A master of escape, Harry Houdini drew crowds of thousands to watch him break free of just about any seemingly inescapable bind, from handcuffs to jail cells to straitjackets that, as the showman ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Once upon a time, Harry Houdini, the famed magician and escape artist, ... Then freed himself from a straight jacket while hanging upside down from his ankles.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Ipswich. Followed categories will be added to My News. Inspired by illusionist Harry Houdini and marking 90 years since his death, Jeffro will attempt to ...

Harry Houdini died Oct. 31, 1926, at the age of 52 from peritonitis, as a result ruptured appendix. Follow Star visual coordinator Dawn Mitchell on Twitter:@dawn_mitchell61.