Wanda Stopa
Wanda Elaine Stopa | |
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| Born | May 5, 1900 |
| Died | April 25, 1924 (aged 23) |
| Resting place | Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | District attorney |
Wanda Elaine Stopa (May 5, 1900 – April 25, 1924) was a Polish-American lawyer and murderer.
Life[]
Stopa was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1900. She studied at The John Marshall Law School and became Chicago's youngest and first woman assistant U.S. district attorney.[1]
Stopa tried to shoot her lover's wife at her home in Palos Park, but accidentally shot and killed their 68-year old gardener, Henry Manning.[2] She fled the scene and led the police on a manhunt.[3]
Death[]
Stopa committed suicide by ingesting cyanide in a Detroit hotel room. Around 10,000 people attended her funeral.[4] She is buried at the Bohemian National Cemetery.[5]
Popular culture[]
In 2019, Stopa's story was featured in a Season 13 episode of the American television series Deadly Women, with Kelsie Feltrin portraying Stopa.[6]
References[]
- ^ "The Girls of Murder City". Chicago magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Loerzel, Robert. "The Girls of Murder City, by Douglas Perry". Chicago magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "#283: The Murderess Down the Block, 1 of 2". 1,001 Chicago Afternoons. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Wanda Stopa". Chicago Tribune. April 30, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "WOMAN MURDERER SUICIDE IN DETROIT; Wanda Stopa, Who Killed Caretaker in Chicago Home, Takes Poison in Hotel". The New York Times. April 26, 1924. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Kill the Competition, retrieved January 15, 2020
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