Case Number: 11171

Tauber, Frances - Age 40 - Shot to death at 2:25 PM, 12/29/28 in her home, 2152 Caton St., by her husband, Max Tauber, who committed suicide by shooting himself. 30 Dist.


Circumstances

Date of Offense December 29, 1928
Date of Death December 29, 1928
Time Between Offense and Death Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address 2152 Caton St.
Type of Location Residence
Location Description 2152 Caton St. in her home
Type of Death Homicide
Type of Homicide Suicide
Characteristics murder - suicide
Method of Killing Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon shot to death
Victim Initiated Events Leading to Homicide No
Description Domestic violence
Total Number of Victims 1
Location 2152 Caton St. in her home
Related to Organized Crime
Type of Residence Residence of both victim and defendant

Victim

Name Tauber, Frances
Age 40 years
Gender Female
Race White
Ethnicity Other, eastern european
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Defendant

Name Tauber, May
Gender Male
Ethnicity Other, eastern european
Race White

Police

Precinct 30
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Defendant Identified at Scene No
Time Between Crime and Arrest Weeks

Legal

Allegations of Police Corruption No

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