George Remus

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George Remus (November 14, 1878 – January 20, 1952) was a German-born American lawyer who was a bootlegger during the early days of Prohibition, and later murdered his wife Imogene. Remus was born in Landsberg, Germany, on November 13, 1876, to Frank and Marie Remus. Remus arrived in the United States on June 15, 1882, (departing from Norway on the Fifington to New York) and briefly lived in Maryland, then Wisconsin and finally moved to Chicago in 1885. At age 14, George supported the family by working at his uncle's pharmacy because Remus's father was unable to work. After graduating from the Chicago College of Pharmacy at the age of 19, Remus became a certified pharmacist, and bought his first pharmacy at the age of 21. Remus married Lillian Klauff on July 10, 1899, after a quick courtship. Within five years, Remus expanded, buying another drugstore. However, he soon tired of the long working hours of the pharmacy business, and by age 24 he had become a lawyer. Remus attended the Illinois College of Law (later merged with DePaul University College of Law) and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1904. Remus specialized in criminal defense, especially murder, and became quite famous, due in large part to the highly publicized William Cheney Ellis murder case in 1914.