Charles Chapin was born in upstate Watertown, New York. At age fourteen, he went to work for a Kansas newspaper. He later moved to Chicago to work for The Tribune, where he gained renown as a crime reporter. In 1989 he was hired away from The Tribune by New York City newspaper The World. He went on to become editor of the evening edition of The World. In 1918 he shot and killed his wife in her sleep in a planned murder-suicide. He was arrested, convicted, and imprisoned at Sing Sing Prison for 20 years to life. While in prison, he cultivated a rose garden and became known as "The Rose Man." He also briefly edited the prison newspaper. In 1920 he published his memoir, Charles Chapin's Story.
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