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Case Description

Annalora, Alice - Age 19 - Died at the County Hospital from an abortion, whether criminal or otherwise, undetermined by the Coroner. On 3/22/26 her husband,Joseph Annalora and Dr. Wilford Vine were booked. On 3/25/26 they were exonerated by the Coroner and on 3/26/26 cases were Nolle Prossed by Judge Luster. 29 Dist.

Case Number

7508

Circumstances

Date of offense	March 20, 1926
Date of death	March 20, 1926
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	county hospital
Type of location	Medical facility (Hospital, doctor's office, clinic) Midwife, Abortion place
Type of medical facility	Hospital
Location description	County Hospital
Type of death	Accident
Type of accident	Death from abortion
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Illegal abortion
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	2
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Annalora, Alice
Age	19 years
Gender	Female
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Name of hospital where victim was taken	County
Victim/defendant relationship	Wife/Husband
Related by blood or marriage	Spouses

Defendant

Name	Annalora, Joseph
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Defendant/victim relationship	Known (recognized person)
Related by blood or marriage	Spouses

Police

Precinct	29
Date defendant arrested	March 22, 1926
Total number of defendants arrested	2
Defendant ID'd at scene	No
Time between crime and arrest	Days
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Date of coroner's decision	March 25, 1926
Outcome of coroner's judgement	Exonerated, Commended
Charges against defendant	No charges recorded
Jury verdict	Yes
Type of legal decision recorded	Coroner's verdict only
Date of Grand Jury decision	March 26, 1926
Outcome of Grand Jury decision	Indictment for felony murder
Allegations of police corruption	No

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