Friday, December 18, 2020

December 18, 1923: Another Mysterious Chicago Death

On December 18, 1923, 40-year-old Sophia Hartozinski died at Chicago's County Hospital due to a criminal abortion performed there that day. 

Sophia, a native of Russia, had lived in Chicago with her husband, Vincent, and their three children. 

The coroner identified midwife Mary Roback as having been responsible for Sophia's death. 

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