Homicide in Chicago :: INTERACTIVE DATABASE

Case Description

Bretsler, Freda, 12 years old, death from poison given her in a glass of beer at the Butler House, Dr. Morset, who was arrested.

Case Number

108

Date of offense	September 3, 1889
Date of death	September 3, 1889
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	Butler House
Location description	Butler House
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Characteristics	poisoned
Method of killing	Poisoned with drugs or other substance
Weapon	Death from poison
Motive	Poison her in a glass of beer at the Butler House
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Other
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Name	Bretsler, Freda
Age	12 years
Gender	Female
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Victim/defendant relationship	Not related by family

Name	Morset, Dr.
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Employed	Yes
Employment Type	Employed, professional (incl. police and military)
Business Owner	Illegal enterprise
Occupational skill	Doctor
Killing while providing medical services as a	Doctor
Defendant/victim relationship	Known (recognized person)

Total number of defendants arrested	1
Time between crime and arrest	Less than 1 day
Allegations of police corruption	No

Charges against defendant	No charges recorded
Type of legal decision recorded	None
Allegations of police corruption	No

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