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Case Description
Harder, Mrs. Helen, shot dead, 3735 California Av., by her husband, Charles F. Harder, who committed suicide by shooting.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
August 9, 1889 |
| Date of death |
August 9, 1889 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
|
| Address |
3735 California Av.
|
| Type of death |
Homicide
|
| Type of homicide |
Intentional murder
|
| Method of killing |
Other gun, gun unspecified
|
| Weapon |
shot dead
|
| Motive |
husband shot wife, then committed suicide
|
| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
|
| Circumstances description |
Domestic violence
|
| Total number of victims |
1
|
| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
|
Victim
| Name |
harder, Helen
|
| Gender |
Female
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Other, european
|
| Victim/defendant relationship |
Husband/Wife
|
| Related by blood or marriage |
Spouses
|
Defendant
| Name |
Harder, Charles F.
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Related by blood or marriage |
Spouses
|
Police
| Total number of defendants arrested |
1
|
| Defendant ID'd at scene |
Defendant identified by someone else at scene
|
| 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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