Case Number: 886

Hoffman, Mrs. Elmer, murdered, throat cut. 41st and State Sts., by her husband, who committed suicide by cutting his own throat. She died in Mercy Hospital and he in Co. Hosp.



Circumstances

Date of Offense August 24, 1889
Date of Death August 24, 1889
Address 41st and State st.
Type of Death Homicide
Type of Homicide Intentional murder
Method of Killing Other stabbing, stabbing unspecified
Weapon throat cut
Motive husband killed wife then suicide
Description Domestic violence
Total Number of Victims 1

Victim

Name Hoffman, Mrs. Elmer
Gender Female
Race White
Ethnicity Other, european
Name of Hospital Where Victim Was Taken Mercy Hospital
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Defendant

Name Hoffman, Elmer
Gender Male
Race White
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Police

Allegations of Police Corruption No
Defendant Identified at Scene Defendant identified by someone else at scene
Total Number of Defendants Arrested 1

Legal

Charges Against Defendant No
Type of Legal Decision Recorded None
Allegations of Police Corruption No