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William Kogut 's Playing Cards

Origin

William Kogut's Suicide

Type

Deck of 52 Playing Cards

Effects

Explosions

Activation

Separating cards

Collected by

Warehouse 13

Section

Nero-637H

Aisle

59063-2218

Shelf

44687-9838-193

Date of Collection

1945

[Source]


Origin[]

William Kogut (1900 - 1930) was an inmate on San Quentin's death row who managed to kill himself with a pipe bomb made from a deck of playing cards. Kogut was awaiting execution for the murder of Mayme Guthrie, who ran a rooming/gaming house he often went to. Kogut murdered her by slashing her throat open with a knife after he lost a lot of money in a game of chance.

Effects[]

Red cards (Diamonds and Hearts) cause explosions when removed from the black cards (Spades and Clubs). Deck must remain in new deck order to prevent accidental explosions.