Arnold Sodeman
Arnold Karl Sodeman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 December 1899 |
| Died | 1 June 1936 (aged 36) HM Prison Pentridge, Coburg, Victoria, Australia |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Other names | The School-Girl Strangler |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Spouse | Bernice (née Pope) |
| Children | Joan |
| Parent(s) | Karl and Violet (née Wood) |
| Conviction | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 4 |
Span of crimes | 1930–1935 |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
Arnold Karl Sodeman (12 December 1899 – 1 June 1936), also known as the School-girl Strangler, was an Australian serial killer who targeted children. He confessed to four killings, and was executed at Pentridge Prison, Victoria in 1936. Sodeman was the second of eleven people to be hanged at Pentridge Prison after the closure of Melbourne Gaol in 1924.