Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky

American spree killer

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1924

Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 17-May-1960

Profession: serial killer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky (March 23, 1924 – May 17, 1960) was a murderer who was sentenced to death after a string of brutal robberies and murders in Connecticut during the 1950s.
Six people were killed during these events, which became known as the "Mad Dog Killings." A number of others were shot, beaten, or pistol-whipped but survived.
Taborsky earned his nickname due to the savagery of the killings that condemned him to death.
In 1957 Connecticut package store hours were modified to close at 8:00 pm from 11:00 pm due in part as a response to the crimes of Taborsky and his partner Arthur "Meatball" Culombe.
He was executed by electric chair at the age of 36.
His execution in 1960 was the last in Connecticut (and in New England) until that of Michael Bruce Ross in 2005.
Taborsky donated his body to Yale School of Medicine, and his ashes were later buried in the garden of Christ Church Cathedral.