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However, Geyer's beloved wife and daughter never died in a fire and continued to live well past his death in 1918.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Detective in the White City: The Real Story of Frank Geyer|last=Crighton|first=JD|publisher=RW Publishing House|year=2017|isbn=978-1-946100-02-3|location=Murrieta, CA|pages=3–8}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Franklin P. Geyer (age 31, detective) married Mary Elizabeth Rilley (age 27) on March 9, 1885|publisher=Methodist Midtown Parish Church Marriage Record, 1885}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Department of Records, Philadelphia City Births, December 27, 1886|last=Edna Camilla Geyer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=1900 United States Census, Philadelphia, PA for Frank Geyer, Detective, Mary Geyer, wife, Edna Geyer, daughter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Pupils Pass to Higher Studies [Edna C. Geyer]|date=June 28, 1901|work=Philadelphia Inquirer|page=9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Strohm-Geyer [Edna Camilla Geyer married Orrie Curtis Strohm, daughter of Philadelphia city detective Frank Geyer]|date=April 23, 1908|work=Bridgeton Evening News|page=6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Bury Detective F. P. Geyer [Geyer's estate bequeathed to his wife, Mary, and daughter, Edna C. Strohm]|date=October 9, 1918|work=Philadelphia Inquirer|page=10}}</ref>	However, Geyer's beloved wife and daughter never died in a fire and continued to live well past his death in 1918.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Detective in the White City: The Real Story of Frank Geyer|last=Crighton|first=JD|publisher=RW Publishing House|year=2017|isbn=978-1-946100-02-3|location=Murrieta, CA|pages=3–8}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Franklin P. Geyer (age 31, detective) married Mary Elizabeth Rilley (age 27) on March 9, 1885|publisher=Methodist Midtown Parish Church Marriage Record, 1885}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Department of Records, Philadelphia City Births, December 27, 1886|last=Edna Camilla Geyer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=1900 United States Census, Philadelphia, PA for Frank Geyer, Detective, Mary Geyer, wife, Edna Geyer, daughter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Pupils Pass to Higher Studies [Edna C. Geyer]|date=June 28, 1901|work=Philadelphia Inquirer|page=9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Strohm-Geyer [Edna Camilla Geyer married Orrie Curtis Strohm, daughter of Philadelphia city detective Frank Geyer]|date=April 23, 1908|work=Bridgeton Evening News|page=6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Bury Detective F. P. Geyer [Geyer's estate bequeathed to his wife, Mary, and daughter, Edna C. Strohm]|date=October 9, 1918|work=Philadelphia Inquirer|page=10}}</ref>
==Other Work by Detective Geyer ==	==Other work ==
In 1896, Detective Geyer became an author and inventor. He authored the '' Holmes-Pitezel case: a history of the greatest crime of the century and of the search for the missing Pitezel children'', which became an instant best seller. Shortly after its release, his "Shutter or Door Fastener" patent application was approved by the United States Patent Office on March 10, 1896, Patent No. 556,141. After 27 years with the City of Philadelphia Police Department, Geyer opened the Frank P. Geyer Detective Agency, located at 1328 Arch Street in Philadelphia and investigated high profile cases, mostly in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey areas. In 1907, he invented the "Safety-Lock for Pocket Books and Hand Bags, which was approved by the Patent Office December 3, 1907, Patent No. 872,619.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Detective in the White City: The Real Story of Frank Geyer|last=Crighton|first=JD|publisher=RW Publishing House|year=2017|isbn=978-1-946100-02-3|location=Murrieta, CA|pages=210–14, 242–45}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Geyer Detective Agency Ad|date=September 13, 1908|work=Philadelphia Inquirer|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Miscellaneous Bills [Bucks County paid Detective Geyer for services]|date=January 26, 1916|work=The Central News|page=7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Fake Mustaches|date=September 6, 1909|work=Wilkes-Barre Times|page=9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Strong Murderer Declares Medium|date=March 29, 1911|work=Philadelphia Inquirer|page=16}}</ref>	In 1896, Detective Geyer became an author and inventor. He authored the '' Holmes-Pitezel case: a history of the greatest crime of the century and of the search for the missing Pitezel children'', which became an instant best seller. Shortly after its release, his "Shutter or Door Fastener" patent application was approved by the United States Patent Office on March 10, 1896, Patent No. 556,141. After 27 years with the City of Philadelphia Police Department, Geyer opened the Frank P. Geyer Detective Agency, located at 1328 Arch Street in Philadelphia and investigated high profile cases, mostly in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey areas. In 1907, he invented the "Safety-Lock for Pocket Books and Hand Bags, which was approved by the Patent Office December 3, 1907, Patent No. 872,619.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Detective in the White City: The Real Story of Frank Geyer|last=Crighton|first=JD|publisher=RW Publishing House|year=2017|isbn=978-1-946100-02-3|location=Murrieta, CA|pages=210–14, 242–45}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Geyer Detective Agency Ad|date=September 13, 1908|work=Philadelphia Inquirer|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Miscellaneous Bills [Bucks County paid Detective Geyer for services]|date=January 26, 1916|work=The Central News|page=7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Fake Mustaches|date=September 6, 1909|work=Wilkes-Barre Times|page=9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Strong Murderer Declares Medium|date=March 29, 1911|work=Philadelphia Inquirer|page=16}}</ref>
[[Fileetective-Frank-Geyer-Patent1896.jpg|alt=Detective Frank Geyer 1896 Patent|thumb|408x408px|Detective Frank P. Geyer's Patent, 1896<ref>{{Cite book|title=Detective Frank P. Geyer's Patent No. 872,619, December 3, 1907|publisher=United States Patent Office}}</ref>]][[Fileetective-Frank-Geyer-Patent1907.jpg|alt=Detective Frank Geyer patent|none|thumb|482x482px|Detective Frank P. Geyer Patent, 1907 <ref>{{Cite book|title=Detective Frank P. Geyer's Patent No. 872,619, December 3, 1907|publisher=United States Patent Office}}</ref>]]	[[Fileetective-Frank-Geyer-Patent1896.jpg|alt=Detective Frank Geyer 1896 Patent|thumb|408x408px|Detective Frank P. Geyer's Patent, 1896<ref>{{Cite book|title=Detective Frank P. Geyer's Patent No. 872,619, December 3, 1907|publisher=United States Patent Office}}</ref>]][[Fileetective-Frank-Geyer-Patent1907.jpg|alt=Detective Frank Geyer patent|none|thumb|482x482px|Detective Frank P. Geyer Patent, 1907 <ref>{{Cite book|title=Detective Frank P. Geyer's Patent No. 872,619, December 3, 1907|publisher=United States Patent Office}}</ref>]]

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