January 5, 1930: Unknown Perpetrator Kills Russian Immigrant

On January 5, 1930, bookkeeper Sonia Ragins, age 26, died from an illegal abortion performed at an unknown location by an unknown person. On January 6 the coroner recommended identification and arrest of the guilty party.

According to public records, Sonia, a Russian immigrant, was married to another Russian immigrant. When the census was taken a few months after Sonia's death, her husband, who worked as a salesman, and the couple's two children, a 5-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl, were living with Sonia's parents and her brother, sister-in-law, and two young nephews.

Source: Homicide in Chicago Interactive Database