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  2. When Mrs. Soffel fell from the sleigh she dropped a long letter written by Ed Biddle to her, which showed that she fell in love with the desperado in November, 1901, and on December 2 she began preparations to liberate him.

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  3. Mrs. Soffel is a 1984 American drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong, starring Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson and based on the story of condemned brothers Jack and Ed Biddle, who escaped prison with the aid of Kate Soffel, the warden's wife.

  4. Kate Soffel, wife of warden Peter Soffel, [7] frequently came into contact with prisoners in her efforts to rehabilitate them. She developed an infatuation with Ed Biddle, and she eventually agreed to help the brothers escape by smuggling saws and guns to them.

  5. Jul 28, 2015 · Mrs. Soffel and the Biddle Boys. It was a tale that reached legendary status well within its own time. With each newspaper edition, readers devoured reports that revealed the escape, capture, and ultimate death of the two most notorious criminals in Pittsburgh lore.

  6. Jan 30, 2020 · ”Mrs. Soffel,” based on a true story, tells the tale of Catherine Soffel, mother of four and wife of the warden of the Allegheny County, Penn., jail, who, in 1902, after falling in love with a...

  7. Jan 24, 2022 · Soffel spent 20 months in Western Penitentiary and died of typhoid fever in 1909. The story of the Biddle Brothers and the warden’s wife inspired the 1984 movie “Mrs. Soffel,” starring Diane Keaton as Kate, Mel Gibson as Ed Biddle and Matthew Modine as Jack. Watch the trailer⇓.

  8. Feb 17, 2016 · While the Biddle brothers’ wounds would prove to be fatal, Mrs. Soffel survived, going on to serve a prison sentence of two years. She was eventually released only to die in poverty.

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