Horrific murders are not just a thing of the present day. This story tells of an unknown woman found dead, with her skull split open. The murderer attempted to burn her body, but that is a lot more difficult than people realize.
In later articles, nine different people and families came her as their own. She had nine different identities and the police were having a heck of a time trying to figure out which person the woman really was. As for a suspect, forget it.
Chicago Church Girl Slain in Los Angeles
Attempt Made to Burn Body
Father Morrow Gives Possible Identity
Los Angeles, Cal., May 10. — Her skull split open, and her clothing burned from the knees down, the body of a young woman thought to be from Chicago, was found this afternoon in a deserted bungalow in a lonely part of town.
Marks of identification on the girl’s clothing, including the initial “K” on her collar, the label of Marshall-Field on her coat, and a badge of the Children of St. Mary’s, 12th and Blue Island ave., Chicago. She also wore an emblem of the Sacred Heart.
Father Morrow, of St. Ignatius college, with which the Children of St. Mary’s is identified, today gave the names of five young women members of the society who were in Los Angeles, one of whom might be the murdered girl. They are Misses Mary Lawson, Miss Nellie Schriver, the Misses Lynch, and a Miss King.
Source: (1912, May 10). Chicago Church Girl Slain in Los Angeles. The Day Book.
