Buda Godman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American criminal
Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1888
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1944
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Buda Godman
- Buda Godman (née Helen Julia Godman; December 4, 1888 – January 7, 1945) was an American criminal, actress, and singer.
- From 1907 to 1910, she was married to the popular songwriter and music publisher Tell Taylor.
- Six years after Taylor divorced her, Godman was arrested and released on bail for participating in a scheme to blackmail a wealthy widower.
- Godman attempted a scheme known as a "badger game," which involved framing a victim in an embarrassing and illegal situation that resulted in a staged arrest by fake law enforcement officials.
- Godman posed as an unmarried woman being held against her will in a hotel room across state lines, which, if true, would have been a violation of the Mann Act.
- The ensuing fake arrest went awry when the victim reported the incident to authorities. In 1932, Godman, under the name of Helen Smith, was convicted for grand larceny and sentenced to prison in New York.
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