Wanda Stopa

Wanda Elaine Stopa
Wanda Elaine Stopa
Born	May 5, 1900; Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Died	April 25, 1924 (aged 23); Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Resting place	Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois
Occupation	District attorney

Wanda Elaine Stopa (May 5, 1900 – April 25, 1924) was a Polish-American lawyer and murderer.

Life

Stopa was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1900. Stopa studied at The John Marshall Law School and became Chicago's youngest and first woman assistant U.S. district attorney.^[1]

Stopa tried to shoot her lover's wife at her home in Palos Park, but accidentally shot and killed their 65-year old gardener, Henry Manning.^[2] She fled the scene and led the police on a manhunt.^[3]

Death

Stopa committed suicide by ingesting cyanide in a Detroit hotel room. Around 10,000 people attended her funeral.^[4] She is buried at the Bohemian National Cemetery.^[5]

Popular culture

In 2019, Stopa's story was featured in a Season 13 episode of the American television series Deadly Women, with Stopa being portrayed by Kelsie Feltrin.^[6]

References

^ "The Girls of Murder City". Chicago magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^ Loerzel, Robert. "The Girls of Murder City, by Douglas Perry". Chicago magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^ "#283: The Murderess Down the Block, 1 of 2". 1,001 Chicago Afternoons. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^ "Wanda Stopa". Chicago Tribune. April 30, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^ "WOMAN MURDERER SUICIDE IN DETROIT; Wanda Stopa, Who Killed Caretaker in Chicago Home, Takes Poison in Hotel". The New York Times. April 26, 1924. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^ Kill the Competition, retrieved January 15, 2020

External links

Wanda Stopa at Find a Grave

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[1] "The Girls of Murder City". Chicago magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

[2] Loerzel, Robert. "The Girls of Murder City, by Douglas Perry". Chicago magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

[3] "#283: The Murderess Down the Block, 1 of 2". 1,001 Chicago Afternoons. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

[4] "Wanda Stopa". Chicago Tribune. April 30, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

[5] "WOMAN MURDERER SUICIDE IN DETROIT; Wanda Stopa, Who Killed Caretaker in Chicago Home, Takes Poison in Hotel". The New York Times. April 26, 1924. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

[6] Kill the Competition, retrieved January 15, 2020

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