Case Number: 1923

Pflugradt, Mrs. Elizabeth, shot dead, home 7035 Halsted St., by her husband Frederick Pflugradt, who committed suicide by shooting. 17th Prect.


Circumstances

Date of Offense December 20, 1903
Date of Death December 20, 1903
Time Between Offense and Death Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address 7035 Halsted st.
Type of Location Residence
Location Description home
Type of Death Homicide
Type of Homicide Intentional murder
Method of Killing Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon shot dead
Description Domestic violence
Total Number of Victims 1
Location home
Type of Residence Residence of both victim and defendant

Victim

Name Pflugradt, Elizabeth
Gender Female
Race White
Ethnicity German
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Defendant

Name Pflugradt, Frederick
Gender Male
Ethnicity Other, european
Race White
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Police

Precinct 17
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Defendant Identified at Scene Defendant identified by someone else at scene
Total Number of Defendants Arrested 1

Legal

Charges Against Defendant No
Type of Legal Decision Recorded None
Allegations of Police Corruption No

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