successful at catching a bullet, and only after the "jaws" were switched from a human shaped metal jaw to a longer duckbill one with more surface area. Even with perfect timing aided by ultra-high speed photography, the bullet deteriorated into an almost unrecognizable mass of metal upon impact. Criss Angel has performed the trick at least twice. In a radio interview with Penn Jillette in February 2006, Angel says there is an unaired performance that was "so believable" that the television network A&E would not broadcast it. In this performance, his musician friend Jonathan Davis appeared to fire a high-powered rifle into a metal cup that was custom-made to fit into Criss' mouth. On episode 3 of Criss Angel BeLIEve, Angel performs a version of the trick using a padded glove. David Blaine performs a version of the bullet catch in which he catches the bullet in his mouth with a steel shot glass. Famous performers Coulew of Lorraine (France, early 17th century; clubbed to death with his own gun by an irate assistant in 1613) Kia Khan Khruse (Britain, shot by spectator in 1818 but not killed) Louis de Linsky (Germany, killed his wife in 1829) "Torrini" De Grisy (killed his son Giovanni in 1826) Annie Vernone (Britain, 1850s) John Henry Anderson (Britain, 1860s) Alexander Smith (Britain, 1860s) Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (France, 1860s) Dr. Epstein (Paris, killed in 1869) De Line (killed his son in 1890) The Great Herrmann and, wife, Adelaide (United States, 1890s) Oscar Eliason, Dante The Great (the US and Australasia, 1890s) Robert (Bob) "Doc" Cunningham (United States, 1890s) Michael Hatal (United States, shot by audience member in 1899) "Bosco" Blumenfeld (Switzerland, shot by audience member in 1906) Edvin Lindberg (Germany, killed in 1905) Chung Ling Soo (London, killed in 1918) Theodore Annemann (United States, 1930s) Jean Hugard (Australia, 1940s) Maurice Fogel (Britain, 1940s–1960s), wounded at least once Maurice Rooklyn (Australia, 1950s) The Great Carson (Jack Carson) (Australia 1953) Prince Sil (India, 1978s) Ralf Bialla (Germany, 1950s – 1975), wounded nine times, starring in the documentary "Wer schießt auf Ralf Bialla?" (1972) by Hans-Dieter Grabe Robert Culp and Morgan Fairchild, "Circus of the Stars" (United States, 1982) Dorothy Dietrich (United States, 1981) Carl Skenes (United States, 1980s) Ben Robinson (United States, 1980s) Paul Daniels (Britain, 1980s) Steven "Banachek" Shaw (United States, 1980s) Val Valentino, with a gimmicked gun, as the Masked Magician in the show "Breaking