1959 Millionaire-Murderer

VRIDSLOESELILLE, Denmark Denmark's newest prospective millionaire today [May 28] had nothing to do but spend his life in prison. Convicted murderer Anders Jorgensen stood only a slim chance of ever spending a penny of the royalties from his new invention. He is serving a life sentence for two murders. Jorgensen invented a device for alerting fishing trawlers when their nets are full of fish. Commercial fishing firms said the gadget will save them a fortune in nets, which often burst because of snagging too many fish. The inventor has applied for a patent on his new device. Fishing circles said royalties on it could get him millions. But Vridsloeselille Prison Warden Borgschmidt Hansen said a million dollars will do convict Jorgensen no good. Danish law insures that crime does not pay. (NYT Flashback)