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Case Description
Enders, Baby (Enders, Loretta - Dec. 11) - Deaths due to a criminal abortion by instrumentation, performed about 11/16/27, at he Ashland Blvd. Hospital by Dr. Amante Rongetti. On 12/24/27, Rongetti was held by the Coroner and denied bail. 17 Dist. 3/9/28 - Sentenced to die on 4/13/28 - Comerford. 10/29/28 - Reversed by Supreme Court. 1/29/29 - To Joliet Pen. - Gentzel - Verdict Manslaughter. 12/23/29 - Reversed and remanded by Supreme Court. 8/12/30 - to Joliet Pen. - Trude - Verd. Manslaughter.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
November 16, 1927 |
| Date of death |
November 16, 1927 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
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| Address |
Ashland Blvd Hos.
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| Type of location |
Medical facility (Hospital, doctor's office, clinic) Midwife, Abortion place
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| Type of medical facility |
Hospital
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| Location description |
Ashland Blvd Hospital
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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 |
Enderes, Baby
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| Age |
1 years
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| Race |
White
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| Ethnicity |
Other, european
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| Victim/defendant relationship |
Not related by family
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| Prior non-family relationship |
Other business or monetary relationship
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Defendant
| Name |
Rongetti, Amante
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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 protecting person |
Protecting person outside family
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| Killing while providing medical services as a |
Abortion Provider
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| Defendant/victim relationship |
Stranger
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| Prior non-family relationship |
Other business or monetary relationship
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Police
| Precinct |
20
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| Total number of defendants arrested |
1
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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Legal
| Date of coroner's decision |
December 24, 1927 |
| Outcome of coroner's judgement |
Defendant held to Grand Jury
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| Charges against defendant |
Unintentional manslaughter
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| Trial Judge |
Comerford
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| Type of legal decision recorded |
Coroner, trial
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| Outcome of trial |
Guilty of murder
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| Date of sentence |
March 9, 1928 |
| Length of sentence |
Death penalty
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| Retrial? |
yes
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| Judgement reversed on appeal? |
Yes
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| Higher court action |
Reversed by Illinois Supreme Court
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| Post trial information |
Death Sentence reversed on appeal
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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