At least four separate witnesses for the prosecution testified that they had seen Koch choose tattooed prisoners, who were then killed, or had seen or been involved in the process of making human-skin lampshades from tattooed skin. However, this charge was dropped by the prosecution when they could not prove lampshades or any other items were actually made from human skin. (15 January 1951)
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Thursday 17th of August 1916 (-) — Artist Umberto Boccioni dies of multiple injuries. The day before Boccioni was thrown off his horse during a cavalry training and trampled.