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Case Description
Harding, Wm. Jr., - Age 19 Mo. - Fatally shot by his father Wm. Harding who also shot his wife Nellie and then committed suicide. About two weeks ago they had become reconciled after a separation. 2 Dist.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
October 29, 1924 |
| Date of death |
October 29, 1924 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
|
| Type of death |
Homicide
|
| Type of homicide |
Intentional murder
|
| Characteristics |
father killed wife/son/toddler then com. Suicide
|
| Method of killing |
Other gun, gun unspecified
|
| Weapon |
fatally shot
|
| Motive |
defendant killed son & wife two weeks after roconc
|
| Victim initiated events leading to homicide |
No
|
| Excessive violence |
Multiple victims
|
| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
|
| Circumstances description |
Suicide
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| Total number of victims |
2
|
| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
|
Victim
| Name |
Harding, Wm. Jr.
|
| Age |
2 years
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
English-Anglo
|
| Victim/defendant relationship |
Child/Parent
|
| Related by blood or marriage |
Child/Parent
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Defendant
| Name |
Harding, Wm.
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
English-Anglo
|
| Defendant/victim relationship |
Family (include in laws, multi-generations, step relations)
|
| Related by blood or marriage |
Parent/Child
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Police
| Precinct |
2
|
| Date defendant arrested |
November 7, 1924 |
| Defendant ID'd at scene |
Defendant identified by someone else at scene
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
Legal
| Type of legal decision recorded |
None
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
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