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Heinrich Himmler committed suicide while in custody by biting into a cyanide capsule he had hidden in his mouth before he could be put on trial for crimes against humanity
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Undo revision 130150 by Yardman2001 (talk) The key word there is "in custody".
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{{Quote|The greatest tragedy of all was that this [[Joseph Stalin|butcher of innocents]] would never be called to account for his crimes.|A classic karma houdini}}A "'''karma houdini'''" is someone who isn't adequately punished for their villainous actions, and escapes justice by "pulling a Houdini" (disappearing) from karma. Many [[:Category:Scapegoat|scapegoats]] have eventually become karma houdinis, due to how much they suffer which eventually covers up their actions in the future, Some karma houdinis had [[:Category:Redeemed|redeemed themsevles]] ([[Prince Johnson]], [[Lori Drew]] and [[Emperor Hirohito]] are some examples of a redeemed karma houdini).  
{{Quote|The greatest tragedy of all was that this [[Joseph Stalin|butcher of innocents]] would never be called to account for his crimes.|A classic karma houdini}}A "'''karma houdini'''" is someone who isn't adequately punished for their villainous actions, and escapes justice by "pulling a Houdini" (disappearing) from karma. Many [[:Category:Scapegoat|scapegoats]] have eventually become karma houdinis, due to how much they suffer which eventually covers up their actions in the future, Some karma houdinis had [[:Category:Redeemed|redeemed themsevles]] ([[Prince Johnson]], [[Lori Drew]] and [[Emperor Hirohito]] are some examples of a redeemed karma houdini).  
There is also an article about this topic on the [[Mh:loathsomecharacters:Karma Houdini|Loathsome Characters Wiki]].


A karma houdini, in this context, can have one of the following scenarios to qualify:
A karma houdini, in this context, can have one of the following scenarios to qualify:
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*The person never got caught and simply vanished and presumably died of natural causes. Examples include [[Jack the Ripper]], [[Pedro López]], [[Glen Stewart Godwin]], [[Víctor Manuel Gerena]], [[Bradford Bishop]], the [[Zodiac Killer]], [[El Psicópata]], [[Blue Tuxedo Man]], [[Robert William Fisher]], [[Alexis Flores]], [[D. B. Cooper]], [[Protais Mpiranya]], [[Delphine LaLaurie]], [[Masanobu Tsuji]], [[Mr Cruel]], [[The Monster With 21 Faces]], [[Murder of JonBenét Ramsey|The Person who killed JonBenét Ramsey]] and the [[Axeman of New Orleans]].
*The person never got caught and simply vanished and presumably died of natural causes. Examples include [[Jack the Ripper]], [[Pedro López]], [[Glen Stewart Godwin]], [[Víctor Manuel Gerena]], [[Bradford Bishop]], the [[Zodiac Killer]], [[El Psicópata]], [[Blue Tuxedo Man]], [[Robert William Fisher]], [[Alexis Flores]], [[D. B. Cooper]], [[Protais Mpiranya]], [[Delphine LaLaurie]], [[Masanobu Tsuji]], [[Mr Cruel]], [[The Monster With 21 Faces]], [[Murder of JonBenét Ramsey|The Person who killed JonBenét Ramsey]] and the [[Axeman of New Orleans]].
*The person is still alive today, and is either in an invulnerable position or on the run. Examples include [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], [[Joseph Kony]], [[Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes]], [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[David Duke]], [[Issei Sagawa]], [[Brock Turner]], [[Dawood Ibrahim]], [[Yahya Jammeh]], [[Yakubu Gowon]], [[Desi Bouterse]], and [[Ismael Zambada García]].
*The person is still alive today, and is either in an invulnerable position or on the run. Examples include [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], [[Joseph Kony]], [[Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes]], [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[David Duke]], [[Issei Sagawa]], [[Brock Turner]], [[Dawood Ibrahim]], [[Yahya Jammeh]], [[Yakubu Gowon]], [[Desi Bouterse]], and [[Ismael Zambada García]].
* The person committed suicide before he/she could be punished for his/her crimes. Examples include [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Joseph Goebbels]],  [[Heinrich Himmler]], [[Mohamed Atta]], [[Eric Harris]], [[Dylan Klebold]], [[Randy Stair]], [[Leonard Lake]], [[Andrew Cunanan]], [[Adam Lanza]], [[Seung-Hui Cho]], [[Jim Jones]], [[Chris Benoit]], [[Kevin Loibl]], [[Stephen Paddock]], [[Alan García]], [[George Hennard]], [[József Barsi]] and [[Abu Bakr al-Baghadi]].
* The person committed suicide before he/she could be punished for his/her crimes. Examples include [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Joseph Goebbels]], [[Mohamed Atta]], [[Eric Harris]], [[Dylan Klebold]], [[Randy Stair]], [[Leonard Lake]], [[Andrew Cunanan]], [[Adam Lanza]], [[Seung-Hui Cho]], [[Jim Jones]], [[Chris Benoit]], [[Kevin Loibl]], [[Stephen Paddock]], [[Alan García]], [[George Hennard]], [[József Barsi]] and [[Abu Bakr al-Baghadi]].
* Protected by juvenile laws such as  [[Junko Furuta's Murderers]], [[Robert Thompson and Jon Venables]], [[Daniel Petry]], [[Matias Oyarzo]] (despite being terminated in late September 2020), [[Bailey O'Neill's Murderers]] (Despite being minor punished) and [[Laurie Tackett]].
* Protected by juvenile laws such as  [[Junko Furuta's Murderers]], [[Robert Thompson and Jon Venables]], [[Daniel Petry]], [[Matias Oyarzo]] (despite being terminated in late September 2020), [[Bailey O'Neill's Murderers]] (Despite being minor punished) and [[Laurie Tackett]].
* The person was forced to registered as a sex offender or received a minor punishment. [[Brock Turner]] is a good example of this.
* The person was forced to registered as a sex offender or received a minor punishment. [[Brock Turner]] is a good example of this.