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==Death of Allen Britt== |
==Death of Allen Britt== |
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On October 14, 1899 at 212 Targee Street in St. Louis (at the current site of the [[Enterprise Center]] hockey arena), Baker, then 22, confronted Britt about supposed infidelity.<ref name="initial" /> She stabbed him.<ref name="initial">{{cite web |title=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]], St. Louis Missouri, Thu., Oct. 19, 1899, Page 16 |url=https://stltoday.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-allen-britt-murd/28627967/ |website=Newspapers.com |access-date=8 July 2024}}</ref> He died a few days later on October 18, 1988. |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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Revision as of 01:14, 8 July 2024
Frankie Baker was the inspiration for the song Frankie and Johnny after she stabbed and killed her boyfriend Allen Britt in St. Louis, Missouri in October 1899, for which she was acquitted. The killing inspired several songs and films. Baker went on to file unsuccessful lawsuits regarding incorrect depictions of herself in film.
Life
Francine Baker was a wealthy boarding house owner and prostitute in St. Louis .[1] She met Allen Britt, a local piano player at the Orange Blossom ball, they became lovers and Britt lived with Baker.[1][2]
Death of Allen Britt
On October 14, 1899 at 212 Targee Street in St. Louis (at the current site of the Enterprise Center hockey arena), Baker, then 22, confronted Britt about supposed infidelity.[2] She stabbed him.[2] He died a few days later on October 18, 1988.
Aftermath
Baker was detained at the Four Courts jail.[2]
Acquittal
The crime was judged to be a justifiable homicide.[3]
Lawsuits
In 1935, Baker sued Mae West for $100,000 for incidents in the film She Done Him Wrong for $100,000.<ref name="getty"> />
- ^ a b Cyphers, Bob (January 21, 2022). "Where everybody knows your name - After shooting her lover in a fight, a St. Louis woman spent her whole life running from the song inspired by her crime". KMOV - Missouri Local News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d "[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]], St. Louis Missouri, Thu., Oct. 19, 1899, Page 16". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ "Frankie Baker Sitting in a Chair". Getty Images. Retrieved 8 July 2024.