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Case Description
Arola, Auna - Age 31 - Death due to a criminal abortion performed sometime prior to 10/5/27 by Dr. Vincent Tonavena who, on 10/29/23, was arrested and held by the Coroner. 1A Dist. Nov. 1927 No bill.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
October 5, 1927 |
| Date of death |
October 17, 1927 |
| Time between offense and death |
Longer than 1 week
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| Type of death |
Accident
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| Type of accident |
Death from abortion
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| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
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| Circumstances description |
Illegal abortion
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| Total number of victims |
1
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| Total number of defendants |
1
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| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
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Victim
| Name |
Arola, Anna
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| Age |
31 years
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| Gender |
Female
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| Race |
White
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| Ethnicity |
Italian
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| Victim/defendant relationship |
Not related by family
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Defendant
| Name |
Tonavena, Vincent
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| Gender |
Male
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| Race |
White
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| Ethnicity |
Italian
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| Employed |
Yes
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| Employment Type |
Employed, professional (incl. police and military)
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| Occupational skill |
Doctor
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| Killing while providing medical services as a |
Doctor
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| Defendant/victim relationship |
Stranger
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Police
| Precinct |
1
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| Date defendant arrested |
October 29, 1927 |
| Total number of defendants arrested |
1
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| Defendant ID'd at scene |
No
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| Time between crime and arrest |
Weeks
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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Legal
| Date of coroner's decision |
October 29, 1927 |
| Outcome of coroner's judgement |
Defendant held to Grand Jury
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| Charges against defendant |
No charges recorded
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| Jury verdict |
Yes
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| Type of legal decision recorded |
Coroner's verdict and grand jury
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| Date of Grand Jury decision |
November 1, 1927 |
| Outcome of Grand Jury decision |
Indictment for felony murder
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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