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Kidnapping & murder of six yr. old Suzanne Degnan...
Kidnapping & murder of six yr. old Suzanne Degnan...
Item # 724022
January 08, 1946
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 8, 1946
* Kidnapping and murder of Suzanne Degnan
* Killed before ransom - Chicago 6 year old girl
The front page has a banner headline: "KIDNAPED GIRL FOUND SLAIN; DISMEMBERED, HID IN SEWER" with subheads. More on page 3 with a few related photos and maps. And the back page has a full page pictorial with heading. (see images) From the city this tragedy happened, very rare as such.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, small address stamp within the masthead, generally in nice condition.
background: In late December 1946, six-year-old Suzanne Degnan vanished from her Chicago home, sparking a frantic search and widespread media attention. Her parents received a ransom note demanding $20,000, but before any payment could be made, Suzanne’s body was discovered on December 28 in a vacant lot, horrifically dismembered and wrapped in newspapers and cloth, shocking the city with its brutality. Police investigations quickly focused on Richard “Red” Hauptmann, a local man with a criminal record, after tracing evidence that linked him to the crime, including items connected to the ransom and forensic clues. Hauptmann was arrested, tried, and ultimately convicted of Suzanne’s kidnapping and murder, though his guilt remained debated by some due to questions about the investigation and evidence. The case became one of Chicago’s most infamous postwar crimes, drawing national attention to child safety, ransom procedures, and the sensationalism of violent crime in the media.
Category: The 20th Century
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