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Case Description

Wilson, Vance, colored, killed with knife, 1170 Fulton St., by Annie Thompson, 17 years old, his step-daughter, who was trying to protect her mother, whom Wilson was beating. Annie Thompson was arrested. W. Madison St. Station.

Case Number

2572

Circumstances

Date of offense	November 7, 1885
Date of death	November 7, 1885
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	1170 Fulton
Type of location	Residence
Type of residence	Residence of both victim and defendant
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Method of killing	Knife (butcher knife)
Weapon	killed with knife
Motive	def was trying to protect her mother who the vic w
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Family quarrel
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	wilson, Vance
Gender	Male
Race	Black
Ethnicity	African American
Victim/defendant relationship	Other family relationship
Related by blood or marriage	Step-parent/Step-child

Defendant

Name	Thompson, Annie
Age	17 years
Gender	Female
Race	Black
Ethnicity	African American
Killing while protecting person	Protecting a family member
Defendant/victim relationship	Family (include in laws, multi-generations, step relations)
Related by blood or marriage	Step-child / Step-parent

Police

Total number of defendants arrested	1
Defendant ID'd at scene	No
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

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

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