strength tester" called the "Kop van Jut" (Head of Jut, hitting a block with a large mallet, causing a bell to be rung if the blow is powerful enough) is said to be named after him.http://www.meyson.nl/no_cache/portfolio/websites/portfolio-detail/project/eetcafe-kop-van-jut-2/?L=2 His head was kept in a jar and was long on display in an anatomical museum attached to Groningen University but apparently was discarded after the bottle started leaking. There is however a cast of his head still extant.
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
. He killed two people and gained notoriety in the country comparable to Lizzie Borden in the United States or William Palmer
William Palmer (murderer)
William Palmer was an English doctor who was convicted of murder in one of the most notorious cases of the 19th century.-Early life:...
in Britain.
He has become a part of Dutch folk culture and a carnival "strength tester" called the "Kop van Jut" (Head of Jut, hitting a block with a large mallet, causing a bell to be rung if the blow is powerful enough) is said to be named after him.http://www.meyson.nl/no_cache/portfolio/websites/portfolio-detail/project/eetcafe-kop-van-jut-2/?L=2 His head was kept in a jar and was long on display in an anatomical museum attached to Groningen University but apparently was discarded after the bottle started leaking. There is however a cast of his head still extant.