Illusionist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926. Multiple theories about what actually happened persist a century later.

There’s an urban legend that Harry Houdini died in Detroit on Halloween after performing at the Majestic Theater.

Even the greatest escape artists find there is one thing from which they cannot escape: death. Harry Houdini was no different. But what started as a seemingly clear-cut case of appendicitis evolved ...

An estimated 5,000 people gathered Sept. 30, 1926, at 174-188 Main St. in Worcester to watch the famous Harry Houdini perform his famous copper-casket trick. Little did the crowd know it would be his ...